Quite a few years ago, my former housemate Ken referred me to a wonderful line from Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose: "The list could surely go on, and there is nothing more wonderful than a list, instrument of wonderful hypotyposis." Ken knew how much I love lists.

Since that day, I've wanted to use the word hypotyposis in some appropriate context. I've toyed with using the term in the name of my website but have hesitated -- largely because it sets the expectations too high. For how will I consistently provide "lively description[s] of an action, event, person, condition, passion, etc. used for creating the illusion of reality?" (following one particular definition of hypotyposis)

So to manage expectations and to use that lovely word, I've chosen to temporarily christen my personal weblog "Hypotyposis on a Good Day" I suspect that I'll change my name quickly enough since it's going to be darn difficult to remember, not to mention a bit stuffy.