Thursday, April 25, 2013

Mythical Books: Showers of Books Giveaway Hop International→


Thursday, April 25, 2013
flikka:

Laura Muntz Lyall, Interesting Story, 1898.
Thursday, April 25, 2013

The 15 Most Looked Up Words→


amandaonwriting:

1. anomaly – an irregularity; an abnormality
Example: If I get struck by lightening, I’ll be a statistical anomaly!

2. ethereal – something lacking physical substance; light and intangible
Example: This ambient music is so gentle, so ethereal!

3. loquacious – talkative
Example: For someone with such limited vocabulary, you’d think she’d be less loquacious!

4. empathy – an understanding of and identification with the feelings or experience of another
Example: I empathize — I’ve been there!

5. agnostic – the position that God’s existence cannot be proven or disproved; one who doesn’t confirm or deny God’s existence
Example: A: “Are you religious?” B. “No.” A: “You don’t believe in God?” B: “I didn’t say that.” A: “Oh, you’re agnostic!”

6. protocol – a system by which a task is completed correctly
Example: Is there a protocol for parenting feral children?

7. fascist – a person who believes a dictator should be in control of a nation’s economic and social policies
Example: A: “You shouldn’t be trusted to take care of yourself.” B: “You fascist!”

8. sycophant – one who prostrates himself before and flatters another as a means to personal gain
Example: He thought I would go on a date with him if he told me how undeserving of my company he was — what a sycophant!

9. facetious – a remark or attitude characterized by insincerity and humorousness
Example: When he said that nobody likes a liar, I facetiously remarked that the guy who sets liars’ pants on fire probably likes them.

10. capricious – acting impulsively
Example: Here’s a hundred bucks, kid; go be capricious!

11. salient – highly prominent; impossible to ignore
Example: All stuffed up, she sprayed saline solution into her salient schnoz.

12. superfluous – excessive; an unnecessary amount
Example: I like icing on my cake, but this two-inch layer is a bit superfluous.

13. ambiguous – vague; allowing for many interpretations
Example: I’m sorry for the misunderstanding; my explanation was ambiguous.

14. spongiform – spongelike; porous and soft
Example: What spongiform skin you have!

15. deficit – shortfall or insufficiency
Example: His stiff personality suffered from a humour deficit.

Thursday, April 25, 2013
After finishing reading a book

darkemptyspiral:

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What is life?

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Sometimes I sit down to do a little light reading and then I accidentally read the whole book.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
whatever-quotes:

Follow Whatever Quotes!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Promiscuous Diva: Showers of Books Giveaway Hop→


 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
  • me: wow i have so much work to do
  • me: --goes on tumblr--
  • me: --watches a movie--
  • me: --writes a novel--
  • me: --teaches myself sitar--
  • me: --climbs a mountain--
  • me: --backpacks through europe--
  • me: why am i not getting anything done
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

“And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on.”

Lord Byron (via thecrackerfactory)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

“Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (via in-the-middle-of-a-daydream)
Saturday, April 20, 2013
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