Have you ever tried to hear English without actually understanding it? If one has spoken English all their life, it is very hard to do. When you hear someone speaking French you can usually tell it is so without understanding what the person is saying. It is the same thing with recognizing German, Spanish, Russian, […]
Category Archives: thoughts
confusion
I’m sure most of you have heard about the craziness that happened in London again yesterday, and I am truly thankful that no civilians were hurt. However, I read something on the BBC News site this morning that has me absolutely dumbfounded. Apparently, the British police shot dead one of the suspected perpetrators yesterday after […]
crestfallen
‘Crestfallen’ is such a sad word to me. Whenever I hear someone described in this way, my heart has such sympathy for them, moreso than if they are described as “disappointed,” “inconsolable,” or “discouraged.” My commiseration is even more so if the crestfallen one is described as an old man with a wonderfully long beard. […]
Arrrrgggghhhhh! (*shakes spear*)
GirlDetective has started a questionnaire/meme thing on Shakespeare, so I thought I’d join in. So here you go, and enjoy. (I know you are ecstatic, Dad:-) 1. Name the first five lines of Shakespeare that come into your head. (Don?t cheat?write the first five that you think of, then check for accuracy later.) 1) If […]
invention
Someday I’m going to invent high-heeled shoes that not only give you height but also keep trans-campus hikes from murdering your feet. That way I will not only be rich, I will have more comfortable strolls to the greenhouses — and stay tall whilst doing so.
Dear Sir:
Sometimes I think we, as humans, tend to look back at the past through rose-colored glasses. We don’t see the wars and the crimes and the uncertainty. All we see is nostalgia. All we remember are the good times when we were safe and how our nation prevailed over Evil. We beat our chests and […]
shell of a beach
Last weekend Steven and I got a change to tour the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area and see firsthand the damage that Hurricane Ivan dealt out. My family has gone to the Alabama coast almost every summer since I was in elementary school; we are the classic annual tourists. We know the great places […]
wild goats
According to some people, there are only two sets of groups to hang out with: the flock or the wild goats. The flock is always Good and the wild goats are forever Bad. There is no grey area here. But what if the flock are just goats in sheep’s clothing? Better yet, what if the […]
two weeks
Two weeks from today, my husband will graduate from college. I’m not sure if the true meaning of this has hit me yet. We’ve been married for a little over seven months and yet we’ve never really had the experience of living together; Auburn is three long hours away from my job in Fort Payne. […]
I’m actually ranting.
Since the posts of this morning, PK has either deleted all of her previous posts back into May or she has hidden them away from everybody who is not her ‘friend.’ What a way to argue. I opened up a LiveJournal account so I do not have to post anonymously anymore; a few of my […]