Showing posts with label Funny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Funny. Show all posts

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Reader Habits Tag

Hey, what's up, guys? Only one more day till the weekend. How great is that? Anyway, since I've done 2 Book Traveling Thursdays in a row, I thought I'd do a book tag to mix it up. Hence the Reader Habits Tag. 

Rules:
It's pretty straightforward, all you have to do is talk about 10 of your reader habits. Then you have to select 3 of your habits so the people you tag can discuss if they agree with them. You have to do the same with the 3 habits of the person you were tagged by.

Since I wasn't tagged by anyone (sad face), I'll discuss the 3 habits picked by BlogALaLuzDeLasVelas, which is where I saw the tag.

Many, in fact.

Let's get to the habits!

1) I can't read on cars or buses. I get really sick with that sort of movement. Especially if the drivers tend to slow down abruptly. I can only read on the subway or train.

2) I hate it when people highlight or mark books permanently. If there's a quote I like, I underline it with a pencil or use post-its. Please don't harm books in front of me or I will have to act violently.

3) Although I love having physical copies, I find it easier to read e-books. I usually read them much faster too. 

4) I collect bookmarks even if I always use the same ones. Don't judge me.

5) I only use proper bookmarks in books. No tissues, random papers, or candy wrappers. If I don't have one near me, then I just remember the page.

6) I like to finish the chapter before putting the book down. I can't seem to leave it on random pages. I swear I'm not obsessive.

7) I always have a hard time reading the last book in a series. My brain is subconsciously begging for a series to not be over. This is why there are plenty of trilogies/series I haven't finished yet.

8) I tend to only buy books I have already read. This way I make sure I love it and it won't be taking up space. I have a few exceptions lying around my bookshelf, though.

9) I like to read at night so I can daydream about the story and characters before going to sleep. I may also imagine I'm the main character, especially if there are interesting male characters involved. You didn't hear this from me, okay?

10) I don't like to take my books with me anywhere for fear I might lose or damage them.

Those are my habits.


Now the 3 habits from the other blog:

-She doesn't deem important to have a big collection of books.
I don't have gigantic bookshelves, I have a pretty small one. And my collection of books is really tiny. As much as I would like to say I don't find this important, I do. I would love to have a room full of books. That's the main reason I want to be successful or marry a rich guy. Whichever happens first. Jk. 
-She asks people to add a dedication to the books she receives as gifts.
I find it lovely when people do this. It adds a special sentimental value to the book. However, I would never ask someone to write something. I think it's much better if the gesture comes from them.
-She likes to picture the type of situations and characters that will appear in the book she's reading.
I'm not a person who really slows down to analyze every single thing that's going on. And I definitely don't stop to think what will come next. I do, however, notice certain things while I'm reading and think about how they will or could come into play later.

Well, that was fun! I even had to narrow down my habits. We're a bunch of weirdos.

See you next time!

How many habits do you have? Do you agree with any of mine? Let me know!

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Weird Words

Hello, guys! How are you doing? It's a short week here in Argentina, because of Easter Holidays. I need those extra resting days SO MUCH. 

You're probably wondering why I'm not writing about books. Well, technically, dictionaries are books, so HA! One of my professors just sent us some articles to read for our class and one of them was about misspelled words that are accepted in a Spanish Dictionary. They're cringe-worthy, and since most of you can't understand Spanish, you'll have to take my word for it. Anyway, this got me thinking and I decided to find some unusual words that appear in dictionaries to share with you. Shall we?



Antejentacular: before breakfast

Bezoar: a small hard, solid mass which may form in the stomachs of animals such as goats or sheep (not so unusual for Harry Potter fans)

Cockamamie: ridiculous; incredible

Doryphore: a pedantic and annoyingly persistent critic of others

Eucatastrophe: a happy ending to a story

Floccinaucinihilipilification: the action or habit of estimating something as worthless

Gasconade: extravagant boasting

Humdudgeon: an imaginary illness

Inunct: to apply ointment to someone or something

Jumentous: resembling horse's urine

Kenspeckle: Scottish conspicuous or easily recognizable

Logomachy: an argument about words

Merkin: an artificial covering of hair for the pubic area

Netizen: a habitual or keen user of the Internet (me)

Onolatry: the worship of donkeys or asses

Panurgic: able or ready to do anything

Rubricate: to add elaborate capital letters (typically red ones) or other decorations to a manuscript

Sesquipedalian: (of a word) having many syllables or (of a piece of writing) using many long words

Triskaidekaphobia: extreme superstition about the number thirteen

Umbriferous: shady

Velleity: a wish or inclination which is not strong enough to lead one to take action

Winebibber: a heavy drinker

Xenology: the scientific study of extraterrestrial phenomena

Ylem: (in big bang theory) the primordial matter of the universe

Zetetic: proceeding by inquiry or investigation

I still can't believe 90% of those words exist.



I hope you found it interesting! And if you didn't, you at least have to admit that some of them are quite funny.

See you next time!

How do people come up with new words? Have you ever invented one? Let me know!