Piqued vs. peaked.

I'm overdue for a FANCY WORD OF THE DAY, so without further ado or procrastination, I present to you today's installment:

pique (vt.) - to stimulate or provoke to action, esp. by arousing jealousy, etc.; to arouse (a feeling, esp. curiosity or interest).

Ex: The news of this dark chocolate has piqued my interest.

PLEASE NOTE:

This is not the same word as:

peak (vi.) - to project or rise in a peak.

Ex: The wave peaked, then proceeded to crash down upon the unsuspecting surfer. Cowabunga!

That's one of those things that bothers me, I hate when people refer to their interest being peaked. Unless, of course, their interest really has risen to its peak. But that's usually not the case.

Anyways, stay tuned for another episode of THE JOY OF LEX!

The Scream

I picked up this little treasure at the gift shop at the Museum of Art on campus:



Yes, it's a refrigerator magnet / finger puppet. See the resemblance to Edvard Munch's "The Scream":

















Check out some of the other sweet personalities here. I kinda want the Frida Kahlo and the Charlie Chaplin ones.