CAN I JUST SAY シ AND ツ ARE AMAZING BECAUSE THEY LOOK LIKE SMALL PEOPLE? DON'T FORGET ン OR ソ,

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Now here’s a smoke quartz mouthful to tongue twist our way around. It means a 34 sided polygon. The rough weighed about 18 kilos, and was faceted into this shape as a commission by gem artist Lawrence Stoller.

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[441]  クマ  |  kuma  |  bear

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Guys, please be careful to vet that what you choose to signal boost is actually accurate. I’m seeing a lot of well-intentioned posts today about Net Neutrality that are likely to do just as much harm as good due to misinformation in them.

For instance, we are not all suddenly shouting that the sky is falling because the FCC has PASSED the bill abolishing Net Neutrality and the changes are to be put in place some time this month. As claimed by one post I just saw with over 5,000 notes already. This is simply, unequivocally NOT true, and it can actually get in the way of the call to action that very post made, asking people to call and email their congressmen, because a lot of people who see that might think “what’s the point, if its already passed?”

It hasn’t. Chairman Ajit Pai of the FCC unveiled in April his proposed plan to strike back the Net Neutrality regulations Obama’s administration passed in 2015, and which have since 2015 been upheld by the courts in the face of Republican opposition’s attempts to claim they overreached. What has people shouting the sky is falling NOW is because yesterday (November 21st) is when the date of the official vote on this proposed plan was announced. That date is December 14th.

Which means there IS still time to affect the outcome of the vote. People are pessimistic about the chances of this vote because the FCC board is held by a Republican majority at the moment, but make the passing of this bill seem toxic enough to other Republican interests and there is still a chance to keep it from passing. 

Which is still a hell of a lot better than assuming the bill has already passed and that there’s really no point.

We have until December 14th to kick up enough of a fuss that the Republicans on the FCC board think twice about voting for this bill. And even after that, there are still legal recourses. The courts have refused to uphold other bills Trump’s administration has attempted to pass as overreaching, unconstitutional, and/or in opposition of the true will of the people - just as the Republicans attempted to do back in 2015 when the FCC under Obama passed the Net Neutrality laws in the first place.

This does not mean be complacent. This does not mean assume enough other people will raise enough of a fuss without adding your voice to the mix. It simply means THERE IS STILL TIME TO ACT. The sky may be falling, but until it finishes falling, there’s still a chance to catch it instead. 

[249]  かみなり  |  kaminari  |  thunder

Kommen and Prefixes

to come: kommen

to get away: abkommen

to arrive: ankommen

to make do: auskommen

to receive: bekommen

to come in: einkommen

to escape: entkommen

to come here: herkommen

to come along: mitkommen

to come after: nachkommen

to decay: verkommen

to happen: vorkommen

to approach: zukommen

Küchenwaren - Kitchen supplies

der Beutel – bag die Flasche - bottle der Flaschenöffner – bottle opener das Becken – bowl die Schachtel - box die Kuchenform – cake pans die Dose – can der Büchsenöffner – can opener die Tüte – carton die Küchenreibe – cheese grater die Essstäbchen – chopsticks die Kaffeekanne – coffee pot das Sieb – colander, strainer der Korkenzieher – corkscrew die Tasse – cup das Schneidbrett – cutting board die Schüssel – dish das Geschirrtuch – dish towel die Gabel – fork die Bratpfanne – frying pan das Glas – glass der Eiswürfelbehälter – ice tray die Flasche – jar der Krug – jug der Kessel – kettle das Messer – knife der Deckel - lid die Messbecher – measuring cup die Messlöffel – measuring spoons die Serviette – napkin der Topfhandschuh – oven mitt der Teller – plate der Topf – pot der Schnellkochtopf – pressure cooker das Nudelholz – rolling pin der Kochtopf – saucepan die Untertasse – saucer das Besteck – silverware der Spachtel – spatula der Löffel – spoon der Vorratstopf – stock pot der Tisch – table die Tischdecke – tablecloth der Teekessel – tea kettle die Tube – tube der Schneebesen - whisk

行きます｜つもり｜ようと思う Hey guys, it’s been a while since I’ve made a post on this blog! I’ve been so busy with university and then as soon as my last exam was over I traveled back home to see my family! I finally have some time to myself so I thought I’d make a new post! This is all about how to say doing something in Japanese. This post won’t go into too much depth regarding these sentence patterns, so feel free to look them up for more information on how to use them! 行きます・Going to do: To say, “I’m going to__” in Japanese, you can follow this sentence pattern. Sentence pattern = subject+を+verb stem (ます form without the ます) +に＋行きます・行く。 e.g. 何をしますか？        What are you doing?        映画を見に行きます。        Going to see a movie. つもり・Plan to do: But what about how to say you intend on doing something, or you plan on doing something? In that case, you can use つもり! Sentence pattern = verb dictionary form+つもり+です・だ。

e.g. 明日は何をしますか？        What will you do tomorrow?        カラオケに行くつもりです。        I intend to go to karaoke. ようと思う・Think I’ll do: To say that you’re thinking of doing something, you can follow this sentence pattern: Sentence pattern = verb volitional form+ようと思う e.g. で今晩こそ早く寝ようと思う。         I think I’ll go to sleep early tonight.

Sleepy vocab in German

der Schlaf - sleep schlafen - to sleep schläfrig - sleepy

die Müdigkeit - tiredness müde - tired gähnen - to yawn die Erschöpfung - exhaustion erschöpft - exhausted

Gute Nacht! - Good night! Schlaf gut! - Sleep well! Träum schön / süß! - Sweet dreams!

das Nickerchen - nap sich niederlegen - to lie down einschlafen - to fall asleep der Traum - dream träumen - to dream der Albtraum - nightmare sich hin und her wälzen - to toss and turn schnarchen - to snore ausschlafen - to sleep in aufwachen - to wake up aufstehen - to get up schlaftrunken - drowsy, sleepy (lit. “sleep drunk“) ausgeschlafen - well-rested wach - awake

das Schlafzimmer - bedroom das Bett - bed die Couch, das Sofa - couch, sofa die (Bett)decke - blanket das Kissen, der Polster (österr.) - pillow das Nachtkästchen, der Nachttisch - nightstand die Nachttischlampe - bedside lamp der Wecker - alarm clock

der Schlafmangel - sleep deprivation die Schlafstörung - sleep disorder die Schlaflosigkeit - insomnia das Schlafwandeln - sleepwalking

When a language dies, a way of understanding the world dies with it, a way of looking at the world.

George Steiner (via linguine-linguistics)