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here's a fun way to learn some new things, through a douyin (China's tiktok). this one in particular was especially popular during the new year. also it's very 洗脑了 catchy, so you've been warned.

香一个 (xiāng) a peck / kiss (亲一个）

想吃啥 (shá) what do you want to eat? (啥 is dialect for 什么）

误以为 (wù) mistakenly believe

伟大 (wěi) great; mighty

平静 calm; tranquil

把毯子给我拿来 (tǎnzi) get the blanket and give it to me

刷 (shuā) to clean with a brush

恐怖 (kǒngbù) terrifying, frightening

起开 get out of the way

和你爸一样窝囊 (wōnang) you are like your dad, good for nothing

gun = 滚 (gǔn) get out

别烦 (fán) don't bother... (someone)

确认是亲妈 (quèrèn) this is indeed our dear mother

明白了吗？can you understand it now? i will provide a translation in the comments as well & let me know if you wanna learn through more douyins!

thatsbelievable

torgan

going to begin using #3 AT ONCE

wintersmitth

Bilbo Baggins writinghis letters be like.

stcrlghts

latin phrases worth knowing:

(in case you wanted to know because i fucking love this language)

ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties

alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wings

amantium irae amoris integratio est - the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love

ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short

aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses

dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hope

ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - with the sword, she seeks peace under liberty

exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad

experiential docet - experience teaches

helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm)

in libras libertas - in books, freedom

littera scripta manet - the written letter lasts

mens regnum bona possidet - an honest heart is a kingdom in itself

mirabile dictu - wonderful to say

nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part

omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - everything which I used to say could not happen, will happen now

poeta nascitur, non fit - the poet is born, not made

qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it

saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will be

sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat still

si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war

struit insidias lacrimis cum feminia plorat - when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears

sub rosa - under the rose

trahimir omnes laudis studio - we are led on by our eagerness for praise

urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit - he found the city a city of bricks; he left it a city of marble

ut incepit fidelis sic permanet - as loyal as she began, so she remains

memewhore

klubbhead

rohie-deactivated20191102

“Years ago a friend of mine had a dream about a strange invention; a staircase you could descend deep underground, in which you heard recordings of all the things anyone had ever said about you, both good and bad. The catch was, you had to pass through all the worst things people had said before you could get to the highest compliments at the very bottom. There is no way I would ever make it more than two and a half steps down such a staircase, but I understand its terrible logic: if we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.”

— I Know What You Think of Me, Tim Kreider for the New York Times

owlmylove

after YEARS of seeing this quote online and finding it to be the most deeply and resoundingly profound writing i finally found the source article and absolutely nothing could prepare me for this opening paragraph

notlikingbestgirl

Taste closed

bravebirdfolly

Inspector, if you can’t find the murderer I suggest wrapping this up (yea)

atamajakki

i would watch an entire show of this

londoncallingsigh

What is your favorite artwork?

glixbitch

dankmemeuniversity

reflexes

mesopelagic

seals that make you go oo

mesopelagic

seals that make you go ä

tobeagenius

“You are the universe, expressing itself as a human for a little while”

snime

milkywhoreos

Can someone please tell me what it means when an owl LITERALLY fucking swims towards you and then stares you down??

Like look at it?? Literally flew past me and my my friend, it was so close that the wings touched our faces.

shiraglassman

It’s reminding you to do your Duolingo practice

demonladytakkuri

The real answer is that it really wants you to go away

That’s a fledgling great horned owl, they’re known for being generally ballsy and aggressive, and owls have been known to both climb trees and swim through still water in a pinch

Most likely full scenario: the bird was practicing flying, but it fell because it’s still a kid and they do that. It probably fell in/by the water. It then was like Oh Damn Oh Jesus and decided it was not in fact a duck and headed to shore, saw you, and was utterly offended but confused on what to do. So it decided to Square Up and face you like the hellbeast it is.

The pose it’s taking in the pic is one I affectionately call Full Orb. A fully orbed owl is 100% READY to FIGHT 1v1 no items final destination. You were probably its first up close encounter with a human, and since birds tend to associate larger animals with predators, it tried to make itself look as big as possible to make sure you know what’s up. It was staring you down because it was waiting to see you make the first move in the dual or flee in fear from its superior owl might.