[links, charmed, words] grammargasm, "dork"

This grammargasm post (ok, more the comments) is charming the _hell_ out of me.

In other news, calling someone a dork and having them correctly interpret it as an affectionate term charms and delights me. *nod* Yep. Not that this reduces the accuracy of the label, however!

Hmm. I appear to use 'goof', and 'dork' more or less equivalently, alhough the former is far more frequent, since I think I've had it in my vocabulary from childhood. Consistantly, using either means I'm amused and charmed. It also tends to mean that the other person is behaving in a silly (and possibly cheeky, depending on who it is) way, since that's a pretty consistent way to both charm and amuse me. I do also just comment on the silliness, but that requires more than a single word. :)

Unfortunately, I do also use 'silly' to refer to (usually potential or theoretical) behavior whose underlying logic I do _not_ understand. I need a different word for this, I think. Preferably not offensive.

Aaaaanyway. I go. Before I babble even more. ;)

[links, charmed, words] grammargasm, "dork"

This grammargasm post (ok, more the comments) is charming the _hell_ out of me.

In other news, calling someone a dork and having them correctly interpret it as an affectionate term charms and delights me. *nod* Yep. Not that this reduces the accuracy of the label, however!

Hmm. I appear to use 'goof', and 'dork' more or less equivalently, alhough the former is far more frequent, since I think I've had it in my vocabulary from childhood. Consistantly, using either means I'm amused and charmed. It also tends to mean that the other person is behaving in a silly (and possibly cheeky, depending on who it is) way, since that's a pretty consistent way to both charm and amuse me. I do also just comment on the silliness, but that requires more than a single word. :)

Unfortunately, I do also use 'silly' to refer to (usually potential or theoretical) behavior whose underlying logic I do _not_ understand. I need a different word for this, I think. Preferably not offensive.

Aaaaanyway. I go. Before I babble even more. ;)

[linkssciammind] Scientific American Mind

I do like Scientific American Mind. Just got a new one, and have a couple of links.

The first is the full article, and is Smarter on Drugs: We recoil at the idea of people taking drugs to enhance their intelligence. But why?

The second, unfortunately, does not have the full article available online for free (I get the magazine, so have it in hard copy), but I link anyway. Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes: People with synesthesia--whose senses blend together--are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the brain.

[linkssciammind] Scientific American Mind

I do like Scientific American Mind. Just got a new one, and have a couple of links.

The first is the full article, and is Smarter on Drugs: We recoil at the idea of people taking drugs to enhance their intelligence. But why?

The second, unfortunately, does not have the full article available online for free (I get the magazine, so have it in hard copy), but I link anyway. Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes: People with synesthesia--whose senses blend together--are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the brain.