festoon misstree i think this word was invented to describe how i decorate. 030901 ... oldephebe sitting in the wooden pews sunday morning pageantry and promenade - matronly women of equatorial girth - thier ornate coiffure festooned with these garish hats festooned with the most outlandish, and comically so, plummage - trying to maintain their studied facade of meretricious sanctification - those in the throes of mentapause - really something to behold later ... 030901 ... misstree curse my lack of thumbtacks! i have a need to festoon my festooning! sparkly christmas lights and ribbons long to complete (at least temporarily, until something else gets into my head) a corner of my room, pretty colorful frilly things on that half in contrast to the dark and shiny and red things on this half. i long to festoon. i blame it on spring. i blame everything good on spring. 060330 ... birdmad closest i ever get is burying myself in clutter 060331 ... grendel and it's not nearly as decorative or festive, so much as an embodiment of my year-of-the-rat-ness 060331 ... oren We simply need more words that end with "oon." 060331 what's it to you? who go blather from