Word of the Week- Awesome

Word: Awesome

Function: adjective

Definition: 

1:  expressive of awe

"Holy shit dude, did you see that? Shit was fucking awesome.”

2: a) inspiring of awe b) terrific, extraordinary

"I gotta hand it to Jen-gi, she’s pretty awesome."

Etymology: circa ~1600, "profoundly reverential," from awe + -some. Meaning "inspiring awe" is from 1670s; weakened colloquial sense of "impressive, very good" is recorded by 1961 and was in vogue from after c.1980.

If there’s one word I can be accused of overusing it has got to be awesome. I mean c’mon, what word in modern day English is as descriptive as AWESOME? Okay so the “F” word is more heavily used but still, awesome is pretty awesome. When you’re listening to the latest Muse album you can’t help but describe it as awesome.

Awesome is the feeling you get when something amazing happens. The hairs on the back of your neck stick up and you can’t help but let your mouth hang open. It’s being so dumbfounded that you race through your mind trying to describe your experience but draw a blank. That is what awesome is.

But sometimes it’s easy to overuse awesome. I cannot state this emphatically enough, Twilight is not awesome. $2 Bud Light drafts aren’t awesome. These are things are just mediocre. As Ellie Bartowski once told Devon “Captain Awesome” Woodcomb in Chuck Versus the Truth, “If everything is awesome, and nothing is unawesome then awesome by definition is just mediocre!”

A note from the past

So I was deleting all the content from my MySpace page since I can't actually delete the profile (since I don't have the original email address anymore) and found something I just can't get rid of. It is the blog post from when I finished my first beer card at BC's. I was so young and innocent back in 2007 I'm surprised at how much I've grown. For nostalgia's sake I'm going to post the blog here in all it's glory for all time.

50 beers and it only cost me my self respect (it was worth it)
Current mood:  relieved

So last night I finished my trip around the world. I can now proudly say that I have drank 50 beers from around the world. First I would like to thank all those who ever went out with me during this trip. You were all a blast to be around (especially during the nasty ones). Thank you to my older brother for getting me started on my journey... you owe me $300 for the beers. To the bar tenders and especially the owner of BC's pizza and beer, thanks for the times and sorry for the bad ones. Yes I will still be going out to BC's on Friday's because I still have friends still taking the trip, so if you want to show up and do something that is a whole lot of fun please do. In case anyone is wondering what my phrase will be on my plaque it is "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. A night of drinking and fun will always be followed by a night of puking and a morning of regret. -Yomin C. Kitkat 11/09/2007" I know it's a little long but it is sooooooooooooooooooooo true. I've already posted a few pictures from previous visits but I will post some from the final trip just as soon as I find out what I did with my camera (I may have left it at the bar last night. Really drunk.) Well that's all I have to say for myself for now, it's been fun and I hope to see you all real soon.

Sincerely
Sir Dr. Yomin C. Kitkat Esq. IVX Lord of the damned and confused.

Word of the Week- Construe

Word: Construe

Function: verb

Definition: 

1:  to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)

"Stephen Colbert construes his satire in such a poignant manner to where you aren’t sure if he’s really joking or telling the truth."

2: to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances

"Don’t misconstrue my intentions; I’m actually here to help you."

Etymology: circa ~mid 14^th century from L.L. construere meaning “to relate grammatically” also classic Latin “to pile together”