Word of the Day: Peripatetic

Since I'm studying for the GRE (and by studying I mean I am actually studying, unlike last summer) I'm of course working to expand my vocabulary with a slew of both familiar, unfamiliar, and WTH words. I'm taking a different approach now, using my GRE Exam Vocabulary-In-A-Box words and writing down the definitions and an example sentence in a notebook...but my example sentence relates directly and only to my manuscript.

It's making studying not only far better and more manageable, but it's also helping with my off-writing time, developing characters, new ideas, reformatting old ones, etc. As I'm still off duty now, awaiting feedback from my two readers, I also get kind of anxious, and this is a good way to help keep my mind fresh on my ideas without it directly portending to things in my manuscript. So I keep my GRE stuff out to study, my manuscript stuff out to jot down notes and ideas, and my iPod headphones on to the instrumental genre for a nice atmospheric effect.

I even sometimes look forward to studying. Of course that will change when it comes time for the math part.

Word of the Day: Peripatetic
Definition: (Adj.) Wandering from place to place, especially on foot.
Manuscript Related Sentence: Thierry lives a transitory life as a peripatetic ex-warrior.
Other Sentence: Link from the Legend of Zelda is the prime example of a peripatetic hero, wandering aimlessly to find stuff to beat the bad guy and save the princess.