Today was basically a shitty day, although there was a valuable redeeming quality to it, but I am only going to discuss the shitty part. Overnight on Christmas and into Christmas day, the septic system decided not to cooperate. This shit never happens at a convenient time, and we basically kept the challenge to our selves. On the way home from Jetta's lovely Christmas dinner, I e-mailed our septic maintenance company to inquire as to their business hours on today, and if they were indeed going to be open today (or tomorrow depending on when you think the conversation was initiated, which was yesterday). I got a response ON CHRISTMAS DAY that they would indeed be open today (or tomorrow*) but that they were 'backed-up' and not sure when they would be able to get out if at all. But, they did indeed get out at about 4:30, and we are 'flush' with excitement and happy to be able to use the crapper for what it was intended. It's that filter thang right there that is the whole problem...
Histrionic -- Adjective. 1. deliberately affected. theatrical. 2. of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater. "Rather, it becomes an actor's showcase for histrionic tears or smiling through tears-a good old-fashioned wallow in capital-O Overacting." Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, January 16, 2015
Did You Know? The term histrionic developed from histrio, Latin for "actor." Something that is histrionic tends to remind one of the high drama of stage and screen and is often stagy and over-the-top. It especially calls to mind the theatrical form, known as melodrama, where plot and physical action, not characterization, are emphasized. But something that is histrionic isn't always overdone; the word can also describe actors, acting, or the theater, and in that sense it becomes a synonym of thespian. The related plural noun histrionics is similarly bifurcated. It can refer to theatrical performances or to a deliberate display of emotion for effect.
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