TIEMPO– decided to hold a fundraiser for International Women’s Day. I was excited and moved to hear this event was going to take place. After 17 years in SL – I remember many more of these club events happening in the past, for all kinds of things (not ...
这样看来,Google的撤离对大家无非都是好事,不喜欢它的再也不用被它麻烦了,喜欢它的也不用为它没有坚守自己的信仰而苦恼了。 至于事情发生后无处不在的谎言、诽谤、隐瞒、扭曲、操纵,套用V for Vendetta里的一句话:you can’t escape your past, 或者无间道里面表达相同意思的那句话:出来混的,迟早要还的。...
“Quite why the word remains something of anoddityin American English is unclear.” Noun ▲ A strange or peculiar trait of a person or thing “This allusion would merely be anoddityof his poetry.” Noun ▲ A seemingly absurd or contradictory proposition that may prove to be true ...
so every day is still a great plan. I contemplated word of the month/day/quarter themes. I contemplated 40 questions I wanted to answer/explore in 2015. As in I actually wrote down something like 60 questions to choose from. I wondered if I wanted...
and I that we avoided making the production look like a Victorian Christmas card. While they do have lots of colors, they were often faded, red-heavy, and a little too old-fashioned. We wanted whimsy and a wide array of color. I took inspiration from this picture of Covent Garden. See...
“Whence? Are you kidding me, Neil? Onlyyouwould ever use the wordwhence. I better never see it in one of your blog stories. They’re awkward and lifeless enough as it is.” Edgar paused for a moment, possibly deep in thought. Then he continued. “So, you think I’m strong as a...
Synonymous terms for ‘notion’ include ‘belief’, ‘view’, and ‘perspective’. Each of these suggests an individual’s particular idea or understanding. What word can replace ‘opinion’ in a similar context? A word that can replace ‘opinion’ in a similar context is ‘perspective’. You...
Why, at the root of my spreading the word, was this feeling of reaching out for selfish “say it isn’t so” help? Two days later, in Phil Hughes’ death, that moment assumed an ironical life of its own. Those two days had been spent monitoring markets, stretching time with friends ...
or in the box for the bookfair. But this one, well, the fit was irresistible – the charm of the prose and whimsy of the plot, and the outrageous arrogance of the protagonist. To ignore such a perfect fit would wrong the book. ...
father and daughter explore the city. Enlivening daily family life on the Upper East Side with adventure and whimsy, Laura searches for meaning: a quest for stability and reassurance amid the stresses of modern living. But what seems to be intended both as a loving homage to New York City ...