temperfect adj.
tem·per·fect /ˈtɛm-pər-fikt/
Temporarily perfect; describing a work-in-progress that is flawless relative to everything its creator has conceived so far, yet destined to feel incomplete the instant a new idea appears.
The fleeting state in which a draft, design, or section of prose contains every thought the author had up to that point—until the next thought shows up.
Irrecoverably unique; once a temperfect work is lost (deleted, overwritten, corrupted, etc.), it can never be truly temperfect again, because no reconstruction can guarantee every nuance of the original moment’s insight.
tem·per·fect /ˈtɛm-pər-fikt/
Temporarily perfect; describing a work-in-progress that is flawless relative to everything its creator has conceived so far, yet destined to feel incomplete the instant a new idea appears.
The fleeting state in which a draft, design, or section of prose contains every thought the author had up to that point—until the next thought shows up.
Irrecoverably unique; once a temperfect work is lost (deleted, overwritten, corrupted, etc.), it can never be truly temperfect again, because no reconstruction can guarantee every nuance of the original moment’s insight.
Novelist’s Journal, 10 a.m.: “Chapter 12 is temperfect—all foreshadowing lines up, the dialogue snaps, the symbolism is spot-on.”
4 p.m.: Laptop drive fails before the draft is backed up.
Next morning: “I’m rewriting Chapter 12 from memory. The plot still works, but I can’t shake the feeling some sentence, some subtle echo, is missing. The temperfect version is gone forever.”
4 p.m.: Laptop drive fails before the draft is backed up.
Next morning: “I’m rewriting Chapter 12 from memory. The plot still works, but I can’t shake the feeling some sentence, some subtle echo, is missing. The temperfect version is gone forever.”
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Get the Temu Tax mug.A moniker for Hakeem Jeffries, by his critics. He is a congressman/representative from New York. He is often called "Temu Obama" by having similar assertive speech techniques and vapid platitudes of Barack Obama, but none of the charisma. Also known as the "Dollar Store Obama" for similar reasons.
Cory Booker is also called Temu Obama, however he is more like the "Bookie Monster" with his wide Muppet eyes like the Cookie Monster.
Cory Booker is also called Temu Obama, however he is more like the "Bookie Monster" with his wide Muppet eyes like the Cookie Monster.
Person 1: Is that Barack Obama?
Person 2: No, that is Hakeem Jeffries, the Temu Obama. There is a difference.
Person 1: He looks just like him, talks like him, and walks like him.
Person 2: Yes, but with none of charm.
Person 2: No, that is Hakeem Jeffries, the Temu Obama. There is a difference.
Person 1: He looks just like him, talks like him, and walks like him.
Person 2: Yes, but with none of charm.
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