fun with Polish!
Every once in a while, I learn new Polish words from my friends here.
Today, I learned some interesting words via a word game in Psycholinguistics.
/lupavəkɔtʃe/ & /kupavlɔtʃe/
Which apparently means, 'magnifying glass in a cat' and 'flying crap'
Two phrases that everyone really needs to know in a new language, huh?
̃̃~~~
Otherwise, life has been a little crazy-busy (nothing new there).
I had a conference presentation in late October that went pretty well, and Josh and I are starting to make plans for the trip to Hawai'i in March. I've been a little stressed because work's been very busy, and classes have been intense this semester. On top of all of this, I'm working on applications for PhD programs. One of the people I was going to ask for a letter is in West Africa until mid December. Luckily, there were people here who were willing to fill in.
I'm not really sure how good my chances of getting in anywhere are. My GRE score was really good, I have good grades and pretty good experience giving my short time in the discipline. But who knows. :) I'm not going to get my hopes up too much. Worst case scenario, I just reapply next year. Josh has a good job here, and I can always stay at LINGUIST another year if need be.
Oh yes, and there was a bit of drama with my mom. She actually hung up on me when we were talking about Thanksgiving plans. I haven't talked to her on the phone since. I don't like being manipulated. I have enough to do.
I've been happily taming a pair of white kitties. Let me know if anyone needs/wants a cat! They're adorable and love being held.
Alright, I have miles to go before I sleep, so I'll sign off for now.
Today, I learned some interesting words via a word game in Psycholinguistics.
/lupavəkɔtʃe/ & /kupavlɔtʃe/
Which apparently means, 'magnifying glass in a cat' and 'flying crap'
Two phrases that everyone really needs to know in a new language, huh?
̃̃~~~
Otherwise, life has been a little crazy-busy (nothing new there).
I had a conference presentation in late October that went pretty well, and Josh and I are starting to make plans for the trip to Hawai'i in March. I've been a little stressed because work's been very busy, and classes have been intense this semester. On top of all of this, I'm working on applications for PhD programs. One of the people I was going to ask for a letter is in West Africa until mid December. Luckily, there were people here who were willing to fill in.
I'm not really sure how good my chances of getting in anywhere are. My GRE score was really good, I have good grades and pretty good experience giving my short time in the discipline. But who knows. :) I'm not going to get my hopes up too much. Worst case scenario, I just reapply next year. Josh has a good job here, and I can always stay at LINGUIST another year if need be.
Oh yes, and there was a bit of drama with my mom. She actually hung up on me when we were talking about Thanksgiving plans. I haven't talked to her on the phone since. I don't like being manipulated. I have enough to do.
I've been happily taming a pair of white kitties. Let me know if anyone needs/wants a cat! They're adorable and love being held.
Alright, I have miles to go before I sleep, so I'll sign off for now.