"Issreeallyniiiice"

"Issreeallyniiiice" - "It's really nice", I repeat with gritted teeth.

This word has its origin in a McEvil advert, I don't want to say too much about this advert as I am pretty sickened by the company and don't in anyway want to cause any kind of positive promotion for them, however their latest advert promotes the new breakfast bagel range in which an office worker proclaims about his breakfast bagel, in the most irritating fashion, "Issreeallyniiiice"...............doubtful.

"Chernobyl"

Chernobyl - Is a city in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus. It was a major communications node and important centre of trade and commerce, especially in 19th century. The city is located 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, notoriously known for the Chernobyl accident. The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26th,1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). It is regarded as the worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power. It produced a plume of radioactive debris that drifted over parts of the western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. Large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were contaminated, resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of roughly 200,000 people. About 60% of radioactive fallout landed in Belarus. The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, slowing its expansion for a number of years, while forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive. The now-separate countries of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with continuing and substantial costs for decontamination and health care because of the Chernobyl accident. It is difficult to tally accurately the number of deaths caused by the events at Chernobyl — estimates range from hundreds to hundreds of thousands. The issue is still heavily disputed, and the long-term effects are not yet completely understood.

"Poinsettia"

Poin·set·ti·a: A tropical American shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) that has showy, usually scarlet bracts beneath the small yellow flowerlike inflorescences.

It's about the time of year when a kindly given Christmas Poinsettia meets its brown and droopy end. That is unless you have given it undivided attention, love and water, in which case you still have a week.

"Cockacidal Maniac"

"Shaun: [looking behind Ed's shoulder at the old lady in the pub] All right, what about her, then?
Ed: [looking back at her, then to Shaun] Ooooooh... Cockacidal maniac. Ex-porn star. She's done it all. They say she starred in the world's first interracial hardcore loop... "

A memorable line from the movie Shaun Of The Dead....

"Linear"

Lin·e·ar (ln-r)adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight.

The shape of our exhibition stand.

"Mahmoud Abbas"

"Mahmoud Abbas is a leading politician in Fatah. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from March to October 2003 when he resigned citing lack of support from Israel and the United States as well as "internal incitement" against his government [1]. Before being named Prime Minister, Abbas led the PLO's Negotiations Affairs Department. He has served as Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee since November 11, 2004, after Yasser Arafat's death. His reputation in the West is that of a moderating influence in the Palestinian Authority."

News coverage of the Palestinian elections has reinstated this name back into my brain, and now I'm finding it hard not to keep saying it.

"Pina Colada"

Pi·ña co·la·da - A mixed drink made of rum, coconut cream, and unsweetened pineapple juice. [Spanish, strained pineapple : piña, pineapple + colada, strained.]

My first catchy word in days, whats going on and where did it come from anyways? Just a word overheard i guess.

"Quone"

Non-existant word used by Seinfelds mother in a game of Scrabble:

"Jerry: 'Quone'? No, I'm afraid that I'm going to have to challenge that.
Helen: ...32...
Kramer: No, you don't have to challenge that. That's a word. That's a *definite* word.
Jerry: I am challenging...
Kramer: Quone: to quone something.
Jerry: Uh-huh... "

Re-watched one of my favourite Seinfeld episodes and now I'm stuck with this damn word.

"Girth"

"Girth generally refers to the circumfrence of a cylindrical object, such as a tree trunk."

Stuck in my head since using the term yesterday.

"Milf"

M I L F - Mother i'd like (to) f**k - mothers, whether married, separated or divorced, that a male individual sees as physically attractive enough to want to have sexual intercourse with them.

This is the first word i've been most embarrised to claim is stuck in my mind. Please don't read unnecessarily into it. It was picked up whilst watching American medicine drama 'ER', two children claimed a doctor was a Milf, she corrected them that she was not a mother and therefore should be a "Dilf"......work it out :-)

"Prerogative"

Prerogative n: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

Yes, Yes, it's a guilty pleasure, I like Britney Spears, its my prerogative. I don't need to explain why this word is in my head!

"Mulligatawny"

"Mulligatawny is the Anglicized version of the Tamil (a southern Indian Dravidian language) words for "pepper water" or "pepper broth." It became popular with the British stationed in India (employees of the East India Company) during colonial times, during the late 18th century and later. When they returned home, they brought the recipe back with them to England, and to other members of the Commonwealth, especially Australia. "

What I had for lunch today!

"Chakra"

Chak·ra n. One of the seven centres of spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy.

Trying to discover the name of a more unusual semi precious gemstone I came upon information surrounding gemstones and how through history have been used for their healing power. Each type of gemstone has a unique crystalline structure, which vibrates at a particular rate creating its individual properties. Gemstones relate to each chakra and aid in aligning and balancing the energy centres of the body.

"Spittoon"

A spittoon (or spitoon) is an article of furniture made for spitting into, especially by users of chewing tobacco. It is also known as a cuspidor, although that term is also used for a type of spitting sink used in dentistry. Cuspidors are still manufactured today, and commonly seen in fitness centers and gyms adjacent to a drinking fountain.

Not sure why this came to mind, it is a nice evocative word though.

"Spondulicka"

1. Spondulick - Money, Green, Cash.
I have some Spondulick

Is it just me or do people use Spondulicka to mean money these days? I am astounded to find no entries for Spondulicka when searching on google. The only entry I can find is for spondulick which is an 'a' short. Can it be that I am mistaken? Is Spondulicka multiples of spondulick? meaning Lots of money!?

"Perpendicular"

Per·pen·dic·u·lar - 1. Mathematics. Intersecting at or forming right angles. 2. Being at right angles to the horizontal; vertical. 3. often Perpendicular Of or relating to a style of English Gothic architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by emphasis of the vertical element.

A good 'word of the day'.

"Rula Lenska"

"British actress Rula was born Countess Roza-Marie Leopoldnya Lubienska, she grew up in London and first found herself in the public eye when she became a star of Rock Follies in her early twenties."

Rula is currently appearing in "Celebrity Big Brother" and her name is currently appearing constantly in my head.

"Ter-wit-ter-woo"

"Ter-wit-ter-woo", clearly this is not a real word but is however a personal development of the more common sound discription an owl makes "Twit Twoo". I'm not entirely sure why it's in my mind today, my two explanations would be either 1. I live in a house surrounded by outbuildings with very noisey nocturnal ter wit ter wooers or 2. I remembered today my close encounter with an owl at 6:50am on Christmas eve coming off the M3 onto the A303 heading to the Westcountry for Christmas........Ter-wit-ter-woo!

"Antiquated"

An·ti·quat·ed - Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded. Very old; aged: “The antiquated Earth, as one might say,/Beat like the heart of Man” (William Wordsworth).

Well thats a difficult one to illustrate, so apologies for the random object I have chosen to illustrate the word. As you will see below I have used an outdated and rather antiquated object 'the chamber pot' the predecessor to the 'toilet' we use today! Hooray.

"Insubstantial"

Lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" 2: lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor".

Clearly i'm feeling negativity today but I just found my favourite necklace that's been missing for two years?!

"Paraphernalia"

Paraphernalia n: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. The articles or equipment used in a particular activity or job, for example a builders tools. Personal belongings.

It's just such a pretty word.

"Skootch"

"Skootch is to move yourself (or something) over in order to make room." Full Explaination.

I love the word and have been using it more frequently lately, except now it's stuck on repeat in my head.

"Ethereal"

E·the·re·al - Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible. Highly refined; delicate. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly. Not of this world; spiritual. Chemistry. Of or relating to ether.

Goodness knows how this one entered my head!? I guess its just a catchy word.

"Burkina Faso"

"Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens."

An answer to a crossword puzzle i did recently, its been making frequent reappearances ever since.

"Savanavanavich"

"Savanavanavich" Peter Serafinowicz, genius comic man of funny programmes such as "Look around you" and "Spaced" and star of zombie film "Shaun of the Dead".

"Savanavanavich" stems from my total inability to remember Peter Serafinowicz' surname when necesssity requires me to do so. So now he is referred to as, "you know, Savanavanavich, from look around you". I should really try to remember it properly, since he is brilliant. I'm saying the word today as I have watched "Shaun of the Dead"....again.

"Quandary"

Quandary n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" 2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options.

I think i'm in a bit of a one today....hmm. Thus the word stuck on my mind.

"Millefiori"

Millefiori - Definition: a type of mosaic glass made with various-colored and -sized cross-sections of fused glass rods, esp. used in paperweights.
Etymology: Italian mille fiori `thousand flowers'.

The Millefiori glasswork technique has evolved and more recently in multi shaped beaded jewellery...working for a jewellers I get far too many jewellery related words stuck in my head. Millefiori beads are so richly coloured and look like pretty and juicy little sweeties.

"Elvis Herselvis"

"Elvis impersonator stage act created by San-Franciscan drag-king Leigh Crow."

Don't know why this arrived in my head this morning, probably because I was updating my portfolio, and I found an old Elvis illustration i had done, which in-turn, reminded me of this act I saw once.

"Flamboyant"

Flamboyant adj 1: elaborately or excessively ornamented. [French, from Old French, present participle of flamboyer, to blaze, from flambe, flame.] Flamboyant tree n: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.

"Antipelliculaire"

French for "Anti-Dandruff".

Reintroduced to my brain every morning as I spot the shampoo bottle I bought last time we were in France.

"Fibonacci"

Leonardo of Pisa or Leonardo Pisano (c.1175-1250), also known as Fibonacci, was an Italian mathematician and is best known for the invention of the Fibonacci numbers, and for his role in the introduction to Europe of the modern Arabic positional decimal system for writing and manipulating numbers.

One wonders how some words slip into the mind.....but when they do, round and round they go, all day.

"Mordecai"

The name of Richies pet bird in The Royal Tenenbaums.

"Spode"

"England's oldest pottery company still on its original site, in the heart of the Staffordshire Potteries".

An old favourite word, seered, once again, onto my brain after a chance viewing of The Antiques Roadshow.