soporific: causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep.
speak
my friend goo
10 November 2009 @ 12:16 am
Possessive *it's
Plural *city's
The mind-boggling, nonexistent *its'
Conjugation *say's
Is it getting worse, or have I become hypersensitive to this? One thing that I've noticed is that it rarely presents as an error of omission. There is a very strong tendency towards error of addition. I've even seen signs where two plural words are side by side, but one of them (and not the other) inexplicably includes an errant apostrophe to form the plural. I can see how a misunderstanding would lead to the error here and there, but what reasoning drives this misuse to appear in side by side plural words, neither of which require an apostrophe?
Yes, this is venting. But I'm also genuinely curious. It has come to the point that when I come across the spelling it's and there is no error in usage, it gives me pause. I silently thank the writer before I move on.
Edit to add asterisk to city's.
Plural *city's
The mind-boggling, nonexistent *its'
Conjugation *say's
Is it getting worse, or have I become hypersensitive to this? One thing that I've noticed is that it rarely presents as an error of omission. There is a very strong tendency towards error of addition. I've even seen signs where two plural words are side by side, but one of them (and not the other) inexplicably includes an errant apostrophe to form the plural. I can see how a misunderstanding would lead to the error here and there, but what reasoning drives this misuse to appear in side by side plural words, neither of which require an apostrophe?
Yes, this is venting. But I'm also genuinely curious. It has come to the point that when I come across the spelling it's and there is no error in usage, it gives me pause. I silently thank the writer before I move on.
Edit to add asterisk to city's.
10 November 2009 @ 03:00 am
20-something dude with lame Bret Michaels bandana: Come on babe, let me walk you home. Actually, fuck it, come over and watch a movie with me, I got some beer.
Unattractive older blonde: Nah, can't, I've got work in the morning, and I'm already wasted.
20-something dude with lame Bret Michaels bandana: Aw, you know I'll get you up as early as you need to get to work on time. You know I will. Plus, I'm pretty drunk, but I'm your cousin, so you don't even have to worry that I'll try to stick my wiener in you!
Unattractive older blonde: Well, alright.
--Grassroots Tavern, East Village
10 November 2009 @ 07:54 am
Well I hope Jen doesn't mind I post a Daily pic today, so here it is one and hope it wasn't posted before.
10 November 2009 @ 01:45 am
09 November 2009 @ 10:28 pm
"LITTLE SISTER, the night broke. The thunder
cracked my brain finally. The rain is coming, I
promise you. I didn't mean to but your tears will
bring life back. Purple flowers grow, the color blood
looks in the veins. They'll sprout out of my chest. I
promise you they'll crack the ground, grow over the
freeways, down the slopes to the sea. I'll be in their
faces. I'll be in the waves, coming down on you from
the sky. I'll be inside the one who holds you.
And then I won't be."
cracked my brain finally. The rain is coming, I
promise you. I didn't mean to but your tears will
bring life back. Purple flowers grow, the color blood
looks in the veins. They'll sprout out of my chest. I
promise you they'll crack the ground, grow over the
freeways, down the slopes to the sea. I'll be in their
faces. I'll be in the waves, coming down on you from
the sky. I'll be inside the one who holds you.
And then I won't be."
10 November 2009 @ 12:00 am
Woman on bus: Hey, when are we gonna leave here--Christmas?
Driver: Lady, hold on.
Man on bus: He's probably watchin' porn.
Woman on bus: Yeah, stop beatin' your meat.
Driver: I'm waiting for my supervisor to give me the go-ahead.
Woman: Well, I'm gonna miss the ferry, so tell your stupidvisor I don't want to miss the ferry.
Driver: Did you just call him a stupidvisor?
--Chamber St. Shuttle to South Ferry
Overheard by: Jon
09 November 2009 @ 11:43 pm
Anton was at the premiere of The Messenger in New York Yesterday. I love that he doesn't attend his own premiere, but he goes for Ben Foster....haha.
A few more over at Getty.
Also, as an addendum to the tragic tweet from the other day--if he's attending premieres, he must be okay. And I did tweet that guy with no response yet.
A few more over at Getty.
Also, as an addendum to the tragic tweet from the other day--if he's attending premieres, he must be okay. And I did tweet that guy with no response yet.
09 November 2009 @ 11:31 pm
09 November 2009 @ 09:19 pm
When i can't express
what i really feel
i practice feeling
what i can express
and none of it is equal
what i really feel
i practice feeling
what i can express
and none of it is equal
I know
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to cry
(also, I was going to post a bit of Frank O'Hara and then I remembered it was here I learned of him at all! <3)
09 November 2009 @ 08:05 pm
09 November 2009 @ 10:41 pm
09 November 2009 @ 10:31 pm
So, my brother just told me that his friend was twerkin' this dress IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN NJ:
I died of jealously, confusion, excitement, etc.
Discuss first hand sightings of people wearing pieces hot off the runways / editorials / ad campaigns.
I died of jealously, confusion, excitement, etc.
Discuss first hand sightings of people wearing pieces hot off the runways / editorials / ad campaigns.
10 November 2009 @ 03:08 am
9 f*cking months since my last post, ohmygawd...I'm sorry!!
I hope you like these :)
[+] MOVIES:
- Legends of the fall
- Agora
[+] TV:
- Lost (icons I made a long time ago for![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
iconstant )
- Skins s3 (made "years" ago, too xD)
[+] DORAMAS:
- Coffee Prince
- You're Beautiful
( click )
P.S: YAY! for the 1041 WATCHERS :DDD thanks guys!
I hope you like these :)
[+] MOVIES:
- Legends of the fall
- Agora
[+] TV:
- Lost (icons I made a long time ago for
iconstant )- Skins s3 (made "years" ago, too xD)
[+] DORAMAS:
- Coffee Prince
- You're Beautiful
( click )
P.S: YAY! for the 1041 WATCHERS :DDD thanks guys!
emotion: awake
09 November 2009 @ 09:00 pm
British mother to young son: No, I want you to wear shoes on the subway.
British son: But I'm already barefoot, so what does it matter?
--American Museum of Natural History
09 November 2009 @ 09:00 pm
Hi, everyone. I was just wondering if you could look over these sentences that I had to write for my (high school) Italian class and offer any corrections. I hope this is okay! My teacher gave us a couple of stipulations for each sentence but he let us write whatever we wanted; they're not translations of anything.
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