moonbug's definitions

zinester

A noun denoting an individual who creates, and usually distributes their own zine or zines. It may be extended to someone who does not strictly make zines who runs a distro.

JJ Tawd has been a hardcore zinester for years, she has made over 30 different mini-zines.

by moonbug April 6, 2005

yamtacular

An adjective used to describe something that is spectacular, awesome, cool, or otherwise great to the highest degree. A portmanteau word formed from the words spectacular and yam, the word yamtacular borrows from the greatness of that orange root that tastes so yummy.

Thank you for that yamtacular dinner; it was so good I want to vomit so I can eat some more.

by moonbug November 17, 2006

Queen Charlotte Islands

Also known as Haida Gwaii, the Queen Charlotte Islands are an archepelago off of the coast of British Columbia. The Islands are accessable via a ferry from the mainland.

The Queen Charlotte Islands have been logged, but the forests on Moresby island remain mostly intact.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

Prince George

Prince George British Columbia is also known as the gateway to the north. Three highways meet in Prince George. Highway 16, also known as the highway of tears runs east and west through the city. The cariboo highway terminates here, and the highway north to Dawson Creek and Fort St. John begins. PG is where the University of Northern British Columbia, UNBC is located. Prince George is the biggest city in the northern half of British Columbia. Prince George is at the heart of the Pine Beetle Epidemic, hence it is surrounded by miles of red coloured dead pines.

Prince George is a sprawling interior town in the middle of a dead forest.

by moonbug November 13, 2006

Augustus

A Roman emperor (63 BCE to 14 CE), winner of the civil war that ensued after the death of Julius Caesar. The month of August gets its name from Augustus. He was a patron of the arts, and despite his bloody ways his reign is often seen as commencing golden age in Rome.

Augustus commissioned Virgil to write the Aeneid.

by moonbug November 12, 2006

basement freak

A noun describing a freakishly cool wierdo, very likely a zinester, or someone soon to become a zinester who currently lives in a basement, or lived a large portion of their adolecent lives in a basement.

Anarchy Ashley, maker of the zine 'Alien Basement Food' is a prototypical basement freak.

by moonbug April 6, 2005

Virgil

A Roman poet (70 BCE to 19 BCE) who wrote the Aeneid, an epic poem that was commisioned by the emperor Augustus.

Virgil wrote in latin.

by moonbug November 12, 2006