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texting in iambic pentameter

like communicating with the ancients a secret language hidden in plain sight executing messages with patience can give a sudden sense of strange delight

@mcbean

Mar 4, 2024

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linguistics at 8:08 am

death grips 😳 i think it’s interesting how it is possible to categorize people on whether or not they write in lowercase or uppercase, and to be so brutally honest, in all casual and unacademic scenarios, uppercase fucking pisses me OFF. there is no need for you, a nineteen year old boy with fucking frosted highlights and some rick owen’s adjacent jockstrap to text “ Like this”. but i digress i love linguistics - and i love poetry, i love literary elements - i love repetition and i like how within the word repetition the vowels repeat themselves. i love language, i love speaking, i love how the meaning of words changes depending on yes..its connotation, but also the connotation from the spelling itself isn’t that so fucking cool? example ) 🟥 you’re a fucking bitch 🟩 your a fucking bitch 🟦 You’re a fucking bitch. a) connotation is still aggressive, but the words feel ( on the basis of their spelling, specifically that they are lowercase ) less serious than they would otherwise b) given it has the wrong “your”, meaning is once again devolved from its original intention based on its failure in correct grammar c) shit is getting SERIOUS babe. contains all the hallmarks for a legitimate intention and drives this intention in a way that fully encapsulates the frustration i dunno. i’m super duper hungry and would go feral for a hamburger right now

@22

Feb 6, 2025

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Assortment

Texts with my dad, bizarre CAPTCHA I saw (I guess we’re identifying entities now), dictionary result from synonym search, and research on something I’m writing with nunjournal

@taterhole

May 31, 2024

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finding old youtube videos and looking at the comments section like a historian

I adore finding a random video from like 2005 and reading through the comments the way a historian would examine an old manuscript from the 1700s. Are these people still active YouTube users? Or are they forgotten accounts? What did @jjlwis mean by "awww im gonna miss rob too!!!" ? Who even is Rob?? Anthropology in the digital age... so many questions... it's fascinating. The important thing for me is not to add new comments. I feel like I'm disturbing an old archeological dig site and my sticky modern commentary will make the video crumble away into oblivion. More importantly, I don't want the algorithm to suggest the video to a bunch of people who will spam the comments section– major yuck 🤢

@verygoodvalentina

Jan 25, 2024

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old pickup trucks

early 80s to early 2000s truck models are the perfect sizes imo. current trucks are transformer-sized behemoths that could easily crush normal vehicles into smithereens upon impact and i legit don’t know how those things are even street-legal. also, idk if it’s their design, reliability or the nostalgia factor per-se, but there’s a certain sazón those older trucks have that newer ones don’t. 2024 Ford F-150? 🤮🤢 1980 Ford F-150? 🫦🫦

@verygoodvalentina

Feb 9, 2025

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Prioritize in-person experiences

with social media being this pervasive entity that has weeded its way into our daily routines for the past 20ish years (plus a global pandemic that really solidified those habits), many young adults today have spent a large amount of their lives living online. it has become the new norm and i’m not gonna pretend i’m above any of this because it’s so easy to fall into it (i am literally writing this rec on my phone whilst it’s a perfectly sunny day that i should probably go out to enjoy). with that being said, in the larger scheme of life, being in your 20s is still in a weird way the beginning stages of your life. it’s a period to try new things, make mistakes, learn from them and develop an identity that’s independent from the environment and people who raised you. though you can learn to do some of those things online, they don’t hold a candle to actually experiencing those things for yourself in real life. all in all, the best way to not sleep thru your 20s is to prioritize in-person experiences that allow you to get a better understanding of yourself and your values. whether that be getting your first tattoo, moving to a new city or country, exploring your personal style or taking up hobbies you couldn’t or would‘ve never done as a kid, this is an important formative time to venture out and get a sense of who you truly are.

@verygoodvalentina

Sep 30, 2024