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Balderdash
I like the word today, so I thought we could play a round.
noctivagant oc-tiv-A-gant, adjective:
Re: Balderdash
Someone who gets mischevious at night.
Chymes got it right.
Pertaining to going about in the night; night-wandering.
But I think both Kasa's and Juli's definitions work, too.
Rhett Butler is a noctivagant.
(I just read the part in the book where him and Scarlett are in NOLA and he keeps going out at night for "business".)
*sigh* The GWTW saga is becoming too prevalent in my thoughts. Yesterday I told MissyNa that one of our coworkers reminded me of Frank Kennedy!
Books do that! I found myself relating to way too much in the book I finally finished last night.
I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only one!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! *fist-pump*
Do you ever start thinking in the style of the book you're reading? Like if I'm reading an old timey book, I find myself thinking certain Old English phrases and what not. I'd give an example, but I can't think of one right now. Maybe that's only me though.
I usually adapt to the writing style with my thoughts (like the way I "say" my thoughts in my head.) This book I just read had a very "And this one time? At band camp?"-ish vibe to it. His writing style for most of his character's monologue's were structured with a question, another question, and then some regular talking...lol.
It drove me nuts at first.
Yep, I totally do that with Old English too!
I think it is a mark of a good book when it infiltrates my daily thoughts and perceptions. For exmaple, when I was talking about Lord of the Rings and how the Elves react to death.
I love the part where Rhett and Scarlett are in NOLA! That was probably my favorite part of RBP. Have you learned what "business" Rhett is doing at night? The haunted history tour we took talks about that kind of business because it relates to one of the most "active" hauntings in the city. There isn't really a lot out there to read about it, but I found it fascinating.
Maybe I should do another NANOWRIMO and use "ghosts of NOLA" as a topic.
The saddest thing about finishing RBP for me was knowing there was never going to be anymore new GWTW goodness for me to experience.
Yes, I did read about what he was doing at night. How strange. 19th century NOLA sounds like they had quite the unique culture!
Did I tell you I'm considering doing Nanowrimo this year?
I hate that.
The history of NOLA is so interesting--one of the reasons I love the city so much (and there's the food, too). If you ever visit, you might enjoy the haunted history tour. You learn a lot of the history of the French quarter in a sort of theatrical way.
You didn't tell me you were considering Nano. That is awesome! You should totally do it. It was such a worthwhile experience for me.
Ya, odds are I'll chicken out because I figure there's a high likelihood that I wouldn't be successful due to time constraints and generally getting stuck in my writing (like, say, on page 2). We'll see though. I have a general idea for a topic to write about, and maybe if I can refine it a bit before November, I'll go for it.
I'll do it again if you do it
If it encourages you at all, I was working at my current job, 50 hours per week when I did it.
Isn't it better to try and fail than not to try at all? Who said that?
Hmmm... I'll talk to you about it in October.
Sounds like a plan. Maybe LST will do it again and we can have a little writing group.