The "L" Word

Okay, so I read one of my daily blogs last night. Guy was talkin' about a meme that he'd gotten involved in. Basically it works like this... you make a comment on the guy's blog, and he then assigns you a letter. You're supposed to come up with 10 words that begin with that letter, along with an explanation of what the word means to you and why. Then you pass along letters to those who want to play along. So, I responded. It sounded FUN!

You see, while the person whose blog I got this from is a REAL writer, I do enjoy writing, feel myself no stranger to it. Realize I'm nowhere good enough to ever dream of publishing. But 10 words? Should be easy, right? He assigns me the letter L.

L words
10 of them
together with their meanings to me and why they came to mind.
Ugh.

I've been thinking about this all day long, and I'll be dang-nabbed if all of a sudden there is a dirth of L words. Not one comes to mind for a long time... okay, 1 does, but I think, NOOOOO... that's too obvious. Can't go with that word... Lesbian... I mean why? Okay, so, I finally decide to go with it, just to get the ball rolling, ya know? This ain't easy, man!

1. Lesbian: Uh, what does it mean to me? Why? Uh, that should be obvious... Lesbian. a woman who is attracted to other women, and not, generally, to men. I mean, I'm queer, folks! I see references to GLBT every damn day, so what is going to be the first... okay 2nd word that comes to mind? Lesbian. Like, DUH! (BTW, the 1st word is a name, and I'll protect that person from this!)

So I think to myself, okay that worked well, I've identified the 2nd word that comes to mind, now what.... Hmmm. Let's see. I woke at 5... as I go through my day, what L words come unbidden to me, BEFORE I got this assignment?

2. Leak. Yup, actually the 1st L word today. Actually, it was the 4th word to come to my mind today. It was preceded by "Gotta tak a". I find I usually only need to take one leak a day, so that's a good word for this list. the rest of the day, I'm consumed with "Going to the potty." "Needing to Pee." and "Takin' a piss". But first thing in the morning, I take the one and only leak I'm going to take all day.

3. Lecherous. okay, I'm using it as a euphemism or rather a synonym for "horny". This is an L list, after all, not an H list. Lecherous... my partner comes out of the bedroom about 20 minutes after I awake... once the coffee's made. I see his hot bod, and I'm immediately feeling h.... uh, I mean lecherous.

4. Limber. As in Not. As in it's time to jump on the treadmill while aforementioned partner showers... my legs are stiff. I'm so friggin sore. My knee locks up almost immediately... fuckin' arthritis. I need to str... no, I need to LIMBER UP! -- or-- conversely, perhaps that's not the reason this word makes the list... Limber... as in dang, if I were just a little more limber, partner and I could do it THIS way... that would be a blast! I mean....

5. Luscious: I'd love to be limber enough to bend like this so that I could take partner's luscious.... ahem, uh, you get the idea.

6. Lousy: I've had my shower, but I'm still feeling lousy... I'd have much rather not had to use my hands this morning.... just thinking of that luscious....

7. Late: Yeah, Late makes the list... I spent so much time in the shower this morning thinking those lecherous thoughts, letting the hot water try to sooth out some of the kinks in my neck, and pleasuring that now I'm friggin' late!

8. Lazy: I've sat at this desk now for a couple of hours, and frankly, I'm feeling lazy. I think it's time to nap... nope, can't do that. Closing my eyes makes me think lecherous thoughts about my limber, luscious partner, and frankly, that makes me feel lousy... 'cause ain't nothin' I can do about it! (I'm at work, remember?)

Okay, this is getting hard now. The contest fool, pay attention! The contest... or meme, rather, is getting very difficult... I need 2 more L words. And preferably words that will not require I take a protracted break in the men's room.... Having a dictonary would certainly help right about now!

Did you know a web search for "L" will pull up 1,010,000,000 links? I don't think I'll visit them all. Might take a little longer than I have today. 2 more Ls... think eric, THINK!

Okay... just got back from the restroom... gotta come up with 2 more words.

9. Loser. There's a good word... now, I'll admit, it's not the first word that came to mind, but it's the second... asshole doesn't begin with an L... and those are the two words that automatically ALWAYS pop into mind when I see any headline with the word BUSH in it. Oh, wait. This headline has to do with something found in a bush at a park... well, whoever put that there was a loser, so it fits!

Uh, get your mind out of the gutter folks! I went to the restroom to take a piss, not... anything else.

And you can't prove otherwise.

10. Living. Ah, now that's a great L word! Living... as in "It's great to be..." Ain't life grand? There's so much to see, so much to do... and as a friend points out, it's better than the alternative!