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Auf Deutsch, wenn man “einsam” ist, fühlt man allein. Aber, wenn man “zweisam” ist, dass heißt das Gefühl der Zusammenheit. Ich finde dass suß.

In German, if a person is “one-ly,” that person feels alone. But, if a person is “two-ly,” that means a feeling of togetherness. I think that’s sweet.

Initiative.

inanimum est enim omne, quod pulsu agitatur externo; quod autem est animal, id motu interiore et suo

Indeed, that is completely dead which moves by external compulsion; but that is alive, which moves by its own interior motion.

– Cicero, Somnium Scipionis

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Initium ut esset, creatus est homo.

That there might be a beginning, man was created.

– St. Augustine, City of God (as pointed out by, who else, Hannah Arendt).

οι δενοι σαυροι

learning Greek, oftentimes all I can think about is dinosaurs.

Last Semester: δεινος, δεινη, δεινον

Deinonychus

And now, this semester: μεγας, μεγαλη, μεγα

Megalodon.

Candy.

This probably explains why I, too, had candy as a tasty lunch (and dinner) on Sunday.

CUTEST TAX EVER

A Present.

better to give than to receive.

RE: Not All Italians Are The Same, OR, Roman History = The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola, I learned today in class, wanted to make a movie about the Catiline Conspiracy.

Etymologically Exciting

is when a word that comes from Latin is found in German, but not in English.

Namely:

“Cista” = “Kiste” = “Box”

Tuesday, the Best Day in A While

Barack Obama becoming President of the United States

plus a couple of inches of snow, is more than I’m entitled to ask for.

monday, the day of the King.

this isn’t quite a Christmas present, but I made it over Christmas break.

it’s for the baby one of my teachers from last semester had. I haven’t given it to her yet.

because, she says, as a member of the faculty, she’s not allowed to accept presents from students.

which roundly frustrates my careful plotting. namely, 1) don’t give it to her before grades come out (that’s cheating) and 2) don’t give it to her if she gives you a bad grade (that’s just… sad).

I might just have to slide it under the door of her office, and plead ignorance, if questioned.

Pattern: Elizabeth Zimmermann’s February Baby Sweater.

Needles: Takumi sz. 4 circulars (I think)

Yarn: Knit Picks Palette, in Marble Heather.

Basically, this is almost cute enough to make me want a baby of my own, so that I can put wool things on it, and make it warm.