a unit of luminous flux

tries to make its way in the world

  • Lumen

    Main Entry:lu£men Pronunciation: *l*-m*n
    Function: noun
    Inflected Form: plural lumens also lu£mi£na -m*-n*
    Etymology: New Latin lumin-, lumen, from Latin, light, air shaft, opening
    Date: 1873

    1 : the cavity of a tubular organ or part *the lumen of a blood vessel*
    2 : the bore of a tube (as of a hollow needle or catheter)
    3 : a unit of luminous flux equal to the light emitted in a unit solid angle by a uniform point source of one candle intensity
    4 : really really close to the author's last name

    ñlu£mi£nal also lu£men£al -m*-n*l adjective

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Writing

Posted by luminescence on September 20, 2006

So I think I’m going to use this to write up some of my writing, be free and get it to friends who I might tell I have this blog. It’s an experiment, without judgement, without worrying about who might see it or how it will be received. Not that I’m going to air my dirty laundry.. Or maybe I will.

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Bikram Yoga and sweat

Posted by luminescence on September 17, 2006

So I went to yoga in Ravenswood today. It was the hot yoga. It was really hot. Not kidding. Bikram my ass. It’s hours later and I’m still sweating. Jesus. It was hot.

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