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I AM SO AMAZINGLY GOOD! I had to do a crazy dance around the house before I could even sit down at my desk long enough to write a blog entry! I am so proud of my etymological researching skills right now I could explode.

I got an email this morning from a teacher thanking me for my efforts on WIAN, saying that she frequently references my website when teaching her class, and offering a suggestion for “Hedwig” her students came up with. This motivated me to get back to work and try to get a lot more headway in the updating of WIAN before getting back to school.

So for the last hour, I’ve been trying to figure out where the Phineas came from in Phineas Nigellus, Sirius Black’s great-great-grandfather. I looked into at least six different Phineases (Phineai?) from history, literature, and myth, before randomly considering the similar “Phinehas,” which I learned was an ancient Egyptian word for a black person. I AM SO GOOD.

I think this is the proudest I’ve ever been of myself etymology-wise. The closest I can think of to being this WIAN-happy is when I read The Akashic Record’s take on “auror,” which had been bugging me for ages. But this was a seemingly impossible name I figured out on my own, and I am therefore fabulous! MAN today is a good day. TheFreeDictionary.com is my new love affair.

Edit: Oops, I lied. Phinehas was the name of a person whose name derived from “black person” in Egyptian. Close enough. But he was the son of a high priest, and found guilty of “irreverence in doing his priestly duties.” Somehow that phrase makes me laugh a lot.

Various Mini Blog Entries Compressed to One:

Ganked from Rebecca M, how come no one told me of this website‘s existence?

Also, Mimi is awesome, because she randomly linked here, which made my day, because I spent a pathetic amount of time yesterday trying to remember how to spell “floccinaucinihilipilification.”

Renata might be interested to know: Yahoo! News — Kevin Smith plans “Clerks” sequel

Today (meaning the 28th) is Billy Boyd’s birthday! Mmm, Scot-oh-my-heart! The man with the golden philtrum! A core member of my Devastatingly Attractive Man Squad! Stripey-Panted Wonder in one film and Prince of the Halflings in another. Gurgle.

Oooooh! Roll call who’s still in Dallas! The director’s cut of Donnie Darko is at the Inwood! We must party!

(Hmm. When I get sick of this blog layout–estimated time 1-4 days–I think I’ll do a Donnie Darko themed one. That would be entertaining.)

Whee! Mum and I got the fabric for the Sally costume this afternoon! I can’t wait to start piecing it together.

Delirium! That’s it! Thanks to gg_83 (by the way–do I know you by another name?) for providing me with mental solace. I knew there was some other character I had thought of that I was considering for Halloween, and that was it. But I talked with my mom this evening about going as Sally, and I definitely want to go for it. It will require warp speed, but we shall prevail! I’m now skimming through the movie, snapping up references for the dress. Whee!

Dude. Makes a girl wish she watched Farscape.

And WOAH, have you guys seen the stills from MirrorMask Neil posted in his blog today? Click here. Guh. I think I am more than slightly in love with Dave McKean.

Discworld fans should get a chuckle out of this. (And OOOOH, they updated the Annotated Pratchett File!)

Oh, Kerry! You go on The Daily Show to show the world you have a delightful sense of humor, not to rehash what you say in every other interview! *heavy sigh*

Oh well. In less disappointing news, my dad surprised me this morning by bringing home from storage a set of three original Ronald Searle drawings, which he had purchased years ago at an art auction. When I graduate college and get an apartment, they are definitely going in places of prominence on the walls. Eeeee, Searle is so awesome. He’s the guy that illustrated the Molesworth books and The Belles of St-Trinians, among others. The tnm.n layout I just replaced was his artwork. &lt3 Ronald Searle! Such coolness.

Also, I finished my Blue Sun shirt last night (oh my aching wrists!) and wore it with pride today. See images one and two, and a third of me channeling River (not that she would ever wear a Blue Sun shirt, considering what she does to all other Blue Sun merchandise on the show). XD

Dad: So what can you tell me about this “Blue Sun”?

Me: Well, it’s a massive corporation on the TV show Firefly, the name brand you see everywhere, on foodstuffs and supplies and–

Dad: Like Halliburton?

Me: …Funny, as I was just about to say “Rachel and I theorize that it’s evil.”

*snickets*

Gah. I realize that I haven’t given much thought to Halloween this year. Brainstorming has been disappointingly fruitless. I’ve toyed with the idea of going as Sally from “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” but seeing as I only have a week left in Dallas to use mom’s sewing machine, I’m thinking that idea’s out the window.

Then I thought of Illyria, from Angel, but I think I want someone more recognizable. And if I did do Illyria, it would be her outfit from the first half of “Shells,” when she’s still wearing Fred’s clothes, as I wouldn’t feel comfortable walking around in public in her normal attire, especially after all the stares I got wearing the breastplate for my Angua costume, and given the pathetically small number of students that actually dress up. Still, not sure if I want to go blue two years in a row. :D

A few months ago, M and my roomies mentioned the idea of dressing up as various HP characters, but I can’t help feeling that’s been done to death.

So what other fandoms can I plunder? There’s always Firefly, and I spent quite a large chunk of yesterday evening working on a Blue Sun shirt, but like Illyria, I don’t think the characters would be recognizable enough. I know that shouldn’t bother me, as I’ve maybe had two recognizable costumes from first grade to my senior year, but I was spoiled by the attention I got dressing up as Nightcrawler last year, so bah.

Woah, speaking of! Buffy.nu has the Serenity teaser trailer available for download here! The quality is abysmal, but hey, what can you do? Except frowl over the lack of Simonage in the trailer, of course. Most vexing.

Hmm… what other fandoms are there to be mined? ::sigh:: life is so hard.

The sidebar is still wonky, but I felt like getting the new blog layout up anyway. Not fabulous, but oh well. I’m happy for the moment. Infinite love to Jasper Fforde, author of The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, and Something Rotten. Toast Marketing Board propoganda by Maggy and Stewart Roberts.

At Sannali’s request, I threw together a bunch of new link buttons. Here they are. If anyone wants a different dimension than 200×40, speak up and I shall provide!

(Oh, and I would appreciate any comments you might have on the new layout. :D)