#exotic language

[infohub27]

Overall Analysis of Ice Planet Barbarians

Ice planet barbarians at metabook24 is the book that started it all — Ruby Dixon’s cult fave series which mashes up sci-fi and romance to whisk readers away on one hot alien planet adventure. The story starts when a bunch of women are taken on board by The Mighty Gar (a naughty alien or seven) and an abductee crashes their ship on the frozen world that is far from home. Though large and powerful, the Sa-Khui are steeped in tradition. At first, Georgie and the other women are nervous by suspicion of these barbarians. But things take a drastic turn when they realize that those who had caught them cannot be sure to whom the women truly belong, as others are vying. At the center of it all is Vektal — a fearsome fighter who becomes Georgie’s chief love interest. He is strong, naturally protective, and holds a deep honor in his spirit. Read More…

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

hot take I think the sexes would be much happier if we just accepted each other as mysteries instead of constantly shaming one for not being more like the other.

like, personally, in my own life, the whole idea of romance & marriage became way more exciting and attractive when I ditched the notion that men are just bigger stronger women, or women are just smaller prettier men.

like. not only is it okay that men are from mars and women are from venus, it's good.

do I know what's going on in my guy friend's head? I used to think I did, but it turns out I don't. Turns out I've never known what was going through the heads of any of the men in my life. And you know what? what a relief. he can do or say things that don't make sense to me, and they don't have to make sense to me. I know he's a smart, good-hearted guy; I can safely assume he had a reason for saying or doing that thing. And if I listen to him over time, I may even start to understand what that reason was. But I don't have to. What I can recognize instead is that each sex has a wisdom in their way of thinking and doing which befits given situations. More often than not, a situation requires both.

But you simply can't get both from one person, and you shouldn't demand it. And what a relief knowing my guy friend doesn't expect guy thoughts and behavior from me.

[normalbrothers]

had a dream where there was a fourth bronte sister named ananas bronte who in turn had a daughter named bananas bronte

[jenntastic10]

Let’s go to Bali … I wanna see the koi fish 🐟 and eat brunch with my man 🩷

[worldtalks]

Èdè Yorùbá ní pàtàkì ní Ìwọ̀ Oòrùn Áfíríkà

Yoruba is spoken mainly in West Africa.

[bohemianflow3r]

[indigowriting]

what’s your favorite thing to write about? :0

i love love love writing characters who, for one reason or another, are WILDLY out of their depth (yxy in r&r/[REDACTED] wip getting sent ~300 years further into the past than intended, bai hua who just has no idea about genre conventions, what the original plot was, etc, while Also being 1000+ years in the past), and also women ^^ all of my novels are from the pov of women* (and all of them are lesbians as well! most of the women in my novels are lesbians or unlabelled but not interested in men, unless explicitly stated otherwise). oh and time travel i guess, since that features in 2/3 of my novels, can’t believe i forgot about that

[ikigaru]

THE SILLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cowsaresushi-coral]

can we talk about how english speakers pronounce chinese places like beijing and szechuan?

why. why are you pronouncing it so insane. i was watching the hbomberguy video and the tommy guy kept saying "bei SH ing" instead of "bei Jing." Like, it's pronounced EXACTLY like what it looks like. Sure not a bunch of chinese words are so direct but this one is. WHYYYyyyy

SZECHUAN SOUNDS CRAZY IN ENGLISH WHAT IS THAT LIKE I DONT EXPECT ENGLISH SPEAKERS TO GET IT RIGHT BC ITS VERY CHINESE SOUNDING BUT WTF IS SESH SHUAN LITERALLY COULD NOT RECOGNIZE IT AND I WORKED IN A SZECHUAN RESTAURANT

something helpful. ZH is typically pronounced as a hard J sound like giraffe. that one i admit is a lottle odd! but it really is a sort of J sound

[irhabiya]

the fact that elios, mina and i have all had dumb ass westerners come into our asks/posts to say "umm akshually, arabic speaking blogger, i don't think this arabic phrase/word means what you say it means i know this because Google translate" several times

[rottenlittlefink]

Socializing with neurotypicals is like trying to cut the right color chord but you’re colorblind. And you’re also a fucking horse. And no matter which wire you cut, the bomb will still explode.

Edit cus I published this post too early: Possibly triggering rant in tags oops lol it’s my personal blog ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[esc-is-holding-me-hostage]

When will this fandom stop calling a ballad everything that's not dance-pop, folk or rock?

[outeremissary]

Curiosity can never truly kill a cat when it's what always brings her back.

Rare instance of posting one of the random characters I sometimes tag posts with- this is Cailo Suncatcher, a self-taught genius wizard with a vendetta against the gods who has never known fear. I originally made Cailo as a backstory character for my rogue in Curse of Strahd- I wanted to flesh out his life before exile by giving him more positive connections, and one of those was a precious little kid sister he loved with all his heart. Cailo took on a bit of a life of her own after I became interested in the decades that passed between Caina's exile and Strahd- eventually she became a character I really enjoyed having in oneshots as both a PC and NPC. The bitter memories of her childhood have made her an ambitious arcanist fascinated by the makeup of the world. She has a knack for getting herself tangled in deadly situations for curiosity or to prove a point in her strange theory of the meaning of life, but somehow she always escapes unharmed and never learns anything except how to put herself in stupid danger more effectively. She has a deep love of people in general, but her flighty personality and contempt for the norms and structures that most rely on for stability mean that she seldom makes deep, lasting connections.

Although she left home with the intention of finding her brother and unraveling the truth of the tragedy that hung over her home, she doesn't know what she'd do if she actually encountered him, and there's a prickling unease she feels sometimes when she considers that the truth might not be what she wants to believe. As much as she claims to be pursuing him, the fact is that she's in love with the journey and no longer wants to imagine the end.

[sie-rice]

going thru the spyld rn and like. u guys are SO cool ugh we shd have this everyday

[champstorymedia]

Cat Training Hacks: Simple Strategies for a Well-Behaved Pet

Introduction: Training a cat can be a challenging task, but with the right strategies and techniques, you can teach your feline friend to be a well-behaved pet. In this article, we will discuss some cat training hacks that are simple, effective, and can make a significant difference in your cat’s behavior. Section 1: Understanding Your Cat’s Behavior Understanding your cat’s behavior is key to…

[outerspace-iiinnerspace]

The striptease in the third episode of Cleopatra 2525 is so freaking funny for multiple reasons. The first reason is that it's actually pretty tame due to airing on broadcast TV in the year 2000, yet all of the hardened s&m criminals are watching with their mouths hanging open and their eyes bugging out and give her a for real standing ovation afterwards.

The second reason is the song that plays during it which I have not been able to find anywhere. It was probably written for the show and doesn't exist elsewhere but I want it so bad.