March 2012
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February 2012
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ginainviere asked: Hey, just so you know I think your ask is turned off on your RP account. I went to ask you a question and couldn't. --Dany
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Bissextus & Bissextile
ingridrichter:
Bissextus (noun): February 29th, considered as the extra day added every four years to the Julian calendar.
Bissextile (adjective): Having or denoting February 29th, the extra day of a leap year.
Misunderstood, Misused, & Mispronounced Words by Laurance Urdang, 1972.
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haircuts and me
I had gotten so attached to the symbol of my long hair. It meant I was well, it meant I was thriving. I used to cut it myself a lot when I was younger. Having it long was a sign that I was an adult, a special symbol of a certain loyalty to myself.
However, I wasn’t being loyal to myself as completely as the symbol indicated. As it grew, it covered me and sheltered me and I was PROUD...
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from my video diary.
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Singing is a basic human function. It is a response to the need for...
– Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis, Ear and the Voice
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Your style is all about classic lines and freedom of motion with a little...
– My beautiful soulsister, Elizabeth, waxing about my style. It made my day.
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Wherever they burn books, they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
– Heinrich Heine, who passed away 156 years ago… (more)
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PROJECT GUTENBERG'S 1811 DICTIONARY OF THE VULGAR... →
criminalwisdom:
A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence.
ANGLING FOR FARTHINGS. Begging out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
BUNTER. A low dirty prostitute, half whore and half beggar.
FIRE PRIGGERS. Villains who rob at fires under pretence of assisting in removing the goods.
GAP STOPPER. A whoremaster.
JARKMEN....