Words

I enjoy words. I like the way they feel on the tongue. The sound of them and the effect of them fascinate me. I like etymology and even just pieces of words.

And today, I found one of particular delight.

Nubivagant. Pronounced “noob – e- vay- gant”. A thoroughly lovely word. It means moving through or among clouds.

Finally, a true descriptor of how I feel on my foggiest fibromyalgia days. Those days when I struggle to make myself understood from within a maddening blanket of thick cloud.

I feel nubivagant today, I shall say. And those forced to deal with my drifting, zombie-state will know immediately what they are in for.

Luckily, today is not such a day. The sun is shining and I am clear-headed.

If you too like words, I highly recommend checking out Save the Words, a website put together by Oxford University. Help save a word from extinction.

Ten True Things about Me

Morningstar asked me to take part in this meme. So for her, here are ten true things about me.

Ten True Things About Me

I am passionately soul-deep in love with my husband. I am the luckiest woman to have found a man like Buffalo.

I enjoy food. Luscious fruits and vegetables, steamy soups and stews, and spicy meats are works of art. I find the act of cooking – or baking for that matter – to be a creative endeavour; and I’m good at it.

I am a wordsmith. I enjoy writing, the feel of words and the pleasure of a well-crafted tale. I equally enjoy reading others’ works, especially fantasy, mystery, thrillers, and adventures.

I am organized, perhaps too much so for those who live with me. I am often called on by family and friends to help them get things in order, though. Even my jobs usually involve getting things in order and keeping them that way.

I am a geek – computers, gadgets, software, sci-fi, goth, even steampunk – love it all.

I do not have many friends but those I do have are lifelong and precious to me.

I enjoy travelling, especially on the back of Buffalo’s Harley; wind in my hair, sun on my skin, free and just a little wild.

I can take a decent photo – at 70 mph from the back of that same Harley.

I am a political junkie – much to my husband’s dismay. I enjoy watching the play of roles and circumstance unfold on the stage of soon-to-be history.

I have fibromyalgia. I have had for most of my life but I make every effort to not let that define me or limit (as much as possible) what I do or try in this life.