#sarah dion

[nofatclips]

Always on the Run by Les Deuxluxes featuring Les Shirley

[heart-kingdom]

I’ll never forget you You sure about that? Of course I am. You never forget your first love

Final Fantasy Origin : Stranger of Paradise

[ghostofbambifanfiction]

As a Canadian, watching Celine Dion being trotted out as an exemplar of French culture might be an easier pill to swallow if the Vancouver Olympics hadn’t gone with Nickleback.

THIS IS HOW YOU REMIND ME (of that time when Nickelback) THIS IS HOW YOU REMIND ME (played at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in 2010)

[women-4life]

WHICH ROOM WOULD YOU CHOOSE ?

[thebookdragonshoard]

Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag (mild spoilers for Kingdom of Ash)

thanks to @cavecarrots for putting this on my feed

1. Best book you’ve read in 2024 so far?

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas and Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

2. Best sequel you’ve read in 2024 so far?

The Wicked King by Holly Black

3. New release you haven’t read yet, but want to?

Vertigo Peaks by Dion Anja

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of 2024?

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Though I still need to read Iron Flame) (not 2024 but shhhh)

5. Biggest disappointment?

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (maybe because I read the US version)

6. Biggest surprise?

Extasia by Claire Legrand

7. New favorite author?

Holly Black, Iain Reid, Leigh Bardugo

8. New fictional crush?

LYSANDRA ENNAR ASHRYVER AND MANON BLACKBEACK 🗣️

9. Newest favorite character?

Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik and Tairn (yes, the dragon from Fourth Wing, he’s so sassy and I love that for him)

10. Book that made you cry?

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas made me cry at LEAST five times.

11. Book that made you happy?

I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (my fourth read through)

12. Favorite book-to-movie adaptation you’ve seen so far this year?

Honestly don’t have an answer to this one, I forget everything I watch within 3 days

13. What book do you really need to read by the end of this year?

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

[toadmancer]

what da hell is goin on.

[sarahaubel]

JUILLET

“J’ai envie que tu écrives sur moi. Écris sur moi. Dis que je suis génial” / Une rescapée de la Shoah m’a dit : “Les trains me font rêver.” Comme quoi tout passe. / Ma maison a la carrure solide, les épaules larges, le torse poilu et deux tétons ravissants. Il n’y a qu’auprès de toi que je me sente chez moi. / Ce matin je photographie une conférence sur les énergies fossiles ou un truc comme ça. Ça tombe bien de fossile j’en suis un et d’énergie j’en ai pas. Je vais peut-être y trouver mon compte finalement. Un homme à l’énergie inversée parle de batteries au lithium. Possible que ce soit lui qui ait alimenté les batteries en question, ça expliquerait son état de semi-coma vertical. Il parle de discours « touffu » et tout de suite j’ai des images. Son monologue est un murmure de pré-sommeil, celui qui implique des yeux chauds et une langue pâteuse. Vient ensuite un mec qui essaie de nous expliquer qu’on peut décarboner avec du carbone. Vague sensation qu’il essaie de me la faire à l’envers. / “Je t'aime pour aujourd’hui”. Je me dis que c’est déjà pas mal d’être aimée sur une journée. Et pour demain ? Demain on verra. / Mon ami a l’amour humide, comme une plaie qui ne cicatrise jamais. Le cœur pâle et gondolé qui commence à sentir mauvais. / Il m’a dit “Rentre pas, je prépare une fête !”. A son signal j’ai été autorisée à mettre un pied dans la cuisine. Des verres Heineken partout et assez de poudre (d’amande) pour fournir toute une boîte berlinoise. A quel âge dois-je commencer à m’inquiéter ? / J’ai rêvé que Céline Dion s’installait à côté de moi au restaurant. On taillait le bout d’gras toutes les deux puis comme elle me trouvait super sympa (on est dans mon rêve, laissez-moi tranquille, je fais ce que je veux) elle me proposait un duo le soir-même à Bercy. Je vous raconte pas la montée d’adrénaline que je me suis tapée. / 2h du matin sur le balcon. J’entend un voisin gémir de plaisir. Je ne sais pas si je viens de surprendre un coït ou si sa femme vient de le gratter entre les homoplates-non-un-peu-plus-à-gauche-descend-encore-voilà-c’est-bon-oh-oui-t’y-es, pile là où ça le démangeait. L’univers est peuplé de questions sans réponses. / Perdue dans la contemplation du vide je suis passée à un poil de confondre mon gel douche intime et mon dentifrice. La vie ça tient à peu de choses parfois.

[blogmistermusic]

Los mejores álbumes navideños contemporáneos

Not So Silent Night de Sarah Connor. En el año 2005, tras la gran acogida comercial de “Naughty but Nice”, la cantante alemana Sarah Connor publicó su primer álbum navideño, Christmas In My Heart, el cual estaba formado por un compendio de clásicos navideños como ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ o ‘White Christmas’, adaptaciones al inglés de canciones tradicionales alemanas y temas…

[pearlprincess02]

style guide: ARIES EDITION

ARIES RISING

rihanna - jupiter in 1st house, james dean - uranus & chiron & north node in 1st house, kendall jenner, miuccia prada - sun & north node in 1st house, barbra streisand - sun & mercury in 1st house, penélope cruz - sun & mercury in 1st house, cardi b - moon in 1st house, sophie turner - moon & venus & part of fortune in 1st house, amber rose - moon & juno in 1st house, nikki reed, shakira - chiron in 1st house, stevie nicks - north node in 1st house, vinnie hacker - ceres in 1st house,

style aesthetic: bold & dramatic, leather chic, modern minimalism, rockstar vibes, athleisure luxe, metallic accents, animal prints, vintage with a twist, unexpected mixes, sunglasses as statement pieces, red, orange, and black

ARIES VENUS

marilyn monroe - venus in 9th house, audrey hepburn - venus in 1st house, elizabeth taylor - venus in 4th house, mariah carey - venus in 12th house, lady gaga - venus in 11th house, gigi hadid - venus in 12th house, rihanna - venus in 12th house, jennifer aniston - venus in 6th house, shakira - venus in 12th house, cristiano ronaldo - venus in 3rd house, gigi hadid - venus in 12th house, keira knightley - (unknown), cate blanchett - venus in 11th house, melanie martinez - venus in 5th house, tyler, the creator - venus in 9th house, sarah jessica parker - venus in 11th house, eva longoria - venus in 5th house, janet jackson - venus in 5th house, millie bobby brown - venus in 8th house, suga - (unknown), sarah michelle gellar - (unknown), madison beer - venus in 11th house, helena bonham carter - (unknown), gal gadot - (unknown), emma chamberlain - venus in 3rd house,

style aesthetic: confident & playful, bold & romantic, leather with lace, athletic luxe, fiercely feminine, metallic accents, graphic prints, tailored pantsuits, bold blazers, vintage with a modern twist, bold jewelry, statement sunglasses, and eye-catching hats, gold, silver, red, orange, and hot pink!

ARIES MIDHEAVEN

tyra banks - moon & mars & chiron in 10th house, kayne west - venus & mars & chiron & part of fortune in 10th house, angelina jolie - jupiter & chiron & ceres in 10th house, céline dion - moon & mars & saturn & north node in 10th house, cameron diaz - chiron in 10th house, julia roberts - north node & lilith in 10th house, sharon tate, meghan markle, the weeknd - pallas & part of fortune in 10th house, jessica lange - sun & mercury & venus & mars & north node & part of fortune in 10th house, jennette mccurdy - moon & mars & juno in 10th house, danielle fishel - sun & mercury & venus & mars & chiron in 10th house, kate moss - mars & chiron in 10th house, cindy crawford,

style aesthetic: tailored suits, sharp blazers, crisp shirts, bold statement necklace, a brightly colored pocket square, a unique pair of shoes, bold eyewear, orange, black, white, grey, red power suit, a red statement scarf, and red accents

VENUS IN 1ST HOUSE

selena gomez - venus in leo, elizabeth II - venus in pisces, kourtney kardashian - venus in pisces, beyoncé - venus in libra, katy perry - venus in sagittarius, zayn malik - venus in pisces, angelina jolie - venus in cancer, cameron diaz - venus in cancer, nabilla benattia - venus in capricorn, audrey hepburn - venus in aries, blake lively - venus in virgo, anna nicole smith - venus in libra, avril lavigne - venus in scorpio, jude law - venus in sagittarius , rachel mcadams - venus in scoprio, halsey - venus in scoprio, doja cat - venus in scorpio, priyanka chopra - venus in gemini, olivia rodrigo - venus in capricorn, nina dobrev - venus in sagittarius, madison bailey - venus in pisces, damiano david - venus in aquarius, maggie lindemann - venus in cancer, elle fanning - venus in pisces, olivia holt - venus in virgo, mina - venus in aries, sophie turner - venus in aries, isaac mizrah - venus in virgo,

style aesthetic: flowy fabrics, pastel colors, silk fabrics statement jewelry, natural textures, well-fitting clothes, minimal makeup, unique color combinations, unexpected layering, vintage pieces, bold statement piece, a head-to-toe monochromatic look, eye-catching earrings, handcrafted pieces, unique materials, a touch of lace, soft pinks, baby blues, lavenders

NEPTUNE IN 1ST HOUSE

kim kardashian - neptune in sagittarius, paris hilton - neptune in sagittarius, kylie jenner - neptune in capricorn, ariana grande - neptune in capricorn (conj. asc), scarlett johansson - neptune in capricorn, eminem - neptune in sagittarius (conj. asc), nicole kidman - neptune in scorpio, marilyn monroe - neptune in leo (opp. moon), damiano david - neptune in aquarius (conj. venus & tri. moon), björk - neptune in scorpio (conj. asc), nelly furtado - neptune in sagittarius (conj. asc), perrie edwards - neptune in capricorn (conj. asc), dave franco - neptune in capricorn (conj. asc), river phoenix - neptune in scorpio (opp. moon), lil peep - neptune in capricorn (opp. moon), lorde - neptun in capricorn (tri. moon), sofia richie - neptune in capricorn (tri. moon),

makeup style: dreamy & ethereal, soft washes of color, shimmery textures,  makeup uses cool tones, metallics, glitter, glowing skin, lightweight foundations, highlighter for a natural glow, graphic eyeliner designs, whimsical lashes, soft & natural lips, smoky eyes with a twist, smoky purples, teals, touch of silver, lavender, muted purples, blues, greens soft pinks, peaches

@pearlprincess02

[rmstitanics]

* FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUR MOON SIGN.

If you’re looking for suggestions on which authors and music artists to check out next, look to your moon sign! In Western astrology, the moon is said to represent your subconscious mind, emotions, and inner personality, so it is widely believed that we tend to relate to media by artists who share our moon sign.

♈️ ARIES MOON

WRITERS:

Gore Vidal

George R. R. Martin

Nicholas Sparks

Rick Riordan

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Christopher Paolini

MUSICIANS:

P!nk

Whitney Houston

Céline Dion

Selena Gomez

Rihanna

Tupac

♉️ TAURUS MOON

WRITERS:

Jodi Picoult

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hans Christian Anderson

Clive Barker

George Bernard Shaw

Aldous Huxley

MUSICIANS:

Pharrell Williams

Kelly Clarkson

Bob Dylan

Demi Lovato

Christina Aguilera

Pitbull

♊️ GEMINI MOON

WRITERS:

C. S. Lewis

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Orson Scott Card

Franz Kafka

Margaret Mitchell

R.A. Salvatore

T. S. Elliot

MUSICIANS:

Ella Fitzgerald

Florence Welch

Art Garfunkel

Billy Idol

Sia

Tina Turner

♋️ CANCER MOON

WRITERS:

George Orwell

Liu Cixin

Brandon Sanderson

Cassandra Clare

Diana Gabaldon

Lois Lowry

MUSICIANS:

Tchaikovsky

Taylor Swift

Kurt Cobain

Halsey

Aretha Franklin

Janis Joplin

♌️ LEO MOON

Oscar Wilde

Holly Black

Geraldine Brooks

James Dashner

Jack London

Ta Nehisi Coates

MUSICIANS:

Lana Del Ray

Paul McCartney

Queen Latifah

Niall Horan

Bruno Mars

David Bowie

♍️ VIRGO MOON

WRITERS:

Leo Tolstoy

John Grisham

Claudia Gray

Isabel Allende

Xiran Jay Zhao

Douglas Adams

MUSICIANS:

Dolly Parton

Nicki Manaj

Madonna

Lorde

Bo Burnham

Lizzo

♎️ LIBRA MOON

WRITERS:

Jane Austen

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sylvia Plath

William Shakespeare

Maya Angelou

R.F. Kuang

MUSICIANS:

Ariana Grande

Charli XCX

Bruce Springsteen

Jay-Z

Harry Styles

Fergie

♏️ SCORPIO MOON

WRITERS:

Veronica Roth

Edith Wharton

V.E. Schwab

Harper Lee

Keira Cass

Meg Cabot

MUSICIANS:

Lady Gaga

Tyler the Creator

Cyndi Lauper

Beyoncé

Bob Marley

The Weeknd

♐️ SAGITTARIUS MOON

WRITERS:

Stephen King

Victor Hugo

Marie Lu

Suzanne Collins

Samantha Shannon

Adam Silvera

MUSICIANS

Hozier

Freddie Mercury

Adele

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Chappell Roan

John Legend

♑️ CAPRICORN MOON

WRITERS:

Sarah J. Maas

J.M. Barrie

Jeff Shaara

Joyce Carol Oates

Stephanie Meyer

Angie Thomas

MUSICIANS:

Frédéric Chopin

Neil Diamond

Jon Bon Jovi

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Stevie Nicks

Donna Summer

♒️ AQUARIUS MOON

WRITERS:

Margaret Atwood

Leigh Bardugo

Louisa May Alcott

Seth Grahame-Smith

Anthony Horowitz

S.E. Hinton

MUSICIANS:

Cody Simpson

Marilyn Monroe

Britney Spears

Billie Eilish

Tim McGraw

Carrie Underwood

♓️ PISCES MOON

WRITERS:

Toni Morrison

Edgar Allen Poe

Malcolm Gladwell

Lisa McMann

Alice Oseman

Philippa Gregory

MUSICIANS:

Kenny Chesney

Elvis Presley

Frank Sinatra

Prince

Kendrick Lamar

Sabrina Carpenter

[hushed-chorus]

Recommend queer books for my 30 books in November challenge!

I want to read 30 books in November and I'd love to add more queer fiction to my list.

I'd especially like anything released in the last five years. Graphic novels are very welcome (for when I need something lighter), and I'll also take Snowbaz recs of at least 40k (for the same reason, but only two or three and ideally lesser-know/actiony/magic mishap). Please make suggestions and reblog!

I'll aim to post short reviews as I go to keep me accountable. If anyone's curious, I've included the tbr books I already own and could be reading below the cut (not all queer).

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Penance by Eliza Clark

All For The Game by Nora Sakavic (currently reading first book)

The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson

Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

Heartstopper Vol 2 onwards

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

Camp! by Paul Baker

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

Pride by Tim Tate

Dark Rise bt C. S. Pacat

Breathe by Tim Winton

Only the Ocean by Natasha Carthew

Undercurrent by Natasha Carthew

Amy Falls Down by Jincy Willett

The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab

The Wager by Dion Graham

The Family by Ed Sanders

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

by Dion J. Pierre

A mob of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) members has taken over the Westlands administrative building at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and vowed not to surrender it unless school officials adopt the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.

The action, the first of its kinds since the spring “uprising” of encampments on colleges across the US, appears to have been precipitated by the college’s declining to accept SJP’s divestment recommendations — which aim to compromise Israel’s national security and leave the world’s lone Jewish state vulnerable to jihadist extremists.

“Westlands is occupied,” SJP said in a series of statements published on Instagram on Thursday. “Students have occupied Westlands to demand immediate action on the genocide of Palestinians. Administration has failed to meet our disclosure deadline. Westland residents are safe: they can come and go at will. We need your support: Walkout to the south lawn, bring food donations, sign divestment proposal.”

SJP also called on students to obstruct justice, imploring them to amass “as many bodies blocking doors as possible” and instructing them to wear “mask [sic] and indiscernible clothing, hats, scarves, etc to support the student intifada.” Since then, National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP), which coordinates activities at individual colleges, has cheered the insurrectionist behavior, using the same incendiary language as the students.

NSJP further urged the students to “bring keffiyehs, noise makers, and flags.”

Photos published by SJP show its members tied together on the floor to prevent being detained by the police and posing next to a large banner on which the phrase Dar al Fayoumi is written. Purportedly the name of a casualty of the Israel-Hamas war, SJP proclaimed that it is the new name of Westlands. Additionally, various social media reports by groups such as FreedomNews.tv, reported on Thursday that they have also set up an encampment outside the building.

[starrylightseeker]

My lore based Xavier playlist

Long post... yes, I put an unnecessary amount of thought into this

Beautiful Stranger by Laufey

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘

Wanderer from The Host OST

Carry You by Ruelle, Fleurie

If the World Falls to Pieces by Young Summer

Chasing Stars by Fleurie

Already Mine by Us the Duo

So Close from Enchanted

Lumière by Stephan Moccio

Da Capo from Honkai Impact 3rd

Find You by Monsta X

Love U Already by Fleurie

All of the Stars by Ed Sheeran

Maze by The8

Honest by The Neighborhood

Strange Birds by Birdy

Middle of the Night (inst. cover) by Power-Haus

Heart by Heart by Demi Lovato

Love and Deep Space by Sarah Brightman

Many Are The Stars I See, But In My Wye No Star Like Thee by Ursine Vulpine, Annaca

Wait for me (inst. cover) by L'Orchestra Cinematique

Remembrance by Tommee Profitt, Fleurie

Secrets by OneRepublic

Francesca by Hozier

凝眸 (Gaze)(inst.) from Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

+ 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇

不得 (Not Allowed) from The Story of Pearl Girl

𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐒

Secrets of the Night Sky from the Love and Deepspace OST

LET THE WORLD BURN by Chris Grey

Start of Time by Gabrielle Aplin

那些我没说的话 by 時代少年團

Love Wins All by IU

Turning Page by Sleeping At Last

Meteor Showers by Andy Kong

j's lullaby by Delaney Bailey

Love Letter (with you) from Alchemy Of Souls OST

when the dust settles by Ella Martine

Jupiter Theme by Gustav Holst

Nobody Else by Ailee

失憶 by Esther Yu

anything for you by LANY

Orpheus by Vincent Lima

Repeat Until Death by Novo Amor

Die In Your Arms by Ashley Kutcher

Someone i'll wait by Mhir

Forever Star by 张洢豪

𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐒

(Shooting Stars - prince xavier)

Old Pine by Ben Howard

Forget Me Not by The Civil Wars

Like Real People Do by Hozier

My Lady from Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir Movie

Runaway by Chase Atlantic

Would That I by Hozier

Broken Crown by Mumford & Sons

In the Light by The Lumineers

Little Star by Paul Kim

Like A Star by Taeyeon, The One

Starfall by Mack Lorén

Don't Cry, My Love by Cha Eunwoo

Star Star Star (☆★☆) by Girls' Generation

Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts) by AmaLee

How Does a Moment Last Forever by Celine Dion

A Thousand Years by Christina Perri

(Lumière)

Until Eternity (Orchestral Ver) by Blackbriar

Lilili Yabbay by Seventeen

Starlight by Dreamcatcher

𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒

Starry Sound

Dust by Seventeen

好想好想你 by G.E.M.

Enlightenment

Hands of Gold (cover) by Peter Hollens

When You Come Home by Mree

Starry Witness

Snowy Pines by Weston Brown

Shinning Traces

Idea 10 by Gibran Alcocer

When Darkness Comes by Colbie Caillat

Find You by Ruelle

I, Carrion (Icarian) by Hozier

At All Costs (demo) by Benjamin Rice, Julia Michaels

As the World Falls Down (cover) by Aaron Richards

Every Atom by Lantern on the Lake

Shinning Light

Promise by Ben Howards

Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby by Cigarettes After Sex

You Might be Sleeping by Jakob, Clairo

Shimmering Sunlight

Be Your Light by Victor Ma

Bitter Coffee by Lxpse, dream city

Put Your Records On by Corienne Bailey Rae

Moment's Respite & Childhood Snacks

Le Festin from Ratatouille

You Are My Light by Zhao Lusi

Dawn to Dusk

I Need You Most of All by Stephen Sanchez

Love in Slow Motion by Ed Sheeran

Perfect Sunset

Nothin' Like You by Dan+Shay

Precious Bonfire

magnetic - summer by joan

Fluffy Trap

Bunny by Yerin Baek

Garden of Secrets

Sink in by Amy Shark

Dream by Jun

Fragment of Time

Cherry Blossom Love Song by Chen

I'm in love by Yerin Baek

Close Feelings

In the Kitchen by Mree

My Love is Mine All Mine by Mitski

Starry Eyes by Cigarettes After Sex

I Will Be There by Odessa

A Day of Snow

Popo (How deep is our love?) by Yerin Baek

Back Hug by Girls' Generation

A Night of Warmth

My Lady by EXO

Nap of a star by TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Northern Lights by Kennie

Tender Night

Snooze by SZA

Tip Toe by HYBS

First Love by JOONIL JUNG, SOLE

Heartstring Symphony

Strawberry by DALSooobin

Starlight by Taeyeon

21 Days

我有喜欢的人了 by Zhao Lusi

next door by Amelia Moore, ASTN

No Restraint

Lay You Down by RINI

Dive by Jooyoung

Talk by Hozier

Wander In Wonder

Far Away by RINI

Happy Birthday, Xavier / Celestial Message

One Day by Taeyeon

I see the light from Tangled

Dance With Me by Caleb and Kelsey

Can I Have This Dance? from High School Musical

Lihim (Nuarin Sasabihon) by Arthur Miguel, dwta

Floof Attack

Selfish by Damien Dawn

𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔

Timeless by Taylor Swift

While You Were Sleeping by Laufey

Dancin' Away With My Heart by Lady A

One Kiss from the Love and Deepspace OST

Silvery Polyphony from the Love and Deepspace OST

𝐁𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄

How Great Is Your Love by Girls' Generation

No Matter Where You Are by Us The Duo

Square (2017) by Yerin Baek

LOVE COUNTDOWN by Nayeon, Wonstein

Timeless by Taeyeon

Back to the City by Kep1er

I think He Knows by Taylor Swift

No One But You by WayV

Blue Eyes by Taeyeon

Little Light by Doyoung

[lingthusiasm]

Lingthusiasm Episode 87: If I were an irrealis episode

Language lets us talk about things that aren't, strictly speaking, entirely real. Sometimes that's an imaginative object (is a toy sword a real sword? how about Excalibur?). Other times, it's a hypothetical situation (such as "if it rains, we'll cancel the picnic" - but neither the picnic nor the rain have happened yet. And they might never happen. But also they might!). Languages have lots of different ways of talking about different kinds of speculative events, and together they're called the irrealis.

In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic about some of our favourite examples under the irrealis umbrella. We talk about various things that we can mean by "reality", such as how existing fictional concepts, like goblins playing Macbeth, differ from newly-constructed fictions, like our new creature the Frenumblinger. We also talk about hypothetical statements using "if" (including the delightfully-named "biscuit conditionals), and using the "if I were a rich man" (Fiddler on the Roof) to "if I was a rich girl" (Gwen Stefani) continuum to track the evolution of the English subjunctive. Finally, a few of our favourite additional types of irrealis categories: the hortative, used to urge or exhort (let's go!), the optative, to express wishes and hopes (if only...), the dubitative, for when you doubt something, and the desiderative (I wish...).

Click here for a link to this episode in your podcast player of choice or read the transcript here.

Announcements:

Thank you to everyone who shared Lingthusiasm with a friend or on social media for our seventh anniversary! It was great to see what you love about Lingthusiasm and which episodes you chose to share. We hope you enjoyed the warm fuzzies!

In this month’s bonus episode, Gretchen gets enthusiastic about swearing (including rude gestures) in fiction with science fiction and fantasy authors Jo Walton and Ada Palmer, authors of the Thessaly books and Terra Ignota series, both super interesting series we've ling-nerded out about before on the show. We talk about invented swear words like "frak" and "frell", sweary lexical gaps (why don't we swear with "toe jam!"), and interpreting the nuances of regional swear words like "bloody" in fiction.

Join us on Patreon now to get access to this and 80+ other bonus episodes! You’ll also get access to the Lingthusiasm Discord server where you can chat with other language nerds.

Here are the links mentioned in the episode:

'Irrealis' entry on Wikipedia

'How do you get someone to care about Shakespeare? Two words: Goblin Macbeth' on CBC

xkcd comic 'Conditionals'

'Pedantic about biscuit conditionals' post on Language Log

'The pragmatics of biscuit conditionals' by Michael Franke

Lingthusiasm episode 'This time it gets tense - The grammar of time'

'Realis and Irrealis: Forms and concepts of the grammaticalisation of reality' by Jennifer R. Elliott

'If all the raindrops' on YouTube

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[toastling]

see you at my seance!

dearly beloved we are gathered today to say our goodbyes to fucks gone away

fuck!

(verse 1)

hey there my man its been quite a while, so tell me my dude, just how have you been? i'm sorry i vanished into thin air like that man but i swear to god it'll happen again

you see i've been dead inside quite a while, my whole life i think, but that's fine i suppose so anyway here's something that might make you smile, i'm holding a seance and channeling my ghost (and you're invited!)

(verse 2)

my doctor once told me im far too committed to patterns of thought that paint pictures of graves but i thought that maybe that's something to leverage so i looked it up and i learned something strange

the dead are not gone they're just poorly connected but cut through the static and look past the screams and the veil draped between us isn't thick as expected just know what you're doing or you'll dial palpatine (looking at you, jj!)

(chorus 1)

so im holding a seance for dreams long forgotten, texting the ghost of only sons begotten, number not found? well i guess that's all nonsense, now have a stirring rendition by sarah maclachlan of all of the reasons my soul has departed, gone, left the building, my body black-hearted, watching the rot overcome what i started, if this rhyme's left unfinished would anyone care?

(verse 3)

see i've been in-and-out the zone of the ended, fucked out my mind with chronic depression, but all that's behind me after this latest session i got home from work and i got the impression i should-

well it's all metaphorical so there's no need to fear, despite all my wailing i'll still be here next year, so please do not worry if i should disappear, i just got prescribed a hobby and i chose spiritualism

(ghosts just seemed neat at the time, i don't fucking know!)

(chorus 2)

so dont take it literal, my heart will go on - fuck wait a minute that was celine dion well whatever the case i feel like a dead dog, can sarah still eulogize me in a 3 minute spot? because there's too many reasons that my soul's departed, gone, left the building, no grieving imparted, did you even notice that I had un-started? why sing a song that won't be well-regarded?

(chorus 3)

now im holding a seance for dreams long forgotten, texting the ghosts of lonely sons begotten, they're nicer than lifers when you're at rock bottom, sleep in the arms of an angel by sarah maclachlan it's no great surprise my soul is departed, we all saw it coming, just not when it started, from birth until death i tried my damn hardest, but the twist of the story is i've been dead all along

(outro)

i just think that if ghosts are real, they might need a friend they were people too once, so we should speak to them the same i'm half-there already so i don't much fear the end, i just think that i'd vibe with with the phantom's pain you know? if it's all the same to you.