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Day Trip to #TraverseCity, #Michigan. Visited lots of breweries. But hung out by the water for a few. I love it here, Can’t wait to return. Maybe for the #TraverseCityFilmFestival... We’ll see. 🤞 And of course... #WishYouWereHere 😉 #PureMichigan (at Traverse City, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBM5GFkDH8P/?igshid=nxwz7gzhd6n2

#traversecity #michigan #traversecityfilmfestival #wishyouwerehere #puremichigan

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…the secret of the Great Stories is that they have no secrets. The Great Stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. The ones you can enter anywhere and inhabit comfortably. They don’t deceive you with thrills and trick endings. They don’t surprise you with the unforeseen. They are as familiar as the house you live in. Or the smell of your lover’s skin. You know how they end, yet you listen as though you don’t. In the way that although you know that one day you will die, you live as though you won’t. In the Great Stories you know who lives, who dies, who finds love, who doesn’t. And yet you want to know again.

Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things (via bookmania)

I know it's the 20th anniversary of the first of the Harry Potter Books. I remember reading The Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) the first time I moved out of state for my internship at Disney World. Over the years people would come and go, very few staying more then a season. But the ones I let in, that I allow close, help shape me. There is a quote in the video below, and I love it.

"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them."

I've had my fair share of twelve-foot mountain trolls in my life and I am truly humbled to have these people by my side during the past 20 years.

Shane Sevo, Who's Couch got me where I need to go as I explored my craft and art.

Jessie Lynn, You befriended me and I still have no idea why, lol. But thank you. You shared her family, and made sure I was not alone while I was away from home. Your pretty amazing.

Kyle LaFerle, Whether it was your guitar in student center, or your guitar by the fire. Or skipping class to play Euchre. (never happened😐) You taught me how to have fun and enjoy life #BoonsFarmCircleOfFriends #Crew4Life

K.H., for being a best friend, partner in pranks, and for laughing with me all those times. (you'll never see this, lol)

Conrad Reed, My Ron Weasley, The only guy I know that if he's with me. There is no "12 foot Troll" that stands a chance. (even if he is Nathan;)) You're my #Nat20 Thank you for being my best friend and "brother-from another mother" #CritHitFriendship

Jen Read - The sibling I never asked for, but lets face it, what do i know? Thank you for patience. support. conversation and keeping all my juicy secrets your self.

Jamie Holman - The only person I can honestly say I look up to like and older brother. Time has separated us. But you taught me the importance of salesmanship in life, and confidence in relationships.

Ziggy Whitehouse - Who has been and continues to be behind the scenes of some of the coolest things I've done in my life the past 8 years. Seriously thank you.

Cheers to you all. It's because of you. I get to be this, and this is pretty great. :)🍻

#Thankful for #MyLast20Years #HarryPotter

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#harrypotter #friendship #quote #MyLast20Years

Everything that I said I'd do Like make the world brand new And take the time for you I just got lost and slept right through the dawn And the world spins madly on

The Weepies -World Spins Madly On

Had to pull over to the side of the road and get out of the car to take this. Couldn't pass up the opportunity. Check out YONDRR.com for more info. . . #travelwriter #travel #instatravel #travelgram #YONDRRpic #tourism #instago #travelblogger #wanderlust #ilovetravel #writetotravel #instatravelling #instavacation #travelblogger #instapassport #postcardsfromtheworld #traveldeeper #travelstroke #trip #igtravel #travelblog #travelpics #wanderer #wanderlust #travelphoto #travelingram #mytravelgram #travels #travelphotography (at Newbern Historic District)

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Tips to learn a new language

The 75 most common words make up 40% of occurrences The 200 most common words make up 50% of occurrences The 524 most common words make up 60% of occurrences The 1257 most common words make up 70% of occurrences The 2925 most common words make up 80% of occurrences The 7444 most common words make up 90% of occurrences The 13374 most common words make up 95% of occurrences The 25508 most common words make up 99% of occurrences

(Sources: 5 Steps to Speak a New Language by Hung Quang Pham)

This article has an excellent summary on how to rapidly learn a new language within 90 days.

We can begin with studying the first 600 words. Of course chucking is an effective way to memorize words readily. Here’s a list to translate into the language you desire to learn that I grabbed from here! :)

EXPRESSIONS OF POLITENESS (about 50 expressions)

‘Yes’ and ‘no’: yes, no, absolutely, no way, exactly.

Question words: when? where? how? how much? how many? why? what? who? which? whose?

Apologizing: excuse me, sorry to interrupt, well now, I’m afraid so, I’m afraid not.

Meeting and parting: good morning, good afternoon, good evening, hello, goodbye, cheers, see you later, pleased to meet you, nice to have met.

Interjections: please, thank you, don’t mention it, sorry, it’ll be done, I agree, congratulations, thank heavens, nonsense.

NOUNS (about 120 words)

Time: morning, afternoon, evening, night; Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; spring, summer, autumn, winter; time, occasion, minute, half-hour, hour, day, week, month, year.

People: family, relative, mother, father, son, daughter, sister, brother, husband, wife; colleague, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend; people, person, human being, man, woman, lady, gentleman, boy, girl, child.

Objects: address, bag, book, car, clothes, key, letter (=to post), light (=lamp), money, name, newspaper, pen, pencil, picture, suitcase, thing, ticket.

Places: place, world, country, town, street, road, school, shop, house, apartment, room, ground; Britain, name of the foreign country, British town-names, foreign town-names.

Abstract: accident, beginning, change, color, damage, fun, half, help, joke, journey, language, English, name of the foreign language, letter (of alphabet), life, love, mistake, news, page, pain, part, question, reason, sort, surprise, way (=method), weather, work.

Other: hand, foot, head, eye, mouth, voice; the left, the right; the top, the bottom, the side; air, water, sun, bread, food, paper, noise.

PREPOSITIONS (about 40 words)

General: of, to, at, for, from, in, on.

Logical: about, according-to, except, like, against, with, without, by, despite, instead of.

Space: into, out of, outside, towards, away from, behind, in front of, beside, next to, between, above, on top of, below, under, underneath, near to, a long way from, through.

Time: after, ago, before, during, since, until.

DETERMINERS (about 80 words)

Articles and numbers: a, the; nos. 0–20; nos. 30–100; nos. 200–1000; last, next, 1st–12th.

Demonstrative: this, that.

Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

Quantifiers: all, some, no, any, many, much, more, less, a few, several, whole, a little, a lot of.

Comparators: both, neither, each, every, other, another, same, different, such.

ADJECTIVES (about 80 words)

Color: black, blue, green, red, white, yellow.

Evaluative: bad, good, terrible; important, urgent, necessary; possible, impossible; right, wrong, true.

General: big, little, small, heavy; high, low; hot, cold, warm; easy, difficult; cheap, expensive; clean, dirty; beautiful, funny (=comical), funny (=odd), usual, common (=shared), nice, pretty, wonderful; boring, interesting, dangerous, safe; short, tall, long; new, old; calm, clear, dry; fast, slow; finished, free, full, light (=not dark), open, quiet, ready, strong.

Personal: afraid, alone, angry, certain, cheerful, dead, famous, glad, happy, ill, kind, married, pleased, sorry, stupid, surprised, tired, well, worried, young.

VERBS (about 100 words)

arrive, ask, be, be able to, become, begin, believe, borrow, bring, buy, can, change, check, collect, come, continue, cry, do, drop, eat, fall, feel, find, finish, forget, give, going to, have, have to, hear, help, hold, hope, hurt (oneself), hurt (someone else), keep, know, laugh, learn, leave, lend, let (=allow), lie down, like, listen, live (=be alive), live (=reside), look (at), look for, lose, love, make, may (=permission), may (=possibility), mean, meet, must, need, obtain, open, ought to, pay, play, put, read, remember, say, see, sell, send, should, show, shut, sing, sleep, speak, stand, stay, stop, suggest, take, talk, teach, think, travel, try, understand, use, used to, wait for, walk, want, watch, will, work (=operate), work (=toil), worry, would, write.

PRONOUNS (about 40 words)

Personal: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, one; myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Possessive: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

Demonstrative: this, that.

Universal: everyone, everybody, everything, each, both, all, one, another.

Indefinite: someone, somebody, something, some, a few, a little, more, less; anyone, anybody, anything, any, either, much, many.

Negative: no-one, nobody, nothing, none, neither.

ADVERBS (about 60 words)

Place: here, there, above, over, below, in front, behind, nearby, a long way away, inside, outside, to the right, to the left, somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, home, upstairs, downstairs.

Time: now, soon, immediately, quickly, finally, again, once, for a long time, today, generally, sometimes, always, often, before, after, early, late, never, not yet, still, already, then (=at that time), then (=next), yesterday, tomorrow, tonight.

Quantifiers: a little, about (=approximately), almost, at least, completely, very, enough, exactly, just, not, too much, more, less.

Manner: also, especially, gradually, of course, only, otherwise, perhaps, probably, quite, so, then (=therefore), too (=also), unfortunately, very much, well.

CONJUNCTIONS (about 30 words)

Coordinating: and, but, or; as, than, like.

Time & Place: when, while, before, after, since (=time), until; where.

Manner & Logic: how, why, because, since (=because), although, if; what, who, whom, whose, which, that.

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Wow this is awesome!

iwontdancenetwork

Once I was 7 years old…Telling a story through movement

“7 YEARS” by Lukas Graham | Kyle Hanagami Choreography

DANCERS | Haley Fitzgerald & Guero Charles

Link to the full video!

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The thing that matters is not what they show me but what they hide from me and, above all, what they do not suspect is in them.

- Robert Bresson

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Infatuation Vs Love – What Is The Difference?

To address the difference between infatuation vs love, let’s first learn more about infatuation. Infatuation means a deep admiration and emotional connection with someone else. We can’t define it logically. It’s an overpowering emotion where you are unable to stop thinking about someone else. Sexual attraction and emotion are part of infatuation. This can go out of control at times. You can put a leash on it only when the two parties are not connected to each other. When you are infatuated about somebody else, you assume that your life revolves around that certain someone. You will find it hard to stop thinking about that person.

What is love?

Well, now it is time for us to address ‘love’. How can we define love? When you love somebody, you feel personal attachment and strong affection to that person. When it comes to lover, there are many types to talk about. As for romantic love, it could be the successor of infatuation. Once they get past the infatuation stage, they couple may develop genuine feelings for each other where the couple will be interested in the well-being of each other. Once they are truly in love, they will stop obsessing about the other person or thinking non-stop about the other person. The feelings of intimacy will occur at this stage.

What causes infatuation?

Infatuation is the result of the perception. It is all about how they perceive you. It is about how you get affected by certain person. Physical attraction can be considered only as a part of it. How you affect the other person matters here. When you make someone feel special, that person might get addicted to that feeling. You might yearn for that feeling. Infatuation may not last long. Sometimes certain personality traits get you attracted to a certain someone. Infatuation may or may not translate into love.

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Dancing in the Rain: Gene Kelly Tribute | Choreography & Danced by David Moore

From David: Wanted to try something completely different on this video and just dance for the love and fun of dance and also pay tribute to one of my biggest inspirations Gene Kelly !! Since i can’t Sing, I’m dancing in the rain, and since its not raining I’m dancing in some water fountains!! Hope you enjoy!

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olden hour, it’s a beautiful, majestic time of day. Although, what exactly is golden hour? You can find out by watching the video, or if you prefer the black on white text, the written information is below. https://www.youtube.