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August 24, 2005
a word for every fear
yes, as expected, a few days of surfing has indeed improved overall health and well-being here at HadashiWorld, though there is plenty of whacking still going on.
and thanks to all those concerned; the manic perusal of craigslist & westside rents is over now; we have found a new residence and will begin repainting it almost immediately following my wedding shower this weekend. woo woo!
in other totally unrelated news, i learned a new word to describe a lingering "issue" i've had ever since small-personhood: coulrophobia. this is defined as "a persistent fear of clowns." my parents will tell you that when they took me to my first circus, the appearance of clowns caused me to shriek, go stiff, and then bury my cute little head deep in my father's shoulder for the entire awful red-nose-floppy-shoe segment. yes, i do indeed find clowns highly disturbing, and so it's somehow quite calming to discover that i am far from alone in this. apparently, coulrophobia is one of the top ten most-searched phobias on yahoo. there are whole websites devoted to the loathing of clowns, websites putting clown fear into "global perspective," and countless blog entries about this, of which i suppose this one will now join.
it's good to know that there is an impressive word to describe why, when visiting my adorable goddaughter recently, i had to resort to hiding her freaky clown-in-a-box toy so she couldn't play with it in front of me anymore.
Posted by hadashi at August 24, 2005 11:39 PM
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