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I have the feeling that I've been pointed here before, but either I hadn't clicked through, or they've added a lot of material since I did. The home page isn't work safe, but most of it is fine, as long as you take care not to drink anything while you're reading it.
I have the feeling that I've been pointed here before, but either I hadn't clicked through, or they've added a lot of material since I did. The home page isn't work safe, but most of it is fine, as long as you take care not to drink anything while you're reading it.
Define "work"
Feb. 23rd, 2006 02:45 pmElsewhere, someone was discussing the work that he and his partner are doing to improve/sustain their relationship and someone else commented that if a relationship requires work, then it may not be worth continuing. This led into a discussion of what defines "work," more generally. If you enjoy a process, is it work? If you choose to do something, is it work? Are activities you undertake in pursuit of a hobby work? If you get paid to do something, is that work? If the product of your activity mainly benefits someone else, is that work? What activities do not count as work? What is work?
EDIT: For those of you who enjoy conversations between![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dpolicar and me as a spectator sport, be sure to check out the comments.
EDIT: For those of you who enjoy conversations between
dpolicar and me as a spectator sport, be sure to check out the comments.Define "work"
Feb. 23rd, 2006 02:45 pmElsewhere, someone was discussing the work that he and his partner are doing to improve/sustain their relationship and someone else commented that if a relationship requires work, then it may not be worth continuing. This led into a discussion of what defines "work," more generally. If you enjoy a process, is it work? If you choose to do something, is it work? Are activities you undertake in pursuit of a hobby work? If you get paid to do something, is that work? If the product of your activity mainly benefits someone else, is that work? What activities do not count as work? What is work?
EDIT: For those of you who enjoy conversations betweendpolicar and me as a spectator sport, be sure to check out the comments.
EDIT: For those of you who enjoy conversations between
dpolicar and me as a spectator sport, be sure to check out the comments.Bork, bork, bork
Jul. 23rd, 2005 04:33 pm| You Should Learn Swedish |
 Fantastisk! You're laid back about learning a language - and about life in general. Peaceful, beautiful Sweden is ideal for you... And you won't even have to speak perfect Swedish to get around! |
I wonder if
galestorm has a spare room in Malmo :)Bork, bork, bork
Jul. 23rd, 2005 04:33 pm| You Should Learn Swedish |
 Fantastisk! You're laid back about learning a language - and about life in general. Peaceful, beautiful Sweden is ideal for you... And you won't even have to speak perfect Swedish to get around! |
I wonder if
galestorm has a spare room in Malmo :)Made it to Iceland
Apr. 15th, 2005 04:16 pmI´m sitting in the computer alcove off the lobby of the Hotel Borg, starting to feel assimilated after a nice nap and a really lovely shower. They have one of those rain-heads! It´s a cool, grey, windy day, but not too bitter. I took a short walk to give my internal clock some clue of the time and found the lake a block away, filled with migrating water fowl. Now I´m waiting for Jason to arrive, whiling away the time with LJ memes.
( What kind of English do I speak? )
( What kind of English do I speak? )
Made it to Iceland
Apr. 15th, 2005 04:16 pmI´m sitting in the computer alcove off the lobby of the Hotel Borg, starting to feel assimilated after a nice nap and a really lovely shower. They have one of those rain-heads! It´s a cool, grey, windy day, but not too bitter. I took a short walk to give my internal clock some clue of the time and found the lake a block away, filled with migrating water fowl. Now I´m waiting for Jason to arrive, whiling away the time with LJ memes.
( What kind of English do I speak? )
( What kind of English do I speak? )
What does that mean?
Apr. 5th, 2005 02:07 amA compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
- Victor Hugo, author (1802-1885)
I'm usually very good at reading comprehension and I tend to like the quotes that Anu picks for A Word A Day, but this one is mysterious (dare I say veiled?) to me. Unsatisfying? Indirect? What's indirect about a compliment?
- Victor Hugo, author (1802-1885)
I'm usually very good at reading comprehension and I tend to like the quotes that Anu picks for A Word A Day, but this one is mysterious (dare I say veiled?) to me. Unsatisfying? Indirect? What's indirect about a compliment?
What does that mean?
Apr. 5th, 2005 02:07 amA compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
- Victor Hugo, author (1802-1885)
I'm usually very good at reading comprehension and I tend to like the quotes that Anu picks for A Word A Day, but this one is mysterious (dare I say veiled?) to me. Unsatisfying? Indirect? What's indirect about a compliment?
- Victor Hugo, author (1802-1885)
I'm usually very good at reading comprehension and I tend to like the quotes that Anu picks for A Word A Day, but this one is mysterious (dare I say veiled?) to me. Unsatisfying? Indirect? What's indirect about a compliment?
All Your Base
Oct. 28th, 2004 07:00 pmThank you to Language Log for pointing out, after reading this editorial in the New Yorker how disturbing it is that the Republicans keep talking about "our base" and "the conservative base" and "playing to the base." Because the Arabic translation for "the base" is "al qa'eda".
All Your Base
Oct. 28th, 2004 07:00 pmThank you to Language Log for pointing out, after reading this editorial in the New Yorker how disturbing it is that the Republicans keep talking about "our base" and "the conservative base" and "playing to the base." Because the Arabic translation for "the base" is "al qa'eda".
Looking for a word
Dec. 18th, 2003 12:53 amI'm looking for the word (it's one word, I've known it before, I'll recognize when I see it again) that means disruption of form by pattern, like a zebra's stripes, or certain kinds of camouflage. It's not about blending into the background, but rather breaking up the visual outline.
Anyone? Bueller?
Anyone? Bueller?
Looking for a word
Dec. 18th, 2003 12:53 amI'm looking for the word (it's one word, I've known it before, I'll recognize when I see it again) that means disruption of form by pattern, like a zebra's stripes, or certain kinds of camouflage. It's not about blending into the background, but rather breaking up the visual outline.
Anyone? Bueller?
Anyone? Bueller?
