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Nancy is a lesbian. I don't make the rules, I just live here.

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I needed this and so do you

“A variety of wild animals visiting a water fountain”

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Choke me with this photo

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The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English

Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye. Comely Attractive. Conflate To blend together. Cynosure A focal point of admiration. Dalliance A brief love affair. Demesne Dominion, territory. Demure Shy and reserved. Denouement The resolution of a mystery. Desuetude Disuse. Desultory Slow, sluggish. Diaphanous Filmy. Dissemble Deceive. Dulcet Sweet, sugary. Ebullience Bubbling enthusiasm. Effervescent Bubbly. Efflorescence Flowering, blooming. Elision Dropping a sound or syllable in a word. Elixir A good potion. Eloquence Beauty and persuasion in speech. Embrocation Rubbing on a lotion. Emollient A softener. Ephemeral Short-lived. Epiphany A sudden revelation. Erstwhile At one time, for a time. Ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable. Evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time. Evocative Suggestive. Fetching Pretty. Felicity Pleasantness. Forbearance Withholding response to provocation. Fugacious Fleeting. Furtive Shifty, sneaky. Gambol To skip or leap about joyfully. Glamour Beauty. Gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk. Halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free. Harbinger Messenger with news of the future. Imbrication Overlapping and forming a regular pattern. Imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation. Imbue To infuse, instill. Incipient Beginning, in an early stage. Ineffable Unutterable, inexpressible. Ingénue A naïve young woman. Inglenook A cozy nook by the hearth. Insouciance Blithe nonchalance. Inure To become jaded. Labyrinthine Twisting and turning. Lagniappe A special kind of gift. Lagoon A small gulf or inlet. Languor Listlessness, inactivity. Lassitude Weariness, listlessness. Leisure Free time. Lilt To move musically or lively. Lissome Slender and graceful. Lithe Slender and flexible. Love Deep affection. Mellifluous Sweet sounding. Moiety One of two equal parts. Mondegreen A slip of the ear. Murmurous Murmuring. Nemesis An unconquerable archenemy. Offing The sea between the horizon and the offshore. Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like its meaning. Opulent Lush, luxuriant. Palimpsest A manuscript written over earlier ones. Panacea A solution for all problems Panoply A complete set. Pastiche An art work combining materials from various sources. Penumbra A half-shadow. Petrichor The smell of earth after rain. Plethora A large quantity. Propinquity An inclination. Pyrrhic Successful with heavy losses. Quintessential Most essential. Ratatouille A spicy French stew. Ravel To knit or unknit. Redolent Fragrant. Riparian By the bank of a stream. Ripple A very small wave. Scintilla A spark or very small thing. Sempiternal Eternal. Seraglio Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem. Serendipity Finding something nice while looking for something else. Summery Light, delicate or warm and sunny. Sumptuous Lush, luxurious. Surreptitious Secretive, sneaky. Susquehanna A river in Pennsylvania. Susurrous Whispering, hissing. Talisman A good luck charm. Tintinnabulation Tinkling. Umbrella Protection from sun or rain. Untoward Unseemly, inappropriate. Vestigial In trace amounts. Wafture Waving. Wherewithal The means. Woebegone Sorrowful, downcast.

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“Too often, the only escape is sleep.”

— Charles Bukowski

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😭

We sure do not fucking deserve dogs 🥺😭😞

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Gays be like

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Mountains and the milky way, Japan.

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Did I just watch a 3 minute video of a Dutch man teaching me how to cycle in Amsterdam?

Honestly??? this is all you need to know about cycling in Amsterdam

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We sure do not fucking deserve dogs 🥺😭😞

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What I needed for the longest time! Thanks

Resources For Learning Norwegian

A1/A2

Books

The Mystery of Nils -  “ We all hate text books that begin with “Hello, what’s your name?”, don’t we? “The Mystery of Nils” is a coherent story, which starts very simply, but develops into a fascinating novel. Can’t stop reading? Well then ‒ you will have to learn Norwegian! “

Norsk på 123 - has online exercises as well, don’t need a book to complete the exercises

Colloquial Norwegian - “provides a step-by-step course in Norwegian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad range of situations.”

På Vei - A1-A2, workbook and textbook, these are used by most courses in Norway to teach Norwegian as a foreign language to adults; online exercises 

Apps

Duolingo - usually a good place to start, great for a free resource

Babbel - subscription service, teaches grammar and vocab, has a speaking component

Sites

Klar Tale - meant for people with dyslexia or those learning Norwegian

Courses

Introduction to Norwegian (UiO) -  Learn to speak, write and understand basic Norwegian with this free four-week course. Can be followed with the Introduction to Norwegian 2

Norwegian for Beginners (NTNU) -  Master the basics of the Norwegian language. Gain confidence in speaking and understanding common phrases. Can be followed with Part 2 and Part 3

Podcasts

Norsklærer Karense - from a Norwegian teacher aimed at those who are learning

Klar Tale

Youtube

Norwegian Teacher Karin -  “This is absolutely free online norwegian lessons. The language I’m teaching is not exactly Bokmål nor Nynorsk. It’s an east dialect and I don’t think you will have much problem with bokmål after this. :) And everyone will understand this “

Norsklærer Karense -  “Denne YouTube-kanalen har jeg laget for å hjelpe alle som lærer norsk til å bli flinkere i norsk. Ettersom jeg har jobbet lenge som norsklærer og undervist mange tusen elever, vet jeg hva som kan være vanskelig når man  lærer norsk.“

B1/B2

Books

Stein på Stein - B1, textbook and workbook, continuation of På Vei, online exercises here

Her på Berget - B2/C1, textbook and workbook, continuation of Stein på Stein;  online exercises

Sites

NRK- news site

Klart det! - B2, online exercises

Podcasts

Språkteigen - Her kan du høre om ny eord og gamle ord, ny forskning og rare språkfenomener.

Ekko - culture podcast on a wide range of topics; lots of interviews so dialects can be difficult; episodes are fairly short

Hva er greia med? - utforsker temaer du ikke visste du var nysgjerrig på; uses fairly simple language

Oppdatert - det lille du trenger for å henge med på sakene alle snakker om; fairly short episodes 

*These are just a few - NRK has a ton of great podcasts on a variety of topics. Chances are they have something you are interested in!

C1

Books

I Samme Båt - workbook and textbook, this is the only C1 book I’ve found but I’m sure it’s worth the money. It’s mostly vocab/phrases, but does have exercises too

at this level, you can pretty much read any book you want in Norwegian

Sites

Kompetanse Norge - practice for C1 test

Sites to Test Yourself

Kompetanse Norge - site with information on the Norskprøve, has practice tests and exercises for A1-B2

Bergens Test examples - B2/C1

UiO 

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Cat said ACAB

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requested by starstruck-swordsman

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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Today, we appreciate Darren Criss 😍