Monday on a Thursday *headdesk*

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Hello there! Did you all make it through Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Santa Parade Sunday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday? It all feels like it's been a trek since last week, and I only participated on one of those.

Your flash challenge is "ONLY 20?!?"

Big Buddy should be at 16% today. How are you doing?

We have no long challenge this month, but Advent is coming up in a few days, and Swap of Joy is going on. Are you all prepped for that?

I'm planning on hitting up the 100 in 100 again at the end of the month, so if you are tight for your year end figures you will have a LOT of prompts!

As always, hit that back button to go through some words of the day and weekend challenges to see if anything inspires you.

And then, what are your plans for creativity for the rest of the year? Did your NaNoWriMo piece get finished? Are you prepped with a plan for next year? What would you like to see here in 2025? What are the big goals?

I am grateful for everyone here at the comm, and I hope your holiday season is lovely.

K

Word of the Day 12/05/24 Gobbledegook

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Gobbledegook (noun)
gobbledegook or gob·ble·dy·gook [ gob-uhl-dee-gook ]

noun
1. language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.

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Synonyms
1. mumbo jumbo, bosh, double-talk, gibberish

Origin: First recorded in 1940–45; fanciful formation from gobble

Example Sentences
Mr Brookes said the writing within the letters was "gobbledegook, gibberish".
From BBC

And Daniel Turner, executive director of Power the Future, accused the governor of “complete gobbledegook.”
From Washington Times

He said Amazon's explanations as to why it will be holding money from established sellers like him sounded like "corporate gobbledegook".
From BBC

Smith criticised Unilever's "penchant for corporate gobbledegook as substitute for effective action."
From Reuters

In a letter to investors of his Fundsmith vehicle, now the 13th biggest Unilever shareholder, Smith criticized Unilever for failing to openly communicate the benefits of the deal and its “penchant for corporate gobbledegook as substitute for effective action.”
From Reuters

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

daily count to...

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I started a new job at the end of October (October 31 was actually my first day), and today felt like my first real day off since I started the job. It could be because the school semester is over, and I just have one assignment due tomorrow that I'm nearly done editing.

But, anyway, I wrote a little over 1,000 words. Since the start of the month, I've written about 2,119 words. I'm good with this.

Passing to cmk418. Good luck.