Entry tags:
- adaptation,
- adhd,
- apple-cider,
- cambridge,
- carafe,
- chiding,
- cognition,
- dissert,
- doll,
- droids,
- emanate,
- exasperate,
- hackers,
- inexorably,
- inopportune,
- lemon-chess,
- muse,
- nanobots,
- narrative,
- pertinent,
- petulant,
- query,
- recall,
- smirk,
- sod,
- splurge,
- suffuse,
- trivia,
- unfold,
- validation
def : petulant
petulant
adjective
/ˈpetʃ·ə·lənt/
'easily angered or annoyed, esp. in a rude way'
synonyms: cantankerous, childish, cranky, curmudgeon disgruntled, grumpy, irritable, pugnacious, sulky, testy, etc.
idioms: "have a short fuse", "get out of bed (on) the wrong side", "be hell on wheels", etc.
narrative/adaptation:
so … i am sitting in front of my fireplace … trying to recall that person's name … "must rely solely upon my own cognition," i mused quietly to myself.
perhaps 150 years ago, one might easily call up such pertinent facts 'n trivia from the internet … but time is never static. it started with the hackers in the late 1990's … moved on to the droids some 30-40 years later … and, from there, a well-defined and predicated jump to the nanobots before the 22nd century's dawn unfolded.
"you're up late this evening, hon" … her british dialect was suffused with kindness and warmth.
"trying to recall a person from long ago … drives me crazy how memories just slip away." i disserted, in an exasperated way. looking over at her, a glow emanated from her face.
"oh?" she queried. "remember, you have the lecture tomorrow at cambridge."
she, herself, had been student there at the university. we had bumped into each other in the cafeteria (one week before christmas) … in fact, my steaming apple-cider had almost splashed outside it's carafe! at least that memory had not failed me.
feeling a bit petulant … i decided to retrieve the hand-written notes from my lap … the text seemed to blur. this ADHD of mine was not getting any better … guess that's what old age does to a person. creeps up, silently, waiting to attack … at the most inopportune of moments.
"i know, doll … thought you and i could meet for lunch. the cafeteria still offers those lemon-chess pies … in fact, gotta' confess … i splurged on one slice last week. couldn't help myself."
she giggled. "you always were a petulant sod, hon."
realizing there was some validation in her chiding me … the smirk on my face appeared suddenly … and, inexorably, disappearing a few moments later.
copyright: some of the data herein was adapted from dictionary.cambridge.org
adjective
/ˈpetʃ·ə·lənt/
'easily angered or annoyed, esp. in a rude way'
synonyms: cantankerous, childish, cranky, curmudgeon disgruntled, grumpy, irritable, pugnacious, sulky, testy, etc.
idioms: "have a short fuse", "get out of bed (on) the wrong side", "be hell on wheels", etc.
narrative/adaptation:
so … i am sitting in front of my fireplace … trying to recall that person's name … "must rely solely upon my own cognition," i mused quietly to myself.
perhaps 150 years ago, one might easily call up such pertinent facts 'n trivia from the internet … but time is never static. it started with the hackers in the late 1990's … moved on to the droids some 30-40 years later … and, from there, a well-defined and predicated jump to the nanobots before the 22nd century's dawn unfolded.
"you're up late this evening, hon" … her british dialect was suffused with kindness and warmth.
"trying to recall a person from long ago … drives me crazy how memories just slip away." i disserted, in an exasperated way. looking over at her, a glow emanated from her face.
"oh?" she queried. "remember, you have the lecture tomorrow at cambridge."
she, herself, had been student there at the university. we had bumped into each other in the cafeteria (one week before christmas) … in fact, my steaming apple-cider had almost splashed outside it's carafe! at least that memory had not failed me.
feeling a bit petulant … i decided to retrieve the hand-written notes from my lap … the text seemed to blur. this ADHD of mine was not getting any better … guess that's what old age does to a person. creeps up, silently, waiting to attack … at the most inopportune of moments.
"i know, doll … thought you and i could meet for lunch. the cafeteria still offers those lemon-chess pies … in fact, gotta' confess … i splurged on one slice last week. couldn't help myself."
she giggled. "you always were a petulant sod, hon."
realizing there was some validation in her chiding me … the smirk on my face appeared suddenly … and, inexorably, disappearing a few moments later.
copyright: some of the data herein was adapted from dictionary.cambridge.org