January 2011
waldosia
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. [Brit. wallesia] a condition characterized by scanning faces in a crowd looking for a specific person who would have no reason to be there, which is your brain’s way of checking to see whether they’re still in your life, subconsciously patting its emotional pockets before it leaves for the day.
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via rebeccam)
need to remind myself of this.
(via theoceanandthesky)
This is really helpful. I give up so easily on things as I expect to be amazing at the first attempt. Simone de Beauvoir talked about it a little as well in Second Sex, and that also really helped!
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The Hyper-politicking Progressive Siamese: Making... →
rosalarian:
I hear a lot of grammatically-inclined people constantly bemoaning the use of singular “they”. Though there are many grammar scholars who say that singular “they” is a legitimate use of the word, and has been used in such a way throughout the history of the language and by many…
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The Hyper-politicking Progressive Siamese: Five... →
oilyboily:
A vague and gnawing pang of anxiety centered around an IM window that has lulled. During this time an individual feels unsure whether they have offended the IM recipient, committed a breach of IM etiquette, or have otherwise spoilt the presentation of themselves carefully…
