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Woo-hoo, I see my name up there! I certainly don't think there's anything dumb about being inspired by language. Language is beautiful, ugly, happy, sad, and most importantly: human. I must admit, though, that listening to a classroom full of students trying to produce a uvular trill without sounding like a motorboat is less than inspiring, but it sure does a lot for the spirit.

Ehhh, I suspected K had nothing to do with the element. Sorry, I haven't read much Kafka, only The Metamorphosis. Me like happy stories with color illustrations.

BTW, my prof (Sali Tagliamonte) is examining how people use the word 'like' in conversation. Ever look into that? It's actually pretty interesting how it's spread from the US to Canada and the UK. I'm sure Trudgill has something to say about it.

Im pretty sure EvilD meant recruit, so no worries about rerouting.

Some parts of Harrow are nice, around Harrow-on-the-Hill and North Harrow mainly. I live in South Harrow which is a bit less appealing, typical outer London high street with a noisy market tagged on. But my area is handy for takeaways, pubs and the buses.

Monkey is a class programme. Confusing at times, and fun to describe to someone who hasnt seen it.
"There's this Monkey God made from stone who has a magic pink flying cloud, a male priest whos a woman, a fish called Sandy and a pervert pig named Pigsey" Response "What have you been smoking?"

how is is possible to focus on the lower lid without looking like you've been crying all day? i'm not real good with make up to begin with.. and i guess it's probably all about the products one uses.. so frustrating!!

I'm sure Peter Trudgill would just loooove to know he's your crush. Did you read his thing about how British pop singers alter their pronunciation to become more American-like? I thought it was pretty interesting..And I was just tested on it yesterday, so I can say things like "Ian Dury is the only true British punk-rocker because he uses glottal stops and retains intervocalic t's." Not that I have any idea who Ian Dury is, of course, I apologize for that. But linguists are pretty cool. I was at UC of Dublin a few years ago, and this girl told me not to become a linguist when I said I was interested in linguistics. Heh. The world needs more people who care whether you palatalize your fricatives, no?

So your bloke comes here too? (No pun intended..) Does he know about Trudgill? I don't see anything wrong with not telling him. It could be any website that you two belong to without knowing....

Long live the Candiru! I will add you to my friends list, since K is the symbol for potassium, and I love bananas.

You poor thing, I sympathize. Especially the bit about your significant other being your only friend. I just moved to Toronto to attend school last year, and I had a hell of a time trying to make friends in a place where first-year classes routinely have more than 250+ students. All the while, my girlfriend had to serve as my confidant as well, and sometimes that doesn't work very well. They say the strongest shape is a triangle, and I believe it's true when it comes to friends and relationships too. It's nice to have someone to love and care about, but also someone with whom you can talk about the one you love and about and someone you can talk about with the one you love and care about.

Uhh.. I hope you know what I mean.

As for your bf saying he wants to do other women...I can only offer my personal opinion, which is that unless you and he are in some kind of open/swinging relationship, it's normal for you to be annoyed and jealous. It may not be an expression of desire, but if you said something along the same lines about other guys, I'm sure he'd be more than annoyed...

I think many people with significant others are lonely.

nice!
yeah, that was mine in my journal. thanks

willow is a DAMN-GOOD-FILM

yay!