My sustainable design project is almost done! Our packaging is constructed, photographs have been taken, and our banner is finished! All that’s left to do is print the banner, make up FAQ cards, and start the installation.

abulia \uh-BOO-lee-uh; uh-BYOO-\, noun:
Loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.

pugnacious \puhg-NAY-shuhs\, adjective:
Inclined to fight; combative; quarrelsome.

(It’s supposed to be World War I style trenches)

I’ve basically been doing this for lunch for the past few days. Whoops. To be honest though, I’m pretty surprised at how reasonable their rates are. If I wasn’t doing this sort of thing for a friend, I’d probably charge more.

bellwether \BEL-weth-uhr\, noun:
A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends.

deus ex machina \DAY-uhs-eks-MAH-kuh-nuh; -nah; -MAK-uh-nuh\, noun:
1. In ancient Greek and Roman drama, a god introduced by means of a crane to unravel and resolve the plot.
2. Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.

jollification \jol-ih-fuh-KAY-shuhn\, noun:
Merrymaking; festivity; revelry.