Proud of yourself?

I found great joy in writing my last note and it has led me to look through a plethora of reading materials in search of more. I am starting to notice the beauty of language available; the subtleties of certain turns of phrase, once lost on me, are now bringing me newfound joy.
The word for today is “Hubris”. The description of which is akin to arrogance. It describes a state of overconfidence in one’s self, put another way, an overindulged sense of pride.
Thus, you could use the word to pitch back a contemporary who is excessively pleased with themselves. However, this could be somewhat of a double-edged sword if the retort to your saying 'You are being overtly hubris' were to be 'what is hubris?' because undoubtedly in this scenario it would draw a sly smile on your part. With this knowledge of you bettering your contemporary, unwillingly your ego would grow and subsequently cause a possible self-confidence bordering on hubris itself. An ironic turn of events, I am sure you could appreciate.
Yours ingenuously,
Ed

Words of Wisdom

To keep an ever growing thirst for the use of poetic language quenched, I believe a sizable vocabulary is required.
So with that in mind I give you Words of Wisdom.
A good way to look at this is the method of verbatim, using the same words that you come across, however this does require a decent muse. So reading, or better still listening, to eloquent people is key.
The word for today is Catatonic.
This is a description most often used to explain the state of someone in great shock or in relation to schizophrenia. This is due to it's physical manifestation being that of rigidity and mental stupor with the person often being completely confused or influenced by great excitement.
Thus the phrase 'He/She looks/looked catatonic' could be used as in a figurative sense to explain a person in great distress with not understanding a situation or experiencing unrestrained joy.