tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post6741992408102499040..comments2023-06-21T08:09:44.331-04:00Comments on This Is My Secret: The Blog and Website of Writer Kristin Cashore: In Which I Use One of My Favorite Words. Thrice.Kristin Cashorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-46014735148462977182009-01-24T22:16:00.000-05:002009-01-24T22:16:00.000-05:00i dont know how well the paper mache spelunkers wo...i dont know how well the paper mache spelunkers would be at exploring caves, i would imagine they would need some help :p<BR/>even so, that would be some pretty intense transmogrifying. <BR/>maybe ill get my own transmogrifier. they probally have some for sale on e-bay, better yet all i need is a marker and a cardboard box... <BR/>lol, <BR/>graceling fan 4 life, raishellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-54700590366579208882009-01-21T17:50:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:50:00.000-05:00Well, my perception of the word "transmogrify" was...Well, my perception of the word "transmogrify" was colored by Bill Watterson's depiction... Calvin wrote "transmogrifier" on a cardboard box, climbed in, and started changing himself into various bizarre things. Cartoons can do that sort of thing. Presumably, the word was invented for less magical changes. I suppose that in the real world, transmogrifying galoshes into spelunkers would probably involve papier mache and a hat with a light. (Hmmm... sounds like a project! Pictures, anyone?)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you had to look up all three words? Awesome!!! My work here is done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-57169252932792835682009-01-19T23:16:00.000-05:002009-01-19T23:16:00.000-05:00i dont understand how you can change rubber overbo...i dont understand how you can change rubber overboots to a cave explorer and then throw them out the window, but if it was possible, I would definately do it...<BR/><BR/>by the way... i had to look up all those words... spelunkers (caver), galoshes (rubber overboots) and transmogrifyin (to change shape). <BR/><BR/>At first i thought there must be a diffrent definition for spelunkers because that seems like an odd thing to change boots to, but then i remembered... duh its just an awesome word... tehe spelunkers :) makes me smile just to think it!<BR/><BR/>graceling fan 4 life, raishellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-43022987700564951702009-01-16T17:38:00.000-05:002009-01-16T17:38:00.000-05:00CreativeMa -- you've got a creative son!April -- y...CreativeMa -- you've got a creative son!<BR/><BR/>April -- you should see me lately, trying to work syzygy into everything. It's a great word to spell, too!<BR/><BR/>And Marcy and Ron, for the record, I love when people have conversations in my comments with each other and not me -- I get to read them and there's no pressure to respond! <BR/><BR/>If my galoshes were transmogrified into spelunkers, they would be tall, green spelunkers.Kristin Cashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-51118372396927979172009-01-15T17:30:00.000-05:002009-01-15T17:30:00.000-05:00Syzygy? That's awesome, I didn't know that one. It...Syzygy? That's awesome, I didn't know that one. It's almost as fun to say as "shichi ji ni" (or however it's transliterated...), Japanese for "at seven o'clock." "Hablabamos" is another fun one. I think I'm remembering it right. Spanish for "we were talking." But syzygy wins 'cuz it's in English.<BR/><BR/>Ron, you might feel better without actually doing it, but come on! "Yes, Judge, I HAD to defenestrate the spelunkers. It was just too awesome to resist. Don't worry, they were just transmogrified galoshes, anyway."<BR/><BR/>Now I feel like I'm trying to take over Kristin's blog, replying to various people's comments. I'll just slink away now...Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334283552080882052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-63203906205337935812009-01-15T17:28:00.000-05:002009-01-15T17:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334283552080882052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-74044535538133330802009-01-15T15:43:00.000-05:002009-01-15T15:43:00.000-05:00So last night I was reading my sister Marcy's blog...So last night I was reading my sister Marcy's blog (the same Marcy that commented before) and noticed an entry with a title of "In Which It Is Proven That Kristin Cashore Is Awesome"... the entry just said "Hey Ron! Look!". So clearly I was required to follow the link. Hence my arrival.<BR/><BR/>However, defenestrate is not my favorite word (granted it's close). My favorite word is one I discovered while reading Calvin and Hobbes... it resulted in an argument with my mother since she didn't believe it was a real word, but I knew Bill Watterson wouldn't have made up a word in that particular context. (To this day I can quote the dictionary definition since I had to look it up to win the argument.)<BR/><BR/>So... after a phone conversation with Marcy I'm prepared to make the following statement:<BR/><BR/>Sometimes you feel like taking some galoshes and transmogrifying them into spelunkers <B>then</B> defenestrating them. But once you've announced your intention to do such a thing, you'll probably feel better even without actually doing it.<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>I think I'm going to have to read your book...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-81203030313478150792009-01-14T10:23:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:23:00.000-05:00Defenestrate is a pretty great word. Now if you c...Defenestrate is a pretty great word. Now if you can find a way to use "syzygy" three times in one post, I will be seriously amazed! Syzygy has got to be one of the most fun words to say!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-10618444828266108172009-01-14T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-14T09:55:00.000-05:00My 10-year-old son made up his own language, to go...My 10-year-old son made up his own language, to go with his own planet that he invented, and the first word that he conjugated was "defenestrate." I kid you not. <BR/>CreativeMaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-28801233202824100972009-01-13T21:21:00.000-05:002009-01-13T21:21:00.000-05:00Teri -- ha!Claire, I'm glad you found your way bac...Teri -- ha!<BR/><BR/>Claire, I'm glad you found your way back to my real blog so I could read your comment! Thanks for writing in :o)<BR/><BR/>Frances, thank you so much!<BR/><BR/>Becky, I doubt my suggestions would be any better than anyone else's; in fact, I expect they'd be worse, because the last thing I do is sit around discussing/analyzing my book! :o) I wonder if you could find anything online? Good luck, and I'm honored that you're reading it! (This isn't really a useful suggestion, but you should definitely all decide what Grace you think you have, and what Grace you'd <I>like</I> to have ^_^)<BR/><BR/>Robert, I like your objective ordering of awesome words. Good work. ;)Kristin Cashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-77550440617354636082009-01-13T13:10:00.000-05:002009-01-13T13:10:00.000-05:00>(And can you guess what is one of my favorite ...>(And can you guess what is one of my favorite words? ^_^)<BR/><BR/>Well, taking all the words in the post, and sorting them by their totally objective awesomeness, you get the following list:<BR/><BR/>1. defenestrate<BR/>2. defenestrate<BR/>3. DEFENESTRATE<BR/>4. BOOO<BR/>5. pelicans<BR/>6. fidgety<BR/>7. forgiveness<BR/>(etc...)<BR/><BR/>Hmm, I'm definitely guessing [drum roll please...] *discipline*! You gave it away by using it three times!<BR/><BR/> - RobertRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980087882033699619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-83357534557636464282009-01-13T11:57:00.000-05:002009-01-13T11:57:00.000-05:00Hey Kristin!Graceling has become one of my favorit...Hey Kristin!<BR/><BR/>Graceling has become one of my favorite books. My book club is reading it and I've been looking for any discussion guides or interesting, unique ways to take our group and haven't been able to find any. Do you have any suggestions?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Rebecca McKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310276170780281950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-56342898391990122182009-01-13T11:12:00.000-05:002009-01-13T11:12:00.000-05:00Hi Kristin!I just wanted to say that Graceling is ...Hi Kristin!<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say that Graceling is one of my favorite books; Katsa and Po are such strong, vivid characters that I look forward to rereading their story from time to time.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with Bitterblue; I can't wait to read what you have next.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Frances<BR/>New York, NYUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677492952082313526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-21689261683519259002009-01-13T06:41:00.000-05:002009-01-13T06:41:00.000-05:00[Originally posted at LJ, because my brain was app...[Originally posted at LJ, because my brain was apparently switched off...]<BR/><BR/>Defenestrate is a great word!<BR/><BR/>I like these resolutions. I hover somewhere in between looseness and discipline at different times, alternating between workaholicism and being completely-and-utterly lazy. So to read this was interesting. :)Claire Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605443857833599150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-33226725951648309762009-01-12T23:03:00.000-05:002009-01-12T23:03:00.000-05:00Um. I think we may be twins.Teri HallUm. I think we may be twins.<BR/><BR/>Teri HallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-77122154894793042042009-01-12T21:58:00.000-05:002009-01-12T21:58:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kristin Cashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-76114239519326026562009-01-12T20:41:00.000-05:002009-01-12T20:41:00.000-05:00I love the word "defenestration" too. So fun to sa...I love the word "defenestration" too. So fun to say, and it has a silly meaning. Which is awesome. <BR/><BR/>My resolution is to practice more; To practice oboe and singing. Nothing really peace-creating, but I try to be the best I can in terms of peace all the time anyway, and the practice is something I need more. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-81881384073689494932009-01-12T19:54:00.000-05:002009-01-12T19:54:00.000-05:00-Spend more time outdoors walking around with my c...-Spend more time outdoors walking around with my camera. I find that the days that I do that, I am more relaxed and in general just happier.<BR/><BR/>-I started journaling when I was about 12. There were a couple of years there that I wrote nothing and in the past couple of years I've gone months without saying anything. That's something I'd like to change in 2009. I'm starting small and trying to get at least one entry a week. <BR/><BR/>Those are two things that give me peace and help reduce stress and give me new ideas.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381348008457855813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-91333425684836275022009-01-12T18:50:00.000-05:002009-01-12T18:50:00.000-05:00My guess for your favorite word was going to be "f...My guess for your favorite word was going to be "forgive" until I saw that "defenestrate" also occurred three times in your post. (The others are "always", "any", "because", "but", "chapter", "discipline", "don", "even", "faith"..., "patience", ... okay you used a lot of words three times.)Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467322140216809690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-85624485275355854022009-01-12T18:31:00.000-05:002009-01-12T18:31:00.000-05:00This is from my son's dinosaur book and may help w...This is from my son's dinosaur book and may help w/patience:<BR/><BR/>"If you look at your arm and imagine that the very first life on Earth happened at your shoulder, dinosaurs began near your elbow and dominated Earth to your wrist. Humans have been here only for the bit of time represented by the tip of one of your fingernails." <BR/><BR/>Nothing like perspective! Of course, it hasn't always been effective when I'm about to defenestrate one of my children or pets.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750533981402611047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-68831044009246900042009-01-12T17:33:00.000-05:002009-01-12T17:33:00.000-05:00When I want peace I either go outside to listen to...When I want peace I either go outside to listen to nature (it's such a luxury living out in the middle of nowhere), sit in my room with all the lights off and just think, or read a book. But if I'm looking for peace away from my thoughts, which can be the case sometimes, then I read.<BR/><BR/>*looks up word defenestrate* Haha thats fuuny.BeyondTheIcyWallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581177582269264431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-16536685860669645212009-01-12T16:49:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:49:00.000-05:00Jack and Jill went up the hillto fetch a pail of w...Jack and Jill went up the hill<BR/>to fetch a pail of water,<BR/>Jack fell down and broke his crown, <BR/>and threw it out the window!<BR/><BR/>The window, the window, the second story window,<BR/>With a heave and a ho and a mighty throw<BR/>He threw it out the window.<BR/><BR/>Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow<BR/>And every where that Mary went -<BR/>She threw it out the window!<BR/><BR/>The window, the window, the second story window,<BR/>With a heave and a ho and a mighty throw<BR/>She threw it out the window.<BR/><BR/>etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-49983503710273587362009-01-12T16:18:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:18:00.000-05:00DEFENESTRATE! Yay! That's one of my favorites too!...DEFENESTRATE! Yay! That's one of my favorites too! Seriously. Ever since my brother Ron introduced me to it, back when I was in... junior high? Sometimes you've got to say, "The Defenestration of Prague" just to say it. And sometimes you can win a round of Balderdash by writing down the definition, "To throw something or someone out of a window." It's great. (Not that I'm saying *I* would ever do either one of those things. Oh no.)<BR/><BR/>As for peace-creating resolutions, it's not a resolution per se, but for the time being at least I want to concentrate on doing things because they're good for me, I enjoy them, and I'm going to love and care for myself; not out of guilt. I'll be applying this to some very simple, basic things. Like showering. Why would anyone ever shower out of guilt? Um... never mind. Let's not talk about that just now. =)Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334283552080882052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-72137212155436627932009-01-12T16:11:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:11:00.000-05:00Defenestrate is an AWESOME word.Defenestrate is an AWESOME word.Sarah Prineashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655290885417713813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-56483522850119486092009-01-12T15:57:00.000-05:002009-01-12T15:57:00.000-05:00defenestrate is a favorite word of yours. NOW TEL...defenestrate is a favorite word of yours. NOW TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS!!!!!<BR/>i resolve to try not to be a procrastinator and to try to forgive my brother when he annoys the crap out of me.<BR/>that's good enough in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>"ill keep you my dirty little secret"-drity little secret by all-american rejects<BR/><BR/>p.s. sorry songs stuck in head. just learned on drums yesterday. GO CHICK DRUMMAS!!!!!thatgirlwithwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879840564312954925noreply@blogger.com