Lorelili's definitions

butch

A (traditionally) masculine man or woman, and especially a masculine lesbian. Often the "dominant" partner in a lesbian relationship, and especially of a butch/femme lesbian relationship.

Dressing masculinely does not make a woman into a lesbian, contrary to popular belief; it's usually more convenient.

Acting masculinely only means that's the gender role that the person identifies with; it has nothing to do with their sexual life. A highly masculine man could be gay for all we know and a very feminine man could be straight for all we know, and both of these cases are frequent.

Long, frilly dresses? Hair swept into a bun? Makeup? Silks and satins? Sweet, shy disposition? Definitely a femme.

Short hair? Denim? Leather jacket? Nose piercings? Motorcycles? Suits and ties? Loud and aggressive? How could that be more butch?

by Lorelili February 22, 2005

Gaelic

The ancient Celtic language of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man before the English came along. The English tried to conquer those lands, also trying to wipe out the languages. Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge) is spoken mainly in areas along the western coast of Ireland. Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is spoken mostly in the Highlands of Scotland and in the northwestern island off of Scotland's coast. The Isle of Man is currently reviving Manx Gaelic (Gaelg).

We must save Gaelic... "a country without a language is a country without a soul."

by Lorelili October 23, 2004

Jane Seymour

1. (1509-1537) The third wife of Henry VIII, his favorite wife since she gave him a healthy son. Henry had Anne Boleyn beheaded on false charges of adultery, witchcraft, and incest so he could marry Jane, who had refused to be his concubine and would only give herself to him as his wife.

Jane Seymour was never crowned as queen since Henry wanted her to do her duty first: produce a son.

Jane advocated on behalf of Mary Tudor, to whom she was politically and personally loyal, and for the protesting English Catholics, but Henry would hear none of it, saying only "Remember Anne".
Jane died two weeks after giving birth to Edward VI, Henry's longed-for heir. Elated to finally have a healthy son, Henry soon began mourning, giving her a queen's funeral.

2. A British actress (1951-present) known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

Jane Seymour, like Anne Boleyn, was not a great beauty, but there was a stark contrast between them; Anne was an olive-skinned brunette with piercing dark eyes while Jane was almost pallid with pale blue eyes, mousy blonde hair, and a little receding chin; Anne was dramatic and sharp-tongued while Jane was demure and yielding; Anne was a Protestant while Jane was Catholic; where Anne was cruel to her stepdaughter Mary, Jane had personal loyalty to Mary and her mother, Katherine. Jane banned the flashy French styles that Anne introduced to court.

by Lorelili January 26, 2011

poetry

A form of art that places emphasis on words and language. In ancient times, poetry was memorised and carried by word of mouth. Today, most poems are written.

*Avoid any cliché, be original, or it will become boring and be regarded as poor.*

Poems may rhyme or not rhyme; there are so many ways to go with poetry... provided that the writer avoids any cliché, rambling, and doesn't state the subject of the poem directly.

Some of moi's personal poetry:

#1255

An leabhar seo. Th’ann duilleagan (This book. There’s pages)
A dhìth. Stàdaidh guth, tòisichidh guth eile... (Missing. A voice will stop, another voice begins...) Tha ‘n cùl cho mòr! A’ dol air ais cho fada... (The back is so big! Going back so far...)
Is th’ann duilleagan reubta... (And there’s ripped pages...)

Amhaircibh na cànanan...! (Behold the languages...!)
Chan eil mi gan n-aideachadh. Th’iad cho gallda! (I’m not recognizing them. They’re so foreign!)
Cò bha iad gun do sgrìobh seo? Tha duilleagan (Who were they that wrote this? Pages are)
Traiste. Dè bha iad ag ràdh...? (Crumpled. What were they saying...?)

Chan eil ‘n cùl càil coimeasta (The back is nothing compared)
Ri mar a tha na duilleagan ri teachd mar... (To what the pages to come are like...)
Mòran meud nas motha na ‘n cùl, gu dearbh! (Many sizes greater than the back, of course!)
Th’iad dol gu bràgh! Th’iad falamh! (They’re going on forever! They’re empty!)

Th’iad nuadh! Th’ann faclan sgìobhadh (They’re new! There’s words writing)
Leòtha fhèin! Èirichidh duilleag nuadh bho càil! (By themselves! A new page rises from nothing!)
Dè bha reubta bho ‘n leabhar seo? Agus dè (What was torn from this book? And what)
Bhios sgrìobhta ‘san àm ri teachd...? (Will be written in the time to come...?)

by Lorelili May 13, 2005

debauch

To pollute or ruin somebody's character or dignity. Usually used to mean seducing somebody from their virtue and destroying their honor.

To corrupt, demoralize, humiliate, degrade, contaminate, bastardize, demean, prostitute, deface, shame, befoul, besmirch, disgrace, or defile.

Along with incest with his sisters, Caligula liked to rape and debauch the wives and daughters of Rome's senators and nobles, many of whom he forced to work in his palace brothel. He smugly summoned the wives of his guests away from the dinner table, raped them, and returned them to their husbands and further disgraced the women by bragging about the act.

by Lorelili March 5, 2011

slut pride

Coined by comedian Margaret Cho.

In light of black pride, gay pride, feminism, and the like, slut pride is the final fronteer: the liberation and empowerment of the sexually loose.

Icons of slut pride could include "Sex and the City", Kim Cattrall, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and so forth.

"...And so I wondered 'Am I gay or am I straight?', and then I realized: I'm just slutty. Where's my parade? What about slut pride?!"

In honor of the "dykes on bikes" at gay pride, the slut pride parade could open with the "chicks on tricks"- men walking while carrying the women who are having sex with them.

by Lorelili February 16, 2009

alba

Scots Gaelic name for Scotland.

Can be found in Latin too, meaning "white", or "bright".

Alba, mo dhachaigh, chan urrainn dhomh dhut thighinn... guma tu bhios beò 's gu math gu bràgh.

'S cian nam cian bho dh'fhàg mi Leòdhas, An t-Eilean Sgìtheanach, na beinntean mòra, an Gàidhealtachd, h-uile rud...

by Lorelili March 26, 2005