12 14 am pdt   [ word of the day ]

Here's one i'll bet you didn't know [or, at least, I didn't know]:

pu-den-dum
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pu-den-da /-d&/
Etymology: New Latin, singular of Latin pudenda, from neuter plural of pudendus, gerundive of pudEre to be ashamed
Date: 1634
: the external genital organs of a human being and especially of a woman -- usually used in plural
- puádenádal /-d^&l/ adjective

11 26 pm pdt   [ started a book ]

I talked my mum into taking our dog for a long walk up to the state park. She didn't want to. We really never go for long walks with him ever since my mother, dog, and I were attacked by rotweilers. She said she wanted to go walking just the two of us, but I talked her into taking our pooch, and she later admitted it was a good idea. As she walked, she suggested that we carry a stick in case and dogs gave us trouble. My theory was that lightening doesn't strike twice in the same place -- we will never be attacked by dogs again, at least not in anything close to that magnitude.

Yesterday I started a book. A light bulb flashed on over my head, and I scrawled down 717 words. Today I reached 944 words, and I intend to make a daily report until I peter out or finish the beast (which would take at least a year). I had been working on my novel, but it wasn't going anywhere... This non-fiction work has really sparked something in me.

two years ago today: "A calm is beginning to settle and I am ready to cuddle with my man tonight (amongst other things)."

one year ago today: "I was acidically sarcastic at the hour long staff meeting I had to attend last night, mostly because I was mad that it started late. I'm doing better today."

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