June 2012
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hey, you know that thing where the same piece of...
Supposedly this is called ‘priming’ and is caused by you becoming more aware of something when you learn it for the first time, but I tend to get ones that are obscure enough that it’s suspicious that they show up at all.
For instance lately the universe keeps bringing to my attention the fact that the Michelin man’s real name is Bibendum.
If I were the kind of person who...
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oh no I'm cleaning the attic again
things found so far:[[MORE]]
one beret, reasonably good condition, fits my head
two recorders - one generic plastic one, one wooden one that someone has covered in waxy polish that is now covered in weird blisters from living up there in the heat
two pairs 1950s ladies’ white dress gloves, they both fit me but make me look like a cartoon character, I’m keeping them anyway
several...
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duolingo: here's a cool thing →
I’ve been playing with this thing lately, I don’t remember where I heard about it but basically it’s a thing that teaches you a language by giving you little lessons and then having you help translate web pages. I think it might have been invented by the dude who did the recaptcha thing. And I think it might still be a beta thing but at some point I guess I told it to sign me up...
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“hey could you give meankledm”
– good lord, this was in the drafts section on my phone, who was I talking to and what was I trying to type
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