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Etymology Thursday: ‘so long’

so long parting salutation, 1860, of unknown origin, perhaps from a Ger. idiom (cf. Ger. parting salutation adieu so lange, the full sense of which probably is something like “farewell, whilst (we’re apart)”), perhaps from Heb. shalom (via Yiddish sholom). Some have noted a similarity to Scand. leave-taking phrases, cf. Norw. Adjø så lenge, Farvel så lenge, Mor’n så lenge,...

Jul 1st

Barcelona, si us plau!

Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Fortausfliser Montserrat Parc Güell

Jun 30th

Hverdagsliv

My sister Hilde and her cat Madicken.

May 23rd

Random Music RecomMondaytion™

Electric Light Orchestra: Out Of The Blue (1977) This truly is a very Out of the Blue (!) music recommendation. Six hours ago, I don’t know if I’d ever heard of the Electric Light Orchestra. This is what happened: I needed to get something done quickly, and quickly googled for an up-beat Spotify playlist. The one I found featured the rather fun song “Mr. Blue Sky” by ELO....

Apr 26th

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Etymology Monday: ‘husband’ →

husband O.E. husbonda “male head of a household,” probably from O.N. husbondi “master of the house,” from hus “house” + bondi “householder, dweller, freeholder, peasant,” from buandi, prp. of bua “to dwell” Beginning late 13c., replaced O.E. wer as “married man,” companion of wif, a sad loss for English poetry. The sense of...

Apr 19th

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Apr 19th

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Object Drawing

School: 4-day drawing course with Arve Håland.

Apr 17th

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Best Spam E-mail Ever

This just arrived: From: FontaoJesus, C.M. Date: 12.04.2010 19:22 Subject: HELLO! “WE OFFER LOAN AS LOW AS 3.05% FOR MORE INFO REGARDING OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SEND US AN EMAIL TO THE EMAIL LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE CONTENT. CONTACT US DIRECTLY VIA THE EMAIL IN OUR CONTACT DETAILS BELOW. Mark Obioma Star Loan Company” Perfection.

Apr 12th

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Etymology Wednesday: ‘smorgasbord’

Bilde fra et spisested i New York Ukens etymologi er opprinnelige svensk, og lett gjenkjennelig som sådan, men har som så mange andre ord funnet sin plass også i det engelske språk. smorgasbord 1893, from Swed. smörgåsbord “open sandwich table,” lit. “butter-goose table,” from smörgås, which is said to mean “bread and butter,” but is compounded from...

Apr 7th

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Musikk: Citay

Disse lager nydelige trallar og melodiar. Musikkgruppen fra San Francisco startet opp i 2004 som et samarbeid i studio, og vokste siden til å bli et live ensemble. Så slik er det. Lydverket hadde for noen år siden et fint program om musikken der i byen – hvor vi blant mange andre særegne musikere treffer på disse. Hør Citay på Spotify — These people make some beautiful, dreamy music. ...

Apr 6th

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thelongbrake.com →

Joshua Longbrakes blogg. Sjekkitout.

Apr 5th

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Mobile Photos

In Larvik Hovering over Spain My feet View from a hostel room in Spain School a few weeks ago

Apr 1st

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Etymology Thursday: ‘OK’ →

This week’s etymological insight is a real treat — enjoy! OK 1839, only survivor of a slang fad in Boston and New York c.1838-9 for abbreviations of common phrases with deliberate, jocular misspellings (cf. K.G. for “no go,” as if spelled “know go”); in this case, “oll korrect.” Further popularized by use as an election slogan by the O.K. Club, New York...

Mar 31st

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Mar 25th

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Mar 24th

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

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Gail as in Gail →

Fin musikk med Kine i klassen. — Nice music.

Mar 21st

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Introduksjon til min vevlogg

Velkommen! Jeg skal forsøke å fatte meg i korthet – det er sjeldent negativt i vevloggsammenheng. Jeg er fremdeles ganske usikker på om jeg burde fått meg slik en blogg eller ei, men nå er det for sent. Jeg kan like gjerne begynne. (Det var den tredje setningen som begynner med jeg – igjen, typisk vevlogg.) Men en vakker dag skjer det nok, at jeg føler meg inspirert. Jada. Så det. Følg gjerne...

Mar 21st

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