What a lugubrious goob!

Word of the Week:

lugubrious /lu-goo-bree-uhs, lu-gyoo-bree-uhs/

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected,exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

Some of Chagall's falling lovers...

Which one do you think feels most like the song?

Here it is again for reference:

Here's the article on those wacky xenophyophores.

It's a Snow Day

Word of the Week:

niveous /niv-ee-uhs/

resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy

This happens in real life!

With snakes, of course. Not Grinches. 

Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment, and Tweak

Word of the Week:

oddment /od-muh'nt/

1. an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like

2. an article belonging to a broken or incomplete set

3. Printing. any individual portion of a book excluding the text, as the frontispiece or index.

THIS IS THE COOLEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!

Maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. Honestly, though, I think it's in the top ten.

Learning to Paint from Vincent van Gogh

Word of the Week:

milquetoast \MILK-tohst\

a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated

Franz Marc's horse.

Read the full story here. 

Exactly The Person That I Want To Be

Word of the Day: 

weltschmerz  \VELT-shmertz\

sentimental pessimism; sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life

Here is the wonderful video for Amanda Palmer's song In My Mind. I think it's the best antidote I've found to the pernicious problem of media representations of women. Hopefully, it will help relieve any weltschmerz you're feeling!