I have a word list that I add new words to and read every now and then, until I'm certain I've memorised a word's definition, at which point I delete it... It's helped greatly with my reading - I don't have to keep rushing to dictionaries - unfortunately I haven't been able to implement new words too well into my own writing. :( Hmm, maybe I should try to use each word in several sentences before I move on... </talking to self>
I couldn't do that, it's too much effort.

@thread: That Alexander McQueen's dead, but whoever invented Paul's Boutique is still alive.