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i wore a suit today for a pr meeting. wasn't too bad. thought that should make blogging news.

in a quest for knowledge and interpretation of ones own name, i did a search on dictionary.com. couldn't find the actual spelling of my name but this is what came up. well, enjoy and know this is not who i am.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source
la‧mi‧a  /ˈleɪmiə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ley-mee-uh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun, plural -mi‧as, -mi‧ae /-miˌi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-mee-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation for 1, 2.
1.
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
2.
a vampire; a female demon.
3.
(initial capital letter, italics) a narrative poem (1819) by John Keats.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk lámia a female man-eater]

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
la·mi·a (lm-)  Pronunciation Key  
n. pl. la·mi·as or la·mi·ae (-m-)
also Lamia Greek Mythology. A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men.
A female vampire.


[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek.]

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La·mi·a (l-m, l䭭䩦nbsp; Pronunciation Key  

A city of east-central Greece northwest of Athens. Founded c. fifth century B.C., it was the site of the Lamian War (323-322 B.C.) between the confederated Greeks and the Macedonian general Antipater, who was besieged in the city for several months before his ultimate victory. Population: 41,667.
La·mian adj. & n.

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Lamia
n : (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living [syn: vampire]