#mountain language

[mariocki]

RIP Michael Gambon (19.10.1940 - 28.9.2023)

"Paul Schofield said something like, 'If I'm not acting in a play, I don't really exist.' Those weren't the exact words, but he meant it's only when I'm acting in a play that I've got something to say about the world. And then why should I talk, when people can come to see it?"

"Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me."

[tigristear]

mountain language, harold pinter

[livesinyesterday]

David Strathairn Appreciation: 

Harold Pinter’s Mountain Language with Classic Stage Company // 1989

[heretic-child]

“If language is a tool of oppression, silence can be much more intimate and much more liberating."

— Harold Pinter

[italianhorror]

Appalachian mommy

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[helenstudies]

It's funny learning both japanese and chinese because in chinese when chinese learners complain about difficult words they are those that have simple strokes, about 3 or less pinyin pronunciations but have 58 different meanings and need specific usages where as in japanese, the difficult kanjis have 40 strokes like they've clawed all the way to earth from hell and have 80 different pronunciation but the meaning is pretty much the same across the words. So when I see chinese learners complain about a difficult word it's "guys, I think we should've left this word to die in classical chinese" but when japanese learners complain about a difficult word my response is either "that's just 8 radicals on top of each other. that's not hard" or "who angered a kami of kunyomi dominion, my god."

[delusionalbitchinthehouse]

Swiss using his face/head to express affection.

Okay, I know what I mean isn't clear here, so let me elaborate :

Him sweetly rubbing his face against Aether's shoulder in the morning as they make breakfast, just like a giant cat. Headbutting Dew excitedly - you can't tell me those two aren't headbutting maniacs - and lightly poking Mountain with his horns to gain his attention. Pressing his forehead to Cirrus' temple while dropping a kiss to her cheek. Resting his forehead against Phantom's to comfort him after he wakes up from a nightmare. Burrying his face in Cumulus' hair and wrapping his arms around her from behind. Purposefully tangling his horns with Aurora's to make her giggle. Resting his chin on top of Rain's head during movie night. Smushing his cheek against Sunshine's while trapping her in a surprise hug.

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Southwestern Territory • The Legend of Chavo Guerrero • Foreign Object • Animal Mask • Choked Out • Heel Turn 2 • Fire Editorial • Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan • Werewolf Gimmick • Luna • Unmasked! • The Ballad of Bull Ramos • Hair Match

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

[howamidrivinginlimbo]

The Fortress of Guaita on Monte Titano, San Marino

Monte Titano has three towered peaks overlooking Città di San Marino. The fortress of Guaita is the oldest and the most famous. It was built in the 11th century.

The obsolete Italian word 'guaita' is still in use in Città. It means 'watchman' or 'guard'.

[beautiful-basque-country]

Meet Zigor Iturrieta, a very well known ultra runner, trail runner, and chef. Here he says a very interesting thing I've also noticed myself:

I don't know but greeting in the mountain... Maybe it's my age, I'll be 50 this year, but if somebody doesn't greet me in the mountain... I always say "Hey, good morning!" and if they don't greet back I turn around and say "Excuse me, but greeting is mandatory in the mountain! Lift your head up and look, do notice, I'm a white-haired person, etc. Then if you hear on the news that there's a missing person wearing red pants and blue sweater, well, then you can say "I saw them! I know who they are!". I don't ask them to stop and talk with me but to say good morning at least. Sometimes when I work as the speaker at any race I say this as a rule: if you overtake somebody and don't greet them good morning, we'll note your number down and add you +2minutes on the finish line. It's the bare minimum, right? Greeting. And if you end up talking [with that person], awesome! But I've seen that this [tradition] is lost in the mountain. [x]

He's right, beyond politeness, it's important to greet during your hiking because if an accident happens, maybe you could help by giving some valuable info.

Is this also a tradition where you live? Is it also dying out because we grow more and more individualistic each day?

[victusinveritas]

[hamletthedane]

ngl the english language really peaked with “this is a goddamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation”

[tepli-mravenci]

I find it funny how English speaking people use he/she pronouns for objects/animals as a way of showing endearment when there's multiple languages - including mine - that just gender objects and animal species in general

Table? Guy shaped.

Shoe? Girl shaped.

Door? They/them that bitch.

Cat? Girl until proven otherwise.

Dog? Boy until proven otherwise.

Pig? Let's not even bother, it's an it/its.

And that's just Czech. German has completely different genders for most of these things. And that goes for every other heavily gendered language. It's a curse really :)

[kizunarae]

"Repression is my middle name" — FitzChivalry Farseer

I can't at the line, "Even as accomplished a liar as I"

Fitz, honey... I think you may be a bit overconfident

[arcaneacolyte]

I think Mountain likes to make Epsom salt concoctions for all of his packmates, and especially ones with chronic pain.

He likes to mix and test and create on a good day, splicing flowers and plants together and seeing what effects he can create. He just loves botany and what he can get his element to give him, so it makes sense that making bath salts would be so fun for him.

Working out formulas for everyone's specific needs is so enjoyable too; be it migraines, anxiety, aches and pains, relaxation. He just thrives in the throws of *creation* and also problem solving. The fact that it will end up helping his packmates is a huge bonus too. The sparkling eyes and bright smiles he gets from them when he pulls the perfectly packaged salts from behind his back--with self made paper bags and labels to boot, Mountain doesn't do handmade gifts by halves--makes the long hours it takes to get the recipe just right for their needs worth it.

He always asks for a report back on how this batch works, and if there's anything he can do to improve it. The other Ghouls don't tell him, but he gets so cute like this, genuinely eager to provide but also improve. Really the mixes are all perfect already, but the wide forest green eyes and not-so-subtly wagging tail behind the giant is enough for them to tell a little fib and come up with something arbitrary, but will make Mountain double his efforts.

He loves his pack, he loves his element, and he dives straight back to work so that the next batch is all ready to just as soon as this one runs out.

[asssdirector]

full force galseburg + knowing