After a brief hiatus, I have returned in full force. (Nothing like impending exams to make a girl get on her blog horse)
My project now is to work on building my own lexicon. I’ve done this in a number of different ways throughout my life: underlining every other word in Jane Eyre as a fourth grader in over my head, keeping a running list of words I come across in my notebook, etc.
I do love words and I love to use them in creative ways. There are so many great words out there that hardly ever get used (nefarious, exuberant, and so on) and so many words that just get used and used and never thought about (awesome, irrespective, etc.) - so here, I will keep a running list of words I come across and want to look up, or words I like the sound of or should be used more often.
Today’s word is watershed. I have the Indigo Girls to thank for my interest in this word and it seemed appropriate for the occasion. It’s been written in my little notebook for weeks and it is finally making its debut.
Watershed: …3) A critical point that marks a division of change of course; a turning point…
Up on the watershed, standing at the fork in the road
you can stand there and agonize
’til your agony is your heaviest load.
You’ll never fly as high as the crow flies, get used to the country mile
When you’re learning to face the path at your pace,
Every choice is worth your while.
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Comment by testanchor781 — October 15, 2005 @ 8:58 pm