nethcev!'s definitions

Perfection

The single most rare, unusual and annoying character flaw one can be blessed to possess.

"She was a model of perfection."

by nethcev! August 27, 2006

Astronomy

A scientific study for those who seek to understand the intricate ways of other worlds and galaxies because they’ve given up trying to fathom the ways of this one.

"I didn’t see this coming when I left Kansas for the Windy City. At the time I was in college, Loyola University, majoring in astronomy. Why astronomy? Simple, there wasn’t anything on Earth that could motivate me enough to go to an 8 AM class on a half-way regular basis."

My Keys to Success
Published in Crosscurrents Magazine 2006

by nethcev! August 20, 2006

Successful

A term used to describe someone who has finally freed him/herself from personal-evaluation.

"To succeed in the world, we do everything we can to appear successful."

-Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld

by nethcev! October 18, 2006

truth

1. The Abominable Snowman of society; a mythic legend which many swear by and is not without some minute traces of tangible evidence to add credence to the possibility of its existence.
2. What some seek to find, and others to escape.

They say the truth will set you free.
But I’ve been a prisoner to lies for so long I’ve practically become institutionalized.
Though I no longer pace between the gloomy corners of my shady cell, I do not believe that I can ever truly “be free.”
Not as long as I continue to fear my truth, while still taking refuge in my lies.

by nethcev! January 23, 2007

Peon

A member of an occupation, which requires little professional skill or education. Contemporary examples of such professionals include: industrial assembly line worker, farm laborer, and Senator in the United States Congress.

"I am a lowely peon in the system"

by nethcev! August 27, 2006

Life

A timed multiple choice exam - which most people end up failing.

"Life is a bitch, and then..."

by nethcev! August 26, 2006

elementary school

An introductory academic program that leads students through the first four to eight years of their education. It is here where tomorrow’s young scholars are taught the essential “three R’s”; Reading, Writing, Recess, and of course gym….but that’s technically not an “R”…. is it?

For a perfect example of an elementary school, drive to that part of the neighborhood where all the speed limit signs say "slow children at play."

by nethcev! August 24, 2006