Here are just two of the words that I have invented to fill gaps in the English language. Adopt, disseminate, and promulgate them!
Spanxiety cf. spangst, spanxious
The fear of being punished; trepidation at the thought of retribution for past transgressions.
Little Jimmy, having been seen stealing the cookies, was now feeling quite spanxious.
I suffered a bout of spanxiety at the thought of what she would do to me.
Illigiterate cf. illigiteracy
Children born out of wedlock who lack basic reading and writing skills.
With the advent of widely-available contraceptives and education, illigiteracy has fallen in Australia.
Well, Ariel and I have just returned from a weekend away at Dwellingup, camping. How was it? First and foremost, it was cold. Bitterly cold. Notwithstanding the sub-arctic conditions, however, it was absolutely fantastic.
The Murray River is beautiful, and we were camped no more than fifty metres away from it. We camped in the “Stringers” area of the Lane Poole Reserve, and managed to wrangle probably the best camping site in the entire park — secluded, equipped with a fire pit, and quiet.
As you can see from the photos below, our two primary concerns were a) exploring the banks of the river, and b) fire. When it’s so cold at noon that you can see your breath, a fire is a wonderful thing.
(Click on an image for a larger view)
Ryan North, of Dinosaur Comics fame, has crafted an awesome little webapp: The Regret Index. Essentially, you vote on whether or not you regret certain things. You can even add your own regrets or search for regrets.
Most of them aren’t particularly serious, and a lot of them are kinda fun. It’s worth having a browse through the archive of regrets, looking at the votes, and reading the comments people have left. Some of my favourite ‘regrets’ on the site include
- Eating a kitten just to prove you’re evil
- Supergluing your foot to the bathroom floor
- Constantly fearing regret
- Starting to think all these questions are addressing you specifically
Check it out — it’s well worth a look.
Over at WPWebHost, they’re hosting the Best WordPress Design Award, which should produce a lot of really great designs. I recommend taking a look!
