Crazy Chicken Woman?

I love words.  Big, small, I love them all, which is probably a good thing since I'm writing a blog.

For a while Bryce Courtenay was my favourite author, not for his storylines but because he used the word "pettifogging" in one of his books.

My absolute all time favourite word is 'farctate'.  Isn't that a great word?! You say it just the way it reads - "fark-tate". It sounds a bit rude, or like a bit of an insult, but in actual fact farctate simply means stuffed to capacity.  There's a more complex biological definition attached to this wonderful word, but who cares.  I love farctate.

I came across this word when I worked as an advertising copywriter. It was in a really ancient dictionary we kept in the office for inspiration.  Advertising is one of those occupations that is full of jargon, and after working in the industry for more than a decade, I'm definitely fluent in the languages of both Advertising and Radio.

I'm also fluent in Retailing, Building and Mortgage Financing.  My Milk Powder Manufacturing vocabulary is a little rusty,  and while I can hold my own in a Wine conversation, I definitely need help with Engineering and Mechanics.  Not meaning to brag, but I also speak Knitting and Needlework, and have been known to conserve in both Home Preserving and Interior Design.

The point of all this is that over the last few months I've been adding to my list of languages - looking to become at least understandable in Pig, Fencing and Poultry.

I was asked this afternoon if I was turning into a Crazy Chicken Woman.  After thinking at length about this question I now know the answer.  I'm not obsessed over chickens, I'm merely becoming more multi-lingual.

What I've learnt today:

1.  After spending an hour on the Queenstown Lakes District Council website, I know they have a policy about not eating in council meetings, but I'm none the wiser about whether I can sell eggs at our gate.
2.  Did a stint of electric fencing with The Boss today, and realised I knew enough to get started without instructions - now that's scarey!