Save the Words!

I think this is absolutely sagacious:  http://www.savethewords.org/

sa·ga·cious   /səˈgeɪʃəs/  [suh-gey-shuhs]
1. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.

Being the bibliophile that I am, when I heard that our resplendent (though often esoteric) word friends were plummeting from the Oxford English Dictionary, I was impelled to take one word under my wing and coax it back into use.

bib·li·o·phile   /ˈbɪbliəˌfaɪl, -fɪl/  [bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil]
1. a person who loves or collects books, esp. as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.

My lovely word adoptee was not chosen out of pigritude; rather, it spoke to something that ameliorates my life on a daily basis.

a·mel·io·rate   /əˈmilyəˌreɪt, əˈmiliə-/  [uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-]
1. to make better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

The word?  Psalloid: a stringed instrument such as a harp or violin.
As in, I need to spend some time with my psalloid tonight, application suppliments are due very soon.

So check it out!   Adopting a word is the best way to win some smarts points, and you're sure to find one that will enhance your daily conversations!

Four trends I'm not following this year...

Maybe it's just because I live in a small town with limited shopping options, but the unoriginal "must have" trends at my high school simply drive me insane!  In general I'm not opposed to brand name clothing,  but when there is a specific design showing up on 1/3 of the school's female population, it just exudes an unattractive conformist mentality.

First up on the trend offender list:

The "winged" Miss Me jean.  I'll be up front and admit that I have a lower key pair.  But the stitching? The wings?  The bling?   Pleeaaase. I actually heard one of the girls wearing a pair of these discussing the cost of her apparel as she sauntered down the hall.  I think anything that is in your face saying "I paid a lot for this", or is the topic of such a discussion, should be avoided.

Number two:

My favorite trend to bemoan.  The UGHH (Ugg). Now, I think Uggs are permissible in a VERY casual situation with sweats. But accentuating dresses and skirts with these clunky things?  No good, very bad.  Ughs are especially unfortunate when paired with leggings as pants.  Leggings do not qualify as pants, nor should they ever.  Something is wrong in your life if you don't have time to put pants on.

My third ugh-worthy item:

Pink sweats.  Specifically West Virginia Mountaineer Pink by Victoria's Secret sweats.  Enough said.

Fourth:

Coach bags.  From wallets, to purses, to book bags, I've seen them in every color of the rainbow.  Maybe it's good that the wide variety Coach provides fosters some diversity, and in small doses they can be quite cute.  But.... they still dominate the school scene and carry the label very prominently.  I can't decide which is worse: buying the $300 full priced bag to follow the trend, or getting the fake knock off to appear to carry the brand.