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Word/Phrase of the Moment

postprandial viand

postprandial -- relating to the period after dinner

viand -- a portion of food

Notes: This is basically a complex way of saying "dessert". Isn't English great?

About Me

My name is Josh. I was born December 9, 1990. (12/9/1990) Since I joined, I have become almost obsessed with wikiHow. It is cool to have something that can explain how to do just about anything. I love to help people and this just happens to be a good way to do it! I also enjoy wiktionary.

I live in VA with my parents, two sisters and one brother. I move every two years or so and have lived in Yuma, Arizona; Norristown, PA; Beaufort, SC; Coltsneck, NJ; Christiansburg, VA; Long Beach, MS; and Newport News, VA.

I'm not sure who my favorite singer is anymore... I've read so many good books that picking one would be too difficult. My favorite comedian is Ellen DeGeneres. My favorite TV Series is House. My favorite Lake name is "Lake Titicaca". :) hehehe

My favorite weather is lukewarm, thunder and lightning, rain pouring heavily, the wind threatening the trees and the shingles on my roof. The gutters overflowing; the streets flooding up to the front lawn; the house shaking; lightning striking so close I can smell the sulfur and feel the electricity in the air (but not so close that I'm in danger of electrocution); and loud, booming thunder that rattles the windows make for a perfect evening. A compliment to this glorious representation of the power of nature is darkness. Oh, how I love the dark... A complete lack of electricity, combined with the perfect chaos of a storm raises my spirits and makes me smile a true smile. The only thing that could improve the moment further would be a loud stereo blasting out Rachmaninoff's concerto No. 3, or No. 2. Ah... one day...

My favorite computer programs are anything Google-made. (Gmail, Desktop, Picasa, Hello, Reader, GTalk, Google Sketchup, Google Notebook, Google Trends, Google Finance, PicasaWeb, Google Docs, Google Pages or any of their many, many search features, etc.) My favorite flavor ice cream is Strawberry, and my favorite ice cream shop is Dairy Queen - banana split is the best.

Hobbies

Reading
Writing
Swimming
Book collecting
Math of any kind

Websites, Blogs, and Groups

Logolept's Riddle-- Website
Readable Fiction-- Blog
My Books -- Google Spreadsheet
Books I Recommend -- Google Spreadsheet
My Piano Performances -- Google Videos

Readable Fiction

Current Book Review:
Germ
by Robert Liparulo
Check it out!

My Most Popular Pages

Current Reading Book(s)

The Pillars of Creation, by Terry Goodkind

Essays

Transcendental Moralism
Man's Imbroglio
Anthem
Tuesdays With Morrie
Fahrenheit 451
The Tragic Hero of Antigone
- Antigone, by Sophocles
The Right to Die

Favorite Quotes

"The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about anything, and that all the pains I have so humbly taken to verify my notions have only wasted my time." -- George Bernard Shaw

"Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down." -- Hector Berlioz

"Equanimity can be attained via faits accomplis qua terminological inexactitudes." -- Myself

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Horses4Ever said:

On 21:49, September 30, 2006

Congratulations!

You were selected to be October's Featured Editor!

You were selected because of your strong contributions involving building the Help Section, building the wikiHow store, patrolling Recent Changes, maintaining Spotlight and Featured articles, and just about everything else. You are very friendly, helpful and supportive.

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