May 2013
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“the first word I teach my daughter will be “no”
she will sing it to me and...”
– The First Word I Teach My Daughter (via albinwonderland)
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Foreign Words We Could Use in English →
nevver:
Kummerspeck (German) Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
Shemomedjamo (Georgian) You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it?
Tartle (Scots) The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can’t quite remember.
Mamihlapinatapai...
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Met John Finnemore tonight.
Was mostly non-verbal with glee/shyness/excitement.
Will be internally screaming for the next five days or so.
Will never, ever be the sort of person who is cool around the people she admires, but I guess that’s okay.
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Borough Market is probably where I’ll go when I die, if I’m a very, very good girl.
Fairly certain I saw Michelle Dockery as I walked back to my flat. She is even more stunning in person. Like, getting hit with a train full a’ holy shit you’re beautiful.
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So, London.
Saw Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek today.
Seeing John Finnemore IN PERSON on 20 May.
Seeing Roger Allam as Prospero in The Tempest on 22 May. At the Globe. Also in person. Hanging onto the stage like a pauper but I mean that’s probably the best way to see a play at the Globe. (DKJL;GDJKADSN I’M GOING TO SEE A PLAY AT THE GLOBE THEATRE.)
Is London the best place ever? Probably...
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Leaving for London tonight!
Ahhhhhh!!!
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“Typhoid and swans — it all comes from the same place.”
– The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
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I'm only on the foreword of Red Dragon.
And holy shit is this book going to be awesome.
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“To write a novel, you begin with what you can see and then add what came before...”
– Thomas Harris
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Fursa Sa'ida فرصة سعيدة: planetofthehats: the... →
planetofthehats:
the beggar and the king: Medusa wasn’t always a monster.
thebeggarandtheking:
queennubian:
She was once the a beautiful virgin shadow maiden of Athean. After Poseidon rapes Medusa in Athena’s temple, Athena punishes Medusa….making her the embodiement of death and damning her to a life of solitude.
What does this say about society then, and now?
Well, the myth that...
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“In the novel or the journal you get the journey. In a poem you get the arrival.”
– May Sarton (via theparisreview)
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iwantyourlahv asked: COOLEST MEME EVER :-D. Thanks for sharing! How about... Mulan, Flounder, and(/or!) Nemo?
iseulttoinjury asked: eric, jasmine
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“Could I live like that, I wondered. Could I live in a tiny hotel room on the...”
– Olivia Dresher, from Mood And Memory Fragments (via violentwavesofemotion)
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Watchfursasaida:
This is a video posted on Facebook by AlexClub, which I found through the excellent organization HarassMap (Arabic site here). It shows a (SUPER BRAVE) young man who agrees to dress in (very convincing) drag and walk around Cairo (I’m pretty sure it’s Cairo, anyway, but I’ve never been to Alexandria so I may be wrong) to experience sexual harassment as women do.
It’s all in Arabic,...
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dancethedarkaway asked: Boo: a childhood hero
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WriteWorld: What To Do When You Have No Plot →
writingbox:
Sometimes you want to write, but you have no plot ideas. Perhaps your fingers are itchy to write, you want to meet a submissions deadline, a character is bugging you to tell their story, or a single image, phrase, or scene is sitting heavy in your head. But you still can’t find the whole story.
So what can you do?
Start with characters: find their names, their backstories, their...
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Your very Personal and Intense Disney Ask:
Aurora: Story of your first kiss
Rapunzel: 5 things from your bucket list
Dory: Something someone has told you that you can't forget (two good things and one bad)
Pocahontas: Something new you taught someone.
Mulan: Do you trust your gut feeling? What happened.
Jasmine: The story of when you had to really trust someone. Was it easy?
Belle: Is there someone you are close who no one else likes? What's the story?
Ariel: Where do you think you belong, and why?
Flounder: Something that surprised you and frightened you.
Eric: Have you ever helped a stranger? What happened.
Aladdin: A sacrifice you made for someone.
Tiana: A time you tried the hardest for something.
Boo: A childhood hero.
Cruella: Something you really want but you aren't allowed to have.
Seven Dwarfs: 7 things you like in the people around you.
Kronk: What you are best at in the kitchen?
Simba: Something a parent has taught you.
Cinderella: "A dream is a wish your heart makes" What's that for you?
Nemo: Your bravest moment.
Terk: Are you a big brother/sister figure to anyone?
Buzz: Your favourite fantasy world (aka Harry Potter, Star Wars), if any.
Alice: Done drugs?
Peter Pan: Something from your childhood that you still love.
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charlesdutton:
how do people even invent math stuff like who the fuck was sitting around a hundred years ago or whatever and thought to themselves “you know what we need? negative exponents”
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“Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via rainydaysandblankets)
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“My darling, I think you are not only the most intelligent but also the nicest...”
– Vita Sackville-West in a letter to Virginia Woolf, 8 February 1928 (via courcel)
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Zodiac Expression of Nerves
♈ Aries: Hyperactivity, headaches, impulsivity, recklessness, hostility, frustration, confrontation, restlessness, rapid speech, over thinking, displays of vulnerability and need for reassurance, inability to complete minor tasks
♉ Taurus: Reservation; they will dissociate into their own worlds and be untouchable, binge eating, compulsivity (cleaning, organizing, hand washing), silence; anxiety will come in waves for Taurus and be sustained for a long period, sore throat, 'blank' mindedness
♊ Gemini: Giggling, restlessness, rapid speech, talkativeness, tremors, hyperactivity, distractibility, racing thoughts, insomnia, inability to stay focused on and complete even minor tasks, loud and more talkative inner monologue, chest/lung discomfort
♋ Cancer: Teariness, catastrophized thinking, imagination worst case scenarios, inability to stop distressing thoughts and inner monologue, drifting off/inability to focus, food cravings, isolation but co-current feelings of neediness and reassurance, stomach cramps and nausea
♌ Leo: Frustration, hostility, catastrophizing (imagining and living worst case scenarios) martyrdom, impulsivity, binge eating/drinking, they tend to go out of their way to help and do things for other people/keep busy in service, back pain, somatic troubles
♍ Virgo: Digestive upset, restlessness, repetitive movements (hair twirling, counting) tremor, rapid thinking, withdrawal into isolated 'bubble', compulsive tasks (cleaning, organizing), need to keep busy and distracted may pace back and forth
♎ Libra: Unusual quietness, increased needs for re assurance, stomach upset, restlessness, distractibility, insomnia, negative inner monologue, catastrophized imagination, repetitive hand motions, inability to explain themselves or say they are unwell
♏ Scorpio: Increased need for control, hostility, violent frustration (wall kicking, throwing objects), irrationality, increased obsessiveness - they may spend hours and hours focused on one task almost manically, rejection of others though frustration they are not 'there', flashbacks
♐ Sagittarius: Increased vocal volume, higher impulsivity, hostility, hyperactivity - they are liable to go out running or try to repress it physically, substance use, rapid thoughts, recklessness, giggling, distractible, back pain
♑ Capricorn: Tension, overwhelming feelings of butterflies and nerves inside especially in their stomachs although they remain composed externally. Over thinking and inability to distract themselves from worst case scenario, hostility, isolation, tendency to take on more work shifts or responsibilities
♒ Aquarius: Talkativeness, rapid speech, over thinking, restlessness, insomnia, confusion; Aquarians will feel anxious or nervous yet have little insight into why they feel this way or what is causing it, their minds and emotional responses are not connected, back pain
♓ Pisces: Teariness, catastrophized thinking, inability to distract or change thought patterns, flashbacks, hysteria, chest discomfort, digestive upset/nausea, irrationality, distressing inner monologue, substance use, increased need for assurance
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e.e. cummings reads his poem somewhere i have...