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Liz Squared
Glossary

Betrothed of the Love Pit- Nickname for our dearly departed Michelle.  (Departed because she got married and moved out, not because she died.) See also Shake Mistress.

Biting bracelets-Distraught and distracted state of mind brought on by ambiguous or awkward unexpected social situations. Origin: Halloween 2003. See also Glitter on the tounge.

Burnt Sienna- An unpleasant experience that is later realized to be valuable as it teaches a lesson.  Origin: Red's college application essay.

Conscience of the Love Pit- Nickname for Goldi, as she feigns an alter-identity online as boys' consciences.  See also Shake Mistress.

Cornelli- the heart.  Origin: Red's vignette: "following your heart is overrated.  Whoever gave that young thing authority--psch.  Following your heart is like following cornelli lace."

Eusebius- The contemplative and morosely pensive facet of a person's personality.  Origin: A pen name for Schumman, and Little Red's Vignette.  Also see Florestan.

Florestan- The passionate, fiery, carnal, and emotionally adrenaline based facet of one's personality.  Origin: also a pen name of Schumman's, and Little Red's Vignette.  See Eusebius.

Fuzzy Tiger-A temporary distraction from a larger problem. Origin: Paul Riser's Babyhood.

George- (pronounced "szhaahrszh") Our Foreman grill bequeathed to us by the Betrothed of the Love Pit.

Glitter on the tounge-The abrupt realization sent from the subconcious alerting to the fact that all control is gone. See Biting bracelets.

Go home Greg- A comment made to end a conversation of pure nonsense at the end of a long day.  Origin: Dharma and Greg.

Houseplant- A term for a boy or a boy's interest in you.  The degree to which they match the decor of your front room reflects how well they fit you.  Origin: Little Red's Vignette.  Variation: Heinous Green houseplant.  This is the leftover plant from your 8th grade science experiment that you watered with Fresca just for kicks and didn't really expect to grow.  You thought you'd just amuse yourself pushing the seed around endlessly in a pool of soda, but low and behold, here is a heineous green houseplant staring you in the face.  In short, it's the boy you thought you were harmlessly flirting with, but come to find out, you have been leading him on.  Origin: personal experience.

Ice Woman of the Love Pit- Amy's nickname.  That's her story to tell, not mine.  See also Shake Mistress.

Lassie- time.  (they are both reliable and loyal) Origin: Little Red's Vignette.

Love Pit Ballet- You'd really just have to see it.

Love Smoothie- (to be said in a Swedish accent) Smoothie made from mysterious goo found in the freezer dated 1991.  Turned out pretty good, actually.  Origin: Rocky and Bullwinkle the movie. (The prison guard says "two for the love movie" and it was adapted to "two for the love smoothie")

Menthol- Lust.  Cheap lust.  Origin: Honey Child by Swingerhead, and Little Red's Vignette.

Muffin-All things pertaining to extreme teenage-hood.  Individual character descriptions of those in a group of friends.  No two muffins are exactly the same.  Usually preceeded by a adjective.  Examples: The Genetic Muffin, Jekyll and Muffin, Crumbling Cranberry Muffin, The Anti Muffin, Half of a Siamese Muffin, The Ouji-Morning Glory Muffin. Origin: Little Red's vignette.

Peacock-An intuitive sense of a significant future happening--a sign, or omen, if you will. Also the expected aforementioned significant happening. Origin: The Fantastiks and Little Red's vignette and summer experience.

Raptor-A state of being involving extreme loopiness to the point of being scary and oddly predatorial. Preceeded or followed by an adjective. Examples: Raptor in heels, Chlorinated Raptor.

Sea Biscuit- Our blender.

Shake Mistress of the Love Pit- A nickname for Little Red when she is dancing with the fridge and or making a fruit smoothie.  Origin: Red was once talking to her mother about putting bean bag chairs in the basement instead of actual furniture, but her mother didn't want it to turn into the "love pit."  Later, Red was asked if she wanted to be the "shake mistress" in charge of using up the rest of the strawberries in a smoothie.  She replied, "only if I can be shake mistress of the love pit."  See also Love smoothie, Conscience of the love pit, betrothed of the love pit, ice woman of the love pit, and the Love pit ballet.

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