a note on OVERSHARING

to overshare is a verb in my book.
i'm an oversharer, down with oversharing.
while it's not technically one word, i feel that
like neverending, it's worthy of being its
own entity. and would venture to say it makes
more sense as one word than as two.

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selective reading of the dictionary
allows the following interpretation:

like forking over the body, an individual's feelings,
stories, and self are ceaselessly contributed or
allotted in full portions to another person or group
always including the extra, too great, or excessive,
from beginning to end.

an act common among freelurving individuals.

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selective reading?

the definition of "over" is overwhelming
to say the least... it is a preposition, an adverb,
an adjective, a noun, a verb (used with an object),
an interjection, and used in a variety of idioms.
there are over 60 entries for "over".

the exciting part, for etymology enthusiasts,
lays in the origin of the word. dating back to
before 900, "over" originated from the old
english variation "uver(e)". the exciting part, for
freelurving, is that "uver(e)" is compared to love. LOVE!

the definition of "share" focuses mostly on division,
equal portions, fractional parts, and, not until the fifth
entry, to use, participate in, enjoy, or receive jointly.
"share" is traced back to 1325-75 and originates from the
old english "scearu", which means fork of the body
or groin... the only thing i really connected with.

to me, "overshare" represents a blending of the
two words and its origins can, like "uver(e)",
be compared to love for more information.

there you have it freelurvers.
am i the only oversharer out there?

a note on BITTERSWEET

bitter+sweet makes bittersweet

the bitter being the hard to bear,
the grievous, the resentful,
characterized by intense antagonism or
hostility, and the hard to admit or accept...

think you can stomach that?
i'm having a hard time imagining all that
bitterness packed into one bite ever
going down with ease.

according to the dictionary's
use of bitter as a noun, we are to
learn to take the bitter with the sweet.

ohhh... that's what we're missing?

ok. add a dash of sweet, as in
the pleasing or agreeable, the dear
and beloved, and the easily managed,
and you'll probably have better luck.

we should read the dictionary more often.
us girls could stop wasting so much
time chasing all the bad boys,
letting them catch their breath and
realize a little sweet goes a long way.

like bittersweet chocolate.
both pleasant and painful or regretful.
i could eat that every single day.

read the dictionary
origin of this note

a note on FREELURVING in JAPAN

a brief continuation of the last post,
on the origins of the term free love
and hideki naganuma's home country
for all you freelurvers.

the 1969 film "eros + massacre,"
written and directed by yoshida yoshishige,
is a biographical drama about
sakae ōsugi, a japanese anarchist
and supporter of free love... his wife and
two lovers, which got a little messy
when one of the lovers decided to stab him...
and his assassination in 1923.
often referred to as the guide to
understanding japanese new wave.

so, there you have it,
some freelurving japanese film history.

more on eros + massacre

a note on SMITTEN

yes... smitten is an odd word. a whole
lot of love and pain wrapped up in
six little letters. i love that
smitten, which originates from the
word smite, is first defined as being struck
by a hard blow, then as grievously or
disastrously stricken or afflicted,
and lastly, this is the best part,
very much in love. therefore? therefore,
being very much in love... is like
being hit really hard and disastrously
afflicted. my aunt did always try to
teach me, that nothing in life was fair,
and to marry for money.

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SMITE (from dictionary.reference.com)

1. to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand,
a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the
back with her umbrella.

2. to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.)
by striking hard.

3. to strike down, injure, or slay:
His sword had smitten thousands.

4. to afflict or attack with deadly or
disastrous effect: smitten by polio.

5. to affect mentally or morally with a
sudden pang: His conscience smote him.

6. to affect suddenly and strongly with a
specified feeling:They were smitten with terror.

7. to impress favorably; charm; enamor:
He was smitten by her charms.

word origin and history

a note on NEVERENDING

from an email i wrote to a boy:

[[Never ending. Neverending?
Apparently, spell check says not one word,
but I think it looks good as one word.]]

his response was signed:

[[Neverending]]

the dictionary seems to think it should be "never-ending" if it must be one word. and, in my experience, "the never-ending search for hapiness" is the most commonly used phrase provided for never-ending in the dictionary. apparently that is the most common never-ending thing for the majority of our dictionary reading population.

the movie went with "neverending" and i plan to as well.