I have spent the last three hours (and by “three,” I mean five), “productinating.” This is a special word I have coined, meaning “avoiding immediate work for minor, lesser work that could be postponed, and in fact should be postponed immediately.” Like cleaning my closet instead of writing a paper that’s due. Like balancing my [...]
* 1. vanity: I think all blogs should reflect an appropriate amount of authorial vanity. This one is no exception.
2. big-headed: I have a large cranium and I am full of myself.
3. Cubus: A quote I love from Lolita: "So Humbert the Cubus schemed and dreamed - and the red sun of desire and decision (the two things that create a live world) rose higher and higher, while upon a succession of balconies a succession of libertines, sparkling glass in hand, toasted the bliss of past and future nights." The "Cubus" part is a pun on "incubus" and follows a line about impregnating Lolita. This somehow appeals to me.
