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Nerd Word of the Day: Staycation

staycationIn keeping with my last Nerd Word, weisure, today’s word is:

Staycation: (n) a vacation spent at home or nearby.

This word was recently added to Webster’s Dictionary.  I REALLY hate it though… it just sounds so… goofy! But I am certainly guilty of taking quite a few staycations with all of my weisure time!

Can someone just shoot me now please?!!

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  1. distrahera says: 30
    July 13, 2009 at 11:22 am

    Staycation! Can’t say I like this word all alot :???: but you know, language would have been so underdeveloped if it weren’t for these little whims so why not embrace it aye?

    Im going for a proper vacation though, not a staycation. Just for a few days. Will be back for more words soon enough =)

  2. thoughtforwords says: 29
    July 11, 2009 at 11:23 am

    some people i know were asking what O.B. meant like the tampon brand and the results of research were rather interesting. Perhaps you would do this.

  3. leonard says: 28
    July 10, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    Could they make a law, forcing us to take a vacation and spend the [federal] reserves money?

    Is that like money on reservations? :lol:

    ]]]uNCLe[[[ ” :roll: ..sam hell”….fOwl :lol:

  4. 2utoday says: 27
    July 10, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    :mrgreen: Fate never comes at a time of our own choosing.
    Live long and prosper!! :lol:

  5. 2utoday says: 26
    July 10, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    :mrgreen: In this economy,many people are staying at home for their vacation. In my home town of San Antonio,Texas,we have many places for the locals to visit and enjoy because it is a tourist attraction. Places include the 600 foot Tower of the Americas downtown(complete with rotating restaurant at the top),the beautiful San Antonio River also downtown,Sea World,Six Flags,The Alamo,a fabulous Wax Museum,the ever popular San Antonio Zoo,historic Missions,many shopping malls including the tourist favorite North Star Mall located near the always busy San Antonio International Airport. And across the street from North Star Mall,another mall complex,North Park Mall, is quickly being built which will house a hotel,movie theaters,and many shops including a Sears department store. In fact,Sears,Target, and the hotel are already open for business. There are also many movie complexes in the city to catch the latest blockbuster films so I will have much to see if I decide to have a staycation!

    • beevee14 says: 26.1
      July 10, 2009 at 12:43 pm

      Wow, let me guess. you work for the S.A. Board of Tourism, don’t you? If not, you should :mrgreen: :!:

      • 2utoday says: 26.1.1
        July 10, 2009 at 1:12 pm

        :mrgreen: Thanks,but I do not work for the City of S.A. By the way,we have Cable and Satellite TV services that can
        deliver over 200 TV channels into hotels,motels,apartments,and homes. If the summer heat is too much,grab the TV remote and watch plenty of stuff on the digital boob tube! Have a great day!!

        • beevee14 says: 26.1.1.1
          July 10, 2009 at 3:36 pm

          LOL :mrgreen: You’re a font of information regarding the tourism industry ;-) Have a good one :!:

        • Bob says: 26.1.1.2
          July 11, 2009 at 8:10 am

          200 TV channels sounds impressive (kind of) but how many of them are showing repeats? With Sky TV in the UK I’d guess it’s about 90%.
          Makes the subscription fee sound less than impressive.

          • 2utoday says: 26.1.1.2.1
            July 11, 2009 at 2:57 pm

            :mrgreen: We have lots of specialty channels. There are cooking channels,sports channels,religious channels,movie channels,Spanish language channels,news channels,and all the major networks have channels dedicated to the different time zones across the U.S.A. Also PBS(Public Broadcast System sponsored by public donations)broadcasts on several different satellite channels and local stations pick and choose which programs they want to air. There are childrens programs during the day and more adult fare at night. Many British programs like Masterpiece Theater,Are You Being Served?,Prime Suspect,and Fawlty Towers can be seen on PBS. And BBC America is available on Cable and Satellite TV with all British programs. Yes,there are a certain amount of repeats,but the entertainment value is vast!

  6. hotrocky says: 25
    July 10, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Marina, I have a pistol permit, but the only way I would ever shoot you is with a camera and I would much prefer somebody else to be behind the camera, since I would want to be in the picture with you. I have never called them “staycations,” but I like to attend galleries and museums and motor races in my area. I have met people who live a few miles from major museums and raceways but who have never bothered to go to them. I met a lady who lived within walking distance of the great Formula One track at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, but who never bothered to see a race there. There was a hill between her house and the track, but she had never even walked up the hill to see the cars go by. I have traveled all the way from Oklahoma to see races there and to drive around the track in a Mini, so I told her she needs to see at least one race there! On the other hand there’s a minor-league baseball park within walking distance of my house and I have never seen a game there. These are the best things to do on a “staycation.” Tulsa has some really great art museums and music venues and Claremore has the world’s biggest gun museum. Next time you want a real vacation, you should come here and let me be your guide.

    • beevee14 says: 25.1
      July 10, 2009 at 11:39 am

      It seems the things that are close, you end up taking for granted.

      Cool web page. Great pictures. I like what you told that anti-NRA puke! Don’t get mad, I did not know that was you in your picture. I always thought it was a picture of…damn, drawing a blank. Uggh, the guy from Star Wars.

      Obi-wan Kinobi :???: :?: IDK :|

      • hotrocky says: 25.1.1
        July 10, 2009 at 2:53 pm

        I take that as a compliment! Obi Wan is a hero! I think you’re right about ignoring things that are close. “Familiarity breeds contempt,” after all.

      • leonard says: 25.1.2
        July 10, 2009 at 7:35 pm

        beevee14:…still thinking on the gooseberries…currant jAm :oops: [

        NEIL YOUNG :cool:

        “Last Trip To Tulsa”

        Well, I used to drive a cab,
        you know
        I heard a siren scream
        Pulled over to the corner
        And I fell into a dream
        There were
        two men eating pennies
        And three young girls who cried
        The West coast is falling,
        I see rocks in the sky.
        The preacher took his bible
        And laid it on the stool.
        He said: with
        the congregation running,
        Why should I play the fool?

        Well, I used to be a woman,
        you know
        I took you for a ride,
        I let you fly my airplane
        It looked good for your pride.
        ‘Cause you’re
        the kind of man you know
        Who likes what he says.
        I wonder what’s it’s like
        To be so far over my head.
        Well, the lady made the wedding
        And she brought along the ring.
        She got down on her knees
        And said: Let’s
        get on with this thing.

        Well, I used to be a folk singer
        Keeping managers alive,
        When you saw me on a corner
        And told me I was jive.
        So I unlocked your mind, you know
        To see what I could see.
        If you guarantee the postage,
        I’ll mail you back the key.
        Well I woke up in the morning
        With an arrow through my nose
        There was an Indian in the corner
        Tryin’ on my clothes.

        Well, I used to be asleep
        you know
        With blankets on my bed.
        I stayed there for a while
        ‘Til they discovered I was dead.
        The coroner was friendly
        And I liked him quite a lot.
        If I hadn’t ‘ve been a woman
        I guess I’d never have been caught.
        They gave me back my house and car
        And nothing more was said.

        Well, I was driving
        down the freeway
        When my car ran out of gas.
        Pulled over to the station
        But I was afraid to ask.
        The servicemen were yellow
        And the gasoline was green.
        Although I knew I couldn’t
        I thought that I was gonna scream.
        That was on my last trip to Tulsa
        Just before the snow.
        If you ever need a ride there,
        Be sure to let me know.

        I was chopping down a palm tree
        When a friend dropped by to ask
        If I would feel less lonely
        If he helped me swing the axe.
        I said: No, it’s
        not a case of being lonely
        We have here,
        I’ve been working on this palm tree
        For eighty seven years
        I said: No, it’s
        not a case of being lonely
        We have here,
        I’ve been working on this palm tree
        For eighty seven years
        He said: Go get lost!
        And walked towards his Cadillac.
        I chopped down the palm tree
        And it landed on his back.

        flying flies 4 bl00d[

        • beevee14 says: 25.1.2.1
          July 11, 2009 at 2:46 am

          Yeah, I can’t find it either. I KNOW I did not dream this!
          Here is my favorite(love that French horn):

          After the Gold Rush

          Well, I dreamed I saw the knights
          In armor coming,
          Saying something about a queen.
          There were peasants singing and
          Drummers drumming
          And the archer split the tree.
          There was a fanfare blowing
          To the sun
          That was floating on the breeze.
          Look at Mother Nature on the run
          In the nineteen seventies.
          Look at Mother Nature on the run
          In the nineteen seventies.

          I was lying in a burned out basement
          With the full moon in my eyes.
          I was hoping for replacement
          When the sun burst thru the sky.
          There was a band playing in my head
          And I felt like getting high.
          I was thinking about what a
          Friend had said
          I was hoping it was a lie.
          Thinking about what a
          Friend had said
          I was hoping it was a lie.

          Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
          Space ships flying
          In the yellow haze of the sun,
          There were children crying
          And colors flying
          All around the chosen ones.
          All in a dream, all in a dream
          The loading had begun.
          They were flying Mother Nature’s
          Silver seed to a new home in the sun.
          Flying Mother Nature’s
          Silver seed to a new home.

        • beevee14 says: 25.1.2.2
          July 11, 2009 at 8:07 am

          John Entwistle, Chris Squire and James Jamerson my fave bassists. Hard to pick. Squire because I think YES is one of the most talented groups ever. John, well, just listen to the bass solo in, ‘Who Are You’ or ‘My Generation’ and JJ because the first two learned there licks from them old Motown records.

          Hon. Mention- Steve Harris, Bootsy

  7. seesixcm6 says: 24
    July 10, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Dear Marina,
    “Staycations” seem to be the norm, here. Because many office workers have unpaid “Furlough Fridays” and gasoline prices are still too high, it’s good to stay in the local area. The SF hotels are way below normal in bookings. The tourists we get are mostly very wealthy people from Asia (Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea). There’s a few wealthy tourists from Europe, but not so many as when the Euro was sky-high. With over 11.5% unemployment in California, we don’t see too many tourists from local areas.

    You live in a wonderful area for “Staycations”, Marina. There’s so many nice beaches nearby. Lots of great restaurants in Sata Monica, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu, etc. Have you been to the LA County Fair? It’s larger than the State Fairs in many other states. You could get sick on all the deep-fried foods they sell, there! :mrgreen: It’s great fun to see the crafts and art exhibited, there.

    Shoot you? I’d never destroy such a treasure. Although I might embarass you enormously if I dro ve you to places in my ‘07 Chevrolet Aveo, instead of a nice, new Mercedes car! :roll:
    Seesixcm6

  8. Che Volay says: 23
    July 10, 2009 at 8:15 am

    No ’staycation’ for this boy, the skunks battled with the rabbits living under house last night, My eyes are stinging, now need to wash everything. Yes, the joys of country living.

    Thinking of going to campground until the air is clear.

    {gag! choke! watery eyes... Pee yew! }

    • pennsyltucky9 says: 23.1
      July 10, 2009 at 11:43 am

      Been there, Che. I feel for you bro. My place was built on a big concrete slab, and the clay soil beneath it swells up fat in the winter (rainy months) and shrinks down unevenly in the summer months, warping the whole thing.

      In a couple places, there are probably cracks you could stick your foot through. It’s ugly when the skunks find access, get inside the foundation and set up camp in the walls. Then they start having babies. They can cause quite a stink when they argue with one another, which permeates the sheet rock and is absorbed in any textiles.

      We had that here a couple years ago, and bedding and clothing from the closest rooms had to be discarded, they smelled so bad. I’m glad I got the most expensive stuff (the down comforter, the new sleeping bags, and the mattress) out of there before the worst part occurred. The whole apartment reeked for 2 months afterward. Phew!

      • Che Volay says: 23.1.1
        July 13, 2009 at 1:24 pm

        When I walked out of the door the cloud of stink was hot and floating at eye level, blasted me right in the face.

        You can still smell it strongly when the sun warms up the house. But it is dissipating some.

        • pennsyltucky9 says: 23.1.1.1
          July 13, 2009 at 8:09 pm

          Be strong and persevere, you’ll outlive this. Soon as you get used to dealing with it, it’ll go away.

          The real question is how to prevent repeats of the episode, once this one’s over.

          We were lucky. We waited for them to all go outside. When they did, we noticed. The mom was leading her entire platoon of young out through the moonlit grass like so many ducklings. We were able to seal off the entry with a tight row of steel stakes sunk 18″ into the ground (so they couldn’t easily burrow underneath) and a big flagstone to cover the crack in the slab from the outside. They found somewhere else to live. So far, so good. No casualties.

          It all changes over time, though. The floor continues to heave and pitch from one season to the next as the moisture levels in the clay subsoil fluctuate. Who knows where and when the next invasion will occur? Home sweet planet…. ;-)

    • leonard says: 23.2
      July 11, 2009 at 6:56 am

      hay Chey…I drank a pitcher of beer with this guy….Loudon Wainwright performs Dead Skunk ….get a wiff and mix with tomato :mrgreen:

  9. bsomebody says: 22
    July 10, 2009 at 6:55 am

    I’ve had staycations for the last three years. This year I finally got to go with everybody else :grin: . Today is the last full day of our vacation at the beach. Getting ready right now to go boogie-boarding with my granddaughter. Some of the waves are looking pretty gnarly already. Sun is out in full force. Looks like it will be an awesome day! :cool:

  10. beevee14 says: 21
    July 10, 2009 at 3:30 am

    “No Sane man will dance.” – Cicero 106-43 B.C.

    I used to dance but now I don’t. Yet I don’t feel any saner. Could he have been wrong? :?:

    Yes, his older vrother, Chicago, was usually right! :cool:

    • leonard says: 21.1
      July 10, 2009 at 10:27 am

      Oats barley ripe :smile: Got wheat or rye, beevee14?…Dance with sheaves for bread is bred of sheafs :grin: …[corn] my beef :lol: Julieta Venegas – Eres para mi SA…ARG

      {{{what about c.i.t.y s~l~i~c~k~e~r~s dropping pets off onto the country-side???? :evil: }}}}rural staycations are cats kittens :lol:

      …real life beckons vists….2-long

    • neuroway says: 21.2
      July 11, 2009 at 6:41 am

      Could he have been wrong? But of course he was wrong! And he was probably blinded by the harsh greek wine when he wrote these lines. Or perhaps he never wrote this in reality… The truth is that dancing has nothing to do with sex or sanity.

      “Nuit et jour, à tout venant,
      Je chantais, ne vous déplaise.
      Vous chantiez? J’en suis fort aise:
      Eh bien! Dansez, maintenant.”
      – Jean De La Fontaine (1621-1695)

      “Her keyser euch hilft nicht das swert
      Czeptir vnd crone sint hy nicht wert
      Ich habe euch bey der hand genomen
      Ir must an meynen reyen komen.”
      – Totentanz

  11. pennsyltucky9 says: 20
    July 10, 2009 at 12:42 am

    I live at an old vacation resort that locals and people from out-of-town alike used to flock to in the summers. The owner stopped maintaining the pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic areas, etc. when he reached an advanced age and the facilities proved to be too expensive and not profitable enough. So now they just rent out the cabins. Everything else is closed or fenced off.

    It’s still a beautiful place though. It’s very park-like, and the neighbors who live here with me are great, a friendly and welcoming community. I have no problem imagining myself “on vacation” even when I don’t go anywhere because I’m living in a sweet vacation spot in the first place. The beach is less than an hour away.

    We have good soil, huge oaks, a productive vegetable garden, a wide meadow, a creek, and a big herd of blacktail deer, plus the occasional bobcat or coyote visits now and then even though we’re hemmed in by developed areas. Right now there are 3 young fawns on the property, and it’s endless fun to watch them scamper around. Staycations here are as easy as putting up the shade umbrella and hanging the hammock. Pass me a cold one, will ya?

  12. labbatt78 says: 19
    July 10, 2009 at 12:28 am

    It’s been a while that I have not been on this site or twitter lately. I was working a lot the past week before Independence day and from last Friday till last Tuesday I went to Michigan to visit my relatives for a while. I had a blast! My last Staycation was June 26. I’ve heard that word on the radio last Friday on my way to the lake.

  13. beevee14 says: 18
    July 9, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    I found that if I took a vacation and actually went somewhere, I would have to come at least two days early to ‘decompress’. If not, I would be a zombie at work for a week. I always liked to take daytrips anyway. :mrgreen:

    • bsomebody says: 18.1
      July 10, 2009 at 7:00 am

      I know the feeling. I often say “Nobody needs a vacation more than whoever just got back from one.” Hopefully, I have timed this one okay. I’ll get back Saturday day, go to work Sunday night and Monday night, then have my weekend before starting my full work week again on Thursday. Enough talk of that, now. Time to hit the surf, dude! :cool:

  14. niteowl says: 17
    July 9, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    I would consider myself Mr. Staycation if there were such a title.

    You’re right though, Marina. It does sound goofy. No real reason for it to be added.

    Can someone just shoot me now please?!!

    Sending hugs and kisses instead.

  15. Jesse says: 16
    July 9, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Hey Marina. I wish you wouldn’t say things like that. It would sadden me to see such a great person pass away, even though I don’t know you. Anyway, I think the word isn’t that bad. I was planning to go to Guatemala for a few weeks but a few things came up, needless to say I am currently taking a staycation. Take care Marina. Eagerly awaiting your next entry.
    – Jesse :)

  16. harrier says: 15
    July 9, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    The only shot you get from your grateful students is a big noisy one on the cheek Poopsie.
    Thanks so much for helping us learn how cool our language is!!
    xoxoxoxoxoxo
    Larry

  17. neuroway says: 14
    July 9, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    I think staycation sounds great actually. I REALLY LOOOOVE it. Forsooth, it rings like a steak to my uneducated ears.

    Okay d*key. What has been said is irrelevant. What’s important is what has been heard.

    I’m hungry and thirsty right now. Time to eat and drink. Hasta la vista. :smile:

  19. freebird says: 12
    July 9, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    I think the fascination with staycation is that it is an abomination of the word vacation. When you look for rest and relaxation… the last thing you want is to do is to make up an explanation for seeing so and so at the same old gas station… in exasperation! :shock: :grin: :razz:

  20. fredjr says: 11
    July 9, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Do you have any plans for an on line book signing? I’d like to get a signed copy but have no plans to go to LA anytime soon.

  21. fredjr says: 10
    July 9, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Shoot you? Could we just skip that and go directly to claim the body?

  22. Captain Jack says: 9
    July 9, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    LOL, I just heard this word on my local news broadcast. I was going to google it then I thought let me check to see of Marina has done this word yet. Yeap! She did! I seen there were a bunch of other words also added.

    Hey Marina, you and I must be experts at staycations and weisures. Humm that brings up a new question. How do you know if your on a staycation or weisure when at home? Im guilty of taking worcations. I just made up that word, I bet it already exist hu? Ok I just googled it and yes many people have used it. Darn….

    I’m a long time fan of worcations. First off it’s justification to take a vacation when you’re really busy and have much work to do. Second, it’s a great tax right off. Third if your really lucky you can get someone else to pay for it.

    I like the sound of the word. It sound cool and easy to enunciate. Sorry you hate it so much. I guess it’s a Russian thing, hu?

    Shoot you now?! Well since your missing a comma in your sentence I think I will just do that. How about in the words of Bill Cosby, “I’m going to shoot you in the face,…with a bazooka.” :mrgreen:

  23. leonard says: 8
    July 9, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    Marina! H.ear this for a shot…Ukulele Orchestra of GB – The Good the Bad the Ugly

    My “wop” buddy Houlie picked this music 4 U.

    :lol:

  24. bigbhd95 says: 7
    July 9, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    I sympathize with you :cry: the last three years only able to enjoy (not) :roll:
    a staycation :cry: hope things can soon change ;-)
    :cool: B.B. :mrgreen: My dear teacher!

  25. sergey 17 says: 6
    July 9, 2009 at 10:45 am

    Do not worry senfir, anybody will not shoot at such beauty :cool:

  26. wetsuit5 says: 5
    July 9, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Nope, we aren’t shooting you. We like you and want to keep you around for a LOONG time.

    Elvis!!! Who put the goat in there??
    Gorby did it Aunt Marina.
    Can I get married now??

  27. greatestpotential says: 4
    July 9, 2009 at 10:35 am

    I know of some Russian cosmonauts that staycation in a space station.

  28. leonard says: 3
    July 9, 2009 at 10:29 am

    That is fine with me… :grin:

  29. senfir says: 2
    July 9, 2009 at 10:21 am

    If anybody shoot you… he’ll die :evil:

  30. James says: 1
    July 9, 2009 at 10:20 am

    I have never been abroad. We actually have only ever had staycations :-(

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