@AskTheDevil I hadn't even heard Obfuscate until yesterday.

@AskTheDevil Mmm. Interesting. The dictionary I checked had them listed as the same word, with obfuscate being the more common variant.

The local radio DJ announced a quote in English from "F---ing Snooze" and it took me a good couple of minutes to realize they were trying to say "Fox News".

So, anyways, that's how my day has been. How are you?

I was today years old when I learned it was OBFUSCATE (aub-fuss-kate) and OBFUSTICATE (aub-foos-ti-kate).

But actually!!!

Fun stuff, both are legitimate words. It's just the one that I've always used is not the common term, it's the archaic.

#FunWithWords

FB just offered me an ad about getting pregnant in my 40's, which is disturbing on many levels. One, what indicates that I'm that age (other than using FB messenger). Two, who fool of a Took would think I want more kids. My last pregnancy nearly killed me. I don't want another. Ever.

I took a nap and now there are three Very Urgent Things competing for my attention that need to get done before 5pm that did not exist at 1pm.

Why is life like this?

@MookyTroubadour Yes! I've picked up weird phrases and pronunciations from so many places.

The Expat Accent leans more towards a very bookish English with well-enunciated speech patterns because the people you're speaking to probably know some English, but it's Book English, with a limited accent and minimal slang. So Expat English comes across as Formal English to native speakers.

At some point I want to sit down and dissect the Expat Accent English-speakers get. It's not quite the Airport Accent of the well-traveled (named because you pronounce words the way you hear them the most in different regions rather than using the same regional accent), and it's fascinating.

Right... onto edits!

"But, if you're Christian, how do you know about Buddha?"

I live in Korea, which has a lot of Buddhists, and I'm getting emails from my local shops reminding me about holiday hours and free events to celebrate. Also, choosing a religion does not make you forget other religions exist.

Happy Birthday to Buddha and everyone celebrating!

*Clarification*

The closest we have to Hell is choosing to cut yourself off from the divine and reject God. It's 100% your choice, not His. But, if you choose it, you'll be happy there. So it's not really Hell, it's just eternal sameness.

Religion is weird. Sorry.

My branch of Christianity doesn't have a hell. We do believe that you will eventually have to face God and have a sit down chat about your life choices, but we also believe He loves you and supports you, so He's okay with me throwing a temper tantrum like the immortal toddler I am.

I do pray. I am Christian and religious. But the older I get the more my prayers resemble something from Penric (World of the Five Gods by Bujold) in which I pointedly explain to my deity of choice that this is His problem and He needs to fix it.

By the miracle of ice and multiple kinds of allergy meds my jaw feels better. (there might also have been some prayer and bargaining with God going on)

I can at least move my jaw without hurting, so we have progress. Yay!

#LittleWins

@Oma_Trisha *high five*

As soon as I find a zombie, I'll let you know. Going for a run without pain sounds fantastic.

I need to get breakfast so I can take allergy meds so I can try to function. What I actually want is a zombie apocalypse because the idea getting bitten once and not feeling pain ever again is super appealing right now.

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