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Guys. Let me just take a brief moment of your time to rate my cats. This is important.
4. Winston
(Living)- Totally boring and just eats and farts all day.
Can't breathe properly b/c he's too fat. It's not his fault though,
my dad feeds him every 30 minutes. Doesn't even meow.
3. Merlin (Deceased)- He was a good guy, though a bit annoying.
Meow was too high pitched. He seems innocent, but he would
always catcall Cleo.
2. Cleo (Deceased)- Pretentious and stuck up at first,
but she chill once you get to know her. Keeps to herself
and doesn't piss you off. Bonus points for following me
to the bus stop every morning in high school.
And...THE WINNER:
1. Kibber (MIA)- He was a true rogue kitty found
abandoned in the bushes. Twas a bad ass meower
who didn't take shit from no one, and he even bit
our dad, so bonus points. He was too cool for us
in the end so he had to disappear back into the forest.
20 linguistics blogs that I recommend following
Looking for more linguistics blogs to follow? Here are some of my favourites.
General:
Language Log (the best-known linguistics blog; multi-authored, with the caveat that you may find some authors or posts more interesting or accessible than others; very good for: calling out bad linguistics in the news, lively and intelligent comment section, comprehensive blog roll along the side, highlighting other interesting work in guest posts)
Superlinguo (general linguistics, accessibly written; I also endorse their blog roll)
The Ling Space (you may be aware of the Ling Space’s youtube channel, but they also post additional interesting explanations on their tumblr blog)
Ask The League of Nerds (questions, often linguistic, answered in a fun style)
Sentence First (especially good link roundups)
The Lingua File (a lot of posts about lesser-known languages and translation, but also an older series that’s a good intro to linguistics)
Prototumblinguist (great entry point into the tumblr linguistics fandom)
Specific topics:
Idibon (computational linguistics, often internet language)
Harmless Drudgery (lexicography, hilarious)
That Munanga Linguist (Australian Aboriginal languages & policy)
Strong Language (swearing, I contribute sometimes)
Endangered Languages and Cultures (recaps of Linguistics in the Pub discussions, often about fieldwork)
Career Linguist (jobs related to linguistics, especially sociolinguistics, if you can’t get enough from my linguistics jobs series)
Separated by a Common Language (UK vs US English)
Language: A Feminist Guide (self-descriptive)
Closer to columns than personal blogs, still great:
JSTOR daily (assorted topics but often fairly modern)
Lingua Franca (often from a teaching perspective)
Johnson at the Economist (which you’ll now have to mine from the culture column, Prospero; often about politics and language)
Mental Floss (fun facts about language - I write about internet language there and Arika Okrent does much of the other language writing)
NPR Codeswitch (culture/identity and language)
[Update: I already forgot one. Here’s Fully (sic) as a bonus, for all your Australian language needs.]
Previous recommendations:
Who are the science communicators for linguistics?
Linguistics-related podcasts
I recommended several youtube channels on linguistics as part of my back-to-school linguistics roundup
Protolinguist Resources: Where to find linguists
Top 50 linguistics blogs (from Master’s in Teaching, a comprehensive list from 2011, although some are now no longer being updated), a list of linguistics blogs from Linguist List (quite out of date: most of the blogs on my list aren’t on it), and four blogs recommended by Stan Carey
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Day 2
day 2: things that make you happy
It usually doesn’t take much to make a teenager happy. For me, I’m happy when I’m alone around nature or flowers, when I'm reading a good book indoors with a cup of warm coffee while the rain gently pours outside. I love my own company and some little things make me happy. I’m happy when I’m daydreaming and when I’m doing whatever I want. Well, there’s not much I can say I guess.
I hope whoever’s reading this a great day and wishing for your happiness. lots of love from me.
~Melody~
Day 3
day 3: a memory
I had trouble thinking of this one. People tends to remember sad things over others, I do remember sad days far better than good memories. But I'd like to share a crazy memory. It was a year before my high school graduation, I signed myself up for a school play under the “stop human trafficking” champaign. I also signed myself up for the script writer and director. The chaos started there; the people in my class had literally no respect against each other. They rarely followed my instructions as a director, they did everything as they wished. I made a mistake in choosing the main actress and only realised that when she started causing trouble around the group. She had an argument with the main actor, with the setting crew and with literally everyone. It was such a huge mess. Despite the chaos inside our group, we managed to at least get the third prize. I was aiming for the first place with our script but we had to make do with that. Not to mention, I had to rewrite the script countless until the competition day drew near. Seriously, that gave me a lot of headache as the organiser. I've learned my lesson there too. What a crazy experience.
Anyways, I hope whoever’s reading a great day. Sending love to everyone.
~Melody~
day 4
30 days writing challenge
day 4: places you want to visit
Everybody knows what I’m going to scream when asked this question; Japan! My number 1 favourite country. I’ve always dreamt of living there since I was very young. As you may or may not know, I'm an otaku and crazy about everything in Japan. 🇯🇵 My dream country.
Next is Korea; I’ve recently started staning the best boy band; BTS and became an ARMY. So the desire to go there is rising with time and needless to say, Korea is a beautiful place.
After that, I want to go to Paris; city of love, I've always wanted to go there too. Whether it be just me, myself or with my friends or with my special someone. It doesn’t really matter, the place is already romantic in its own ways. And then, the big apple, and many more. As I stated in my previous posts, my dream is to travel around the world but these are the places I want to go the most and first.
I hope whoever’s reading a great day! Spreading love around.
~Melody~
day 5
30 days writing challenge
day 5: your parents
This is a sensitive topic; I never really tell people what I’m going through. One, cuz’ I don’t trust them, two, they won’t understand, three, I’m lost myself. My parents and I don’t have a very good relationship, at least from my perspective. Sure, they give me anything I could possibly want but it’s not that simple. In the past, I was stressed, depressed and my insecurities were drowning me. It’ll be unfair to say they’re the cause of those but they’re related to those in many ways. My parents make me feel emotionally drained. I’m not really sure it’s ok to put the blame on them; I mean I know they’re stressed themselves and had anger issues and had no clue on how to raise kids properly. I can’t be in the same place as them, it suffocates me. At least, thanks to them, I’m who I am today; mature for my age, learned to fight insecurities and depression. We all go through many hardships in life, and they shaped you into who you are. Well, I'm proud of who I am actually. And I made a vow to myself that when I get married and have kids in the future, I'll make sure they know they’re loved, and raise them the best of my abilities and not let the history repeat itself.
I hope whoever’s reading a great day, stay safe and loved.
Day 7
30 days writing challenge
day 7 :favourite movie
As I'm an otaku; my first and foremost favourite movie must be Howl’s moving castle. I love that movie very much, I love both the illustrations and storyline. I think it’s a wonderful movie.
Another one has to be spirited away, although I'm not a fan of the female protagonist, I really love the plot and the male protagonist. This also is a wonderful movie, and I love the supernatural genres.
Have a nice day everyone!
~Melody~
A mischevious plan
I’ve been contemplating on whether or not I should put my stories and plots on here and now I decided to just go for it. This one is a super short oneshot from my collection, I hope you give it a read and enjoy it. P.s. this story is credited to me and the whole story is mine so I would need anyone to not copy my own work. I’ll post my Wattpad link in my next post if you wanna check out my account so stay tuned.
The golden rays of soft sunshine kissed my skin as it tumbled onto the couch where I sat, basking in the warmth of the early spring morning. The comfy cushions relaxing my body as my lids lulled to sleep, only a crack open. The serene noises of the shower playing a peculiar rhythm in my ears from the background; the tell-tale sign of my boyfriend taking his shower. My body sank further into the couch, twisting a bit to relax my muscles more. As I did, my onyx pools caught onto an object placed on the clear table. My gaze didn’t falter as it stared back at me. After intensely thinking for a minute, I grabbed hold of the object in question; his phone. A glimmer flicked in my charcoal orbs as a mischievous idea made its way into my head. My vermillion edges curving up into a grin as an image of his face when he finally found out what I had done. With the goal of changing his current wallpaper into something funny; like his embarrassing snaps or his funny silly faces, I unlocked the lock screen. Being the sweet boyfriend he is, he always let me have his phone, and his password, making the task a whole lot easier. The moment my raven globes landed on his home-screen, all thoughts of the plan flied out of the window. There, on his screen, a picture of us together in a café, with our bright smiles, happiness colouring my face as his dimples dug deep in his cheeks, an open book in the middle of us and two cups of warm coffee resting on each side stared at me, bringing my actions to a cease. A warm sensation developed in my chest, traveling from there until it spread across all over my body to the tips of my toes, filling all of my senses. I couldn’t help but let a wide crescent crept onto my scarlet plumps while my starless spheres narrowed in affection.
“What are you grinning for?”
A gravelly voice startled me out of my trance, making me jump. Instinctively, I locked it back, almost losing hold of the phone. A surge of heat started gathering in my puffy cheeks when my spheres soaked in the view that appeared in my field of vision. Unable to tear my gaze off, I swallowed the lump in my throat. His mauve strands were soaked, clinging to his forehead. Water droplets dripping down from his plum streaks, along his broad shoulders onto his well-defined abdomen to his waist where a soft fluffy white towel loosely wrapped around it. The small piece not providing enough coverage with his buff torso and sturdy thighs on full display, leaving little to the imagination. I caught my lower red flesh between my teeth.
“You know? You’re goanna be the death of me one day.”