Word of the day: Lollapalooza

This one sounds like one of the words my five year old brother made up but what it actually means is: Lollapalooza noun, Slang 1.  an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. Origin: 1900–05, Americanism ;  origin uncertain Source: Dictionary.com 2.   an annual music festival featuring popular alternative [...]

Technology taking over the world.That’s a good thing…or is it?

Look around you,you’ll find traces of technology from the telephone lines, cars, to the parking meter.Looking up, even though you can’t see it, it a satellite orbiting  the earth, without it there wouldn’t be any television to watch the news or your favourite show, no Internet (*gasps* yes I’d imagine some of us would shiver [...]

Word of the day: Delate

The word of the day is: Delate – report (an offense or crime): they may delate my slackness to my patron. <DERIVATIVES> n. delation, n. delator <ORIGIN> late 15th cent. from Latin delat-, ‘referred, carried away’, from the verb  deferre. ,Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary

Word of the day: Clandestine

The word of the day, or more like word of the night(I’m terribly late today), is: Clandestine – adj. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit: she deserved better than these clandestine meeting. <ORIGIN>mid 16th cent.: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus,  from ‘secretly’.   Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary

Needs and wants.What does wealth mean to you?

Ask yourself that question and please be honest about it. It means a lot to many of us, more to some than others. We have to have some amount of it to keep us going. To me, wealth means money, bread on the table, clothes on our backs, a roof over our heads, opportunities for [...]

Word of the day: Bra Burner

This says it all. Okay I searched for a random word begining with ‘Br’ on my Kindle and this is what caught my eye! I mean you’ve got to admit it sounds a bit funny but here’s what it means: Bra burner -[Informal] a feminist percieved as a militant in the struggle for women’s rights: [...]

Blood Bound (Mercedes Thompson #2) by Patricia Briggs

  Rating: 5 Stars Goodreads blurb Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shape-shift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind.  [...]

Word of the day: Arabesque

Hola! Today’s word is : Arabesque – an ornamental  design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration: (adj.)arabesque scroll. <SPECIAL USAGE> a passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody. – [Ballet] a position in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally [...]

I heart eco street art!

I found this on Organic Green Root’s blog. Guys this is so cool, you have to check it out! There’s more! Here’s the link: I heart eco street art

A description of myself in six words.

  Smart.Crazy.Random.Hyper.Nerdy.Tomboy.

Word of the day: Philosophy

Word of the day features a different word … well everyday. I figured that this would be a great way for me to expand my vocabulary and brush up on my current inventory of words and I was hoping that by typing it out I would have a better chance at memorizing the words for [...]

The House on Prague Street by Hana Dementz

Rating:5 Stars My Review This story takes place during the second World War in Czechoslovakia where Helen’s, a young girl through whose eyes we witness the heart wrenching events, sunny and care free world comes a-tumbling down when the Western parts of Czechoslovakia, known as the Sudetenland, were tamely handed over to the Nazis.Helen’s German [...]

Moon Called (Mercedes Thompson #1) by Patricia Briggs

My Rating: 4 Stars *Contains Minor Spoilers* My Review  I’ve been itching to read this for a while now and I must say it was an enjoyable read.But it felt like something was missing don’t ask me what, believe me if I knew I’d tell you. I’ll be totally honest though, I love Mercy!I mean [...]

Get up, pick up a book and read read read!

Well let me tell you how surprised I was when I joined Goodreads.com. What got me was the number of people out there reading whether it’d be the traditional books or e-readers and what I’ve noticed was that many of my fellow good-readers were still kids. I’m talking 12 year olds and older here people! I’ve [...]

What Happened to the beautiful sound of music?

I’m glad to say I’m not a fan of Linkin Park who is amongst the many who include obscene language in their “music” I believe some call it.I say it’s noise, that’s right noise pollution!I can’t take the screaming some bands incorporate into their work! It’s just frustrating! What happened with the fun,lively, beautiful music of [...]