As I said in yesterday’s post (which I can’t link to thanks to some weird WordPress quirk), I’m gonna be doing the A to Z blogging challenge for the month of April.

And today, being April 1, means it’s A day. (And yes, I know that technically today is still March 31, but as I am exhausted, I am writing the post now and publishing it and praying that I get some sleep tonight.)

So, you may ask, what the heck is A for?

Well, as of, well, just a few moments ago, I had no idea. No topic scribbled down (well, one, but I didn’t like it…)… so, I consulted my Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Yeah, the one pictured here. Copyright 1913. In pretty bad shape. And quite large. It comes in at 8″ x 11.5″ x 2.75″. And weighs 7 lbs, 3.7 oz. And I adore it. And I adore you, dear readers, which is why I dug this sucker out for this very blog post.

And, in the time-honored tradition of opening a book at random and sticking your finger on the page and using whatever your finger ends up on, I came up with:

A is for Agama

Click this here picture to see it bigger.

Apparently, Agama is some sort of lizard that lives in the Caribbean.  According the art that accompanies this entry in the dictionary, this lizard also has distinct “fingers” and a long, curvy tail. And is six times the size of the drawing.

Don’t you feel enlightened?

A quick google search informs me that the name agama is also used for yoga, racing, and video monitoring.

A quick google image search shows me that the agamas are quite colorful, as demonstrated by this Agama lizard on hot rock (image credit: Wikimedia Commons). Which fits, considering how much I LOVE color and adore it and incorporate it in my art and dress and life.

So there ya go: A is for Agama.  As for what B is for? Your guess is as good as mine. Apparently we’ll find out together. 🙂