Lolita

[unico_love]

I am up too late, again. I was talking to a friend that I can never catch online. It's really bad because the medication I'm currently on makes me sleep even more than usual, I think. In general, though, I do not a lot of sleep. I tire easily. It could be because of my awful diet (pudding, fruit snacks, two packs of lunch meat, 2 bags of cherries, juice with tons of sugar-last week's groceries.) Usually I eat a little better than *that,* though@_@

I finished reading Lolita, by Vladmir Nabokov. He was apparently a synesthete(sp?), in case anyone cares to know but didn't already know. The word "nymph," or a derivitave of that, appears in practically every other sentence. Apparently "nymphology" is an exact science, a 12 year-old girl only has 2 years of "nymphage" left, and college girls are the "horror of all horrors." I am also apparently the exact height and weight of Lolita late into the novel:) Reminds me of when I was obsessed with Sailor Moon and was so proud to be the same height as her when I got my physical before starting highschool. Unfortunately, I grew and when I found out I threw a minor fit. Such obsessiveness over inconsequential details... Anyways, I highly recommend reading Lolita. I even learned a few new vocabulary words:) Though, I already forgot one of them... It meant "seal-like" and started with an "n" I believe. Anyways, Goodnight!

Comments

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

"Synaesthesic" and, I'm guessing "synesthesic," works too. I should have looked it up... I have probelms with this word. I find it really confusing.

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

I can find both "synesthete" and "synesthesic" used... I don't know if they're both correct or not. Did I mention I don't like this word?

[ex-miut911.livejournal.com]

'A synaesthete/synesthete' or 'synaesthesic/synesthesic' both work.

Now I'm curious about the word starting with 'n' and meaning 'seal-like' - I think I'll go and look that one up.

Oops!

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

Sorry, the word meaning "seal-like" or pertaining to seals, was phocene. The context of it really threw me (I still don't really get it, but there was a lot of interesting words choices in the novel). I accidently said it started with an "n" because there were a couple of words starting with "n" that I didn't know. Apparently "nates" means buttocks. Maybe that's common, but I've never heard of it.