Are you fushionless these days?
Apr. 30th, 2020 04:26 pmI finally figured out what's wrong with me. I'm fushionless! Here's how the Urban Dictionary defines it:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=FUSHIONLESS
I learned the word during my regular reading of the "Type M for Murder" blog. Actually I think I prefer how Aline Templeton described it in her reply to Charlotte Hinger's "Mind for Rent" post. She said it's "just sort of mentally wandering round kicking stones and having nothing to show for it at the end of the day." When it was Aline's turn to post (Monday April 24) she expanded on the idea with "Be careful what you wish for". I've probably linked to the Type M blog before - it's at:
http://typem4murder.blogspot.com
I guess it's analogous to having a closetful of clothes but nothing to wear - you've got a bucketful (or maybe an acre or a hectare) of time but can't get anything done or at least fully completed to your satisfaction. There are certainly words that come close - unproductive, listless, lethargic, unmotivated, maybe unaccomplished or underachieving? But somehow they don't have that poetic impact!
I wonder if it's possible to be "fushionful" or "fushionable"? Again, it doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Come to think of it, I've never heard of being "listful" or "wistless" either.
During this pandemic, it appears just about everyone is either massively overloaded or suddenly in a state of enforced idleness - and likely "fushionlessness" too!
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=FUSHIONLESS
I learned the word during my regular reading of the "Type M for Murder" blog. Actually I think I prefer how Aline Templeton described it in her reply to Charlotte Hinger's "Mind for Rent" post. She said it's "just sort of mentally wandering round kicking stones and having nothing to show for it at the end of the day." When it was Aline's turn to post (Monday April 24) she expanded on the idea with "Be careful what you wish for". I've probably linked to the Type M blog before - it's at:
http://typem4murder.blogspot.com
I guess it's analogous to having a closetful of clothes but nothing to wear - you've got a bucketful (or maybe an acre or a hectare) of time but can't get anything done or at least fully completed to your satisfaction. There are certainly words that come close - unproductive, listless, lethargic, unmotivated, maybe unaccomplished or underachieving? But somehow they don't have that poetic impact!
I wonder if it's possible to be "fushionful" or "fushionable"? Again, it doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Come to think of it, I've never heard of being "listful" or "wistless" either.
During this pandemic, it appears just about everyone is either massively overloaded or suddenly in a state of enforced idleness - and likely "fushionlessness" too!