September 2011
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I need your help, kind followers
Hi there. I know I haven’t posted on my tumblr much, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to ask for some help here. I am a Masters student at Oxford Brookes University, and I am conducting a survey to help me with my graduate thesis. Its only ten questions. If you could spare a few minutes to take it for me, I’d really appreciate it. Don’t forget to pass it along, too!
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August 2011
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July 2011
3 posts
May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
5 posts
“Starting this year, no American will be forbidden from serving the country they...”
– President Obama, SOTU. (via thedailywhat)
Watchohhhkat:
250,000 multicolored balls bouncing down the streets of San Francisco
December 2010
6 posts
November 2010
2 posts
October 2010
7 posts
Tralalère !: Untranslatable Words from Around the... →
lickystickypickyme:
Toska
Russian – Vladmir Nabokov describes it best: “No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the…
September 2010
3 posts
August 2010
7 posts
Anecdote of the Day: Negative Double Positive
thedailywhat:
Based on a true story:
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah,...
Lessons from Life, by 90-year-old Regina Brett
capucha:
lavieestdouce:
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch! 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry with someone....
July 2010
3 posts
itchycosmicpocket:
pineappleupsidedown:
▲ RIVOTING RIOT: Wear suncreen
By Mary Schmich
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ‘98: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will...
June 2010
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May 2010
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