Just learned about garden path sentences.
They’re basically a literary prank– the sentence starts out in such a way that you think you know where it’s going, but the way it ends completely changes the meaning while still being a complete and logical sentence. Usually it deals with double meanings, or with words that can be multiple parts of speech, like nouns and verbs or nouns and adjectives.
So we get gems like
The old man the boat. (The old people are manning the boat)
The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families. (The apartment complex is home to both married and single soldiers, plus their families)
The prime number few. (People who are excellent are few in number.)
The cotton clothing is usually made of grows in Mississipi. (The cotton that clothing is made of)
The man who hunts ducks out on weekends. (As in he ducks out of his responsibilities)
We painted the wall with cracks. (The cracked wall is the one that was pained.)
If you need us, we'll be listening to this rather heavenly playlist.
my favorite love language is trying, actually
There’s just something about love, and time differences, talks in person, and long distance, that aches so much like this: like when Billie Eilish said “midnight for me is 3:00 a.m. for you” or when Shawn Mendes said “I’m three hours back seems like your always six ahead” or “All it’d take is one flight and we’d be in the same time zone” or Taylor Swift said “Words, how little they mean when you’re a little too late - We wake in lonely beds, in different cities” or Lizzy McAlpine said “Someday we could be in the same city.” or Lorde said “It drives you crazy getting old. - I want 'em back, the minds we had - You’re the only friend I need, sharing beds like little kids, laugh until our ribs get tired, but that will never be enough.” Head and the Heart said “A year from now, we'll all be gone. All our friends will move away. - Been talkin' 'bout the way things change, And my family lives in a different state.” or Avery Lynch said “I wish I could remember what it feels like, to touch your skin. And what your voice sounds like in person, I know FaceTime can distort it, and I miss it. I wish I'd fall asleep with you. - I know I'm more than lucky just to have you. If you're here or not. But it's hard to comprehend the amount that I would give, To have you in my arms, just in my arms. And I'm sick of kissing you in my head. Tell me, when can it be real instead? 'Cause I would do anything to be close to you again… And it's hard being here half empty. When somewhere different is my favorite part of me.” or FINNEAS said “I was strung out in Austin for nearly a week, Anxiety like we were kids. I've been thinkin' too much and it's ruined my nights, But it's hard when it isn't, to let yourself slide - And my heart doesn't slow down when you kill the lights - I never learned to call it quits. If I could see the future, I never would believe her. - I'll wait for years, but I won't wait alone. - Can I take you out? To a concert Six months from now?”
Waking up with the bitter realization that today might as well be my last day.
I have heard many men say that they want an "intelligent woman" in their life. I would encourage them to think well.
Girls and intelligent women make their own decisions, have their own desires and set boundaries. You will never be the center of her life because she revolves around them. An intelligent woman will not allow you to manipulate or blackmail her. She is responsible for her actions.
Intelligent girls doubt, analyze, debate, displease, progress. These women had a life before you appeared in their lives, and will continue to have it even when you leave their lives. Such women report, do not ask permission. They are not looking for a leader to follow, a father who solved their life, or a child to save themselves by guiding them. They do not want to follow you, nor are they willing to show the right way to others.
Intelligent girls know that living without violence is a right, not a luxury or a privilege. They express nervousness, sadness, pleasure and fear in the same way, because they know that fear does not make them look weak, nor does nervousness make them look "masculine". These two emotions, but also the others, all together, make it look humane and that's enough.
An intelligent woman is free because she has fought for her freedom. But she is not a victim, she is a survivor. Do not try to limit her, because she will know how to escape. An intelligent woman knows that her value does not lie in the physical aspect. Think twice before judging her age, height, weight or sexual behavior because this is emotional violence and she understands it.
So before you say you want an "intelligent woman" in your life, ask yourself if you are really ready to be a part of her life.
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you
my translations of Armenian Poetry 🌻
Vahan Teryan
"I love your guilty dusky eyes...", Vahan Teryan
"Two Phantoms", Vahan Teryan
"I shall come to you ...", Vahan Teryan
"To forget, to forget ...", Vahan Teryan
"Sweeter Than Living", Vahan Teryan
"In the empty words", Vahan Teryan
Paruyr Sevak
"Unexpected Storm", Paruyr Sevak
"One of Us", Paruyr Sevak
"Close your eyes", Paruyr Sevak
"I love to love...", Paruyr Sevak
"To Go Mad", Paruyr Sevak
"Your Name", Paruyr Sevak
"You don't love anew ...", Paruyr Sevak
"People are not alike...", Paruyr Sevak
"To Live...", Paruyr Sevak
Hovhannes Tumanyan
"In slumber's grasp...", Hovhannes Tumanyan
Eghishe Charenc
"Sister, it might be ...", Eghishe Charenc
"All of these flames ...", Eghishe Charenc
Hovhannes Grigoryan
"Songs of Farewell", Hovhannes Grigoryan
"Armenia", Hovhannes Grigoryan
"I'm no longer looking for you", Hovhannes Grigoryan
"An evening with aged maidens", Hovhannes Grigoryan
"Perhaps, it's spring ...", Hovhannes Grigoryan
"Don't you ever die", Hovhannes Grigoryan
"A letter that will never reach you", Hovhannes Grigoryan
Henrik Edoyan
"I did not do what was written ...", Henrik Edoyan
"I remember many of them...", Henrik Edoyan
"A biography that might as well have been mine", Henrik Edoyan
Vardan Hakobyan
"Love One Another", Vardan Hakobyan
At some point you’ve made a subconscious decision that’s saved your life without even realising
This sounds like a shitpost but people should be allowed to be horny. As in, sexuality is just part of life for most people and there’s no reason for consensual sexual behavior to be punished. A celebrity getting “caught” at a sex club shouldn’t be a scandal. No one should be fired for having a fetlife profile outside of work. Nudes getting leaked shouldn’t be career-ending. Denying and hiding (consensual) sexual interests doesn’t make anyone more professional, it just makes everyone more repressed. And sterilizing ourselves to be better work drones isn’t productive, it’s just creepy. I’d rather my surgeon get absolutely railed on camera and come to work in a good mood, frankly.
I could sleep for a thousand years.
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