Another fun word!
Word: sycophant
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: A person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady.
Sentence: The praise Oxford received as a poet may simply have issued from the mouths of sycophants hungry for patronage.

I was sitting today, just thinking about some of the ways I go about trying to be a better writer. I think the most important way that I accomplish this, is by reading. And reading, I do a lot of. I am the girl in which when you pull up my library card information, have [...]

Quote of the Week this week is, “People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.” - John W. Newbern.
I really don’t know why I love this quote, except it really speaks to me. I have this above my writing area, [...]

It’s that time again.
Let’s talk about a past love. 
Tell us about your first love. What did you learn about yourself from  that relationship/experience? What kind of life do you think he/she is living today?
Well, this is one I have no idea where to go with. My first “love” was probably Chris. I think he was [...]

Inspired by the recent bio changes on my favorite scrapbooking website, here is the scrapbooking me:
my name Nicole Humphrey, Nikki, Nic
scrapbook size 12×12
camera Digital - Kodak Easy Share Z650 which we just got, but I am already ready to upgrade! (really, really want a Nikon Digital Rebel!!) And for Film - Nikon N55 SLR Camera, Pentax ZX-M Manual [...]

I do not know why I love the word belesprit, but I do - it’s fun to say:
Word: belesprit
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a person of great wit or intellect
Sentence: He was a man of words and belesprit.

I have been doing a lot of thinking about my time over at Associated Content, and what it has done for me, or not done for me. It’s almost silly really, because I am contemplating not writing for them anymore, since I do pretty well over at Constant Content too.  Why?
Because of all the complaints [...]

Wow! This weeks was a little more challenging. It required some serious thinking and soul-searching.
If you could take one picture out of all that you have to capture your essence, which would it be?
Hmm… well I am assuming of course that we are supposed to actually find a photo that captures are true essence, and [...]

“I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to you.” - Matthew 17:20
I love this quote. In fact, most biblical phrases have an extreme importance in my life, but [...]

 
Isn’t it pretty? Mine looks JUST like it!
I cannot believe I forgot to post an update on the laptop. It actually arrived the day after I commented that it had shipped. And I’ve been in heaven ever since. In fact, I got everything transferred from our desktop computer to the laptop computer that day, and [...]