October 2010
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Laissez les bons temps rouler
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Defictionalization
The only job I’ve heard of that actively combines marketing products, and literature/media texts.
I hope it becomes a burgeoning field when I graduate.
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“After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and...”
– ~Veronica A. Shoffstall
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I conquered my first Art History scholarship essay...
mymetanoia-deactivated20120212 asked: Thank you for the follow and your kind words. I don't really speak that many languages. I am a native spanish speaker, I study english since kindergarden and only recently I've fallen in love with french :)
What about you? Where are you from?
What about you? Where are you from?
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Japanese Onomatopeia and their Western equivalents
Giseigo (擬声語) is the type of onomatopoeia that mimics actual sounds.
nyaa nyaa: (ニャーニャー) meow meow (the sound cats make)
goro goro: (ゴロゴロ) purr purr (the sound cats make)
wan wan: (ワンワン) woof woof (the sound a dog makes)
moo moo: (モーモー) muu muu (the sound that cows make)
mee mee: (メーメー) baa baa (the sound sheeps make)
hihiin: (ヒヒーン) neigh neigh (the sound horses make)
chuu chuu: (チューチュー)...
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Is friendship just a cheaper, expendable...
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When your body temperature reaches 30.5°, you will...
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"I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that...
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Any month that starts on a Sunday will have a...
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“Daddy, I had a bad dream.” You blink your eyes and pull up on your elbows. Your clock glows red in the darkness—it’s 3:23. “Do you want to climb into bed and tell me about it?” “No, Daddy.” The oddness of the situation wakes you up more fully. You can barely make out your daughter’s pale form in the darkness of your room. “Why not...
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I want a best friend. :(
“Forgive and forget. That’s what they say. It’s good advice, but it’s not very...”
– Grey’s Anatomy (via lotuspeakss)
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Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?
The authors investigated the role of homosexual arousal in exclusively heterosexual men who admitted negative affect toward homosexual individuals. Participants consisted of a group of homophobic men (n = 35) and a group of nonhomophobic men (n = 29); they were assigned to groups on the basis of their scores on the Index of Homophobia (W. W. Hudson & W. A. Ricketts, 1980). The men were ...
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тијана: My grandpa, on drinking →
My grandpa died about ten years ago. He was an alcoholic. He drank so much one night that he couldn’t crawl back home, he fell asleep outside the house. It started snowing and he froze to death. Not the best way to go. I don’t remember him much, except that he cooked well, and when I would visit him he’d be cooking and drinking from his flask simultaneously, and he would talk to me. Life...
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The most romantic color, pink, is more tranquilizing. Sports teams sometimes paint the locker rooms used by opposing teams bright pink so their opponents will lose energy.
September 2010
15 posts
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