The word of the day for April 1, 2007 is “brobdingnagian” — adjective : marked by tremendous size.
Etymology: Brobdingnag, imaginary land of giants in Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift.
Happy April Fools’ Day to you all. Although I need new shoes, I refuse to go shopping. Those of you who know me well know that shopping is, for me an onerous chore. Since Cyb left home, I have no one to keep me on track by dragging me out of the bookstore at the mall. The last time I went to the mall to buy pantyhose, I ended up buying lingerie, socks and a pair of pants for Cyb, lingerie, books and the pantyhose for me.
This is why I don’t mind multi-tasking by perusing all those catalogues while in the “library.” As soon as I’ve decided I don’t like what’s offered, or that nothing is in my size, my color or my price range, I tear the personal information out of the catalogue. The unchosen catalogues go into the trash and the i.d. goes into the shredder in the laundry room—another opportunity to multi-task. Fortunately, Footsmart has the shoe style I am used to wearing for the same price as when I last bought shoes—probably three years ago. I also am going to get a couple jogsuits, which are on sale at Bedford Fair. See now, if I were to go to the mall, I’d not find any shoes in my size, and I’d be in the Candlenook or Waldenbooks instead of attending to jogsuits.
The quote for today is from Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British novelist. Theodore Gumbril Sr., in Antic Hay, ch. 11 (1923):
Proportion ... You can’t help thinking about it in these London streets, where it doesn’t exist.... It’s like listening to a symphony of cats to walk along them. Senseless discords and a horrible disorder all the way.... A concert of Brobdingnagian cats. Order has been turned into a disgusting chaos. We need no barbarians from outside; they’re on the premises, all the time.
;^) Jan
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Happy April Fools' Say to you Jan.
Can I just say that I have noticed my waist band is getting pretty brobdingnagian in its girth. I must do something about it soon before I roll about instead of stroll about. Lol! I had fun with this word Jan as you can see. I hate shopping for clothes. I do it as a last resort or out of necessity. I would live in a bookshop if I could. Jeanie
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