Wow – not written anything for a while – been busy + had a week off last week.
After two weeks of naff enigma’s (1136, 1137) last week’s was good (1138: Pedal Power), although I have little confidence in the answer I eventually got! This week’s is my favourite type (letters for numbers). Oh yes, and I got 1133: Smile right too.
What a nice weekend. My mum and step-dad came to stay, plus I had Monday and Tuesday off, watched a grand prix, and got to play loads of Tomb Raider IV.
Lots of new words too: stripling \STRIP-ling\: A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood. inveterate \in-VEH-tuh-rut\: Firmly established by long persistence; habitual. nudnik \NOOD-nik (“OO” as in “good”)\: A person who is a bore or nuisance. abusage \uh-BYOO-sij\: Improper or incorrect use of language. descry \dih-SKRYE\: To catch sight of; find out, discover.
Fun enigma this week (1134 Luck be a lady) – took about 20 minutes. I sadly got 1128 (Daffodils) wrong, which I thought I might. I reckon I might have got 1129 wrong as well.
New word: marplot \MAHR-plaht\: one who frustrates or ruins a plan or undertaking by meddling.
Spent the long weekend sanding and painting – tiring, but satisfying. Will be well worth it when the windows and doors are all looking nice.
Also got a couple of new words: longueur \long-GUR\: A dull and tedious passage or section (of a book), and apotheosis \uh-pah-thee-OH-sis\: Elevation to divine rank; A model of excellence of perfection of a kind. Incidently, the words now have their own page – check out the link in the green navigation bar.