effulgently ebullient

guess who got a new/vintage (yes, this is possible) polaroid land camera from her friend hao??

and who, on the same day got 10 packs of film from her mom?

that would be me.

today deserves 2 pictures. i can't choose between them.

happy me!

and i, the gift-giver, am humbled.

(standing ovation for mom & hao)

quick question:
is it lame to use fantastic vocabulary words in everyday writing/speaking when the majority of people will have, at best, only a slight-idea as to its meaning? is it pretentious to do this? or is it worse that when you do have that one great SAT word (let's say "insouciance" or "inimitable") in the most fitting of occasions, you don't use it, because you know those around you are small minded nitwits who will make fun & "ohhh la la" your endeavor? is it worse to be pretentious or dragged down to the depths of lolcat & sms-speak? ayn rand would certainly say the latter is the more abysmal choice. i'm with her.

(ps, this was all brought on because i heard "gravitas" three times, in one day.)

things i don't remember...ever

*my user name for the 300 places i've registered for something (be it feeds, shopping, craftsy sites, at&t, pg&e, emails...i can't EVER remember what mood i was in when i signed up...or what email account i was using at the time...the number of times i have had to select "forgot user name?" is really borderline skitz-o)

*if i have enough garbage bags-so i always buy more, and have 25 boxes. the only time i am Certain i have them is when there isn't any.

*what list is where (i have iphone lists, computer sticky lists, little-brown-book-in-my-bag lists, moleskine notebook lists, etc. etc. etc.)

*which direction to go on bart-even if i am trying to get back to the city-i ultimately end up always having to call someone (art...is it the pittsburgh or the richmond train?)

*words i have read a million times that i thought i knew the definition of but was too warm in the beds to get up & dictionary...

SO, new plan? (i can't do anything about those other 4 never-remembers...but this last one i am going to try & beat).

vocabulary words of the week (yes, of course i have an excel list of all the words i was either slightly shaky on the definition or those that i love & want to use more...you would expect nothing less, no?)

so here we go, alligators & monkeys-the words of the week:

*hubris - (n), exaggerated pride or self-confidence. president bush's narcissistic hubris in international affairs (& pretty-much-always) has made it necessary to fake being canadian when outside of the states. (& yes, i am bitter)

*laconic - (adj), using very few words. sometimes, even by loquacious, over-the-top logophiles like myself, a picture really is worth a thousand words.

*anathema - (n), something or someone vehemently disliked or loathed. skinny jeans on guys coupled with flock-of-seagulls-esque emo hair styles was anathema to her fairly traditional sensibilities. (click on picture for additional details of the stupidity pictured at right)

*sardonic - (adj), disdainfully humorous. anyone whose last words are recorded to have been "either that wallpaper goes, or i do" is a friend of mine (and subsequently sardonic)-thank you mr. oscar wilde-in another life, you were my gay boyfriend.

*erudite - (adj), knowledgeable through reading & study. let's be honest, we all know common sense isn't my strength, if i know anything, it is because of my passion for books-i am extraordinarily erudite (with a touch of hubris, just to keep you on your toes)-ok, that sentence was shit, but this took way longer than planned.