This is the first new word I’ve found in a while that I’d actually use regularly. Malinger: “To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.”
I can be quite the malingerer. 
And yes, malingerer really is the noun form of malinger. This word just keeps getting better and better!
It comes from the French word malingrer “to suffer”, and the Online Etymology Dictionary says that the meaning “to feign illness to avoid work” may come from the “notion of beggars with sham sores.”
Argh! My internet’s been down for so long! Sorry for the late update. Here’s what’s new:
This short video summarizes the many frustrating hours I spent on the HTML, PHP, and CSS to make a working version of my site.
The reference pages I used from the WordPress Codex:
I have so many details to work out, but I want to get my new theme done so I can start reorganizing my posts! I might have to make a simplified version first, and then once I’m done with all the blog housekeeping, I’ll focus on making it nice and pretty.
Relearning Spanish has been working pretty well, but vocabulary is my greatest weakness. I bet there are Spanish parrots out there that know more words than I do! Anyway, I remembered a post on my friend Kiri’s blog (What I Learned Today) that mentioned a flash card program for the Mac called iFlash. It sounds awesome, but I’m using Windows.
I know there are lots of similar programs and even web apps out there. So, do you use any of them? Have any recommendations? Or would you suggest using — gasp! — flashcards made out of paper?
To meet my new deadline, today I rushed through my final decisions on where everything should go.
Next, I’ll have to work on the code for my new WordPress theme. It’ll be easier to play around with the font and other details when I have a working version of my site.
