I've had a post in mind the past few days.
This is it, plus this weekend.
So, if someone had emailed me back *coughazizamcough* I might be able to present you with a specific term for this, but as it is, maybe those of you out there in the tubes can help me out. What's the term for a word that isn't new, but acquires a new meaning separate from its previous one?
This is relevant, I promise.
I am proposing a new meaning for the word minion. For one, because it's such a cool word, and unless you're hanging with a lot of D&D geeks, it doesn't get tossed around in normal conversation nearly as much as it should. Also, because I have recently acquired a minion of my own, and wish to stretch the definition to fit an entire genre. Thus, I propose that the word 'minion' is henceforth a synonym for 'small appliance.' It sounds cooler - and it's easier to say.
Here is my minion. It is yellow and blows smoke in a menacing fashion, as all minions should.
As an added benefit, this minion is also approved by physicians to assist those of us who suffer from chronic allergies to smog. It also doubles as an entertaining kitten toy, though I haven't gotten pictures of this yet.
I have other minions as well, and since pictures have been requested, here they be. My small purple oven and my small green rice cooker. They are adorabibble, as minions should also be.
This week dragged like crazy. Being sick didn't help. I didn't get to go for my waffle date on Friday (sad) but I was also not really in any condition to go out, since I was coughing every 5 seconds and such. But Saturday was much better. I woke up around 10, tried to sleep, and then decided to clean up my apartment. It's been cold lately, but it was bright and sunny, so I swept and generally did all the cleaning I have been putting off while I was sick. I always feel better in a clean apartment anyway.
Then I went into town and hung out with Tim in Caribou while he worked on a paper and I played Fire Red. I thought I remembered Brock being vaguely challenging, but I beat him with my Mankey and that was that. Got the Magikarp and did my first round through Mt. Moon before we left to have dinner with Holly and Shin for her birthday. Then I headed to the Dragon Hill Spa to meet up with my SnB girls. Since I was late, I didn't find everyone else till after I had had my bath and soaked a bit. Three of us spent the night there, and it was fun, despite the lack of comfortable sleeping places. I spent half the night on the floor and half in a massage chair (which is not as comfortable as it would sound). Highlights included the outdoor bath, which required not slipping on the ice (yes, ice) as you got out. It was absolutely delicious.
I couldn't find Cheryl and Lindsay this morning, so I got a quick shower and left to explore. It was snowing lightly, and I have pictures of the fountains out front, which were covered in snow. Note the dragon has a long icicle fang...
The spa was right next to a huge mall and I wandered in there, had Baskin Robbins for breakfast, and then poked around until 1 or so. It was there that I learned today's Korean word of the day!
squirrel = daramji
I also learned the reason the spa had that particular name. It's in an area in the middle of Seoul called Yongsan. I don't spend a lot of time in the area; it's more the south-central part of Kangbo (north of the river). So I was surprised when I glanced up at the characters for the station and realized they mean "Dragon Mountain." Makes sense. After that, I headed up to Hyehwa to the SnB meeting. Yes, I was ridiculously early, but I wanted to work some more on figuring out Tim's scarf, which I started last night. After I got the new cast-on down, it's going fine, but I still have to get used to the stitch pattern before I can work very quickly.
As it happened, I spent the time till Jenny got to Cafe T+ re-seaming my gauntlets. YES I FINALLY FINISHED THEM. Well, technically I finished them the other night, but I wasn't really happy with them, cause they were so loose. I'm definitely going to have to adjust that pattern if I use it again. Anyway, I took them apart and reseamed them so that they fit my hand, and I'm much happier with them after that alteration. Look aren't they purty? I added the suede bows to tighten them, but left them cause they're still cute, even though not as necessary now.
Afterwards Cait and I went to Sinchon for On the Border with Tim, and so I brought home half a burrito to a frantic kitten who was convinced she was starving, and also that I had abandoned her. AND IT WAS SNOWING!!! I mean, it had flurried a bit earlier in the morning, but not really stuck. But when we left Hyewha it was really coming down, and continued all through dinner and was still there when I got to Jamsil. I was really happy about it, and was almost dancing down the street as I walked home and attempting to catch snowflakes on my tongue, despite Cait's warnings about dying from ingesting acid rain. This behavior prompted some hot Korean guys to say hello to me - I'm not sure if they though it was cute or if I was crazy or what. -shrugs-
So now I am here working on my computer and attempting to get things back to normal in a more organized fashion than they were. It's a slow process, mostly cause I have to rip all my music from A to D from my ipod again. -sigh- But I have Something Corporate to keep me company, so it's not too bad. Other good news - I get paid this week! And I can plan my Japan trip!! Yay!
