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For the linguists :P
"Language holds endless possibilities for a creative approach to expressing an idea.
Eddy Peters exemplified this when he wrote, 'Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them down dark alleys, hits them over the head and goes through their pockets.'"
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Utterly Random: The Complex
The L-Word always reminded me of The Complex. :P I'm not 100% sure, but I think The Complex was first. :D
Trailer
Webisode 1
I almost forgot about this series...
Oh, and I like the music. ^^ (Kathryn Korniloff, member of "2 Nice Girls", she also worked as sound editor on some XENA episodes.)
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Just got off the phone with my best friend who's putting all her income and some savings into her new hobby - skydiving. She already got one of those licenses and is practicing formations already. I had a dream about her new hobby ending bad and I'm terribly worried, but she's happy, and so I'm happy for her. She's excited to finally have found a ( Read more... ) -
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From the LENOVO homepage:
The Microsoft Windows XP Conversion Kit enables users to convert their computers from the preinstalled version of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system to the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
The XP Conversion is only offered for customers who have Vista Business or Vista Ultimate installed from Lenovo, with ( Read more... ) -
Xena & Gabby in space?
"Edge Of Chaos - Independence War 2" - Your usual space adventure: ship + crew + weapans + bad guys = mentertainment.
The crew consists of 4 men, 1 AI and 2 women.
XenaAzraelle
Cool and enigmatic, little is certain about XenaAzraelle. She is an exceptional riderpilot and was once a warlordpirate of some considerable renown.
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Sarah Haskins.
You'll love it / her.
Sarah Haskins Interview & Target Women clips.
Hilarious. Smart. Pretty. - - Blond. ^^ ♥ How can you not have a [girl] crush on her?
Her latest "Target Women" is about Botox.
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Smile - And Show Your Teeth
(About the effect and perception of smiles in different cultures and times.)
"In Japan, it is tradition to find dental irregularities charming. An asymmetrical tooth appears to us to be something charming (kawai). On the other hand, we esteem that having regular teeth shows that one has quite a cold character, even a ( Read more... ) -
Never end a sentence with a preposition.
Never end a sentence with a preposition, because it will cause irritable syntax syndrome.
- "Winston Churchill's rejoinder beloved by all who hate learning silly rules: 'This is the sort of English up with which I will not put' (St. Martin's Press, 1997, p. 55)."
- "even though great literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Milton is bristling with ( Read more... )
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When the real news get too disturbing, I'm often looking at the tech news.
My first smile this morning:
"Custom wetsuit protects patchy penguin"
