Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Word of the Day: oblomovism

oblomovism (n)

Indolence, apathy, indifference or laziness.

"He was reduced to Oblomovism, and spent his days sitting miserably at home, reading Schopenhauer...."
--A.N. Wilson, Tolstoy

I'm sitting on the couch as I type this, after a long day of chopping trees and sawing lumber (or whatever), and the pull of oblomovism is almost irresistible. In fact, I think I will

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