Last night I saw the sun set twice. ^^ Driving West on the 118 from 6:47-6:53 is now my favourite time to drive. I could look right at the huge disc in the sky without blinking.. it was a reddish yellow hue. I could almost see the edges burning with solar flares and such. I watched it until it set behind the hill on the West side of Simi. I went through the pass.. and the Sun was there to greet me again, still steadily heading towards the new horizon. I watched it again until it set all to soon behind the edge of the earth I could no longer see. Goodnight sun, hello moon.
(maha...lamely poetical.)
Last semester a friend gave me a "Word of the Day" calendar..and it's proved to be truly amazing. Maybe I'll start posting some of the words.. now, mind you, some are more amazing than others. Today was somewhat boring.. but hey, it's a word. ^^
Word of the Day: (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)
enclave (n): a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foregin territory.
(Did you know?) Looking for the keys to the etymology of "enclave", you'll find them in French and Latin. English-speakers borrowed "enclave" from French in the 19th century. The French noun derives in turn from the Middle French verb "enclaver", meaning "to enclose." Enclaver itself can be traced to the Latin prefix "in-" and the Latin noun "clavis", meaning "key". Clavis opened the door to a few other English words, some of which might seem unlikely relatives of "enclave." "Clavicle", the word for the bone that joins the breastbone and the shoulderblad, comes from "clavis", as does the music sign "clef".
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