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sofdp: dianapoo: The modern woman. pretty much

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:02:51 -0700

sofdp:

dianapoo:

The modern woman.

pretty much

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Wed, 08 May 2013 19:40:09 -0700

so true

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:11:18 -0700

so true

myownmelt: wasifio: Multnomah Falls in Oregon I’ve been...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:58:47 -0700

myownmelt:

wasifio:

Multnomah Falls in Oregon

I’ve been there!!!!!

"My experience since then suggests that students tend to overrate students; each is so sure that he..."

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:47:53 -0700

“My experience since then suggests that students tend to overrate students; each is so sure that he himself doesn’t know enough that he is too much impressed by even a small gleam of what looks like intelligence in someone else.”

- Paul R. Halmos

studying math is a bit like getting a board game with all of the pieces, some of the rules, and none...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:55:46 -0700

studying math is a bit like getting a board game with all of the pieces, some of the rules, and none of the directions. you play for a while, moving your pawn from room to room until you’re finally ready to call checkmate. your advisor comes along, asks you why you haven’t built any houses on the boardwalk, and gives you some cryptic advice about a lead pipe. then you realize you’ve still got to remove a funny bone and you should’ve been rolling the dice. and you still have no idea what you’re doing.

jesswanderlust: meredithbklyn: monicabing: monicabing: Did...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:53:06 -0700

jesswanderlust:

meredithbklyn:

monicabing:

monicabing: Did you know? - Friends Little Things 9/9

Submit yours!

the more you know.

For N.

wrdbnr: POSSIBLY

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:45:42 -0700

wrdbnr:

POSSIBLY

false. I use it all day, erryday.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:33:30 -0700

false. I use it all day, erryday.

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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:32:54 -0700

lucky

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:55:19 -0700

I’ve always known I wanted to go into math. there was never (seriously) any question in my mind. at least not the way I remember it; not in the past ten years or so (ten years, really? jesus. I’ve been in school for forever). I’ve always known how lucky I was to have found something that I love this much, not to mention that not very many people can do this thing, and further still that I will be able to make a decent living doing it. it’s pretty ridiculous and I recognize that.

but there is a down side. all the work, stress, time, etc. that goes into an undertaking like this of course; deeper than that.

I know that I wouldn’t be happy enough if I was doing anything else. literally anything. there is nothing in the world that is going to thrill me, challenge me, push me, defeat me, push me up or stay with me like math does. bad days can be bad, but the moments that everything clicks, or (perhaps more exciting) when you’re on the verge of something amazing and you can feel it, that’s what I live for. I won’t find that anywhere else.

so really, it can be a curse. grad school sucks, but I couldn’t bring myself to leave because there is nothing else. I’m not just in some job, or some program while I try to figure things out; I’m working towards a prestigious degree and I have a high chance of having offers for a position when I’m finally done. I don’t get to go out or have as much fun as I’d like, but most days I don’t even notice, care, or think about it (not like there’s much waiting for me outside these walls in Oregon anyway).

I’m a slave to my dreams. I’m chained to my ambitions. I can’t give up, not because I’m determined, but because this burning desired to be here and do this would eat me alive otherwise.

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pragmaticattic: BREAKING: There Is A Petition To Make R Kelly’s...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:12:54 -0800

pragmaticattic:

BREAKING: There Is A Petition To Make R Kelly’s “Ignition (Remix)” The National Anthem

remember that day I sliced open three of my fingers

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:55:12 -0800

oh that was today

Common Writing Mistakes

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:50:17 -0800

Common Writing Mistakes:

lizlemon:

(via laurenmorrill:everybodyilovedies:amandaonwriting)

Benjamin Dreyer is the VP Executive Managing Editor & Copy Chief of Random House Publishing Group. Below is his list of the common stumbling blocks for authors, from A to X.

One buys antiques in an antiques store from an antiques dealer; an antique store is a very old store.

He stayed awhile; he stayed for a while.

Besides is other than; beside is next to.

The singular of biceps is biceps; the singular of triceps is triceps. There’s no such thing as a bicep; there’s no such thing as a tricep.

A blond man, a blond woman; he’s a blond, she’s a blonde.

A capital is a city (or a letter, or part of a column); a capitol is a building.

Something centres on something else, not around it.

If you’re talking about a thrilling plot point, the word is climactic; if you’re discussing the weather, the word is climatic.

A cornet is an instrument; a coronet is a crown.

One emigrates from a place; one immigrates to a place.

The word is enmity, not emnity.

One goes to work every day, or nearly, but eating lunch is an everyday occurrence.

A flair is a talent; a flare is an emergency signal.

A flier is someone who flies planes; a flyer is a piece of paper.

Flower bed, not flowerbed.

Free rein, not free reign.

To garner is to accumulate, as a waiter garners tips; to garnish (in the non-parsley meaning) is to take away, as the government garnishes one’s wages; a garnishee is a person served with a garnishment; to garnishee is also to serve with a garnishment (that is, it’s a synonym for “to garnish”).

A gel is a jelly; it’s also a transparent sheet used in stage lighting. When Jell-O sets, or when one’s master plan takes final form, it either jells or gels (though I think the former is preferable).

Bears are grizzly; crimes are grisly. Cheap meat, of course, is gristly.

Coats go on hangers; planes go in hangars.

One’s sweetheart is “hon,” not “hun,” unless one’s sweetheart is Attila (not, by the way, Atilla) or perhaps Winnie-the-Pooh (note hyphens).

One insures cars; one ensures success; one assures people.

Lawn mower, not lawnmower.

The past tense of lead is led, not lead.

One loathes someone else but is loath to admit one’s distaste.

If you’re leeching, you’re either bleeding a patient with a leech or otherwise sucking someone’s or something’s lifeblood. If you’re leaching, you’re removing one substance from another by means of a percolating liquid (I have virtually no idea what that means; I trust that you do).

You wear a mantle; your fireplace has a mantel.

Masseurs are men; masseuses are women. Many otherwise extremely well educated people don’t seem to know this; I have no idea why. (These days they’re all called massage therapists anyway.)

The short version of microphone is still, so far as RH is concerned, mike. Not, ick, “mic.” [2009 update: I seem to be losing this battle. Badly. 2010 update: I’ve lost. Follow the author’s lead.]

There’s no such word as moreso.

Mucus is a noun; mucous is an adjective.

Nerve-racking, not -wracking; racked with guilt, not wracked with guilt.

One buys a newspaper at a newsstand, not a newstand.

An ordinance is a law; ordnance is ammo.

Palette has to do with colour; palate has to do with taste; a pallet is, among other things, something you sleep on. Eugene Pallette was a character actor; he’s particularly good in the 1943 film Heaven Can Wait.

Noun wise, a premier is a diplomat; a premiere is something one attends. “Premier” is also, of course, an adjective denoting quality.

That which the English call paraffin (as in “paraffin stove”), we Americans call kerosene. Copy editors should keep an eye open for this in mss. by British authors and query it. The term paraffin should generally be reserved for the waxy, oily stuff we associate with candles.

Prophecy is a noun; prophesy is a verb.

Per Web 11, it’s restroom.

The Sibyl is a seeress; Sybil is Basil Fawlty’s wife.

Please don’t mix somewhat and something into one murky modifier. A thing is somewhat rare, or it’s something of a rarity.

A tick bites; a tic is a twitch.

Tortuous is twisty, circuitous, or tricky; torturous is painful, or painfully slow.

Transsexual, not transexual.

Troops are military; troupes are theatrical.

A vice is depraved; a vise squeezes.

Vocal cords; strikes a chord.

A smart aleck is a wise guy; a mobster is a wiseguy.

X ray is a noun; X-ray is a verb or adjective.

Servicey!

nevver: Woody Allen recently watched my first woody allen film...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:47:25 -0800

nevver:

Woody Allen

recently watched my first woody allen film and it was fantastic

nevver: Dedication

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:26:54 -0800

nevver:

Dedication

uncountably infinite

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:23:31 -0800

the more math you learn, the more you realize how much you don’t know; how much you could never know. this is stressful sometimes. how can I be an expert in anything so vast?

if I’m lucky my future research will have applications to a branch or two of mathematics. but there are some dark corners that will forever remain a mystery. some branches, in fact, that I may never even know exist.

this is sad and beautiful in the best way.

siyi: travelingcolors: Palm Trees in Fremont | California (by...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:00:44 -0800

siyi:

travelingcolors:

Palm Trees in Fremont | California (by afterw0rdz)

I miss home.

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