TGI...F

I've decided against going to UT tomorrow. My mom wasn't too happy about the idea. She flipped out at me. Yesterday she had made it seem as though it was alright to not go, but when I told her today that It would be better that I didn't, she didn't take it too well. Anyway, many factors contribute to the decision to not go: 1. I'd miss AP Euro, and I know we're having a quiz 2. I'd miss AP Government, and I know we're having a quiz and this is the only class time to work on our group project 3. I don't want to have to pick up the make-up work that everyone else had a weekend to do, and I'd only get two afternoons for. I know there's a fourth and possibly a fifth reason, but I can't remember them now. Maybe I could make four the long drive and five I'd like to make something, but I know some people would complain about it. My grandparents are coming into town today. My mom always freaks out whenever they come down. My grandma is really anal about everything and she judges my mom all the time. She says that she's messy and can't cook well, and doesn't take care of the house... blah blah blah. I finally asked my mom why she cares so much about what Grandma thinks about her and she told me that Grandma will say all these bad things to my dad who will believe and agree with her because he's a mama's boy. That's why I have to marry someone who doesn't always get along with his parents, because if he does, then I'll get penalized for it. I've subscribed to a word-of-the-day thing from Merriam Webster. I think I'm going to post the word of the day on here everyday so everyone can learn a new word. Anyway, Rachel's freaking out about homework so it's time to depart. Here we go:
The Word of the Day for August 19 is: bruit \BROOT\ verb : report, rumor -- usually used with "about" Example sentence: The number of rescues by monks [of the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard] and their dogs is anyone's guess. The figure of 2,500 is bruited about. . . ."
Did you know? Back in the days of Middle English, the Anglo-French noun "bruit," meaning "clamor" or "noise," rattled into English. Soon English speakers were also using it to mean "report" or "rumor." (It applied especially to favorable reports.) We also began using "bruit" as a verb the way we used (and still occasionally do use) the verb "noise," with the meaning "to spread by rumor or report" (as in "the scandal was quickly noised about"). The English noun "bruit" is now considered archaic, but the verb lives on. Although "bruit" doesn't have a lot of close English relatives, it's a distant cousin of "bray."