I Before I get started, I should probably remark on how long it’s been since I’ve posted on this blog…so long that WordPress seems to have initiated a whole new post format. At first glance? Not a big fan. Pfft.
Today’s, or rather yesterday’s Latin word of the day, cupiditas is a feminine noun meaning a longing or desire. The usage of cupiditas can lean to the positive and refer to a longing for something harmless, but more frequently, it seems to teeter the opposite direction and is paired with overwhelming carnal passions or obsessive desire for wealth.
The notion of longing in general has been pretty close to the surface in me the last few days…
After a slip and fall last week, I have a cupiditas to put on a sock without wincing in discomfort.
The week has been consumed with drafting the class schedule for the 2017-18 academic year. In the process of digging for something schedule related, I came across a handwritten draft of an epilogue for my John Porter fanfic, Recovery. I have a magna cupiditas to finally complete that, and to get back to some recreational writing in general.

Look at that gun…and I’m not talkin’ about the rifle!

Mr. Rogers a la Richard Armitage Photo by George Pimentel
I will not venture to comment on the other multitude of cupiditates this image evokes….*cough* Next up, today’s Latin Word of the Day…ignis: FIRE!