- My word of the day this morning was Brobdingnagian! (And yes, I am that geek who gets Merriam Webster's word of the day in my inbox every day in an effort to expand my vocabulary!) What a useful word. It means marked by tremendous size. Who needs to use huge, or immense, or any other such word to imply the grandeous nature of an object when Brobdingnagian is in your short list of relevant terms? I'm a big fan!
- In other news, I'm realizing that life in the big (or Brobdingnagian) city is...different-for lack of a kinder word. I was getting on the subway this morning-the 4/5 Uptown-with a great number of others, and this poor guy was merely trying to get off the train seconds after the door opened while everyone in the station was pushing him back onto the train. In the end, his girlfriend (or whoever she was) had to push through the crowd, grab his arm, and pull him off the train. I was trying to get out of his way, but the people behind me were pushing and shoving me onto the train. It was completely rude, and all the while we're standing on the words so kindly painted on the platform "Stand Aside". The whole situation reminded me of how selfish, singularly focused and inconsiderate people in this city can be, and encouraged me to try hard not to fall prey to the same impertinent behavior.
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