Pomp and Circumstance

I'm chuckling at how appropriately named this entry is.

Anyway, I went to a party last night at my old apartment, and it was a blast. Er, mostly a blast. Anyway, you can check out pics at LifeOfDave.

An old friend dropped me a line today, after a couple months of not talking.
Among other things, she called me pompous. Pompous. I don't think I've ever actually been called pompous before. Cocky, arrogant, condescending, Narcissistic, full of myself, egotistical, self-centered, etc etc but not pompous.

pom·pous (pŏm'pəs
adj.

1. Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.
2. Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic: a pompous proclamation.
3. Chracterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious: a pompous occasion.

Am I characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity? I dunno about that.

But I will tell you what, I am most DEFINITELY bombastic. Fuck ya. That's gonna be my word of the day.

But check out this ridiculous set of definitions you have to go through to get to the meaning of bombastic:
Bom·bas·tic
(bŏm*bȧs"tĭk or bŬm*bȧs"tĭk), Bom·bas·tic·al
a.Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated.

What the fuck is bombast?
bom·bast
n.

Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.

[Alteration of obsolete bombace, cotton padding, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bombax, bombac-, cotton. See bombazine.]

Ah. Cotton padding. I'm full of padding. Wait. What the fuck does grandiloquent mean?

Gran·dil·o·quent
a.[L. grandis grand + logui to speak.]
Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.

This definition is circular. What crap.

Basically, I'm full of padding.