| 000. Skander Tobin Entwhistle |
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| 7 February 2023 |
[07 Nov 2010|09:34pm] |
Word of the Day
bate (v.)
to moderate or restrain, lessen or diminish, or subside; as an idiom "with bated breath" with breath drawn and held in anticipation or suspense
“I argue not against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot of heart or hope, but still bear up, and steer right onward” John Milton
As you have all been waiting with bated breath, I have finally opened my journal for the first time in... how long as it been? I do apologise profusely for my infrequency of writing and reading what others have been writing lately. I've been submerged in heaps of school work, and have been living at the library this term. Or something equally studious and hardworking and worthy of temporarily forgetting about the journals. Really.
Also, animagi magic is far more complex then the books ever make it out to be. I must rethink my methods of approach and technique.
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[06 Oct 2010|08:13pm] |
Word of the Day
Vicissitude (n)
a change or variation, interchange or alternation, changing phases or conditions, ups and downs.
"The greatest vicissitudevicissitude of sects and religions." Francis Bacon.
While that is not one of the best quotes by Francis Bacon, it does have to do with the word of the day. Francis Bacon, for those who don't know and are interested, was an English philosopher and lawyer in the late 1500s early 1600s. He was a Muggle who's works established what is known to Muggles as the Baconian method or scienti c method (using induction, deduction, etc...) Some other famous quotes of his include the following:
"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake..."
"It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity."
"Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable."
Now that I've written for a moment about Bacon, going off on a completely unrelated tangent, let me move on to the orignial intent of my entry. We have recently celebrated the new year and with the vicissitudes of time comes our annual New Years Resolutions. The concept of these have always boggled my mind. Why should we put off making a change that we belive to be for the better until a new year, why not make it when we decide it needs to be made? One day of the year has become signaled out as the day to change, and it really hinders any efforts of changing on the other 364 days of the year. Change is inevitable, and it is better to embrace it head on instead of hoping to put all your efforts into New Year ideals.
On the other hand, having the extra motivation to start over during a new year might be enough to make one's efforts fruititious. It gives people a reason to do a strong self-evaluation of themselves to determine what will make their lives genuinely better. That is, if anyone manages to find the power and determination to stick through a New Year's resolution.
Just a note: it takes only 22 days to make a habit. So whatever change you seek, make the effort for 22 days and you'll realise it becomes genuinely easy to do after that, and it becomes a pattern and second nature. Good luck.
Question of the Day
What was your New Years Resolution? Or, at least, name one you are actually willing to share with us.
Riddle of the Day
Two very popular and common objects have the same function, but one has thousands of moving parts,
while the other has absolutely no moving parts. What are they?
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| 004. 24 November 2022 |
[24 Aug 2010|10:01pm] |
No word of the day today, no question for the masses at the end either. There's really only one person who I'm hoping to get answer a question tonight.
Will you do me the honour of accompanying me to this year's Yule Ball? What can I say? I'm a sucker for the originality.
Also, on topic of Yule and the upcoming Holidays; I've decided I'm going to head to my Aunt's in Salem, even if only for a week, as it's been awhile since I've visited. If anyone is interested, she said she can accommodate some friends coming along, as well.
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| 003. 20 November 2022; Avidity |
[20 Aug 2010|09:51pm] |
Word of the Day
avidity (n.)
eagerness; greediness; enthusiasm or dedication
Origin: avidus, Latin, meaning to crave.
"Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity." David Hume.
With the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw preparing for the match tomorrow, it's not hard to see avidity all around us. Particularly in the extra large handwriting, blinking charms, coloured ink, and etc... being used. Ravenclaw will win. That's a no brainer.
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Eight. The number of times in the last 24 hours that the word "ball" was used, unwarded, in a journal entry. Now it's nine. I wasn't adventurous to begin counting the number of times in the commenting, simply in the journal entries. I am uncertain how I feel about this? Amused? Annoyed? Ambivalent? Apathetic? Whatever it is I am feeling, apparently it starts with the letter A. Huh. Interesting. This is all I'm going to comment on the subject, though, because to do so further would require that I'd a) form an opinion on the matter, b) have decided on my own personal attendance, or c) begun thinking about that whole date thing. (I think I ought to go count how many times that word was used, I wonder if it would be slightly less, slightly more, or the same? Hm.)
Four. The number of times in the last 24 hours the word "Quidditch" was used. It's sad, really, that this upcoming formal is topping the conversations of the day. The formal is, after all, a month away. The game? TOMORROW. Quidditch, as a rule, trumps formals as it is.
I hope you all come out for the game tomorrow to watch Ravenclaw destroy Hufflepuff.
Question of the Day
You're stranded on an island, wandless and without broomsticks. Name the following: the five things you have with you (saved from the wreckage that stranded you there), the four things you'll do about food, the three things you'll do to occupy your time, the two people who are with you, and the one way you'll try to escape.
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| 002. 7 November 2022; Ebullient. |
[07 Aug 2010|10:58pm] |
Word of the Day
ebullient (adj.)
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited; zestful enthusiasm
Origin: ebulliens/ebullire, Latin, meaning "boiling up"
"Beauty is excrescence superabundane, random ebullience, and sheer deightful waste to be enjoyed in its own right." Donald Culross Peattie
The hallways are filled with ebullient students, celebrating the Gryffindor victory on the Pitch today. The game, I'll have to admit, was brilliant to watch. Good job to both teams. I am slightly envious at all the joyful moods going around, as I have no reason to be that excited about today's match.
I am, however, looking forward to Hogsmeade coming up, and in roughly a month from now our Winter Hols. Who has plans for the Hols already?
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Question of the Day:
If you were an animagus, which animal would you choose to become?
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| 001. 29 October 2022; Nitid. |
[29 Jul 2010|12:06am] |
Word of the Day
nitid (adj.)
bright; lustrous.
Origin: Nitidus (Latin) meaning "glistening".
"Intolerably, I dreamt of an exiguous and nitid labyrinth: in the center was a water jar; my hands almost touched it, my eyes could see it, but so intricate and perplexed were the curves that I knew I would die before reaching it." from The Immortal by Jorge Louis Borges.
Halloween, it seems, is fast approaching. It's the talk of the school, and I welcome the discussions of candy, costumes, and etc... It's a nice change of the recent status-quo when it comes to what fills these journals. I'm sure that there will be plenty of nitidity in the halls on Halloween. I heard something about sparkling vampire costumes? I was unaware that vampires and sparkles went hand-in-hand.
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