Le mot du jour

I love me the dictionary.com "Word of the Day," especially when said word derives from or is a working part of la belle langue Française.

So I was especially pleased when yesterday's mot sauntered into my inbox late this afternoon, four rosés deep and reeking of Chanel No.9:

idee fixe \ee-day-FEEKS\, noun:
An idea that dominates the mind; a fixed idea; an obsession.

(How great is the phoenetic spelling of the word "fixe," p.s.?)

It just so happens I am quite familiar with les ideés fixes, as the cultivation of such obsessions has become a trademark of my personality. Most of mes ideés are umbrellaed under the categories of la culture, mon travail (work), et les hommes (that's men) but when it comes down to it, there is potential for me to obsess about almost anything.

For now - since February has proven to strengthen my resolve on this long-standing, well-tread idee fixe of mine - I proclaim to you, the reader, and to the world, in the name of French scents and carbonated spirits, online dictionaries, silent l's and rolling r's:

I WILL WRITE.

Word.