Monday, April 26, 2010

Synonym-errific

To determine which word was best to use in what I am currently writing, I made this list of words previously used in reference to this project:

1. submit
2. send
3. report
4. request
5. index
6. queue

And the winner is? Send.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Guestlist: Wishes, Fishes, Knishes

Wishes Chloe (age 4) Has Recently Made in Coin Fountains, by Stephanie Chockeyblog:
  1. That the Justice League was real
  2. That she will never get married and can live at home forever
  3. That she will one day be a veterinarian

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Overheard

One of my favorite things about my new job is that there are so many people working in this office, and sometimes words and sentences of their conversations filter over to my cubicle, and I write them down and make a list:
  1. "...sort of like a possum or soemthing with a leather shell on top."
  2. "Very few people eat carp."
  3. "There's quite a population of rats in the Memphis area."
  4. "I've done all the blender research."
  5. "Greek civilization is a lot more ancient than French civilization."
  6. "There's nothing but sausage left."
  7. "You may have to live on coconuts."
  8. "It's not a culturally accepted norm here, to be drunk at work."

Friday, April 9, 2010

List of Great Adjectives Used in a Great Art Review

From Fredric Koeppel's review of "Tributaries IX; Susan Myers," at the National Ornamental Metal Museum through May 23
  1. matte
  2. extravagant
  3. baroque
  4. cascading
  5. unimpeachable
  6. exhilarating
  7. shivery
  8. silvery
  9. tinselly
  10. gleaming
  11. many-sided
  12. iconic
  13. heiratic
  14. glamorous