As a writer, I took the notion of a New Year's Resolution and tried to apply it to my own brainstorming for the Odyssey. Why not start something new for the year? As I thought about things that I could write about all year I decided to have fun with it. One of my top five websites is the thesaurus site. Words are the best!

I'm always down for the prospect of learning new words. So for the rest of the year, hopefully, I'll be writing articles with new words for every day of the month. So for all of you web surfers lurking on the Odyssey instead of doing something productive, (and btw that was and is still me), here are some random words to fuel your boredom. And, please, don't be deterred by the weird looking words in the headers. You might just be surprised by their nonchalant meanings.

January 15- Scrummy

If someone told you that you looked scrummy, you probably wouldn't take it too well, but it would actually be a compliment. To be scrummy is to be very attractive, delicious or excellent. So pretty much, if you look scrummy, you a snack.

January 16- Palmy

Pronounced (pah-mee), meaning glorious, prosperous, or flourishing. Ask your grandparents about their palmy days and see if they know what the hell you're talking about.

January 17- Gleek

This isn't just that cool trick that your one friend can do with his spit. It also means to make a joke! Next time one of your friends is feeling down, just gleek them out of it, with either definition.

January 18- Crapulous

When I tell you what this words second meaning is, you'll be oh so satisfied. Next time you wake up from a night of drinking, tell your roommate you feel crapulous. It's a fancy way of saying hungover! Maybe just a little joy you can get from saying that can save you from the horrors that is a bad hangover, right? Hopefully? Probably not... That's wishful thinking.

January 19- Prodigious

Another word for amazing, marvelous, stupendous. Slip this in next time you're writing an essay for your demanding writing teacher. It can also mean large in size but still, a good word.

January 20- Moira

Don't know your own Moira? Don't worry, no one does... Moira means someone's fate or destiny. Thank you, Greek mythology, for this pretty word for the fates.

January 21- Limerence

By some definitions, this means the scientific study of love and romance, and to others, it means being attached and infatuated with someone and just hoping that they return the favor. So basically a crush but in fancier rhetoric.

January 22- Hallux

You can thank your lucky stars I just taught you another word for your big toe. How have you gotten this far in life without this information?

January 23- Barmecide

Do you ever wake up from a really good dream and feel disappointed because it isn't real? That dream was Barmecide.

January 24- Burnsides

You should look this one up and click images. Because this is the word for.. that.

January 25- Futz

To futz is well, probably exactly what you're doing now. Are you wasting time? Maybe, busying yourself? You're futzing. (In full disclosure, I don't know if futzing id the proper way to say that but I'm doing it.)

January 26- Hinky

Are you trustworthy? Reliable? If you answered yes, then you are definitely not hinky.

January 27- Oxter

Now you're blessed with knowing the Scottish word for a person armpit. You're welcome.

January 28- Tellurian

We are all actually tellurians. This is just an inhabitant of the earth according to the Oxford dictionary.

January 29- Sternutator

The reason why you sneeze. Literally.

January 30- Callipygian

If a guy says this to you, it's actually a compliment to your shapely buttocks.

January 31- Selkie

This is a Scottish mythical creature that's a lot like a mermaid. The creature is human on land, but instead of becoming half-fish, they become whole seals in the water. Now you know.

Shout out to Dictionary.com, the Oxford Dictionary, and random Wikipedia posts for the random words I've found. Stay tuned for more odd-ball words to futz around with next month.