Friday, October 16, 2009

redolent \RED-uh-luhnt\, adjective:

1. Having or exuding fragrance; scented; aromatic.
2. Full of fragrance; odorous; smelling (usually used with 'of' or 'with').
3. Serving to bring to mind; evocative; suggestive; reminiscent (usually used with 'of' or 'with').

Redolent derives from Latin redolens, -entis, present participle of redolere, "to emit a scent, to diffuse an odor," from red-, re- + olere, "to exhale an odor."

Procrasturbating

• Using masturbation to otherwise occupy yourself while pressing matters await.

I had a paper due today, but I spent all night procrasturbating, so fuck that noise.
Trivia

What animal has the smallest brain in proportion to skull size of any vertebrate in the world?

• The koala. It’s the only mammal with a brain that doesn’t fill its skull—40 percent of its cranial cavity is fluid.

Today in History

• Marie Antoinette: extravagant queen was beheaded during the French Revolution (1793)
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry: the abolitionist John Brown attempted to seize a US arsenal in West Virginia; his group was defeated and he was executed for treason (1859)
• birth control: nurse Margaret Sanger founded the first clinic in the US, in Brooklyn, New York, for which she was arrested (1916)
• Million Man March: African-American men rallied in Washington, DC, led by Louis Farrakhan, in an effort to increase voting and community involvement (1995)

Today's Birthdays

• Noah Webster (1758-1843): lexicographer and philologist
• Oscar Wilde (1854-1900): the witty and self-promoting author of The Importance of Being Ernest; also, playwright Günter Grass (82)
• David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973): first prime minister of Israel; Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins (1890-1922) was also born on this date
• Tim Robbins (51): actor/filmmaker, The Shawshank Redemption; also, actors Angela Lansbury (84),Barry Corbin (69), Suzanne Somers (63), Kellie Martin (34), Jeremy Jackson (29) and Brea Grant(28)
• John Mayer (32): singer/songwriter; also, musicians C.F. Turner (66), Bob Weir (62), Gary Kemp(50), Flea (47) and Roy Hargrove and Wendy Wilson (both 40)