Worn out

[blimix]

We and qhudspeth spent a couple of days helping icarusfallen8 move equipment and supplies. So I called in dead yesterday morning, and went to tonight's sword class instead. The evening class was much more populated (with people more advanced than I), and taught by the academy's master. So it was kicking my ass, and I had difficulty keeping up: The best kind of class. (The morning classes are small, aimed at my skill level, and (of course) not paced for a tachymath*. So I sometimes have to actively ask them to teach me new things.)

* Quick learner. As far as I know, qhudspeth invented the word, and I can't think of another that's equally specific. So unless someone can supply me with one, I am officially adding "tachymath" to the English language. Use it often around CTYers, and it'll catch on.

I must take some time, as soon as the rain clears up, to enjoy the sight of the swollen Mohawk River. (Local folks are welcome to join me.)

Comments

[qhudspeth]

Yep, I "invented" tachymath for Star Lost. I put invented in quotes because all I did was combine the root math (which I learned from polymath) with the suffix tachy (which I learned from tachycardia). This is why I love entomology so much, and wish that it was given more emphasis in highschool English. The ability to create words that mean precisely what you want them to, or to understand why the word you are using could be better (quadrilogy, I'm looking at you.) is something we could all use more practice at.