26.09.01 - 5:19 p.m.

arriviste air-ih-VEEST (noun)
: one that is a new and uncertain arrival
(as in social position or artistic endeavor)
Example sentence:
"Playing in his first French Open, Ferrero, a 20-year-old
Spanish arriviste, reached the semifinals, all the while betraying no sense of awe."
(L. Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated, June 19, 2000)

merriam-websters words of the day have been consistently
fabulous lately, and stanley has been ridiculously
well-behaved - letting us sleep undisturbed until
entirely unacceptable hours of the afternoon.
im growing to love rainy afternoons and lucille clifton again.
and riding bikes to the market for the sole
purpose of getting a soda out of the machine as
a wee treat for myself after drinking the full
eight glasses of water recommended per day. i
havent been to the laundromat in ages.

should it bother me that my favorites
are so common?or should i be glad that everyone
here has such outstanding taste? as mum would say: decisions, decisions.

love
astrid