See below, definition 2a, for the state of this blog while I focus on my day job. That didn't take long, did it?
The etymology is also perfect: "to yawn." But also see definition 1b — a gap in my anatomy?! Stop staring at my hiatus!
hiatus
Main Entry:
hi-a-tus
Pronunciation:
\hī-ˈā-təs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin, from hiare to yawn — more at yawn
Date:
1563
1 a: a break in or as if in a material object : gap
b: a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
2 a: an interruption in time or continuity : break ; especially : a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted (after a 5-year hiatus from writing)
b: the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiatus
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What, so soon? Aww, come back to the five and blog soon Scribey Scribe.
Dorothy Snarker
April 10, 2009 at 1:55 PMDang it, Scribe! You got my hopes all up and then shattered them. Get that hiatus fixed pronto!
linster
April 10, 2009 at 8:15 PMCome back soon, Scribe! (please)
Courtney
April 22, 2009 at 3:44 PM