well-regulated, adj. - controlled to conform to rules, regulations, etc.
As civilians aren't members of a well-regulated militia, they have no need for access to assault weapons
But seriously, fuck off with "thoughts and prayers" if you won't stand up for people who are DYING.
#WordWednesday
As civilians aren't members of a well-regulated militia, they have no need for access to assault weapons
But seriously, fuck off with "thoughts and prayers" if you won't stand up for people who are DYING.
#WordWednesday
05:02 PM - Mar 29, 2023
(Edited)
I think I'll write a book called "Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should" - it'll be a collection of essays about the ways we waste time & energy on shit that hurts people or just doesn't matter.
(Or maybe I won't. It could be a waste of time & energy...)
#amwriting (or am I?)
(Or maybe I won't. It could be a waste of time & energy...)
#amwriting (or am I?)
03:24 PM - Mar 23, 2023
tired, adj. - sleepy, weary, needing rest
Me: "I have so much to do, but I am 'le tired.'"
Husband: "Well have a nap, and zen fire ze missiles!"
(This Spout is inspired by actual events.)
#WordWednesday #AlbinoBlackSheep
https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Me: "I have so much to do, but I am 'le tired.'"
Husband: "Well have a nap, and zen fire ze missiles!"
(This Spout is inspired by actual events.)
#WordWednesday #AlbinoBlackSheep
https://www.youtube.com/wa...
The End of the World - YouTube
Animation by Fluid. End of Ze WorldThis was released on albinoblacksheep.com on October 30, 2003. It depicts how the world will end based on the current st...
10:57 PM - Mar 01, 2023
Today's random internet rabbit hole was brought to me by my 11yo asking why we don't pronounce the /g/ in "gnu."
We also discussed other initial silent consonants, aspirated consonants, and the coolness of a bilabial click.
That #EnglishDegree DOES have real-world uses.
#parenting
We also discussed other initial silent consonants, aspirated consonants, and the coolness of a bilabial click.
That #EnglishDegree DOES have real-world uses.
#parenting
03:16 PM - Feb 23, 2023
nostalgic, adj. - thinking fondly of the past
I found myself feeling nostalgic for being a teenager in the 90s when everything seemed possible.
#WordWednesday
I found myself feeling nostalgic for being a teenager in the 90s when everything seemed possible.
#WordWednesday
05:34 PM - Feb 22, 2023
Y'all. I just saw an Applebee's commercial that used the Spice Girls' "Wannabe."
There's no going back. I am officially part of the old now.
#90smusic
There's no going back. I am officially part of the old now.
#90smusic
04:06 PM - Feb 22, 2023
Nobody:
Me: 1995 was a great year for Jane Austen adaptations. I mean, that's when we got Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, AND Clueless. What could possibly be better?
#ColinFirthIsTheBestDarcy
Me: 1995 was a great year for Jane Austen adaptations. I mean, that's when we got Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, AND Clueless. What could possibly be better?
#ColinFirthIsTheBestDarcy
01:04 AM - Feb 17, 2023
rewind, v. - to wind again, to reverse
In the times of video rental stores, patrons were encouraged to rewind their rented tapes so the next renter could start at the beginning.
#WordWednesday
I just realized my kids have a cultural reference for this - or even "video tapes." Yikes.
In the times of video rental stores, patrons were encouraged to rewind their rented tapes so the next renter could start at the beginning.
#WordWednesday
I just realized my kids have a cultural reference for this - or even "video tapes." Yikes.
07:01 PM - Feb 15, 2023
My 11yo just called hot dogs "glizzies."
I had to look it up, because, wut?
Apparently, it's from slang referring to guns, because hot dogs are the same length as an extended clip.
WTAF.
Days like this, raising tiny humans to be positive influences seems like a Sisyphean task.
#parenting
I had to look it up, because, wut?
Apparently, it's from slang referring to guns, because hot dogs are the same length as an extended clip.
WTAF.
Days like this, raising tiny humans to be positive influences seems like a Sisyphean task.
#parenting
06:12 PM - Feb 15, 2023
Working on major projects, onboarding two 3rd-party platforms and a contractor, prepping for a team member to go on leave, last-minute changes to a major project, huge meeting (and school vacation) next week - so OF COURSE I'm getting a cold.
#WorkingMomLife #ParentingProblems
#WorkingMomLife #ParentingProblems
09:44 PM - Feb 13, 2023
There are many Superb Owls to celebrate, but since #misterrogersneighborhood turns 55 next week, I'm focusing on this guy.
https://www.misterrogers.o...
https://www.misterrogers.o...
08:13 PM - Feb 12, 2023
It's National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day... but I fully reject the pressure of this sentiment.
Go ahead and feel however you need to about the spilled milk. And if you'd like some help cleaning it up, please reach out for whatever support you need.
#MentalHealthMatters
Go ahead and feel however you need to about the spilled milk. And if you'd like some help cleaning it up, please reach out for whatever support you need.
#MentalHealthMatters
11:16 PM - Feb 11, 2023
Whether you call it a serial comma, a Harvard comma, or an Oxford comma, I just want you to use it.
Yes, I will die on this hill.
#grammarnerd
Yes, I will die on this hill.
#grammarnerd
03:41 PM - Feb 10, 2023
I really hope other parents tell their kiddos that marriage & babies aren't endgame.
Don't get me wrong, I ADORE my husband & our kids, but I want my kiddos to choose marriage & children because they want to - not because they think they have to.
#parenting
Don't get me wrong, I ADORE my husband & our kids, but I want my kiddos to choose marriage & children because they want to - not because they think they have to.
#parenting
10:08 PM - Feb 09, 2023
mirth, n. - amusement, especially shown through laughter.
"I scolded my son for licking frosting off the cake without asking, but my stern lecture may have been undercut by my barely suppressed mirth at his chocolate-covered face."
#WordWednesday
"I scolded my son for licking frosting off the cake without asking, but my stern lecture may have been undercut by my barely suppressed mirth at his chocolate-covered face."
#WordWednesday
01:23 PM - Feb 08, 2023
Is there a word for when you procrastinate from doing a new project by finishing an old project? #AmEditing #IShouldBeWriting
09:50 PM - Feb 07, 2023
Random Thought of the Day:
Kenneth Branaugh's version of "Much Ado About Nothing" is my favorite thing to listen to when I need to get hyper-focused on work.
Kenneth Branaugh's version of "Much Ado About Nothing" is my favorite thing to listen to when I need to get hyper-focused on work.
08:12 PM - Feb 06, 2023
