{"id":14,"date":"2007-03-13T16:03:12","date_gmt":"2007-03-13T20:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=14"},"modified":"2007-03-31T16:56:47","modified_gmt":"2007-03-31T20:56:47","slug":"dont-worry-im-not-asleep-im-meditating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=14","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t worry. I&#8217;m not asleep. I&#8217;m meditating."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to &#8220;safely&#8221; navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/lists\/images\/jimage\/driver.png\" alt=\"Don't worry. I'm not asleep. I'm meditating.\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Tranceport<\/strong>:  \/<em>trans port<\/em>\/ her new method of tranceport was more incarcoma than carcinoma, but was nonetheless fairly life threatening. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  trance, transport <em>Created by:<\/em> galwaywegian.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Snoozecontrol<\/strong>:  \/<em>snooze-con-troll<\/em>\/ Jill drove to work each day on snoozecontrol, barely aware of having made the trip and having no memory of any part of the 20 minute drive. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  snooze (half awake or less) + control (like cruise control only while in a semi-snooze) <em>Created by:<\/em> jedijawa.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Snortopilot<\/strong>:  \/<em>snore-toe-pie-lut<\/em>\/ she found herself constantly brakedancing while her dad was driving on snortopilot <em>Etymology:<\/em>  snore, autopilot <em>Created by:<\/em> rikboyee.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Carvana<\/strong>:  \/<em>Kar-varh-na<\/em>\/ After 15 years of solid driving experience, Betty had finally reached carvana &#8211; the awareness that her car and the traffic are ONE&#8230; and everything else is maya, illusion&#8230; <em>Etymology:<\/em> Car + nirvana. Nirvana: the highest spiritual plane according to Buddhism. (Maya, btw, is the Hare Krishna (Hindu sect) word for illusion.) <em>Created by:<\/em> Discoveria.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\">To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=driver\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=driver<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\">Be Creative,<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\">James<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/\/\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to &#8220;safely&#8221; navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Tranceport: \/trans port\/ her new method of tranceport was more incarcoma than carcinoma, but was nonetheless fairly life threatening. Etymology: trance, transport Created by: galwaywegian. Snoozecontrol: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=14\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don&#8217;t worry. I&#8217;m not asleep. I&#8217;m meditating.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}