A Word A Day Keeps the Dr. Away: portmanteau

12/18/11

portmanteau

portmanteau: a blend of two words into one; first explained by Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass

example- "vlog" = video + blog

I will probably come to regret this later. Here goes nothing!

update: yup, regretting this. I was not drunk when I made this, cross my heart hope to die. But I have since lost that amazing t-shirt :(

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Eat My Words

I was once prescribed to keep a journal. I was told, write anything down- mundane occurrences, incoherent thoughts, complete nonsense- ramble on and on if I must. I did such and quickly found "what a power there is in words; later for those who hear them, but first for the one who finds them; a healing power, a solution, like the breaking of a barrier" [ayn rand]. I learned that "it helps to write it down even if you then cross it out" [nada surf]. I mean, think about it...most great authors wrote from a place of pain, their words laden with suffering, but through this inked art form I would like to think that a shred of health and sanity was salvaged just by sharing their words. and to that I dedicate this blog.