REM Sleep
REM Sleep… plus how do you get to sleep at night?
Check out the rest of my dream sequence here.
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REM Sleep… plus how do you get to sleep at night?
Check out the rest of my dream sequence here.
Please rate and comment over at YouTube to help my video be seen. Thanks! :-)
forty winks can wait
signed,
rapid i movement
REM sleep’s becoming one of my favorite.
Marina, I would like to request the word [racism] since it easily the most abused word in America today. It used to mean the belief that one race of humans was superior to another. But today, it is thrown around irresponsibly like cheap candy in any discussion regarding politics rendering it almost devoid of meaning. What is its proper origin and use? And, who really is misusing the word [racist], or [racism] today?
Thank you for your consideration. Have a beautiful weekend.
Respectfully,
KevinB
Marina, you remind me of a blond Russian chimpanzee that thoroughly discredits our nationality with your sluttiness that you pretend to pass for classiness, unsuccessfully.
Disgusting and low! And it speaks volumes about American culture that buys into this disingenuous semi-pornographic deception.
Dear Teacher,
I forgot to mention. If I went to the right in my REM Dream, They would not let my dog in!
(VERY STRICK RULES) T. Zone! jimj122345
Dear Teacher,
I woke up the other night, I recalled the dream.
I passed away. I went to the two gates in the clouds.
I saw you standing at the cloud to the left.
I figured should go to the right. I decided to go with you!
I was the right decision! Love, Jimmy. Jimj122345
We wake up during the REM sleep mostly!
(((
REM sleep is globaly 3x – 4x during the night
[verdant]
if i do fall asleep its only for like 4 hours but mostly i cant
i have sleeping problems i have to wake up early to be able to sleep ad night, if i dont it takes me hours to get to sleep…
lets see you define the word [transvestite].. this should be a blast..
enjoy
signed
jeffrey
I have a favorite way to fall asleep! I prepare for the next morning by
grouping all the things I will need like my wallet, glasses and cash, etc.
Do any of my regular routines like those, and do a final check of emails
and websites to see if anything hasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss- unh where am I?!
Beautiful, sweet, lovely; original, professional. Encourage, keep-up the good work. James
Marina, Can you please do a video on the word: MARSHMELLOW
It is firm and pillowy and sweet and you have a great desire to put it in your mouth…
Thanks, Marina….
ILufMarina
Marina asks
Having read this piece by Mark Twain, I wonder if we shouldn’t all copy Abby, from the TV series NCIS, and sleep in a coffin.
Wonderful; come to Hollywood; I’ll sponsor. Ciao, James
I agree. Self
Madoff [bilk]ed even poor people of their hard-earned savings.
I said I fall asleep dreaming about LA because here in Eastern Europe California is
)
being related only with Hollywood and LA (when I was younger)
When I finished highschool I wanred to emigrate to US in CA LA but things changed and now everithing is allright right here
Now we’ll have in several years Euro curency and my bussiness will work better and better
But as reflex some habits you can not change and that is why I am still dreming about LA
Now that I am older I konw that LA is not such a great US city, but still you
can make a dream about those lands (even if now they are more like United Villages
Just to pass the time…
20 Questions
Word request [billody]
Im not sure i wrote it correctly. It was a term used by James May in Top gear when he goes to Finland to lern to drive like Mika Hakkinen.
This is the video in which it can be heard… (he uses it at about 8:27 of the clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy8LJx71_9o
You’re kidding, right? Bill Oddie (of which this gentlemen resembles, is a TV presenter/Bird Watching enthusiast) from Britain.
Of course, Bill Oddie’s can often be seen in the wild, looking at birds and driving vehicles…..
WORD REQUEST: [ valise ]
My friend said he was at his girlfriend’s place licking her valise. I said, “What?”… He said he had to because there was strawberry jam on it!
As long as he uses dental dam…
Caracoles, I reckon one thing is sure. This is one hell of a lucky bottle of neuro sleep!
Conversation I had with “Smarterchild” A robot that kids can talk to… It has a planner, but although it is targeted toward childeren displays ads for debt management and…. weight loss
Editing my poindexter video right now.. hopefully it will be in a few hours!
WOO!!
It’s 9PM now, I will film tomorrow..
You’re not waiting for me are you? I got bogged down with my Poindexter video!
Yes…. I only have today left before I am out of time….. Next week I am away..
YES!!! My mum just found my armani top!! woo
Good luck, hotforwords!
Dance these steps, to help pass the time …
TIME WARP
Alright, I’m not a big fan of the sexual ones, perhaps because there are too many (you already did D*nkey Punch), but my favorites are [tea bagging], [rusty trombone], and [strawberry shortcake], though of course you could investigate the regular ones like [b*ow job] and [missionary position], though they are certainly not terribly interesting as word phrases.
I would like to request [pirates] and suitable replacement terms as this one is dated and abused, as in Gilbert and Sullivan’s the Pirates of Penzance (listen to Modern Major General here).
I would like to request [manscaping] because I don’t know if I’m doing it right.
If you have to ask, then your probably not
I’d like to request the phrase [a go-between]
[myggo] guess there are some people coming up with a generation g movement already, and they have it up on myggo.net.
yup i’m still all about the generation g thingy, but they do have something pretty interesting up.
Generation G gotcha jumpin’?
I like this new style of video…. But I still miss the old style… and the lesson everyday….
Sleep with Me… If I went to bed with you I’d never get any sleep! Lately it’s with my blankey. But, personally I’d rather have you singing me to sleep. Also spelunking is cave exploring. hmmmmm…. So, anyways SWEET DREAMS!
Here is a link to my
sexy womanSusan Boyle Video… People are rating it madly so any help would be sexy..Here IT is
OMG Marina, I love that little bit o’ moosik in the video, it reminds me of doing something naughty
Oh how I love you. UR videos are so
Hello Hot For Words, I would like to request the word [spelunking] and the word [gross]. The first seems to be made up. The second has a negative connotation. Why?
@ dabeyta
Gross is an excellant word. How could something mean ‘incredibly ugly’
, and also ‘144 of something’? Its to early for this! Now I got a headache. HEEELP!
Gross is originally from the German for “big.” We also get the word “grow” from this origin, the German verb “grossir.” I think this would make an excellent lesson if it isn’t one already.
As to the negative connotation, my German teacher Mrs. Duerr said it can be the opposite of delicate and refined, so think of it as meaning big and clumsy or raw and unrefined also. Finally, there are some things I can think of that are fairly disgusting the larger they get in size. Know what I mean? Okay that’s just gross…
“grossir” would be french. not german. german verbs always end in -en.
“groß” does not have a negative connotation over here. on the contrary. it’s sometimes used to describe something good, cool.
btw, “duerr” means “meager” and the like.
Thanks, Alex…. Yeah, I mix them up. Heck, it was 25 years ago. I always knew it was a mistake to study French just a few years later. I blame it all on a woman I met in Quebec who was way too nice to me. Guess I should have completed the process and moved to Europe for awhile just to solidify either the French or the German language in my mind.
yeah, well, how about a vacation? just don’t visit all those castles and shit. americans seem to have an affinity to do just that. never understood why. it’s all just bricks and stones and stuff.
I would like to request the phrase:
[thinly veiled crusade]
Alternatively:
[thinly veiled threat]
What is the significance of a crusade or threat being thinly veiled?
It means hidden in an ineffective way. Someone hidden behind a thin veil would be easily recognized.
Thanks for the reply. I am aware of that. But, something about the phrase makes it seem even more sinister. As if a “thinly veiled crusade” or a “thinly veiled threat” was even worse than just a “normal” crusade or threat. But, you would think that something that was thinly veiled would actually be better (because less threatening) than a crusade or threat that was well-hidden. I don’t know why I have the sense that the phrase “thinly veiled” makes these things even worse — maybe I am wrong about that. What is the point of saying that a threat is thinly veiled? Is it to insult someone who has tried to hide their motives, but failed miserably?
It’s similar to “Speak softly and carry a big stick;” the threat is so obvious and ominous that a veil won’t obscure it.
Like Gorby
I think that is the point. A thinly veiled threat is obviously a threat, and the threat-giver felt it was not even worth the effort to conceal it.
With a crusade, this is something most people feel should be hidden from public view, because many people in the public do not like someone being targeted; alot of people like to root for the underdog. If the crusade is thinly veiled, the crusader most likely feels comfortable enough to launch an obvious attack, with only the slightest of justification.
request a phrase for my girlfriend, Alexandra and me, [Whoa Nellie]
It’s a command to a horse. The question is whose horse was named Nellie?
Miss Bly’s perhaps?
radio lab is a great radio show, they did a show exploring the subject of sleep. really interesting stuff, give it a listen. brought to by n p r… national public radio.
Sleepy Time a song sang…George Harrison performing “Bangladesh” during the concert for Bangladesh at 1971, Madison Square Garden. MAGIC! My friend
OK, I compared the feet from the thumbnail and her feet in one of her videos, and now I think they are actually her feet.
I have no idea why I felt compelled to prove that! lol
perhaps to prove that marina has a soul.
You mean sole.
I think I’m in love with you! marry me please? If not, can you please tell me about the word [defenestrate]?
Have you ever been in an area so dark, you didnt know if your eyes were open
Wierd 
Marina,
I would like to request the word [Hurray] and the phrase [Hip Hip Hurray].
Spacibo.
I second that ,bianjiewen
I think it was originally [hurrah], but I have seen variations of spellings from the past. It must have started somewhere and M could investigate that.
I have also seen [huzzah] and it seems like the same thing.
I heard hurray may actually be Mongolian in origin. It is still a Mongolian word I am told. Maybe Hot for Words can confirm.
I fall asleep on my left side dreaming about LA
Send some pictures that you’ve liked most from LA
PS: Play in Blockbusters and goodluck from Eastern Europe
If you fall asleep on your right side, do you dream of San Diego?
Depends if his head is pointing East or West. If not SAN it must be SFO.
Well, since there is no new lesson, I guess I will have to fall back on the weather for a topic of discussion. We tied the all-time (well, since they started keeping records, anyway) temp. for the date the other day and Modesto beat it by 5°. It got up to 90°F Wed., but Thur. it dropped down to the 70s, which was perfect for working outdoors. The sun would pop out and then go back behind the clouds for some relief. It sprinkled a bit last night, but it’s drying out with a stiff breeze and the sun is burning off the overcast. It should be 80°F, so it won’t be too bad at all.
For any of you that did not get into deep REM last night, read the above paragraph three times.
PS: I had a short dream last night where M was wearing only a sheet and I was giving her a body rub. The point was that somehow the sheet provided a kind of psychological insulation that made the rubbing acceptable; had there been no sheet, it would have been unseemly. I wonder if there have been any studies done on this, and if not, what the hell is wrong with people?
Maybe it was just wishful thinking.
Ju must be yoking! No sheet?
“what the hell is wrong with people?”
People are just wrong!
Nice imagination though, did you ever realize that you’re dreaming in your sleep? When I dream about flying, I sometimes realize that I’m dreaming, because I often associate the two occurrences.
And if you manage to stay asleep after your realization, then the fun may start. Imagination is the limit! But keep it simple, or you risk drifting into a nightmare.
Dreaming is one of the most personal experiences you can have, because it’s the only time you’re really alone with yourself. I think that in the future, we will take mind numbing holidays, in our sleep.
The perfect way to positively charge yourself during the night, for the day to come.
So if someone will tell you to dream on, you could reply: I will, thank you.
Perhaps realizing you are dreaming is a defense mechanism to keep one from feeling too uncomfortable with the situation. It always wakes me up. Maybe the realization is just the first stage of awaking, such that it would not be possible to realize it and continue to dream.
Apparently you only remember a dream if you are awoken whilst you are in REM. You may have several periods of REM during a night’s sleep, but you only remember the last one and then only if you awake before descending into deep sleep again.
Could the feeling of realisation that you are dreaming be a signal that you have had enough sleep and it is time to wake up?
Realisation
It’s definitely worth exploring….
I wonder if anyone else had a Realisation dream.
Maybe I should write a tutorial?
I’ve been playing that free browser game Civony at http://www.civony.com/ all week that I hardly got any sleep. It’s kind of like Sid Meyer’s Civilization in a way, but only set in medieval times. It’s very time consuming and it still has a few bugs in it (it sometimes freezes up and takes 5-10 minutes to log back in after refreshing page).
I managed to build up my prestige enough to become a member of a friendly alliance, who are ranked in the top 40. And I even teleported my 2 cities in the same state where most of my allies are at.
I am Lord Footlover, of the volturi Alliance….. ranked Captain Baronet with 35K prestige.
I never understood the fascination with feet, especially when there is a nice set of gollywobblers to play with.
Yeah, I know a few guys like that. Their stories are hilarious. Can’t get enough of them feet!
I love womens bodies but their feet dont do it for me. I mean, just look at Marinas feet at the top of the page! 
Pretty nasty 
and those are MARINAS 
Can you imagine someone who doesn’t take such good care of themselves!
Hi Marina, this is a very good word [initial]. I am looking for the origin of the contractual meaning of this word. You must initial every page in a contract to verify that it is in order etc.
Best regard
MatsRG
Please intitial your signature to verify that you are signing. Then sign next to your initials to verify that you have initialed.
I just woke up from REM sleep, and I jumped on my phone and gave a call to apologize that I couldn’t come to the date, because the elephant door is stuck, and my elephant is stuck outside.
How embarrassing!
Can some of you try and improve the ratings on my susan boyle is fake video please?
Not without a link. We are really lazy around here.
I learned about REM sleep in 6th grade. What an exciting word…..zzzzzzzzz
WOW that cover got me really excited! Your soles are really nice marina. you should use them more in your vids!
Hey ilikesexytime, you aren’t giving up
making a request for the origin of [sole] or [soul] are you?
Oh darn, I just did it for you.
YES! haha thank you. MARINA PLEASE DO THE WORD [SOLE] as in the soles of your beautiful feet!
LOL, I’m pretty sure Marina pasted those feet into the picture from somewhere else!
No way. those HAVE TO BE HER FEET!
WOW I LOVE THAT VIDEO!!!!! but marina? how come it didnt show your soles in the video? just the cover? WOW THAT WAS GREAT MARINA! YOU HAVE THE PERFECT SOLES!
Marina, the way your looking at that bottle suggests that you think it tastes like your feet smell? No?
I think she made the video whilst she had that cold recently – it turned her upside down – her nose was running and her feet were smelling.
Marina, Are those your feet?
{It looks like your smelling them}Whenever I want to block out the world and it’s distractions I just watch a bunch of HotForWord vids
Neuro drinks ~ with their unique euro designed caps may also serve as a handy foot massage roller for giant feet
referencing marina’s tweets. debate seems to refer to a civilized discussion. however its origin is down and dirty.
I guess I’m a livin’
Evra kid’s dream
It’s a buzzz
It’s a gasss
It’s a…
Real scream!
Ah hah!
I’m the Human Cannonball
y’all
On the Threshold of Liberty?
I would like the word [marriage]
I agree
Some clarity on the word [union], too
I would like to request the word [hypnosis]
Hey, I would like to request the word [pilfer]. What is the origin and why do only old people use this word? Thanks
It’s because young people’s brains do not fully develop until the age of 21. It’s like… it’s like, you know, their mouse ball has sticky stuff on it and the insides of the mouse get, all, like, yukked up. Noam sayin’?
At the bottom of each comment page we have Previous and Next buttons, because some young people can’t add or subtract one from a number and come up with the previous or next page’s number. It’s like, beyond them or something. Whatever.
Congratulations to Marina, for achieving such a high place on the miss YouTube top 20, made by the whatthebuckshow.
You can check that out —> over here.
Eighth. What a crock! Meaningless.
She had serious competition, originalistrick!
She didn’t expect to win it anyway…
But meaningless is right, because even if she did win, it would still be Bucky’s top, and nothing official. So no harm done.
Aww, I know. It really meant nothing from the git-go. I’m just saying look at who (what?) finished ahead of her. Come on.
I’m just outrageously biased anyway. But seriously, and objectively, since I’ve become a member of The Family, I have yet to see one of these “contests” in which she truly shouldn’t have been at the top.
Umm, more philological meat please…
Marina,
I just found a Share This service. I thought you might be able to add the icon to your videos so that viewers can share your videos with their friends.
I love to sleep with the aircon on waaay high and being covered with pillows and blankets
I would like to request the word [tickle]
pain or pleasure?
Oh, so you’re the one causing global warming!
In the Whitehouse, Nixon used the A/C to allow him to keep a fire going in the Oval Office fireplace in the summer.
Is that right?
It’s true, I… uh, I mean, yes, it is.
I would like to request the phrase [Blow Smoke] or [Blowing Smoke].
I often find examples of this taking place .. but I would like to know its origin.
How do I like to fall asleep? With my woman in my arms after a fulfilling session of lovemaking. That was easy to answer…
As for this lesson, I will have to say it was a little lacking due to the word choice. REM sleep just had it’s acronym explained, and that was about it. Didn’t really give Marina much of a chance to display her philological knowledge, nor did the origin of the term ‘REM sleep’ get delved into much. I guess it was good for a short and sweet lesson, but I ended up finding it a bit superficial and undynamic. The dream sequence was pretty enjoyable, as were all the other aspects of Marina’s presentation, but the actual lesson was a little wanting in my eyes. Maybe I just need to sleep on it…
Peace, Errin : )
I agree. When I saw the lesson title, I thought, “Either you have heard of the term Rapid Eye Movement or you haven’t. There can’t be much more to it than that.” This one is really a history lesson. Nothing wrong with a history lesson, but it doesn’t fit the theme. She might need a nudge and a bit o’ prodding.
Errin, you handle the nudging, and I’ll get my prod out.
The things that make you go MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM……
..MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM……..
Best ever, ever………photo, of you at the game
…wowzerz, look amazing, best ever snap shot of you yet me thinks
MMMMMMMMMMMMMUUUUUUAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I am currently ADDICTED to california dreamin by Benny Benassi…
My god, I love electic house.
You like the oldies?
Dream a Little Dream
- Mama Cass Elliot
This one needs to be updated for
the Somali Pirates – Yaarggh!
Drunken Sailor
- The Irish Rovers
(Capt Jack may like this!)
Firefox seems to the reason why I can’t log in… Works fine first time in opera
James, having the same problem with FF, altough after a dozen goes, all good, logged in fine.
Yes! Electric house is pretty coolio. Not sure if you like or heard any of their tunes but, Orbital are awesome, ‘insides’ album is tops for me, Out there somewhere pt2 as with The girl with the sun in her hair, are super fun when the moment takes you. They are playing live later on this year, will be a rocking night to remember as they always put on an amazing show……
so i was sitting in front of the tv eating leftovers when i got an idea for a word request. what is the origin of the phrase [cold turkey] and what does addiction have to do with last night’s dinner?
It refers to being covered with goose bumps, which are the result of the extreme chills and fever opiate addicts experience when they are taken off the drug. Smokers also use it to describe quitting smoking without using any patches, gum, medications, etc.
While these guys are dreaming about you Marina, I’m going to make them all jealous! I met a woman at the beach yesterday who looks (and speaks) almost exactly like you. We chatted about yoga. She’s from the Ukraine and was very sweet. I’m sure your fans would rather meet you, but this girl runs a close 2nd.
I found you!
Yay!
BTW you need to sort your link out
Thanks. Looking into it now.
It should go directly to my YT channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/CoolLikeYourMom. Hmmm.
I think its because you have put http:// twice
You’re right! Thanks for pointing that out! Must have happened during the cut and paste.
All better now. 
I see you still have a computer generated Gravatar.
Looks like a blue spider with black, outboard eyes,
button nose… shortwave antenna?
sticking out a yellow tongue! LOL!
(So much for the Rorshach test…)
If you go to Gravatar(dot)com, and register; you can use a picture or graphic to snazz up your avatar. It’s easy to do, and only takes a few minutes.
Then comes the tricky part – deciding how you want to be seen!
(heh heh!)
Take a look at what others have done with theirs, to get a better idea of what you can do.
Have fun
What, you fail to see the beauty in my yellow-tongued blue spiderness? Ok, ok. I’ll get on that.
Happy Friday everyone!
M:)
I think the boys are gonna like your new one much mo’ better
Here’s some Billy Idol to give you a proper welcome!
You’re going to need a big stick to fend ‘em off, girl
Thank you.
The video was awesome! I haven’t heard that song in ages! You made me want to get up and play air guitar! 
WHERE ARE YOU???!! Come back pleaaaaaseee!
hi Marina
i just have discovered your website and it’s really really great (the concept, the realisation, musics, sounds…)
i’m a sound illustrator, living in Paris who’s working for Art & Fashion and if i can help you by giving you ideas for musics and textures don’t hesitate to ask it would be a pleasure !!
Regards
jean michel
00 33 6 74 31 03 93
jean-michel.derain@wanadoo.fr
Jean, bienvenue!
It’s really cool to have a lot of talented people on the site.
Keep checking in, things are always on the move, regarding updates and news.
Amicalement,
Chemikal
Hey Marina! I saw JamesatWar’s Bad Grammar video and became an instant fan. No, not only because of the extremely short skirt, but also because simple, lazy grammatical mistakes drive me crazy.
Your/you’re, there/their/they’re, “alot”… Argh!
Anyway, I was hoping you could help me with my name. I made up the name [vyskol] years ago. And only after, through searching Google (Who hasn’t “Googled” their own name? Hmm, what do you think about that word?), did I find out that it actually exists elsewhere. Apparently, it’s Russian for… something. I have no idea. I don’t know anybody who speaks Russian.
But now, I not only “know” someone who speak and teaches Russian, but she’s also a philologist!
So please help me out. Not necessarily a video… Even a simple reply here or email would be awesome.
Thanks!
[vyskol]
Thats exactly how I found her.
[claptrap]
ALTERNATE DREAM SEQUENCE:
SCENE: A young woman is 12,000 miles away from home in a foreign land.
She is highly educated in a field that is of little interest and NO notariety…
She takes a job caring for children and contemplates her future.
One day…a friend sends her an Email, and she has an inspiration…
Using only the tools she has to hand – her intellect, her confidence in self, and an idea – with no money – she sets out to do something no one has ever done before…
She gains a fast following, and soon millions of people from all over the planet are gathering to her and following her work.
Within two years, her worldwide popularity has grown to the point where almost unlimited possibilities exist for her, and the future seems paved with Gold…
FADE
On second thought:
NAWWW…forget that idea…too fantastic for most sensibilities…can’t be done…no one would ever believe it.
You’d have to be a real [Dreamer]….
It sounds so surreal, certainly no one would believe it!
Here’s what happened when that story was made into a video for Marina’s Birthday
(why is it that the movie hardly ever resembles the book? LOL!)
I came across that a few days ago…you guys really did a good job with that!
And what a nice tribute and Birthday Gift…
I have a word for you that a lot of people probably don’t even know exists. [cunnilingus] I believe it’s spelled correctly. Goodluck
I believe most of the fellas have a pretty good idea!
Myself? 
I don’t know, but I just got a brand new kick-starter for my tongue 
Instructions for lingual kick-start:
1. Open jaw and lips
2. Extend tongue forward and outward
3. Invoke the ancient mystical Aztec incantation: “Atlatl”
4. Repeat until climax
Does “Atlatl” translate into “Motarboat” in English?
Okay. There’s something you need to understand here, but it involves science, so you’ll have to conduct an experiment of your own or it won’t mean a thing.
Procedure: Go look in the mirror. Now say “motorboat.” Say it fast and say it slowly. Can you see your tongue at any time? No, I didn’t think so.
Hypothesis: A magic word is magic. It doesn’t require translation. There’s a reason why it’s a magic word. She’ll get the (massage) er, uh, message. Just take a deep breath, hold out your tongue and say “atlatl” 25 times without any pauses.
Observation: MMMMMmmmmagic!
Discussion: No way! Gentlemen don’t discuss such things.
Conclusion: I rest my case.
I didnt go to a mirror but I did mouth “atlatl” a few times and I understand that could be wonderful technique!
“Motorboat” refers more to the sound that you make during the ,ugh, act 
But I think I dont need to tell an old pro that novice trick.
I find doing the “ABC’s” works just fine
“L, M, N, O, O, OOHH! Ahhh!”
LOL, are those actually your feet in the picture Marina??
Given recent events. How about the word [PIRATE] ???
[PURCHASE]
To [PURCHASE] an item
To achieve good [PURCHASE] of a handgun’s grip
Thanks, Dear Teach.
I requested this word earlier in the semester, but since it is almost over I would like to request it again. My professor loves your site and I would like to request the word of his graduate class I am taking this semester… who knows he may give me extra credit for getting you to define this word’s origin. The word is [cadastre]. Again, please hurry we have two weeks.
Thanks1
Marina,
Just saw your Twitpic with the Woz. How cool is that. Hope you’re having a good time. You really look amazing!
And I’m sorry I whined.
Always.
The Woz was REALLY cool.. he’s is so down to earth and a REALLY nice guy! I’m more excited about meeting him than anyone I’ve met in a while!
Did your interview go well?
I am a little jealous that you have met him in person.
I’ve only chatted with him online, and it was too brief.
He’s one guy I’d like to sit down with and really pick
his brain for everything he knows. You are blessed.
We shot the sh*t one night talking about
old school processor technology. He brought
me up to speed on dual processor fetch
sharing and caching. He impressed me as
laid back, all there, and intense!
( a lot like me, on a good day… )
What, or who, is Woz?
Hello hotfor_hotforwords,
“The Woz” as he is belovedly known is Steve Wozniak, who along with Steve Jobs founded Apple.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak
Also, if you are into technology and it’s history, check out the movie “Pirates of Silicon Valley” Excellent movie, and as the the Woz says, “that’s how it really was”.
This clip shows how the Siamese Cats song (in Lady and the Tramp) came in to being. We have come a long way from those old (non-)technology days to today’s technology for music and animation, perhaps thanks largely to Apple.
Dang it, I’m missing you, Marina!
I would like to request the word [Quantum]
I would like to request the word [exotic]
I would like to request the word [dance]
hi marina!!
i would like to request the word : [Schmool ] , i heard it on this song called Cool Schmool from Bratmobile, my native language is spanish so im not familiarized with the expression!!!
thanks!!!!
The word New Zealand
How about the work [avatar]
Has Marina gone AWOL?
No posts, videos or anything. 
I bet Marina HotForWords is…
[bunking off]?
[hopping the wag]?
[skiving]?
or otherwise playing truant, when our education is at stake. (guilt trippin’)
Upload Doctor’s certificate tomorrow, please
[hopping the wag]…hops
Today was crazy… I have a Russian reporter interviewing me for the whole week, then I had a business meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel where wince was served! Then back to the reporter then off to do an interview and met The Woz.. who was really the coolest person ever!
Excuses, excuses…
lol! give the woman a break. She tweeters most fabulous
!
Intransitive verbs are served at the Beverly Hills Hotel? I have always wondered… what does a place like that charge for say… 8 oz. of wince?
Just havin’ fun!
I didn’t know who Steve Wozniak WOZ *cringe* so I watched a video.
He’s like a infectiously enthusiastic bear
Wish I had him as a mentor.
Could have used a jetpack to get around with
Good Morning, Marina.
Here is something for you and all your students, to help you all have a Happy Day.
That was simply great, Bob-THANKS!
Bob I received a message from Evan:
Hello Captain Jack,
“Bob” said something about needing some more puns. In my absence, will you forward these to him? He’ll know what to do with them.
Thanks, Evan
What the Hellas this?
Millihelen: the beauty required to launch ONE ship
King Priam’s comment on seeing the wooden horse: “Odd, I see!”
King Menelaus, after burning Troy: “That’s that, I’m going Homer!”
Warning if Marina sends you a free calendar: “Beware of geeks bearing gifts!”
End of message.
Thanks for passing that over, Jack.
Since I’m not allowed to fly hellas any more, it was just what I needed.
When will your Kerwin Show interview be available on the internet? I looked at his web-site and could find no clue. I’ll be sending the show an email asking the same question!
My favorite way to fall asleep is by reading a book. It’s especially helpful if the book isn’t too heavy or fragile so that if it falls it won’t break or make a loud noise that’ll wake me up.
pedanticKarl,
I don’t know what geek ass you kicked while I was gone, but good job!
Seriously, since I got back into town, I have been able to successfully vote for Our Goddess in the Sexy Geek contest. Just wanted to let you know, and say thanks again for listening to me, and for your efforts.
Thank you for your kind words originalistrick,
I am just now voting on my iPhone in the car – parked
and will vote again on my desktop when I get home.
I had to send several emails to the site
so I am glad that it is now working.
I think I’m still blocked (no exlax jokes please) I don’t think my votes are counting & the gap is widening… aaarrrggghhh.
How ya doing otherwise, you hard workin’ beast of burden?
[How did the letters -ght- end up in words and sound so different e.g. daughter draught, eight, bought, naughty?]
the afternoon prayer:
AW JEEZ!
Are you gonna make us wait for another lesson??
OopS! (try again)
OH GREAT GOOMBAH IN THE SKY!!
Please bless upon us another wonderful video lesson
from Marina, who we dearly love and cherish.
May her lesson teach us patience, ’cause we need some!
Although we would like a new lesson with every new day,
we know that her ratings can take the beating if she doesn’t.
By all that’s fully sponsored, we prey,
AW MAN! errr… (ahem) AMEN
Someone should write a book on how to comment on YouTube for HotForWords channel. The book could be called HotForWords Comments for Dummies!
Example:
Dear Marina aka HotForWords,
When I watch your videos, my heart fills with hyperbole. You have a way with words that the Queen of the British Commonwealth should give you her Royal Coach. The sheer beauty you possess is enough to make all the Captain’s of all the seas adjust their sails to come see you and your wind swept hair at the edge of the shore. The knowledge you share is like a rare pearl rolling off your tongue into a pool of liquid gold… ooooh! my heart aches for more! MORE! MORE!!
Signed: Bumphack of Dotre Name
Body by Frecklington?
Body by Fisher
Where did you get the name Frecklington?
From the article
(Jim Frecklington designed and built the Royal Coach)
Lucid dreaming LED glasses
This is the only link I can find, now.
Leading Edge made a set that would sense when you entered REM states, and flash the LED’s to subtly bring you to a state, while in a dream, where you know you are dreaming and can interact consciously. Some people are able to direct their dream state, and derive amazing results such as flying, etc.
Marina:
Phrase request: [tough gazabees](sp?)
Thank you.
Vitameatavegamin
(product placement)
Lucy Ball is was great saleswomen, the product is still going 50 plus years after airing and no one produces it.
Like most [snakeoil], the secret ingredient is pure grain alcohol.
[Spanishfly] is another variation which predates Viagra as an aphrodisiac. The ingredient was usually found to be made from crushed insects (beetles), which produced prostate irritation in it’s
victimslucky user!Neuro -product is the first time I’ve seen salon shampoo bottles used to sell packaged water!
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs!”
Too much to Dream – W. Wilder
Nash-Vegas style
he’s hot
I want to request the word [ hornswoggled ].
Happy Earthday!
Founded by Ira Einhorn, the Unicorn killer,
who murdered his girlfriend, stuffed her body
in a trunk, and kept her rotting corpse
in a closet for 18 monthes from 1977-79.
Sleep well!
Jeez, you think he could have at least used her for compost. You know, rtryin ti keep with spirit of the thing
I dont know what happened there. Its supposed to read “trying to keep”. Posted another thingee in the poetry forum.
I usually have no problem sleeping unless the neighbors are thumping the sub-woofer. If I can’t sleep, I read. Does it every time. In fact, that was one of the hardest parts of attending college: all the reading assignments put me to sleep immediately. I found that if I was inundated with reading assignments, I could even fall into a deep sleep after drinking coffee if I tried to rush through them without taking any breaks. The only position I could rely on to keep me awake if I needed to read for hours was to stand upright.
The trick to that is as simple as reading aloud.
By verbalizing, as you read, you engage areas of
your brain involved in hearing (and reasoning).
Not only will you stay awake, you will learn faster,
and discover falacies and errors embedded in the
material. You’ll be amazed how much stuff you will
say (that you read) which goes undetected, until
you hear it. ["I can't believe my ears"]
Thanks, Chacha. This is excellent advice, and although it slows the reading rate significantly, this was often my strategy during those rare times when I could be alone. But I found this option unworkable in a shared living environment, plus, it’s all over. I am SO done with school, at least for the time being. The only reading I do now is either here or in the Help Wanted ads!
Slow? No, you’re not reading to children – read fast!
As far as shared environment, I’ve had people eyeball
me like I was crazy as I verbalize while inventing a
new process. Fuck ‘em! I know I’m not crazy, and
they’re the same people who want to ask me how to
do things, later, when they see me fly through work.
I always ask them how much money they have to pay
me for the answers, and they stare at me like gaping
fish. “I don’t believe you won’t give me the answer!”
My view is that if you want me to do your work for you,
pay me! Education is not free.
I stopped reading ads, months ago. There is no job
market (in Florida). I only kept an eye on that for
a source of leading economic indication.
I am being offered 4x the money I made, to take on
new projects. I won’t do it. Any incentive is gone.
The taxes I’d have to pay, with all the stress involved
in detailing these projects, isn’t worth it.
Why should I expose myself to individuals who want
to steal my proprietary ideas, again? Not all of the
tricks I know are that hard, but what made me successful
was I know how to keep secrets that are strictly kept
between myself, the end user – and no one else.
Why build a labyrinth to protect the end user, if you
give everyone a map of the place? My encryptions
are like trying to crack Rubik’s cube, without an algorithm.
Once you know how, it’s easy – which is
what you want as an end user.
If you are on Unemployment Compensation, consider
yourself fortunate. I’ve had to help quite a few folks
whose benefits are over, and they still have no work.
If you know anyone like this, or need assistance, go
to govbenefits.gov
Not to be pesonal or funny, but do you have ADD? Things that stimulate non-ADD people (coffee, ritalin, aderol), make ADD people calm or sleepy. It has to do with the firing of the synapses.
Well, BV14, as you can probably tell by my gravatar, I done gone went and fired all my synapses quite awhile ago. Had to. They were all trying to gang up on me and remember some pretty little girl from Pawpaw Park who plumb up and broke what was left o’ my heart! Hmmm. That sounds like a lyric…
♫♫I was playin with a girl in the Paw-Paw park,
She was plumb plucking on my pic-kle,
My partners told me I was too smart,
When her daddy came at me with a sic-kle,
Well, he broke my legs and she broke my heart,
I ain’t tryin to be fic-kle
So if you ever see that girl in the Paw-Paw park,
best be lookin for that pickle sickle,
yeah, you’d best be lookin for that pickle sickle,
You’d best be lookin for that pickle sickle.(big finish)♫♫
Hows that?
Since this is country, Put a 2 note rise on the end of pickle, sickle, and fickle to give it the proper effect
Roflmfao!! My friend, you are truly ill.
One thing that worked for me, and it seems bass ackwards, but if I read faster, then I am able to concentrate more, read at a faster rate (of course), and most importantly stay awake. It takes practice, but I force myself to read really fast. It’s similar to driving fast; I am forced to concentrate much more if I am driving 85 than if I am driving 50. It is also physically tiring. I can only handle about 45 minutes at a time, then I take a break for about 10 minutes.
It works for me.
Thanks, B.
As a sophomore I took a speed-reading course figuring it would help me get through the millions of pages I had to read in a shorter time. In fact, I was able to read quite a bit faster when it was over, but the faster I read, the less I comprehended. I had to strike a balance where the speed and comprehension were more evenly matched. Eventually I developed a habit of setting my watch to sound at 40-minute intervals, and would spend 5 minutes walking, then go back feeling a bit refreshed. A couple of the tricks I learned from speed-reading really did help improve my speed without sacrificing too much detail.
Iheartquotes took my original quote and RTed it all over the internet on Twitter.
{Che goes in attic to rummage through old trunk in search of more original quotes}Oh forgot, here is the quote:
"The only difference between eccentric and crazy is the amount of money you have."[brandy]…fresh tWitter news…[culture]…freSH i`s T`his…
Well-rested, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed makes for a [sanguine] lesson and means you must’ve had some hardcore REM cycling going on the night before, Marina.
Typically when I awake most refreshed, it is after having driven myself into utter exhaustion the day before. However, that’s not my favorite way to fall asleep; I won’t so honest as to unsheath that information.
But I can fill-in nos. 2-5 on my list of favorite ways to fall asleep:
Aside from this, my observation is that there is no set number of hours I need to sleep in order to feel more refreshed in the morning. Sometimes if I get 7 or 8, I wake up totally sluggish, regardless of the day before’s events, and other times if I wake up after 5 or 6 I feel ready to spring out of bed, regardless of the day before’s events; [vice versa]. I think it almost has to do with when in your sleep-cycle you are awakened.
Dude! I grew up in Boone. I’m in Granite Falls, now, and I still get up to Boone every couple of weeks or so. Let me know where your at (either here, leave a YT message, Tweet me…) and I’ll buy ya a cool one at Woodland’s.
Check poetry forum when you get a chance
If I ever learn to play my guitar
, I would love to do something with that. Good one. 
I know what you mean. This is one of the few that I have, in my mind; exactly how I want to be musically. Guitar over-dubs, arpeggio at first, then standard chord progression. I even have a choir at the end on the last 2 line fade-out! Ahhh, now to just win the lottery. Hey, I could add that to my bucket list
1) Learn something about music so I know what the hell I’m talking about!
2) Pay somebody enough to 8-track that s%#t!
Meditation helps, as with exersise however insomnia is a real pain for me. The last six months I have taken various precriptions which seem to make me more hypa! Keeping busy too helps the hours go by. Even boring ole TV can’t send me under, reading I get too involved and have to know whats going to happen. Music is great but that’s the problem, I love music so become more alert. Have also tried to count sheep, but end up having imaginary conversations with them!(pretty clever, some of them too!) – Would love to reach REM when able to sleep for long enough, as missing my dreams.
Hello, will you please investigate the word [duck-bill] for me?
I never caught on from what or from where it comes from.
Thank you.
Please tell me the origin of the word “hypnosis.”
Hey Marina, did you see the number of people that commented on your title for the above video on YT? I think I counted something like 14 comments about the title, “Sleep with me“. There are probably a lot more comments that didn’t specifically use the word “title” and my guess that there are at least 140 people or more that had the same thoughts about the title, but just didn’t make a comment about it. Love it.
“I could fall to sleep almost any where…” but, not the same as “sleep with me”~~~$~~~Quote
“The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head.” – Jean Cocteau 1889-1963…Golden Earrings – Sound Of The Screaming Day …good morning and [listen]
and a contemporary example of what happens when we choose which parts of history to believe and which to ignore. Just as we can do by quoting from sacred texts, we can justify anything if we use only those ideas which support our wishes and neglect those ideas that may be uncomfortable to us.
This can be explained by the fact that instincts deal with feelings. Neither of them are logical or related to reason. Some say dangerous is the man who has rationalized his emotions. Others say dangerous is the man who has not rationalized his emotions.
A balanced person won’t need a whole lot of proofs to believe in something and accept it as a valid and plausible assumption, but won’t really believe in or accept something fuzzy without any proofs. Unbalanced individuals will never believe anything they don’t like, or will believe everything they like.
This is also the basis for the success of con jobs.
All lies and jests …
hello marina,
This is jhon from it email I misspelled my name it’s jackson, can u get back to me about the topic I discussed in the email? Also I would like to request a word, [discombobulated] thanks!!!!
Original…Amboy Dukes, The Journey to the Center of the Mind
R*E*M..night
Great bass lick at start of that song
Reading a great book, watching late night T.V. on the couch or checking out my fantasy instructor online (the one & only Lady Marina, of course!). As long as my two feline kids, Pandora and Vik are crashing along w/ me — I ‘m good-to-go!
REM sleep was pretty easy.. .how about [callipygian]?
I found neurosleep on google: http://www.neurobrands.com; looks pretty slick.
Your link is busted – goes to the HFW Error 404 page.
The site is the same as Marina’s dream link (above).
whoops..
No sweat – keep practicing the HTML.
oh how this rminds me of the brain bee….. i like to fall asleep when im cold and its raining and im tired
How about the word [petticoat] – which I’m sure you would look absolutely fabulous in!
Here’s a fab word, Marina, that I’ve never heard before.
[Ba-Donka-Donk]
BA-Donka-Donk
Even the tune seems to say “Ba-Donka-Donk”… in Hot Pants.
Maybe Marina would set our pulses racing with an example of the Ba-Donka-Donk walk – or would that be TooHotForWords
Hear to ear.*.The B-52’s – Hot Pants Explosion
B-52’s are a great band… Wild’n'Wacky
This one’s good for two shakes, and a spin
Bad Grammar
You need to go to the list of All Words and start
reviewing the past lessons.
100th Video Marina dances!
or
Abracadabra
Marina dances in skimpy bra and panties @ Time index 2:09
heh heh!
Abracadabra
She’s given me Glossolalia
Stunning!
Hi, HotForWords and everybody else!
I’m interested in the origin of [quiz].
I think it’s a very strange word, since it both includes q and z ^^
greetz, Geesus
Do you like quartz?
quizzical and razz both have “zz” in ‘em.
Can you think of any more?
THis is pretty neat and it WORKS! no cheating
1) Pick a number from 1-10
2) Multiply by 2
3) add 5
4) Multiply by 50
5) If you’ve had your birthday this year add 1759, if NOT add 1758
6) subtract the 4 digit year you were born
You should have 3 digit number left. The first is your original number, the next 2 are your age. Pretty slick, huh?!
It’s Mathe-magic
I posted a poem in ‘poetry forum’ when u get a chance. My peops only ones to see so I’m wondering what intellectuals think
Growing up, my neighbors were German immigrants, who were ashamed of their country for that hideous crime. They showed me what it means to be an American, by the boundless love they had for our country. I learned to take a stand for what is right, from lessons they learned in being silent.
When I was in Germany (I lived there a couple years), I saw the ovens. I am not ashamed to be an American, so long as it remains the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Where they over there or here at that time?
heh heh! I lived in Forestville, down the hill from Salem on Beechmont Ave. between Stanley and Voll Rds. (I went to Anderson HS).
Started boyscout troop 511 at St. Tim’s,
Explorer post at Lunken Airport.
Graduated CTC in ‘82
Eden Park, the zoo, Montgomery Inn riverhouse…
Ever been to The Edge? All places I’d hang out…
Where are you?
I lived on Queen City Ave, by Boudinot, across from St. Francis/St. George, when I was married, so I know Western Hills, too.
I used to fish Brooksville lake!
Spent some summer days at Gobbler’s Knob over by y’all. I guess you like the boat races?
OMFG! Do we know each other?
I lived @ the corner of Queen City/Ferguson from 82-85. Did you live by Dater and West hi or heading toward Harrison Ave/white castles? Used to go to the ’shroom festival every year up at the knob 
and had some of the best times I’ll never remember 
! Hears a good one: Brookville had there 200th anniversary last year and somehow got NightRanger to do the gig. Never seen ‘em so I check it out. Main st. blocked off, parade, the whole schlemiel. They’re encore is Sister Christian and right during the middle of it, an official bum-rushes the stage waving his arms. The music stops and the guy steps to the mike and says,” Could Timmy Browns kin come up here right now. He got hit by a truck down the road and ya’ll need to get down there!” You should have seen the look on Jack Blades face 
! He repeated it again with more emphasis now that he had everybodys attention and then wandered off the stage. Well, to there credit;they pretty much picked up where they left off but it just didn’t have the same pop! 
I was a kid, in Ohio – where they lived,
and on duty in the army, when I lived there.
coincidence
I was born, raised, and live now right outside of the nasty nati.
Sounds like you lived on the good side(at least,thats the way we thought of it). Born in Mt Healthy. Went to Finneytown to see how the other half lived, then to the West side. Western Hills H.S., Price Hill. Used to hang in Lincoln Hts. and Over-the-Rhine but didnt go across 75 too much. Ya’ll rich folk see the holes in our knees and run us back across the Mill Creek. I guess you know where that 14 in my name comes from? and no not K. Anderson. 4256
Sorry. During my stroll down memory lane I didn’t answer your question. I live right outside of Brookville, IN. 7 miles from the lake. 5 miles from the state line
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xDDD obeah! i wonder if u kno what that means
It’s an African reference to a spirit (or multiple spirits) of the dead, particularly when a living person has invited it or them to cause trouble for others who are still alive (this is usually seen as an evil sorcery-type interaction). Pretty sure it derives from the Khoi-San language group, but I could be wrong about that. There are one helluva lot of language groups found on the African continent.
and i also wonder if you googled some of that
No, elahie, I didn’t google it. I’m too lazy for that!
I studied anthropology in college. I took one class in linguistics where we studied many language groups and heard some examples of different language types from all different locations on earth, and another class about the structure of cultural groups of all different sizes from all different locations around the world, including their spiritual belief systems. Plus, I had to learn a lot of other similar stuff in other anthropology classes, too.
The San culture of Namibia and Botswana did receive special attention as isolated hunter-gatherer groups living under unique conditions. But I’m not sure where I heard this word. I know something about it but I can’t remember exactly where I ran across the information.
I agree with your idea and think [OBEAH] would be a great word for Marina to do a lesson on! Thanks for suggesting it. See you around the campus.
Nightranger
My address was in the 3100 block of Queen City Ave. from ‘80-88, and I bought the Carrol house on Carrol Ave.in ‘89.
I was one of the organizers of the Clermont Co. Jam Festivals held in ‘74-75 (local bands played three days on Labor Day weekend). Hey Market Riot started in my basement. Goshorn Bros. are old friends (Cincinnati Pure Prairie League). No doubt, we trod the same dirt!
Saw ‘Little Feat’ down at Riverbend when they got back together with the singer from PPL. He used cincy landmarks instead of memphis’s during ‘Dixie Chicken’. The crowd went nuts.Great show
I played backyard football (actually, we called the game “Kill-the-man-with-the-ball” – LOL!) with George Clooney, when we were kids. Tara Patrick (aka Carmen Electra) used to hang out and dance at parties my band played in Blue Ash, Sharonville, back in ‘88 (she was smokin‘ hot at 16…).
Not so much like that going on these days. I moved to Florida for the weather (and the fishing).
I miss Cincy, from time to time. I miss seeing my old friends. Frank and Robin Wood were playmates..
I built an illegal transmitter that bled all over the AM bandwidth (when I was 13).
We did a couple broadcasts together – called it WEED, Radio Free Forestville! Basically played album cuts and made up ersatz commercials, on the fly. I kept it up on my own until the FCC tracked me down! LOL! I almost got seriously busted, and Frank? He got his Dad to let him start a little show for a few hours on Sunday nights called “Jelly Pudding”. Basically, the same format we came up with while playing around. Does 102.7 FM WEBN still play the good music? Brute Force Cybernetics got it’s start on AM. “We create a need, and then fill it”. “Tree Frog Beer – it tastes like hell, but it gets you there, faster”. Man oh man, those were the days…
We call it kill the man, too. I moved down south in ‘93 and ‘EBN rocked. Eddie Fingers & Robin on The Dawn Patrol. The Fireworks. When I moved back 3 years ago there format was more of that chunky new metal sound. Korn. Tool. Not so much classic rock. Also, Gary Burbank (remember that crazy fucker
) was retiring at 700 WLW and Eddie took his slot. I still have them in pre-set but dont listen often. Remember ‘Dr. Drivethru’? ‘I’d like a vasectomy’. ‘Hole #3, please’ ‘AHHHGHHH!!!’ 
I got my start doing the pyro at Riverfest. My first job was doing the fountains of falling stars (waterfall) off the L&N bridge. I still do freelance for Zambelli down here. One year, for the kite fly in, I built a Marconi kite, and it was the only one that flew! It was a unique design, tailless, twin diamonds with a rudder.
I ran it up where it caught the breeze, once it was above the bridge deck, and it just hung out, tacking in the breeze. I made it using clear plastic, Put the logo on it in mylar, it just looked like the letters WEBN flying. I got $100 for it!
WOT now? Everybody talking about sleep?
GET BACK TO WORK YOU LAZY BUNCH OF PETS’N STUDENTS!! Life ain’t some piece of cake I tell ya it’s true.
And TA’s too.
Slackers!
ZZZZzzzz … ZZZZZzzzzz … ZZZZZZzzzzzz … this sure is a tough job… ZZZZZzzzzzz …
If you mean by this that sleepiness and laziness are two different things, you are right. I don’t think there is any correlation between them.
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”
– Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
Dear HotForWords,
I just got back from vacation in Wendover! The first time in months and months that I slept on a bed! I slept for only 5 hours or so.
For me getting to sleep is usually a very troublesome ordeal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYEM68HIm0Y
Your Student,
ThoughtOnFire
Copious amounts of alcohol can help.
Time wounds all heels, and darkness
cannot last forever – and you will see
the days grow brighter as more time
passes.
There is someone for everyone, even
if you need a mining hat and a rock pick
to find them.
Take heart in knowing that you are
never alone, even when you feel crummy.
What are you building out of wood today, Oh Philosopher?
Funny you should ask
I just put the door on a cedar lined, walnut antique armoire I salvaged (in pieces) and restored.
The wood veneers have beautiful figures…
The figures in the wood, on the side facing my bed, look like large, well formed women’s breasts – totally awesome!
One original panel, and the original door was missing, so I had to create ‘em from scratch. I had to search awhile to get stock from the same period. The match is perfect…
The original walnut finish was royal purple, the cedar was anil blue; but I’m leaving it natural.
I’ve had offers of $8-12 G’s (w/o the door) as it sits but, I won’t sell it. I plan to “buzz bomb” it with 17 coats of laquer finish, which takes time. When complete, it’ll have a piano finish and be worth around $34 G’s (insured value).
Not bad, for something I saved from being garbage…
Hope you keep it and get many years enjoyment from it.
Absolutely, enjoying it.
It has been sitting for the last five years waiting for me to to put the finishing touches to it. I had got it to the point where it was looking good, and was using it with a tempo plywood door I had rigged. Finding 150 year old walnut center cut and fiddleback veneer stock was tricky. I uncovered a source in Vermont via a mutual friend, and traded some Duncan Phyfe furniture bits I saved. I also have a couple matching mahogany “pie crust” lamp tables I restored, from the same period. I restored them to the original royal purple, laquer finish and they look great, along with the armoire.
If you watch any Antique Road Shoew video, you’ll understand why the details are so important.
I’ve only seen one other armoire like it in a museum as a stand alone piece, worth $115 G’s five years ago (all original). Even with the proper repairs, a lot of value ties to the finish. I had to totally strip it down; I found it in pieces, in a dumpster, standing in 18″ of water, so it was a challenge to restore (damn, I’m good!).