#everydayblatherings

[bonehat]

The verb "to perform" in french is "effectuer" and the verb "to kill" is "tuer." Make of that what you will.

[bonehat]

I'm so amused

In French, to flirt is draguer, which sounds like drag in English. So, instead of saying "YASS drag em" you say OUAIS DRAGUE!"

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So I asked my dad if he'd go back to college even if he had to do band

And he said, "heck yeah I would. I'd play the big things where you clap 'em together and it makes the noise." I was like, "Dad, those are cymbals…"

[sighnomocha]

Once you get this you have to say 5 nice things about yourself publicly then send it to 10 of your favorite followers!

thank you darling! i got one of these yesterday too so i gotta think of 5 more things now hmmm let's see

1. i'm really enthusiastic and cheerful all the time and a lot of people make fun of me for it but it's one of my favorite things about myself

2. a certain young gentleman of my acquaintance came in 5th in the country at debate nationals last month, but that doesn't change the fact that he's lost to me 60% of the time in our own district cAN I GET A HELL YEAH

3. last year i wrote an angsty poem about my boy problems but inserted a presidential reference wherever a metaphor/simile would have normally gone (resulting in lines like "you ignored me as blithely as bush ignored facts") and i performed it at a local poetry open mic and everyone LOVED it- i got the loudest applause of the night and random people gave me congratulatory hugs. i'm just really proud that i was able to write something that was real and funny and good enough to resonate with people and i still think about it sometimes when i'm sad

4. another writing story i'm proud of: one time i had to write a form letter asking various people if they'd be interested in speaking at a 5K that some pals (hi alexandra) and i were putting together, and we sent copies to some really big political names for the hell of it, and that is the story of how i discovered that i can write a good enough letter to get responses from stephen colbert, joe biden, and jimmy carter

5. i have excellent penmanship

[sighnomocha]

All the odd numbered asks please!

HI JESS

1. what is your favorite book?

i don't care how old i get or how many books i read, little women will always be my favorite

3. worst book you've ever read?

the blue sword by robin mckinley

5. favorite genre?

i basically only read pretentious 19th century brit lit or biographies about the founding fathers there is no in between

13. which book is so special to you that you don't share it with others?

i always foist everything i read on all my pals- you might say i'm an open book *ba dum tss*

15. have you met any authors?

one time i breathed the same air as doris kearns goodwin does that count

17. where is your favorite place to read?

i have a special chair on my deck that is universally acknowledged by the fam as my reading spot

21. prefer standalone or series?

standalone, usually

23. hardbacks or paperbacks?

paperbacks because i'm cheap

27. do you reread books?

i used to be notorious for rereading when i was younger (i have literally read a wrinkle in time more than five times) but these days i don't have time

29. a book that makes you feel comforted?

little women is the #1 most comforting book in existence this has been proven with science

31. favorite villain in a book?

count olaf 5ever

33. do you experience book hangovers?

DO FISH HAVE FINS??? I FINISHED A BOOK ABOUT JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS DAYS AGO AND I'M STILL NOT OVER IT

35. send me a book recommendation?

GURL you would LOVE villette by charlotte bronte- it's like a frenchified jane eyre on steroids

[bonehat]

"Jess never swears in school" factoid actually false. Tumblr user everydayblatherings, who lives in a cave and swears over 10,000 times a day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted.

[sighnomocha]

Once you get this you have to say five nice things about yourself publicly and then send it to ten of your followers ❤

i have been told that i strike fear into the hearts of the boys of the maine high school debate community

i probably know more about louisa may alcott than louisa may alcott did

i can speak intelligently on most domestic policy issues

there is a general consensus among my circle of friends that if i were a historical figure, i would be abigail adams

i can fool real french people into thinking i am a real french person even among a group of thirty american teenagers with bright orange ef tours backpacks and if that is not talent i do not know what is

[bonehat]

1-20

everydayblatherings asked for 1, 13, and all evens so I’ll do ‘em all in one fell swoop.

1. 1. Look Down - Les Mis

    2. The Final Battle - Les Mis

    3. Mr. Moonlight - The Beatles

    4. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

    5. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

    6. Viva la Vida - Coldplay

2. Paul McCartney

3. The Last Don, by Mario Puzo: “-ers, but Val would have to wait until after the funeral.”

4. During the school year, I think about schoolwork. But otherwise? Probably music.

5. Nope, no songs or poems about me. Yet.

6. I have an aversion to stickers being used in places other than paper.

7. I’m Catholic.

8. If I’m outside, I’m either running or traveling someplace.

9. The Beatles are my favorite band.

10. I try not to lie.

11. Kind of.

12. I consider myself a geek, and my URL is a lotr reference.

13. Weakness: I’m probably too nice. Strength: I don’t hold grudges and will give everything an equal chance.

14. Celebrity crush? Probably Emma Stone. Cool gal.

15. To vent my anger, I run.

16. I collect bottle caps, and sometimes make art out of it.

17. Yes, I’m very happy with myself.

18. Sound I hate: High squeaky dog whistles, Sound I love: squishy shoes on linoleum. 

19. What if I wasn’t born with as many advantages?

20. Ghosts? Nah. Aliens? It’s entirely possible.

22. Spaghetti is being made.

24. Lorde

26. I drive, and the only “crash” I’ve been in is when I was in the back seat and a dune buggy hit our stationary car.

28. Worst injury? Cut my right big toe open when I was running around barefoot outside sophomore year. Had to go to the hospital, but no stitches.

30. I have answered this. 

32. I think I’m aquarius.

34. Love is all you need.

36. I have had no relationships.

38. I dunno. Probably at his house.

40. I would want to have me as a friend.

42. I would tell everyone, I’d probably quit school and travel, and I wouldn’t be afraid. Party in the afterlife.

44. Love, mutual respect and understanding makes a relationship great.

46. I suppose insanity could bring creativity, if it could be channeled into that sort of thing.

48. It’d be something poetic, like “Lived fast, died happy. RIP”

50. Favorite color: orange.

52. I wouldn’t kill anyone, even my worst enemy (if I had one).

54. The radioactive veggies gave me telekinesis, and I can now bend sound waves to my will, among other powers.

56. I’d erase seventh grade: my weird phase.

58. I’m gonna go on a tour of European capitals.

60. No

Thanks guys!