Yeah… it’s shameless self promotion time!

Sorry for the radio silence, but I’ve been working on a new project; I’ve been making a website for a new webcomic that just updated for the first time on Monday, Fantastibad: I Kinda Like It (it’s a pretty bare-bones site which speaks VOLUMES on my [...]]]>

Yeah… it’s shameless self promotion time!

Sorry for the radio silence, but I’ve been working on a new project; I’ve been making a website for a new webcomic that just updated for the first time on Monday, Fantastibad: I Kinda Like It (it’s a pretty bare-bones site which speaks VOLUMES on my programing ability). It’s a comic from the EXACT same people who brought you Maq #041. Kim is doing all the artwork and the story is written by me.

With only one comic up at the moment, there really isn’t a lot to show, but I would at least like to make you aware of it’s future existence. The comic will probably be “released” on an unsuspecting public sometime in late May or early June.

I hope you all enjoy it!

Edit:
No, this doesn’t mean Maq #041 is dead.

Simoon (or Simoom)

In Breath of Fire 3 & 4, it was used as a Wind/Fire hybrid spell. In Golden Sun, it’s the name of one of the Jupiter [...]]]> For those who are fans of video games, such as Breath of Fire or Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, you may have heard this (these) term(s) before:

Simoon (or Simoom)

In Breath of Fire 3 & 4, it was used as a Wind/Fire hybrid spell. In Golden Sun, it’s the name of one of the Jupiter Djinni. So, what exactly does Simoon/Simoom mean? Well, here’s the answer!

Simoon (also called Simoom)
noun

Definition: “Extremely hot and dry local wind in Arabia and the Sahara. Its temperature often reaches 55 C (about 130 F), and the humidity of the air sometimes falls below 10 percent. It is caused by intensive ground heating under a cloudless sky. Simoom is an Arabic word that means “poison wind.” It refers to the wind’s tendency to cause heatstroke as it brings more heat to the human body than is removed by the evaporation of perspiration.” (dictionary.com, though it sounds like they got it from Encyclopedia Britannica).

I hope that was enlightening~

Lithe Adjective

“Bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible” (dictionary.com)

Use in a sentence: “The gymnast’s lithe body allowed her to perform moves that a less limber person could never dream of pulling off.”

“Careless, untidy, or slovenly.” (dictionary.com)

Use in a sentence: “Though his presentation was well researched, the slipshod way it was organized earned Davis a C instead of an A.”

Happy wording!

“A person or thing that ruins or spoils; something that causes death or destruction” (dictionary.com)

Use in a sentence: “The legendary weapon, Ogrebane, is nine times more effective at slaying ogres than the average dagger.” (heh heh, old joke).

“High-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.” (dictionary.com)

Use in a sentence: “Ellen adopted a bombastic British accent because she felt it was the fanciest way to talk.”

Umami Noun (but can also be used as an adjective) Origin of the word: [...]]]> Here’s a word that I learned while in the waiting room at the Powell Urgent care. Long story short, I had a sudden flareup of tendinitis in my foot (moved along by a sudden fall I took in a parking lot).

Umami
Noun (but can also be used as an adjective)
Origin of the word: Japan

a taste sensation that is meaty or savory and is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (as aspartate, inosinate, and glutamate) (dictionary.com)

In other words, it’s the fifth sense of taste (you know, besides sweet, sour, salty, and bitter).

Use in a sentence: … I got nothing. I really don’t have a clue.

See you next week!

Week of Jan 16-22

Esoteric Adjective

“Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest.” (dictionary.com)

Used in a [...]]]> Hey all! Sorry about the radio silence (been a bit busy with work and such). Anywho, it’s time to bring back the word of the week (by request, no less)!~

Week of Jan 16-22

Esoteric
Adjective

“Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest.” (dictionary.com)

Used in a sentence; “John’s use of 80′s sitcom trivia was so esoteric that nobody else at the party understood what he was talking about.”

See you next week!

adjective: ostentatious in one’s learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching. (dictionary.com)

On further inspection of her final paper, she discovered that her “C” was not because of what she wrote, but her pedantic professor noticing all the little grammar mistakes she made.

Bombastic

adjective: high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. (dictionary.com)

“The bombastic way the aristocrat spoke to the peasants angered them further.” (Made it up)