Etch

The Word of the Day for October 29 is "etch."

etch: (verb) Carve or cut a design into.

Synonyms: engrave

Usage: The wedding planner hired an artist to etch the couple's monogram on two champagne flutes.

Relevance to My Life: When my dad sat next to me at my son's funeral, I noticed for the first time, the deep lines that grief and worry had etched into his face; those same lines had been seared indelibly onto my heart.

Who can think of the word etch without automatically jumping to "Etch-A-Sketch?" I still love those things.




Mr. Spock Timelapse Etch-A-Sketch Portrait

This is incredible.










"Whoops 2008!" By The Etch-A-Sketch Man

I could do without the music, or maybe it's just that I'm overstimulated this morning, but this was pretty cool.









Is it a Good Idea to Microwave an Etch-A-Sketch?

These guys are my new favorites.










Is it a Good Idea to Microwave a Lava Lamp?

These guys were too much fun to leave at one video clip today






Is it a Good Idea to Microwave a Glow Stick?

It was either this one or the Axe body spray or the Furbys.

Exhilaration

The Word of the Day for October 19 is "exhilaration."

exhilaration: (noun) The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated.

Synonyms: excitement

Usage: Few Yosemite visitors ever see snow avalanches and fewer still know the exhilaration of riding on them.

Relevance to my life: Although the two happiest days of my life were the births of my daughters, the greatest exhilaration I felt was on the opening night of the gallery exhibit in which I had three of my paintings.

What it is NOT: spelled like exhiliration -
Everyone has some words which are difficult to remember how how to spell; this one is mine. I can never remember that first "a." I have to look it up every single time. *sigh*

Here's a Sunday morning pick-me-up. Natalie watched this and said, "Ohh, pretty lights!" heh



When Natalie saw the chick's dress in this one, she said, "Nice dress, Nancy." *snort* My kids crack me up.





This one is not techno-related at all, but I've listened to it nonstop since last night. Chingon is badass. lol





Here is the link to the song as it is on the soundtrack, which is better quality, naturally, than the live version. I may have to watch both Kill Bills today now. Hmm.

Kinetic

The word of the day for October 10 is "kinetic."

kinetic: Supplying motive force; characterized by motion.

Synonyms: energizing

Usage: The bustling market was the kinetic center of the city, and movement seemed to radiate outward from it.

Relevance to my life: A kinetic sleeper, Lucy often assaults me after climbing into bed with me and falling asleep: a belt across the bridge of the nose here, a bony knee or elbow lodged into my ribs there, it reminds me an awful lot of the third trimester of my pregnancy with her.*

What it is NOT:

• kinesthetic (adj) - Referring to the sense that detects body's position in space, its weight, or movement of the extremities.
  Very much like the word "proprioception," which refers to the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts.
  
  My sense of proprioception is whacked: no joke, I often walk into doorways, hitting them with my shoulder, like a cat without whiskers, missing a crucial sense; other times my balance is eerily good.
• frenetic (adj) - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.
  
  Although "frenetic" implies energy, it has a wilder, emotional connotation to it than kinetic does.
  
  

*Seriously, sleeping with this kid next to you requires protective padding. She's lucky she's so damn cute.






And now, an example of kinetic art. I don't know if I'm more child-like or childish, but I thought this was too cool: