Posted on August 7, 2008 by Jen
Today is deviantART’s 8th birthday! For today and tomorrow all sorts of crazy festivities will be happening across the site. What better time to join than now?
Even if you’re not an artist, you can certainly join as an art appreciator. There is some really fantastic art on dA, and variety to please anyone. The community [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2008 by Jen
Translators for the army, specifically for Arabic, Kurdish, Dari, Pashtu, and Farsi are being paid COLOSSAL amounts of money to continue working with the army. “…which would mean paying those linguists as much as $150,000 each to stay in the service.” It also mentions a 10 month immersion program for the language and culture, which [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2008 by Jen
For the last couple months, I’ve been absolutely addicted to StumbleUpon. It would follow, that I’ve found some pretty cool things. Cool things which I am going to link to now.
How to Make Surprise Balls I will definitely be making these cute and creative party favors next time I get a chance to.
A Calendar for [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2008 by Jen
That’s how I roll, motherfucker. Personally? I’d be more intimidated by the dude with the bow tie and pipe than the “zomg hardcore” teenage asshole. English majors are some scary shit. Have you ever been insulted by a Shakespearean expert? You don’t want to be. Shakespeare knew how to piss people off.
More evidence of the [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2008 by Jen
Lughnasadh is one of the four biggest festivals of the old Irish calendar. Imbolc, Samhain, and Beltane being the others. But today is Lughnasadh, a holiday for honoring the ancient goddess Tailtiu. Since I don’t imagine too many people doing that nowadays, here’s some other things you can do to celebrate Lughnasadh:
-Bonfires and dancing
-Reuniting with [...]
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