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I am a bit ridiculously behind in replying to things on many different devices and interfaces, for which I apologize ( Read more... ) -
Right now, in Iran
See the Twitter trend topic* #iranelection.
This is happening now.
eta: see this NYT article about social networking sites and current Iranian defiance
*apologies for possibly improper Twitter vocab, but I don't think that preciseness matters terribly right now(Also, apologies for any misimplication. In case: I am personally not in Iran; I am ( Read more... ) -
question!
I need advice regarding what would be a reasonable price ("tuition"), either per hour or per lesson, for lessons in Chinese calligraphy ( Read more... ) -
linkspam.
not wholly - uh, organic (I had to restart when I had most tabs open), but - anyway. 'cos linkspams, they are good.
THIS obama_daily post, which most of you will already have seen, but it's yet another of the awesome, and deserves to be linked regardless.
What's your pirate name? Mine, apparently (er, one of them), is Mad Grace Flint.
meanings of the names ( Read more... ) -
*stands on unstable cardboard box and topples off as it collapses*
Observation: life is - very, very strange ( Read more... ) -
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While I try and put my brain together regarding international YA fantasy and shiz and essays I bookmarked but cannot find again for some reason ( Read more... ) -
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If you haven't, see here for a collection of information about & reactions to AmazonFail, and what you can do about it. (It: their stripping sales rank indicators &c for materials they deem "adult", which apparently include all 'gay and lesbian books' - a category Amazon set up on its site - and books involving sexuality and disability. Thanks, meta_writer ( Read more... ) -
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1. I'm listening to Disney songs in various languages I vaguely know, and Quebecoise - when it's a feminine adjective, I can hear it less clearly. The "se" insead of the "x." Dunno how to type in IPA/too lazy to anyway. The France French I can hear clearly. The French - is prettier, IMO, too, but. It's nifty ( Read more... ) -
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I swear to god, if I see one more complaint in the constant continuum of complaints about filling page limits or getting close to them or this shiz ( Read more... )