Okay, so actually we're not leaving to go camping until tomorrow (which is Thursday, but it's after midnight on Wednesday night right now), as a result of what edgewalkers call "adverse weather conditions."
What this means is that we're not getting back until Saturday, and I'll be away for the Fourth, meaning I'll miss whatever the gang has decided on for the occupation of that evening. I try not to bitch and whine too much on here, but I'm pissed off, albeit in a dull thumping manner rather than a flaming one. Camping is fun, but only with people with whom I can enjoy myself. Camping with friends would be a blast, absolutely kickass, and I'd do that in a second, given the chance. Come to think of it, I'll have to consider that one...
As I should happen to use the word "consider," may I also point out its rather odd derivations. When I first contemplated the look and feel of the syllables, a certain Latin word was immediately brought to mind - sidus, sideris, meaning "star." With the common prefix "con," the simplest literal meaning for such a verb would be something along the lines of "stars togetherify." The more sensible and less Latinized bits of my brain commented that such a meaning was utterly stupid for a word meaning "to think about."
Well, as it turned out, the "stars togetherify" thing was dead on. The literal meaning of "consider" is basically "to look at constellations in order to foresee future events." Those poor saps in Spanish and French don't have a chance.
But anyway, camping with family ain't much fun, and it's definitely not worth missing a Fourth of July party for.
posted on Thursday, July 03, 2003
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