This journal is strictly the online version of my personal dictionary log. All notes and information found here are what I have stated in my journal. All entries here will be made to reflect the ones in my hard-copy.

Until I refine things, all entries will be recorded in this fashion:

Subject: Word
Body: This is the definition. Unless I find it important, I will not list pronunciation or parts of speech. The time of each entry is automatically logged with each post.

Source of word, page number Version of book

Any personal notes I have on the word, its definition, or the search for the definition.
[All notes not made in the hard-copy will be in brackets. This is true throughout the entry, no matter in which section the brackets appear. Later additions will be accompanied by the date of addition, like so: (6-15-05)]

Because of the particular nature of this journal, all words will be made into separate entries, even if I looked them up only within minutes of one another. Oftimes pages have passed in minutes, and even if only sentences passed, I still feel it necessary to log the actual time.

Here are abbreviations I will be using:
Am - American version
Brit - British version
PB - Paperback
HC - Hardcover
Dict. - Dictionary

Not all of my sources are from books. Sometimes I will look up words out of sheer curiosity, as part of a linguistic follow-up, they will come up in conversations, or I'll merely stumble across them. I will note each source accordingly. I will not usually abbreviate such things, but at some point I may find it more efficient to do so.

I do, however, sometimes abbreviate book titles. For reference, a chronological list of the books is found at the bottom of this post.

All formatting is subject to change, as I play around with this blog.

Sometimes I go on reading binges, according to particular personal desires. For example, one goal this summer is to read all of the Discworld novels, so you will see a lot of Terry Pratchett on the list as the days go by.

Unless otherwise noted, all definitions come from Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition.

The books, thus far:

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
The Broken Cedar, by Martin Malone
The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett
Soul Music, by Terry Pratchett
Ulysses, by James Joyce
Jingo, by Terry Pratchett
Gypsyworld, by Julian F. Thompson
Rats Saw God, by Rob Thomas
Just Ella, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Last Continent, by Terry Pratchett
Thicker Than Water, by Gordon Snell (Editor)
Welcome to the Monkey House, by Kurt Vonnegut
The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
The Seventh Son, by Orson Scott Card
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams
Life, the Universe, and Everything, by Douglas Adams
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, by Douglas Adams
Anthem, by Ayn Rand
Harper's Magazine, July 2005, ed. Lewis H. Lapham
Vaginas: An Owner's Manual, by Elizabeth Topp and Dr. Carol Livoti
Chronology of the United States, by John Clements
Animal Husbandry, by Laura Zigman
The Muse Asylum, by David Czuchlewski
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling
Harper's Magazine, August 2005, ed. Lewis H. Lapham

Particular publishing information can be found with each entry, as I've seen necessary.

[Added 6-18-05 (1:44pm): For those who have noticed, sometimes I will read multiple books simultaneously, or read one while "on break from" another, or when the current book is not accessible. For example, I've been reading Jane Eyre since late May, I've recently started Ulysses, and I read two books yesterday, Jingo and Gypsyworld. I tend to read whatever is calling me at the moment.

Sometimes, I read books where I know all of the words, so this blog is not comprehensive of every book I'm reading.

If you are interested in a book that I've read, feel free to comment or e-mail me, to ask for my opinion.]

So, I think that's everything, for now. If not, I'll add more information later. Now, on to the words.