“I’m a cold heartbreaker
Fit ta burn and I’ll rip your heart in two
And I’ll leave you lyin’ on the bed
(with your ass in the air!).”
~ W. Axl Rose

That has been going through my head since about 04:00.  No idea why.

Anyway, today is the winter solstice, which means tonight, this night right here, is the longest night of the year.  Being the unapologetic nyctophile that I am, it is thus my favorite night of the year.  It is the first day of winter.  There is even a Cold Moon and a simply bitchin’ meteor shower for us to howl at.  Which I’d better get started on: it is getting both late and cold.

Here’s your definition for nyctophilia: noun –  An attraction to darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness.

N.P,: “The Order of Death” – Public Image Ltd.

1. a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
   “It would have taken a paragon of douchebaggery to push the elderly nun down that back stairway, which is, unfortunately for Sister Antoinette, exactly what Father Sullivan was.”
2. a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.
   “‘Your cook is a paragon,’ said the cartel leader of his friend’s newest batch of meth.”
3. a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more.                                           “‘You can like and want to put a ring on it all you want, but I ain’t saying yes unless I get a paragon, you rich mothafucka,’ the chanteuse was heard to whisper.”

1. awkward, embarrassing, or unsophisticated ways.

“He had hoped that she had long since gotten over various gaucheries such as smelling her Q-tips after cleaning her ears and picking at her toenails during therapy.  He was, once again, disappointed.”

1. enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way.
   “Having destroyed the the last of his enemies in the village, he and his men roistered in the town church though the night before burning it down at dawn.”

1. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
   “The ecstasy had worn off of most revelers by the time the sun rose over the desert; however, a few people hadn’t gotten the memo, and continued dancing in a rather desultory fashion.”
2. (of conversation or speech) going constantly from one subject to another in a halfhearted way; unfocused.
   “Of all my patients, the schizophrenics are the most annoying: their attempts at conversation are desultory on the best of days, and their therapy goes nowhere.”
3. occurring randomly or occasionally.
   “Desultory ne’er-do-wells began appearing claiming to be heirs to his artistic fortune.”

1. extreme poverty; destitution.

1. urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something.
   “It is with nothing but love and respect that I adjure you to please, for the love of God, shut your word hole for just 5 minutes so that I can listen to the rest of this sonata in peace.”

1. 1.
   recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
   “Dammit, Englebert!  You will not be profligate with my sausages!”

1. 1.
   a licentious, dissolute person.

1. threatening harm; menacing.
   “Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction, and she knew it was high time for some shut-mouth.”
2. having a harmful or destructive effect

“Like Kali or Medusa or a big bag of cancer, this woman’s presence was always a baleful thing, regardless of time, place, or situation.”