15 July 2010

4.

chantepleure, noun; to alternate singing and weeping.

07 July 2010

going going back back

heading back to california tomorrow. so excited to see mumsy and the fam!

also looking forward to beach days, tan lines, the quiet and clean air, redwoods, my cat. here's my reading list for the summer:

The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
The Sorrows of Young Werther - Goethe
Letters to a Young Poet - Rainier Maria Wilke
The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

AND HOW COULD I FORGET?!?!

Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson

only, i kind of don't want to read it because i never want the trilogy to end. UGH

28 June 2010

magical words with magical meanings. word of the day 3.

talisman

1. A stone, ring, or other object engraven [sic] with figures or characters, to which are attributed the occult powers of the planetary influences and celestial configurations under which it was made; usually worn as an amulet to avert evil from or bring fortune to the wearer; also medicinally used to impart healing virtue; hence, any object held to be endowed with magic virtue; a charm.