From Dictionary.Com - Word of the Day: raillery \RAY-luh-ree\, noun:
1. Good-humored banter or teasing.
2. An instance of good-humored teasing; a jest.

I moved from one knot of people to another, surrounded by a kind of envious respect because of Sophie's interest in me, although subjected to a certain mordant raillery from some of this witty company.
-- Peter Brooks, World Elsewhere

Her raillery and mockery are fun -- but ultimately rather tiring,...

From Dictionary.Com: Word of the day: mimetic \mim-ET-ik\, adjective:
1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.
2. Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals and plants; as, "mimetic species; mimetic organisms."

As a young man, Charles Dickens dreamed of becoming a great actor, and though he never realized that ambition, he put his mimetic genius to good use in his novels.

Mimetic comes from Greek mimetikos, from mimesis, "imitation,"...

Last night before my parent's New Year's Eve party we talked about HAs and CIs. For months I know they realize I stopped wearing HAs. Always in the past when I stopped wearing HAs (when I was a kid), my parents say I must wear them and are unhappy with me. But they don't say anything. This is weird to me, but I was grateful they don't.

So last night my mom said the music for the party probably will make problems with HAs. Then she stopped and said she forgot I stopped wearing HAs....

Last night was so much fun. I went to a party with my female roommate and my BF. It was a swimsuit party, so I and my BF wore swimsuits but my roommate didn't. Part was really wild - probably too much, but later just me and my friend in the hottub alone and this was so relaxing so I am glad we had swimsuits. I closed my eyes and didn't have any thought or conversation - just relaxed even with crazy stuff upstairs in the house. All day I had a headache and tinnitus drives me crazy, but then just...

I love New Year's. Every year near New Year's brothers who live near my parents have a HUGE party. They buy all the food and drinks and also give nice door prizes.

The party is a "beach party" in the house. If you wear a bikini (women) or a small swimsuit (guys) you get a door prize and a raffle ticket and you don't pay. If you wear a shirt you don't get a prize and pay $1. If you wear pants or if guys wear a board shorts - no prize and $1. So if you wear a shirt and pants/board...