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this is actually like my third or fourth rodeo so i sort of get it but sort of dont

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anyway can we talk about andy samberg's reaction to portrait of a lady on fire

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I tried to be a minimalist but there are so many books and music and plants and clothes and paintings and trinkets and cool postcards and unique furniture and maps and funky but stylish decor and other bits & bobs.

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Update! It’s been a little over a week and my body is still recovering :,) The procedure went well but I had maaaajor cramps and then I’ve been spotting on and off for this entire week with some minor cramping here and there -_-

But! All is well and I’m hoping my body will adapt to the IUD soon because I did NOT go through all that just for my body to reject it

My IUD appointment is tomorrow I’ll throw up

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what, it’s illegal to be earnest? to embrace cringe? to celebrate sincerity and a dedication to stories past that we owe our present to? there are no good edward/bella fics on ao3.

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I ❤️ MY PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Duolingo Sucks, Now What?: A Guide

Now that the quality of Duolingo has fallen (even more) due to AI and people are more willing to make the jump here are just some alternative apps and what languages they have:

"I just want an identical experience to DL"

Busuu (Languages: Spanish, Japanese, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Korean)

"I want a good audio-based app"

Language Transfer (Languages: French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, English for Spanish Speakers)

"I want a good audio-based app and money's no object"

Pimsleur (Literally so many languages)

Glossika (Also a lot of languages, but minority languages are free)

*anecdote: I borrowed my brother's Japanese Pimsleur CD as a kid and I still remember how to say the weather is nice over a decade later. You can find the CDs at libraries and "other" places I'm sure.

"I have a pretty neat library card"

Mango (Languages: So many and the endangered/Indigenous courses are free even if you don't have a library that has a partnership with Mango)

Transparent Language: (Languages: THE MOST! Also the one that has the widest variety of African languages! Perhaps the most diverse in ESL and learning a foreign language not in English)

"I want SRS flashcards and have an android"

AnkiDroid: (Theoretically all languages, pre-made decks can be found easily)

"I want SRS flashcards and I have an iphone"

AnkiApp: It's almost as good as AnkiDroid and free compared to the official Anki app for iphone

"I don't mind ads and just want to learn Korean"

lingory

"I want an app made for Mandarin that's BETTER than DL and has multiple languages to learn Mandarin in"

ChineseSkill (You can use their older version of the course for free)

"I don't like any of these apps you mentioned already, give me one more"

Bunpo: (Languages: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin)

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I ended my Duolingo streak

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My IUD appointment is tomorrow I’ll throw up

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Permission to put the 4th pic of your last post on an irl shirt I am begging

you have my blessing

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WWDITS (2019 -2024) I 4.05

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yeah i find maggie stiefvater so annoying she is one of my author enemies BUT she’s coming to st. paul so i will be there. whatever

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Bella’s dream🩸

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twilight, again. another ending. no matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.

prints + get a tee with my design and have 5% of the proceeds donated to medical aid for palestinians + commissions info pinned to profile :)

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i feel very stongly that elizabeth 100% would have sworn darcy to eternal secrecy about the fact that he had already proposed once unsuccessfully when she accepted, solely bc you just KNOW mr collins' smug ass would be like, "oh ho ho! huh! so apparently it IS the usual with young ladies to reject the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept when he applies for their favor! hm! interesting!" and then she would be honor-bound to leap over lady catherine's dining table and strangle him