My friend and crit group member Bridget Levin sent me a listing yesterday of The Washington Post's neologism contest winners. Since we're all word freaks here, you'll probably love these as much as I do.
Here are the first three:
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.
The winners are:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
You can read the rest of the list here. Although coffee certainly describes me lately (since both my daughters are hacking away), sarchasm (in the second list) is my favorite. Well, my favorite G-rated one.
Enjoy!
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The winners are:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
You can read the rest of the list here. Although coffee certainly describes me lately (since both my daughters are hacking away), sarchasm (in the second list) is my favorite. Well, my favorite G-rated one.
Enjoy!
I feel kind of embarrassed to admit this, but I'm not that excited about the final Harry Potter book coming out...
I feel like a complete traitor for saying this...
I know what you mean. I am looking forward to reading the end of the story but I think I am already feeling some post Potter blues. This has been such a ride and now it is at an end.
The HP phenom has been such a focus for readers and enthusiasts. Think how many years HP has been with us. Will it renew itself for readers in decades to come like LOTR?
I think that rather depends on how JKR ends it, to be honest...
I'm feeling slightly resentful of the fact that I'll give up a day when I could be writing or reading something else, or even watching more "Doctor Who" to read it - which is somewhat odd - I can't quite come to terms with the fact that I'm really cross it's coming out, even though just 7 months ago, I was really excited... I guess that marks my move from "mere" reader of fiction to a purveyor of fiction...
Hi, Camille. I enjoy your blog. I used to sew all my own clothes before I became a writer. Now I don't hardly even do repairs.
And I am looking forward to HP7, though I'll have to re-read the last book because I have a memory like a sieve.
Signed, Cinda Williams Chima, author who was supposed to be at the Big Harry Potter Party in NYC
BTW, my book, The Warrior Heir, is on the 2007-2008 Lone Star Reading list. Check it out!! CWC
Hi Cinda,
I realized this weekend while I was shelving my TBR books that I have the ARC of Wizard Heir on my shelf. I picked it up at TLA. I will need to get Warrior Heir because I get to book talk the Lone Star list at my local jr. highs every year. The Lone Star is probably my favorite reading list of all time. It always has the BEST books! Congratulations!