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Post by embonpoint on Aug 4, 2011 10:18:30 GMT -5
I'm an incredibly picky eater, but can generally find something on any menu that I'd willingly eat -- though yes, I am that obnoxious person who orders food with "...and can I get that without the sauce?" I'm sorry, waiters of the world! I just don't like sauces (except for pesto, because pesto is the Best Thing Ever, omigosh). I don't think I've ever been able to go to a restaurant and order something without 'but without [X, Y, Z]?'. Often sauces, or cheese, and sometimes mushrooms. WHY DOES EVERYTHING COME WITH CHEESE OR MUSHROOMS?! Seriously, it annoys me SO much, especially because I feel so bad/embarrassed having to ask for things to be different; why make me feel bad just because I don't necessarily want cheese on my burger?
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Post by embonpoint on Aug 2, 2011 18:56:38 GMT -5
My sister has, and a few of my friends, but I can't be bothered to be honest with you. If I were on the computer at the right time and remembered, I'd have a go, but I've not been and probably won't be.
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Post by embonpoint on Aug 2, 2011 10:03:47 GMT -5
Gone With the Wind. I think it's about to get interesting, and not a page too soon, tbh.
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 31, 2011 9:55:44 GMT -5
The Borders in my town closed ages ago; it's been a Tesco for a year now.
/poetry!
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 26, 2011 16:42:44 GMT -5
The last holiday I went on was to Paris. I went from Monday to Wednesday with my friend, got to stay in a Marriott hotel for £50, and we spent most of our time there eating Pot Noodles in bed. It was really, really fun, though!
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 25, 2011 19:29:32 GMT -5
Eager. I can never remember if it has a hard or soft "g." Also either/neither. "ei" in German is pronounced as "i," which is what I go with instead of the long "e" sound. I refuse to pronounce it differently. I can never quite decide with (n)either. I think I pronounce it both ways, depending on what comes after it, like the ("thee" before a vowel, "thuh" before a consonant). Although, now that I'm thinking about it, I think I prefer '(n)eether', but probably say '(n)eye-ther', too.
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 18, 2011 18:20:19 GMT -5
Oh, that's interesting; didn't know that. That's a fair point.
And yeah, then they should've got a Lily with blue eyes. Or they could've given that kid contacts, or digitally altered hers, given that she didn't really have a huge part. I just feel like it was lazy.
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 18, 2011 13:17:17 GMT -5
I definitely used to say "fassimeel" instead of "faksimuhlee"; I used to think "non-sha-LONT" was "NON-challunt"; And it's not really a pronunciation thing, but I always stumble over "proselytise", even in my head.
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 18, 2011 12:29:04 GMT -5
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer! Yes! Just another of the books my mother cajoled me into reading that I ended up loving. I haven't read all of them, because I read all the ones that were out and then by the time the newest (at the time) came out, I'd sort of grown out of it? Got bored with it? Don't know, but yes, the ones I read were awesome!
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 18, 2011 9:26:04 GMT -5
What I don't understand about Lily is why the fuck the casting people chose a young Lily with BROWN EYES. It's bad enough that Harry's eyes are blue (could they not have corrected that? I mean, really? Ten years, ten years they had to sort it out), but then to give Lily, the actual character, an actress with BROWN EYES - what, what, what the hell were they doing?
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 18, 2011 9:24:11 GMT -5
Meg Cabot/Princess Diaries, Karen McCombie/Ally's World, Cathy Hopkins/Mates, Dates...
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 18, 2011 9:22:36 GMT -5
^+1, basically.
I'm always IN_J. I think it's INTJ, but it could be F.
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 17, 2011 18:50:36 GMT -5
^Draco's beard. DRACO'S BEARD. My sister and I laughed about it all the way home.
And YES, that McGonagall scene; I almost burst into tears. It's my favourite part of the book, too.
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 16, 2011 18:37:49 GMT -5
You definitely don't have to 'stick to your level' as it were, or at least, not in England. My friend has just graduated from Staffordshire (fairly low, only ask for Cs/Ds from school, lower average grades), but she's doing her MA at Birmingham (Russel Group, like, top twenty in the country).
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Post by embonpoint on Jul 16, 2011 15:41:33 GMT -5
1- Find what you want to study; look for programs with that title? I don't really know what you mean by that question. 2- Usually obtaining a First or 2:1 BA/BSc in a relevant subject, but obviously, conditions depend on the specific program. Also, you'll need to be able to pay for it and if you don't live in uni accommodation, you'll have to sort that out. 3- It's very like choosing university, I think. So obviously, there are all the usual places (e.g Times Guide), and you can go by reputation of university. Looking at professors/lecturers and their research interests would help; it'd be good to go to a university where there are professors who are interested in the same area(s). Then, there's what's best for you, in terms of course content, location, cost etc.
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