ALWAYS BETTER TO CRASH THE MODE 

i was gonna draw more babies but i’m so weary.

How languages evolve - Alex Gendler

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-languages-evolve-alex-gendler Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from wh...

Not sure if this has been already posted here but I came across this video on YouTube. It uncovers how linguists trace back origins of different languages and deals with language evolution in general. Have a look at it!

Gil shows love and affection for his little bro by embarrassing the hell out of him.

I relate to this so much.

“On the negative side, studies show that some former military brats struggle to develop and maintain deep, lasting relationships, and can feel like outsiders to U.S. civilian culture. The transitory lifestyle can hinder potential for constructing concrete relationships with people and developing emotional attachments to specific places.”

“Although neither a clearly negative or positive trait, studies also show that many adult military brats report difficulty settling down in one geographic location and also report a desire to move (relocate) every few years, many adult military brats call this "the itch”.“

"A significant percentage of Military brats report difficulty in forming strong relations with people or places, but very often do form strong connections with (or in some cases aversion to) the notion of a military base and the communities in which they find themselves. This is because the knowledge, experience, values, ideas, attitudes, skills, tastes, and techniques that are associated with the military can sometimes differ from civilian culture.”

“The comfort, or sense of restriction, (or both) that can be found on military bases is not limited to the physical trappings, but can be fortified via some of the consistent rituals common to them. When moving around the world, these rituals can help brats feel at home in their new community. Even though the faces and geography change, the "base” can remain recognizable because the rituals are often uniform.“

"Recent studies show that, although brats move on average every 3 years, they do not grow accustomed to moving. The constantly changing environment and openness to others has a price. Rather than develop problem-solving skills, there is a temptation to simply leave a problem without resolving it. If a person does not like somebody or gets into a fight, they know that in a few years somebody will move and the problem will disappear.”

“As adults, military brats sometimes try to reunite with their brat heritage. A recent study, "Military Brats: Issues and Associations in Adulthood,” identified several reasons why some military brats, as adults, seek out brat organizations. Military Brats can feel a “sense of euphoria” when they discover that other brats share the same feelings and emotions. According to the study, brats share a bond with one another through common experiences that transcends race, religion, and nationality.“

[Not all German regions were exactly…. Prussia-friendly, but Ludwig obviously wasn’t the smartest child and already the sole member of the Prussia-fanclub. The gents in the last panel from left to right are Bavaria, the Rhineland, and Württemberg.

Credit for the designs for Baden and Württemberg goes to @ask-thesouthwest! Thank you for letting me use them!]

some rough designs for side characters who may appear in the future! tell me what u think of them!

Sir Lord Arthur Bloody Kirkland is also very British—and very unused to long drives :^) ‘what do you mean this is a 14 hour drive?!’ he squawks, as he watches the unending fields of wheat slide past the window. he has seen nothing but fields and fields of wheat and 4 walmarts for the past three hours. arthur thinks longingly of the Eurostar. ‘surely there is an interstate high-speed rail or flight we can take’ he pleads, futilely. alfred raises his brows (’long-distance high-speed rail? this isn’t europe, old man’) and stands firm— how else are you going to see and experience the landscape of the country if not by driving through it? suck it up, Lord Father. 

they while the hours away by rehashing everything from the 17th century to the battle of yorktown to the suez crisis. ‘i can’t believe you threatened to crash my economy like that’ arthur complains, while eating out of a bag of cheese fries. alfred beams. ‘everything i do in life is to get back at you for giving me the middle name fly-from-fornication.’ this father-son roadtrip is a Test of Endurance. 

percy’s true feelings in this scene 

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