K is for Krap

I volunteered myself to take part in a meme—can you believe it? I know, but it was one I hadn’t seen before, which is unusual in and of itself, and it was also coming from a blogger I adore, Shelli.

Here’s the deal…I volunteered for her to assign me a letter of the alphabet, for which I have to then write 10 words starting with that letter and explain why I chose each word.

She assigned me ‘K’, which turned out to be harder than you’d think.

Nobody gets tagged by me…you have to request that I assign you a letter, and you can be sure I will be giving ones I think are very difficult!

1. Krispy Kreme—because as soon as I got my letter, I immediately began sounding out the hard ‘k’ sound and quickly discovered I am a moron as I again and again sounded out words that really start with the letter C. Also...YUM!
2. Kill—because that is, in fact, the first word that popped into my head when I finally got a hard ‘k’ that was correct. Cigar, anyone?
3. Knowledge—because then I remembered that ‘kn’ makes an ‘n’ sound and it opened up the possibilities. And that made me feel knowledgeable, get it?
4. Kindness—I try to show kindness as much as I can to balance out my general homicidal tendencies, and I appreciate it so very much when someone gives just a little bit of kindness when I’m out in the world.
5. Keepsake—I am a pack-rat and a bleeding-heart sentimentalist.
6. Kitsch—“art in questionable taste,” while not generally something I want in my own home, is something for which I harbor a quiet appreciation.
7. Knight—I was back on the ‘kn’ words. A part of me held onto the Disney-brainwashing effect of a knight in shining armor, well into my adulthood. It was only when I finally let go of that myth that the right man revealed himself to me. And we save each other every day.
8. Kafka—because, well…duh, it’s Kafka. Gregor Samsa? Cockroach? Anyone?
9. Kissing—another duh, but okay…because I love kissing, exploring intimacy with the one I love and generating that spark of passion that travels outward in tendrils through my veins…and the soft sweet kisses from my daughter, from my mother, tenderness incarnate.
10. Kilimanjaro—well, because it’s a cool word. It’s fun to say. Go on, say it. It passes over the tongue and through pursed lips on the j, ending in a perfect circle. Kilimanjaro. Plus, you know, it’s a fucking volcano—how cool is that?

Let me know if you want to play!

Comments

[Amy D.]

I want to play!

[Shelli]

Kool! I love your choices and your explanations. Did you check out the letter I got on my other blog? It was the letter F from Megan. Funny girl.

[kerri anne]

Ooh, alphabet games! I am so IN. : )

[Cecily]

I'm not playing. Cause you'll give me Q or something evil like that...

Knock. That's the only one I can come up with.

[Coral]

Kwashiorkor, another run over the tongue words.

Yeah, I wanna play, hit me baby (one more time)!!
xx

[Susan]

Can I play too?

[Heather]

Okay, I'll play. ;-)

[Elise]

I wanna play!!

[Jessica]

Great list, Sarah, but I have to say that I'm SHOCKED that my favorite person on earth likes Krispy Kremes! They are a staple in St. Louis and my husband keeps saying that they are going to exile me out of the city if I don't start appreciating them.

[Jennifer]

You should know that the word Kilimanjaro has been plastered to the walls inside my head ever since first reading this. I'll be walking along, minding my own business, and suddenly find myself utterly unable to resist the temptation to shout it out. Makes for an interesting conversation starter at least. The ones that tend to begin with someone within earshot leaning in worriedly and asking, "Are you okay?"

[Neil]

I never really thought about how multifaceted the letter "K" is -- kindness AND kill, Kafka AND Krispy Kreme!

[Nicole]

Can't say I like the Krispy Kremes. Although I know when the first one opened in our large geographic area, there was a wait of 45 minutes to get into the shop. Then they ran out.

I'll play :>

[jackt]

God I love Krispy Kreme. I gotta go buy some now that you've blogged about it. Haven' had one for a while.

[Christy]

I'd like a letter, please!
As an aside, my best friend used to date a guy who's family started the Krispy Kreme Empire. It was always fun to go out with them because he'd take us to one of the stores at the end of the night and everyone would get free doughnuts.