Marvelously Dull Life

So  you know when you look something up or you happen across something and it clarifies a thing? I got that feeling! I was singing Disney songs (because I like singing) and I decided to sing Whole New World with my cat (because we are that cute #catgoals). Singing through the song with him I got to this part: A whole new world (Every turn a surprise) With new horizons to pursue (Every moment, red letter) I'll chase them anywhere There's time to spare (Anywhere) There's time to spare (Let me share) This whole new world with you A whole new world (A whole new world) That's where we'll be (Where we will be) A thrilling chase (A wondrous place) For you and me I was like "What does red letter mean?" Oh, Google you make me a happy woman. Red Letter means  any day of special significance or opportunity. That makes so much sense! Flying on the carpet, travelling the world, this was a day of significance and opportunity to Jasmine. So dear world, i...

We should all know what Misogyny is. Misogyny is the dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women. We hear this word often enough that we have a clear cut understanding of what it is. Feminism is more misunderstood. Being a feminist is often laden with baggage and associated with stereotypes. One of the more serious misunderstandings is that Feminism means you hate men or want them killed. This is not true. Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Now there are people who do hate men and think they should be killed. This is not Feminism and this is not being a 'Feminazi'. There is a proper term for this however. Misandry is the dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men.

Pratt Institute is a very expensive College in New York that apparently really wants me to join them. They are also one T away from being a British insult. Prat noun  informal 1. British an incompetent, stupid, or foolish person; an idiot 2. A person's butt A little education for you. Anyway this is the second time Pratt has sent me a letter. I really want to go too. The first time they sent me a letter the big, bold, yellow letters stood out to me: First to enter my mind was the thought "Who are you calling a prat!?" I was rather offended at first. I legitimately thought (for a very brief moment) that someone had sent me a letter purely to insult me. Looking at the address just confused me, who in Brooklyn New York thinks I'm a prat. Well evidently Pratt Institute thinks that I am Pratt material. I think I'm a Pratt too. The Good: My grand-mere offered to pay for me to go to College. The Bad: It's because me and my mom are to poor to afford ...

You would think that being a High School English Teacher, you would know words like obsolete and impartial. Well not my English teacher. How could one be so asnine ? Maybe I want to sound pretentious ? Asnine: foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid Pretentious: characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved Just kidding, anyway I was writing an introduction for an argumentative essay today in English class and asked the teacher to read it and give me feedback. Besides a few minor punctuation and grammar errors, her one complaint is that I used words that were too big. Okay, when I write Blog posts I'm typing how I think and how I talk. I do not write this like a formal essay. When I write formally I pull out all the stops using big words, going to Thesaurus.com. You know, the works. Taking the college class for one semester last year, I was never told that my words were too big. But apparently my own English teache...

I like words. I like reading them, writing them, speaking them, and learning new ones. So here is a post dedicated to fun words. Defenestrate (verb)- to throw (someone) out of a window ex. If you don't be quiet I will defenestrate you! Fun Facts: It was first used in 1619! Also when I taught this word to my cousin and the girl she didn't like they proceeded to threaten to defenestrate each other every day for a week. Rame (noun)- something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time ex. My cat is rame Fun Fact: The e has an accent over it but I don't know how to do that with my keyboard Kalon (noun)- Beauty that is more than skin-deep pronounced (kA-lon) ex. She has a kalon Fun Fact: I'm not sure all these words are English. I know Defenestrate is! Mamihlapinatapai (noun)- a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something they both desire but which neither wants to begin. ex. They gave each other a mamihlapinatapai a...