MOJO Now you can tell my life is getting really pathetic. I want to go back to school. I need work. Someone make me stop playing Zuma Blitz! My visit in Geneva has concluded. I had a blast watching How I Met Your Mother, walking by cold Seneca Lake (which doesn’t freeze because of itsContinue reading “Word of the day: mojo”
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Word(s) of the day: Auld Lang Syne
AULD LANG SYNE The first word of the day of 2011. And it isn’t even a word! Listen to Andy Rooney. I just had to share this because it’s so amusing. Rooney struggles with having fun on New Year’s Eve and he’d rather go to bed at 10:30 p.m. Or he’d at least like toContinue reading “Word(s) of the day: Auld Lang Syne”
Word of the day: expatriate
EXPATRIATE This word of the day is more for spelling than definition. It’s a tricky one because it’s easy to get confused with ‘patriot’ or just forget the ‘e’ at the end. Anyway, Pete and I watched ‘Casablanca‘ tonight before ‘Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.’ Rick, played by Humphrey Bogart,Continue reading “Word of the day: expatriate”
Word of the day: seamark
SEAMARK I don’t know if I’ll ever need to use this word. It came up in Cranium tonight at Olivia‘s birthday party. My team had to guess the definition of this word and we guessed correctly: a landmark seen at sea used for navigation. Sorry this post is so short. I’m exhausted from a longContinue reading “Word of the day: seamark”
Word of the day: ambivalence
AMBIVALENCE Ever heard someone say, “Well, I want to, but I don’t, you know?” or “I like him, but I don’t. You get what I’m saying?” The speaker could just say they’re ambivalent. I came across this word reading a Scholars and Rogues article about the elimination of University of Colorado’s School of Journalism and MassContinue reading “Word of the day: ambivalence”
An example
I went to Fredonia today with my grandpa and sister. Aimee goes to school there, and we went to the bookstore to exchange a T-shirt we bought him for Christmas. While we were there, we went to a little pizzeria called De John’s, in which I found many examples of yesterday’s word of the day:Continue reading “An example”
Word of the day: kitsch
KITSCH Now this is a bit embarrassing. I’m 20 and I don’t know what it means. It’s in the title of a Regina Spektor album and I don’t know what it means. Luckily for me, I have internet access. Wikipedia defines kitsch as “a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy ofContinue reading “Word of the day: kitsch”
Word of the day: gastroenteritis
GASTROENTERITIS Relevant. My sister and I woke up sick this morning. I felt nauseous, but upon hearing Aimee might have the flu, I was determined to free myself of the bug. I scoured the kitchen and the bathroom that we share, chugged some orange juice and swallowed a multivitamin. Aimee, suffering much worse, stayed in bed.Continue reading “Word of the day: gastroenteritis”
Word of the day: Vertiginous
VERTIGINOUS My sister suggested my first word of the day be this one. Or something else starting with the letter ‘v.’ I can’t really remember, but ‘vertiginous’ is a vocab word I’ve never known the meaning to. It has multiple meanings – being dizzy, liking constant change, causing dizziness, and turning (as in ‘a vertiginousContinue reading “Word of the day: Vertiginous”
My Christmas Eve
Hello! Welcome to my new blog. My Tumblr has turned into just a portfolio of things I’ve written, so A City Summer will let me express myself directly. And what better way to start it off than to show you a few things I’ve produced today? I don’t really have the funds to buy giftsContinue reading “My Christmas Eve”