veggiemom
Subscriber since: July 2008
Location:
Worcester,
MA
About Me
I'm an independent graphic designer and copywriter. I work from my home studio so I can also maximize the amount of quality time I can spend with my kids. My interests besides being with my kids as much as possible include gourmet vegetarian cooking, vegan baking, playing piano, anything Simpsons, and delving deliriously into reading, particularly fiction and history.
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Favorite Word:
lugubriousWhat a wonderful way to describe dismal. I first heard it in the Disney movie, Hercules, where Pain referred to Hades as "your most lugubriousness." Fabulous.
Least Favorite Word:
niceThe problem is, it really doesn't mean anything when used today. It's so nondescript.
Favorite Quote:
"Peter: "Brian, there’s a message in my Alphabits. It says, ‘Oooooooooo.’"
Brian: "Peter, those are cheerios.""
- Family Guy
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
The You Decade
February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
No Soap (Radio): An Advertiser's Little White "Lye"
October 20, 2009
Business writing:
A Nasty Bit of Corporate Speak
August 6, 2009
August 6, 2009
Business Buzzwords to Avoid
July 30, 2009
Copywriting:
Red Pen Diaries: The Solutions Problem
December 3, 2009
December 3, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Fiction writing:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
How to write:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Language:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Marketing copy:
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Usage:
Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
Misnomers and Misconceptions
March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
Visual Thesaurus:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
WordMasters:
The January-February 2010 Wordmasters Challenge
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
Young readers:
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
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