October 2010
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dopamineandnorepinephrine asked: oh em gee. YOU SHOULD LINK ME TO YOUR FICS! :D
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aninafish replied to your post: The Arborification of Baucis and Philemon
this is soooo beautiful! whose is it? pray, tell! will also reblog!
NING! It’s by a poet named Koh Tsin Yen. I believe he’s attributed at the bottom of the poem. :) Isn’t it gorgeous?
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Confronting Life →
“Aaron Gouveia and his wife were already having the worst day of their lives. Then came the abortion protesters.”
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gravenrose replied to your photo:Corruption index 2010: the most corrupt countries…
That’s really sad!! Look at all that red! Although I’m very proud of Australia.
I am… not proud of my country. :( We consistently fail at these corruption index thingums. Le sigh.
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The Arborification of Baucis and Philemon
There are three things I like about the story: 1. Once upon a time two strangers came seeking shelter. They knocked on a thousand doors and were turned away a thousand times, until they came to a small, humble cottage. 2. The tenderness with which Ovid lists their offerings: a couch with willow frame and feet, and a sedge-grass mattress upon it; earthenware plates, goblets of beech coated with...
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lorraelena replied to your post: lorraelena replied to your post: Quite pleased…
Haha yeah. I have to admit that the reason why I want to watch is because of the loveteam.
Everything happens eventually. :)
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lorraelena replied to your post:
Quite pleased with how Season 3 of Castle is shaping up. Well done, latest episode. Bones, please take a look at how they build up the case and actually make us invested in what happens to them, instead of all this angst.
I think that’s what’s missing with Bones too. The cases aren’t as compelling or mysterious. Doesn’t make me think as much. I miss CSI.
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Quite pleased with how Season 3 of Castle is...
I was actually invested in HOW they solved the case (or not) in Castle, and I so did not see the twist right there at the end. Dammit! Reminds me of the Epps and Gravedigger cases - you know, before the cases on Bones began to descend into some kind of a joke for Season 6. I could already guess who the killer was just as soon as they entered the interrogation room.
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gravenrose replied to your post:gravenrose replied to your link: Tape lovers mix…
AW! That just made me sadder! A Walkman was my first music player too, although I never had that many tapes, just a few. But I loved them. CDs will also be obsolete in no time.
Did you make mixtapes too? I remember tuning in to the radio with my fingers on “Play” and “Record” on my old...
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gravenrose replied to your link: Tape lovers mix it up, old-spool
It’s kind of sad to lose technology like that. I mean, obviously the technology we have now is useful and definitely more sophisticated, but it just makes sad when things that were once so appreciated just disappear. It’s sadder when it’s language.
My first music player was an orange Sony Walkman with the foam headphones. I was in...
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Tape lovers mix it up, old-spool →
“[P]eople who prefer their music on tape were dealt a blow recently when Sony announced it was to stop production of the humble Walkman; signalling the death knell for the iconic music player.
The last batch has already been shipped out, and once they have sold out it means buying one will become a whole lot harder.”
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dopamineandnorepinephrine asked: Um....I don't know what that means. x) I'm awful at knowing what's in sushi and whether or not it's vegan. haha.
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gravenrose replied to your post:Despite all this technology, social network feeds and 140-character tweets, we are all still very much individual planets, circling one another in the hopes of finding that one spark of conversation, that one gravitational connection, that will lead us home.
The wee hours of the morning are never a good time to ponder the universe. I hope you’re feeling more...
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poem #951
Spindrift Ephemera – that’s what they called it. This scattering of shells on the sand Each one bearing a story of the sea, An echo of a voice forgotten by the waves. You remember how it felt To touch water for the very first time? Almost like making love, surely, with a surety Of hands and lips and tongue The push and pull of the tide without a moon. There is something to be said...
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Despite all this technology, social network feeds...
Because it’s 2:30 in the morning, and I am suddenly feeling so alone.
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lorraelena replied to your post: lorraelena replied to…
Haha! I have seen the light. I really like how light it can be most of the time. Booth and Brennan are really quirky characters.
It’s light-hearted without being too comedic and has just the right amount of gravity at just the right time, and it’s that balance that makes it really good. :)
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lorraelena replied to your post: lorraelena replied to…
Hooray! Marathon opportunities haha. The last time I did a marathon was for CSI seasons 1-7 back in college…in a week! I was so spent but happy by the end of it. Haven’t seen the other Christmas episodes yet. :(
AAAAAAAAGH LOR! :D Watch Man In the Fallout Shelter (S1) and The Goop In The Girl (S5). :) I promise you they will make you...
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lorraelena replied to your post: lorraelena replied to your link: Fox’s Dramedy…
I think the reason why I didn’t watch it sooner was I only recently got over David Boreanaz as Angel haha! He broke my heart when he left Buffy.
I’ve watched both Buffy and Bones, and I must say, DB as Angel and DB as Booth are two entirely separate creatures. Bones has less angst, more humor. Well,...
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lorraelena replied to your post: lorraelena replied to your link: Fox’s Dramedy…
LOL. The last episode I watched was season 1 episode 19 (The Man in the Morgue). But I think I’ve seen more recent episodes, the ones I catch on TV. One of my fave moments was the ending of season 3’s The Santa in the Slush.
THAT’S IT I AM LENDING YOU MY DVDS WHEN I GET BACK TO MANILA. Well, I have S1-4,...
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lorraelena replied to your link: Fox’s Dramedy ‘Bones’ Plots Spinoff Series
Been watching Bones a lot lately. I don’t know why I didn’t start watching it sooner.
YES! A CONVERT! WOOHOO! Which season are you at right now?
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Fox's Dramedy 'Bones' Plots Spinoff Series →
Hart Hanson, creator/executive ofBones, would also create the potential spinoff, which would be based on The Locator series of two books written by Richard Greener that center on Walter Sherman aka “the Locator”.
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gravenrose replied to your chat: The Boyfriend Calls Me Bones Now o_O
TO BE HONEST, IF IT WERE ME, I’D BE THRILLED ;)
He does amuse me so, so I suppose I won’t smack him then. :D
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The Boyfriend Calls Me Bones Now o_O
BACKSTORY: The Boyfriend enjoys deliberately mis-pronouncing words because he knows I will correct him, or give him a succinct etymological backstory to the word he mispronounced. Now, given my happy fandom, he has decided to add another layer to this game.
THE BOYFRIEND: ...blah blah blah
ME: Boyfriend, that is not the way you say it. You say it like this:
THE BOYFRIEND: *stops in his tracks* *turns to look at me* *gives me an evil grin* Okay, BONES. You're such a dork.
I am not sure whether I should smack him or hug him.
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Majority of Filipinos Against Church’s Stand →
“…the vast majority of Filipinos are in fact against the Church’s stand. They unequivocally support a state-sponsored modern family planning program.”
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99 Problems But a Cape Ain't One: Conservatives... →
Each of the heroes of “The 99” represents one of those virtues of Allah, such as strength, mercy and wisdom, attributes that are valued by many faiths and cultures. Praised by U.S. President Barack Obama as embodying “the teachings of the tolerance of Islam,” the young heroes also demonstrate these values in their fantastical adventures without any one character praying or...
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gravenrose replied to your post: gravenrose replied to…
THAT’S TERRIBLE! How will you survive such deprivation?
TELL ME ABOUT IT. O_O I get it back Friday, hopefully, if The Boyfriend remembers to pick it up from the shop. I shall smack him upside down if he forgets.
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gravenrose replied to your post: gravenrose replied to…
I hope you find good food.
Or good food finds me first. :D
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gravenrose replied to your post: gravenrose replied to…
Ha ha, but they’re delicious :D I’m bored too, I either want to photoshop or watch something but I can’t decide either what to photoshop or what to watch.
BOREDOM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! I suspect I will also be bored when I get home, seeing as my poor laptop is in the shop for a hard disk failure. :( Nothing to do but finish another round...
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gravenrose replied to your post: gravenrose replied to…
Ha ha no need to apologise! But it still wasn’t there, I had to buy some other stuff as well, not that I originally planned to buy any at all. BAHAHAHAHAHA ah nice. So far it’s just the “once hommus.”
Sad. :( I’m starting to feel a little peckish myself, and trying to figure out what to have for dinner. Peanuts are not an...
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gravenrose replied to your post:gravenrose replied to your post:gravenrose replied…
OMG I FORGOT ABOUT THAT! :D
WHOOPS! SOZ. :D Well now that you remember, it’ll be like Excalibur. “The Once And Future Hummus”.
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gravenrose replied to your post:gravenrose replied to your post:gravenrose replied…
Make epic posts on Tumblr. Useful :D It made me miss studying ancient history, reeeeally badly. Although it doesn’t take much to make me miss history. Now I’m going on a search for food, wish me luck.
Good luck! I hope you find the elusive hummus again. :)
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gravenrose replied to your post:gravenrose replied to your quote:The creatures who…
I’m thrilled that you did :D
Perks of being an academic, I guess. I remember most of what I learn in class. Except for Math. I was really bad with it. :(
AND LOOK LOOK LOOK WHAT I CAN DO NOW!
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gravenrose replied to your quote:The creatures who had been double women before,…
UGH I LOVE IT!!
I KNOW! I WAS ACTUALLY INSPIRED BY WHAT YOU PUT UP WITH B&B TALKING ABOUT WHAT PLATO SAID. I REMEMBER READING ABOUT THAT IN MY UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CLASS.
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“The creatures who had been double women before, naturally sought out women;...”
– Soul Mates, adapted from Aristophanes’ Speech on Love from the Symposium
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HEEEEEEEEEEEY. TUMBLR'S PURPLE TODAY!
There is support. And things get better. :) I’m straight but I have lots of gay and lesbian friends, including an uncle and cousins, and I believe that love should not be confined to heterosexual boundaries. Because love is LOVE and should be honored and cherished in whatever way possible.
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