March 2012
February 2012
“when one door closes, another one opens”
imagine how annoying it would be if that were true
you close the bathroom door to pee and your front door suddenly blows open
your cat escapes
you run out and jump into the car to chase the cat and hear everything falling out of your over-stuffed pantry as its door unlatches
“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your...”
– President Barack Obama (via bronx-beat)
THANK YOU. SERIOUSLY. Religious freedom gives you the freedom to practice your religion without fear of persecution, it does not give you the right to shove it down others throats. (via herroyalmagesty)
That moment when you finish a book, look around, and realize that everyone is just carrying on with their lives as though you didn’t just experience emotional trauma at the hands of a paperback.
Money does not buy happiness, but it pays my... →
http://thatfunnyblog.tumblr.com/
“Our lesserjoke, who art in amhurst, hollowed be thy tumblr. Thy language come,...”
– the tumblr linguistic prayer aka praise be to lesserjoke. schwa be with you. (via sirmattypants)
“We take so many of our freedoms for granted nowadays – I can travel where I...”
– Michelle Dockery (via theanecdotes)
One of many reasons why lesserjoke is our god
lesserjoke:
ieithoedd:
I would hereby like to inform you
benkyou-ing:
That I just successfully used the word “pinyin” while playing scrabble and got 22 points out of it, giving me a 30 point lead over both of my parents.
i have to try it next time. I really doubt they will be happy about it xD
sirmattypants:
Words to keep inside your pocket:
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious -...
Clicking on the linguistics tag and seeing grammar...
sirmattypants:
inspired by mapsofmymind
Nynaeve: I should have known you would be a king.
Lan: I am not a king, Nynaeve. Just a man. A man without as much to his name as even the meanest farmer's croft.
Nynaeve: Some women don't ask for land, or gold. Just the man.
Lan: And the man who would ask her to accept so little would not be worthy of her. You are a remarkable woman, as beautiful as the sunrise, as fierce as a warrior. You are a lioness, Wisdom.
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Lan: All I have is a sword, and a war I cannot win, but can never stop fighting.
Nynaeve: I've told you I care nothing for that. Light, you've made me say more than is proper already. Will you shame me to the point of asking you?
Lan: I would never shame you. I will hate the man you choose because he is not me, and love him if he makes you smile.
