Seriously?

From the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary:

Main Entry: pla·gia·rize

Pronunciation: \ˈplā-jə-ˌrīz also -jē-ə-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): pla·gia·rized; pla·gia·riz·ing

Etymology: plagiary

Date: 1716

transitive verb: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the sourceintransitive verb: to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

I thought plagiarism ended once we'd graduated from school. Apparently its been around long enough to have earned its own dictionary entry in 1716, so I stand corrected. After two cases of people stealing my writings and publishing them as their own I've decided that I'm going to password protect my blog. Some say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, I say thats bullshit. Do your own work.

If you want the password to my blog you can email me at RebeccaDreyfuss@gmail.com for it. I'll leave it unprotected for another couple of weeks so people have a chance to read this post. Thanks to all of you who have been keeping up with me, I promise more interesting blog posts are soon to come!

Vacation Mexico Style

Alright, I've got a pila full of dirty dishes that need washing (which I can now wash at night because Mario installed electricity in the back half of my house!!!) so I'm not going to go into too much detail right now, but I had an absolutely amazing last 2 weeks of vacation. My parent's came down and spent a few days in Antigua with me before we headed up to Playa del Carmen in Mexico and then Tony came and visited. A few photos, more to follow later!