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side blog for academic work and self-deprecation | she/they | lgbtqia+ literature, linguistics, history, philosophy

[requiemsk]

The only use of summer is that it makes you enjoy autumn and rain even more

[reveredsky-deactivated20171222]

“the gay community was never racist”

shit y’all still are to this day

[shisasan]

𝙹𝚞𝚗𝚎 𝟽, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟸 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 𝙺𝚊𝚏𝚔𝚊, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟶-𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟹

[ID: June 7. Bad. Wrote nothing today. Tomorrow no time. END ID]

[requiemsk]

Since everything about the future is uncertain, I'll just - in this little life of mine - become disgustingly overeducated.

[academia-lucifer]

@academia-lucifer

[requiemsk]

Today's mood is Charles V at the end of his reign: defeated, disheartened, and kinda want to retire in a remote countryside monastery to live the rest of my life in peace.

[samcormac]

what’s the rush?

[requiemsk]

Can't find me? Try:

Anywhere near the closest coffee machine

I have been absorbed through my laptop screen into the Internet Archive, and now I can't find my way back

Praying to Ermes on a makeshift altar behind one of the shelves of the library's history section

Buried under long lists of bibliography I have yet to check out

Cursing at the wave of anti-intellectualism wrecking our society like a medieval priest screaming against sin and corruption in the town square

Raging war against AI

Rotting away at the local coffee shop

Explaining my last research topic to a stray cat I've met on the way home

[liebelesbe]

my favorite prefix in german is "er-", meaning "to death" <3

[liebelesbe]

trinken -> to drink | ertrinken -> to drown

schießen -> to shoot | erschießen -> to shoot to death

würgen -> to choke | erwürgen -> to choke someone to death

stechen -> to sting | erstechen -> to stab to death

etc etc :]

[german-enthusiast]

*stechen -> to stab (as well, not just sting)

schlagen -> to hit | erschlagen -> slay (also: overwhelm)

drücken -> to press | erdrücken -> to crush

etc.

[daylightsavingcrime]

Completive transitive "er-" my beloved! It has a less productive counterpart in non-lethal transitive "an-".

anschießen -> to shoot non-fatally

anfahren -> to hit (but not run over) with a vehicle

[thatswhywelovegermany]

hängen -> to hang | erhängen -> to hang until dead

frieren -> to feel cold, to freeze | erfrieren -> to freeze to death

[a-peach-in-space]

[logogreffe]

Great advice in the comment section of this video!

[sims4blob]

if you don't know what you're saying then how is it helpful? or am I misunderstanding?

[logogreffe]

No no ! You need to understand what you're saying, but you should not be thinking about grammar/word order or conjugaison. You've learned the sentence as a whole/ a template. I'm not sure I'm explaining it well. It's shadowing, you're basically only ever using sentences you've heard before

[german-enthusiast]

utilizing chunks is a big part of being able to speak and write a language fluently!

and chunks come in various sizes! starting at "ein bisschen" (a little) or "noch nicht" (not yet), to "meiner Meinung nach" (in my opinion), to half-sentences like "ich denke, dass ...." (i think that) or "Ist dir __ oder __ lieber?" (Do you prefer __ or __?) and bigger ones: "etwas im Auge behalten" (lit.: to keep sth. in the eye; to keep sth. in view/mind, to follow up on sth)

native speakers use chunks all. the. time. themselves (unknowingly), because that takes up way less cognitive energy than constructing every part of every sentence bottom-up! and most daily conversations are script-heavy anyway! Think about how much variation there is in talks to cashiers, passersbys, etc — not much!

You may and should utilize set phrases in language learning; you do not have to reinvent the wheel every time you want to express yourself (and think hard about every word and inflection). You're absolutely allowed to use parts of or whole sentences you've picked up (and/or modifying them to fit your needs -> templates)

For more info on Chunks, you could start by checking out the Cambridge paper "Learning Language in Chunks" (the first half is about chunks in general, the second half is teaching-focused, but still informative!)

[talesfromaurea]

I'd much rather see one thousand "graphic design is my passion" canva book covers and scribbly ms paint covers and poorly scanned colored pencil covers than a single AI generated book cover

[incorrectsmashbrosquotes]

Ares in Mythology:

Kills the guy who tried to assault his daughter and refused to apologize for it when he got put on trial (it was ruled justifiable homicide by Athena btw). 

The only time he’d been captured in battle was when he was protecting his mom from being captured by giants who wanted to forcibly marry her.

Found and Freed Thanatos when he was imprisoned by Sisyphus when no other Gods could

Helps found the Amazons by helping their founder escape her abusive husband and becomes their patron God.

Genuinely loves and respects Aphrodite as her own person

One of his epithets is “feasted by women”.

Ares in Modern Media: 

Meatheaded sexist asshole out of an eighties teen movie.

Conclusion: My boy is getting done dirtier than Hades in modern representation. Ares is one of the least problematic Gods in the pantheon (except for the murders, I will grant you) and ya’ll are sleeping on him.

[requiemsk]

Awfully sorry, Pinterest,

but the only true influencer I shall ever need in my life is the one in the upper right corner.

You shan't distract me with your cheap products.

[nonstickwaffleiron]

as an archivist I am begging you

put dates on everything

don’t believe digital stuff is preserved forever - if it’s really important (documents, photos, etc) print it out

name your files accurately I know it sucks but please

don’t destroy the original just bc you scanned it

rubber cement is the devil’s adhesive use photo corners and quit gluing shit

you will NOT remember write it down

if you staple things to the inside of a folder I will find you

your public library probably has equipment to digitize old media for free or can at least get you connected with somewhere that does!

[goryhorroor]

masterpost of horror lists

here are all my horror lists in one place to make it easier to find! enjoy!

sub-genres

action horror

analog horror

animal horror

animated horror

anthology horror

aquatic horror

apocalyptic horror

backwoods horror

bubblegum horror

campy horror

cannibal horror

children’s horror

comedy horror

coming-of-age horror

corporate/work place horror

cult horror

dance horror

dark comedy horror

daylight horror

death games

domestic horror

ecological horror

erotic horror

experimental horror

fairytale horror

fantasy horror

folk horror

found footage horror

giallo horror

gothic horror

grief horror

historical horror

holiday horror

home invasion horror

house horror

indie horror

isolation horror

insect horror

lgbtqia+ horror

lovecraftian/cosmic horror

medical horror

meta horror

monster horror

musical horror

mystery horror

mythological horror

neo-monster horror

new french extremity horror

paranormal horror

political horror

psychedelic horror

psycho-biddy

psychological horror

religious horror

revenge horror

romantic horror

dramatic horror

science fiction horror

slasher

southern gothic horror

sov horror (shot-on-video)

splatter/body horror

survival horror

techno-horror

vampire horror

virus horror

werewolf horror

western horror

witch horror

zombie horror

horror plots/settings

road trip horror

summer camp horror

cave horror

doll horror

cinema horror

cabin horror

clown horror

wilderness horror

asylum horror

small town horror

college horror

plot devices

storm horror

from a child’s perspective

slow burn horror

possession

pregnancy horror

foreign horror or non-american horror

african horror

spanish horror

middle eastern horror

korean horror

japanese horror

british horror

german horror

indian horror

thai horror

irish horror

scottish horror

slavic horror (kinda combined a bunch of countries for this)

chinese horror

french horror

australian horror

canadian horror

south american horror

decades

silent era

30s horror

40s horror

50s horror

60s horror

70s horror

80s horror

90s horror

2000s horror

2010s horror

2020s horror

companies/services

blumhouse horror

a24 horror

ghosthouse horror

shudder horror

criterion horror

hammer horror

other lists

horror literature to movies

techno-color horror movies

video game to horror movie adaption

video nasties

female directed horror

my 130 favorite horror movies

horror movies critics hated because they’re stupid

female villains in horror

directors + their favorite horror movies + directors in the notes

tumblr’s favorite horror movie (based off my poll)

horror movie plot twists

cult classic horror movies

essential underrated horror films

religious horror that isn’t christianity 

black horror movies

extreme horror (maybe use this as an avoid list)

horror shorts

trope: good for her

made for tv horror

[feefal]

Life cycle of our Sun, from beginning to end~