OMG! A see-through septic tank???
(Source: habitualsomething, via timeslice)
The Reluctant Human
Your awesome Tagline
FYI, it is now perfectly acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition, just like it is now okay to split infinitives. Those grammatical rules you are referring to are now passe.
Mind your grammer
Another day at the agency…
Project Manager: I have a blog post coming in for editing. Whom should I give it to?
Me: I can do it. Send it to me. Good job, by the way! You said “Whom should I give it to,” and not “Who…” I’m so impressed!
Project Manager: You teached me well!
Me (now just talking to myself): Or so I thinked!
Ball’s pyramid, the world’s tallest seastack, off the Eastern coast of Australia.
“The word legend comes from the Latin “legere,” which means “to read.” The word fiction comes from the Latin “fingere,” which means “to form.” From fingere we also get the word fingers. We form things with our fingers. The word history comes from the Greek “istor,” which means “to learn” or “to know.” I believe in original etymology. I believe that fiction is formed truth. I believe that history is a way of knowing all of this. I believe that legend is how we read between the lines.”
―Nomi Eve, The Family Orchard
GOES PERFECTLY WITH MY OTHER REBLOG ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF WORDS
Same time, same place (same toad!)
A couple of weeks ago, I went for a walk with the charming Mr W. Our mission was to find a toad. As you can see, we were successful! We visited a few places before finally completed our quest with a lovely photoshoot.
This was one of my favourites. Mr W’s can be found here.
Watch this space (and this one) for more!
YOU FOUND MY PRINCE CHARMING?!
But, as guy clearly demonstrates, a word that’s casual doesn’t have to be critical. And there’s a time-tested way to change the connotation of words. Reappropriation of language has already been successful with other words for women: the magazine Bitch has 15 years of feminist writing under its belt and this past year saw the rise of the “SlutWalk.” Negative words contain within themselves the potential for positivity—Michel Foucault called this concept “reverse discourse”—but the reappropriation has to begin with those who are affected. Women, young women, us girls: We have to be the ones who start identifying as gals. Then, finally, we’ll be women of our word.
I Am Gal, Hear Me Roar - Lily Rothman - Entertainment - The Atlantic (via elsi)
All the more reason to love my tumblr name!
(via elsi)
Pole dance classes, huh! I’ll have to try these next time I’m in Manhattan!
Edge Effects: A Story about Words
They say that words have lives independent of us and that every night they fall somewhere like snow. They say that words gather on a level of the atmosphere and that each one has an electrical charge that either draws it to others or other words to it. The words form clusters and as…
me, @indie_librarian, and my buddy, one of the most kickass bookmobile librarians ever. we’re both adult reference librarians for a public library system in california, as well as hardcore crafty bitches. no we don’t play roller derby, we just like to dress up and go roller skating, big whoop, you wanna fight about it?
Wow! A new breed of librarians! Yeah, it’s time to get rid of the stereotype. Love it!
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