I love that movie. I didn't catch it in the theaters, but I rented it and then I watched it again the next day. I picked up a.s. byatt's "possession" at powell's a few months ago, but lost it during chapter three or something. but yesterday I cleaned out my car and found it under the seat. but, anyway, the last book I read from for hours was one of webster's dictionaries. I took some notes and sent them to markus. he suggested I share them with you too. flense - to strip of blubber or skin popinjay - a strutting, supercilious person intussusception - drawing in of something from without, the assimilation of the new material and its dispersal among pre-existing matter pilgarlic - bald; bald man; man looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity pococurante (ital. "caring little") - indifferent, nonchalant lambent - playing lightly on or over a surface; softly bright or radiant farouche - marked by shyness and lack of social graces longanamity - disposition to bear injuries patiently lovat - predominantly dusty color mixture (as of green) in fabrics lubricious - smooth or slippery; wanton, lecherous, salacious lucubration - laborious study; studied or pretentious ideas expressed in speech or writing mawkish - insipid or unpleasant taste; sickly or puerily sentimental opusculum/opuscule - a minor work (of literature)