This week, how dark it is outside really hit me. The library where I work is in a basement, and the window in the pit courtyard has been taken away due to a construction site. We won’t get it back until at least midsummer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this time of the year given that windowless existence, the only sun I see when I don’t have meetings in other buildings is after sunrise and before I enter the building \u2014 essentially, ~7 AM when the sun rises until my commute is over at ~9 AM. It’s black as pitch by the time I leave for home. Even with<\/em> the window, December is always a struggle. (The light doesn’t really reach our offices, but it’s nice to just know there’s a window a few dozen meters away.) I become constantly fatigued and lose a grip on my circadian rhythm despite using bright-light circadian glasses while I’m getting ready in the morning. They help marginally, so I’m sure most of this is psychological.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thankfully, our university closes almost completely between the 24th and 1st, so I can do a reset and get more sunlight. I have today (December 21) off, and I am posting my Lexember stuff now before going off to bake lussekatt and pray to Helios because the winter solstice is this evening. We have a severe weather alert for high winds, flooding, and a deluge of rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many of the words this week were themed after my growing restlessness about the short days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kel <\/strong>\/k\u025bl\/. Sort of.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Febn kel ei rim. Febn kel ei alif-mi rim.<\/strong> Feb<\/strong> \/f\u0258b\/, fatigue. <\/em>Febn <\/strong>\/f\u0259b.\u02c8n\u0329\/, fatigued. <\/em>Feba<\/strong> \/f\u0259.\u02c8b\u0251\/, drowsiness<\/em>. Feban<\/strong> \/f\u0259.\u02c8b\u0251n\/, sleepy, drowsy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alem<\/strong> \/\u0252\u0308.\u02c8l\u025bm\/, mistake. <\/em>Alemn<\/strong> \/\u0252\u0308.\u02c8l\u025bm.\u02ccn\u0329\/, adj form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alem ful maso ne\u00f0 rim.<\/strong> Vus alemn bhei za.<\/strong> Iuna\u1e25<\/strong> \/i\u0361yn.\u02c8\u0251\u0294\/, darkness. Iuna\u1e25n<\/strong> \/i\u0361yn.\u02c8\u0251\u0294.\u02ccn\u0329\/, dark<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Iuna\u1e25n ei teltu.<\/strong> Es<\/strong> \/\u025bs\/, on account of, because of, with the cause of.<\/em> Febn iuna\u1e25 no teltu es ei rim.<\/strong> Un<\/strong> \/yn\/, weak<\/em>. Unzi<\/strong> \/yn.\u02c8zi\/, something\/one who is weak. <\/em>Unor<\/strong> \/yn.\u02c8o\u027e\/, to weaken.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Un ei kta no teltu.<\/strong> Ben<\/strong> \/b\u0258n\/, strong<\/em>. Benzi<\/strong> \/b\u0259n.\u02c8zi\/, strong one\/thing.<\/em>Benor<\/strong> \/b\u0259n.\u02c8o\u027e\/, to strengthen<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ben ei vus za no.<\/strong> Reflexively, benor<\/strong> makes to improve:<\/em> Beno teilva.<\/strong> Kabek<\/strong> k\u0252\u0308.\u02c8b\u025bk\/, regimen. <\/em>Kabek teitn<\/strong> \/k\u0252\u0308.\u02c8b\u025bk t\u032a\u025b\u0361it\u032a.\u02c8n\u0329\/, diet<\/em>. Kabek no ifhea lloktn<\/strong> \/k\u0252\u0308.\u02c8b\u025bk no i.\u02c8\u0278\u025b\u0361\u0252\u0308 \u026cokt.\u02c8n\u0329\/, the register of rites performed by a temple.<\/em> Kabek ruso\u1e25n<\/strong> \/k\u0252\u0308.\u02c8b\u025bk \u027ey.\u02c8so\u0294.\u02ccn\u0329\/, preventative health plan<\/em>. Kabekn<\/strong> \/k\u0252\u0308.\u02c8b\u025bk.\u02ccn\u0329\/, regimented, allotted.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Teit teas ov avuyo kabekn-mi kaubo eam.<\/strong> Fhor<\/strong> \/\u0278o\u027e\/, to go.<\/em> Fhor us-mi<\/strong>, to return (used w\/refl. pron)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fho us-mi kta iuka no ebhari \u1e96ezn!<\/strong> H\u0331eznbhe fhor \u00f0a\u1e25av dei.<\/strong> This week, how dark it is outside really hit me. The library where I work is in a basement, and the window in the pit courtyard has been taken away due to a construction site. We won’t get it back until at least midsummer. At this time of the year given that windowless existence, the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"#Lexember in the fatiguing darkness of winter: A review of Days 15-21 of my #eamarubhe #conlang. 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<\/strong>\/f\u0259b.\u02c8n\u0329 k\u025bl \u025b\u0361i \u027eim\/
I’m kinda tired.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/f\u0259b.\u02c8n\u0329 k\u025bl \u025b\u0361i \u0252\u0308l.\u02c8if.\u02ccmi \u027eim\/
I’m kinda done.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay Sixteen.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\/\u0252\u0308.\u02c8l\u025bm fyl m\u0252\u0308.\u02c8so n\u025b\u00f0 \u027eim\/
I don’t like mistakes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/vys \u0252\u0308.\u02c8l\u025bm.\u02ccn\u0329 \u03b2\u025b\u0361i z\u0251\/
Le doesn’t have ler priorities straight.<\/em> Lit., Le has [nonphysical] a mistaken center.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay Seventeen.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\/i\u0361yn.\u02c8\u0251\u0294.\u02ccn\u0329 \u025b\u0361i t\u032a\u0259l.\u02c8t\u032ay\/
Winter is dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDay Eighteen.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/f\u0259b.\u02c8n\u0329 i\u0361yn.\u02c8\u0251\u0294 no t\u032a\u0259l.\u02c8t\u032ay \u025bs \u025b\u0361i \u027eim\/
I am tired on account of winter’s darkness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay Nineteen.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\/yn \u025b\u0361i kt\u0251 no t\u0259l.\u02c8t\u032ay\/
Winter light is weak.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/b\u0258n \u025b\u0361i vys z\u0251 no\/
Ler foundation is strong.<\/em> Lit. Ler center is strong.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/b\u0259.\u02c8no t\u032a\u025b\u0361il.\u02c8v\u0251\/
You-singular are improving. <\/em>Lit. You strengthen yourself.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay Twenty.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\/t\u032a\u025b\u0361it\u032a t\u032a\u0258.\u02c8\u0252\u0308s ov \u0252\u0308.\u02c8vy.\u02ccjo k\u0252\u0308.\u02c8b\u025bk.\u02ccn\u0329 mi k\u0252\u0308\u0361y.\u02c8bo \u025b\u0361\u0252\u0308m\/
The state has allotted food to the poor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay Twenty-One.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\/\u0278o ys mi kt\u0251 i\u0361y.\u02c8k\u0251 no \u0259.\u02c8\u03b2\u0251.\u027ei \u0127\u0259z.\u02c8n\u0329\/
The sunlight returns!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/\u0127\u0259z.\u02c8n\u0329.\u02cc\u03b2\u025b \u0278o \u00f0\u0252\u0308.\u02c8\u0294\u0251v d\u025b\u0361i\/
You-dual will likely go home.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"