Oui oui mon ami

Problem u actually have with German: Prefixes and compound words make words look similar and vocab hard to memorize. Also adjectives.

Problem people say u will have with Mandarin: Tones

Problem u actually have with Mandarin: LITeraCY

Problem people say u will have with Persian: Finding native speakers

Problem u actually have with Persian: ABJAD FckIGN ScRIpT DOESn’T WRiTe VowEls

Problem people say u will have with French: Pronunciation

Problem u actually have with French: Native speakers do not enunciate like at all it is a language of mumbles

Problem people say u will have with Spanish: People talk too fast!!!

Problem u actually have with Spanish: Ok so I take this ending and put that here but only if this word is over here and wait is this Argentina bc then it’s the opposite also el Athento de Ethpaña

Problem people say u will have with Swedish: They all speak English

A village on the edge of a cliff, Yemen. 

Classic Lit Directory, Vol. 1:  Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (1/5 works) 

But still interested in feeding yourself? What if I told you that there’s a woman with a blog who had to feed both herself and her young son…on 10 British pounds ($15/14 Euro) per week?

Let me tell you a thing.

This woman saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. I had a piggy bank full of change and that’s it. Many people in my fandom might remember that dark time as when I had to hock my writing skills in exchange for donations. I cried a lot then. 

This is real talk, people: I marked down exactly what I needed to buy, totaled it, counted out that exact change, and then went to three different stores to buy what I needed so I didn’t have to dump a load of change on just one person. I was already embarrassed, but to feel people staring? Utter shame suffused me. The reasons behind that are another post all together. 

AgirlcalledJack.com is run by a British woman who was on benefits for years. Things got desperate. She had to find a way to feed herself and her son using just the basics that could be found at the supermarket. But the recipes she came up with are amazing. 

You have to consider the differing costs of things between countries, but if you just have three ingredients in your cupboard, this woman will tell you what to do with it. Check what you already have. Chances are you have the basics of a filling meal already. 

Here’s her list of kitchen basics. 

Bake your own bread. It’s easier than you think. Here’s a list of many recipes, each using some variation of just plain flour, yeast, some oil, maybe water or lemon juice. And kneading bread is therapeutic. 

Make your own pasta–gluten free. 

She gets it. She really does. This is the article that started it all. It’s called “Hunger Hurts”.

She has vegan recipes.

A carrot, a can of kidney beans, and some cumin will get you a really filling soup…or throw in some flour for binding and you’ve got yourself a burger. 

Don’t have an oven or the stove isn’t available? She covers that in her Microwave Cooking section. 

She has a book, but many recipes can be found on her blog for free. She prices her recipes down to the cent, and every year she participates in a project called “Living Below the Line” where she has to live on 1 BP per day of food for five days. 

Things improved for me a little, but her website is my go to. I learned how to bake bread (using my crockpot, but that was my own twist), and I have a little cart full of things that saved me back then, just in case I need them again. She gives you the tools to feed yourself, for very little money, and that’s a fabulous feeling. 

Tip: Whenever you have a little extra money, buy a 10 dollar/pound/euro giftcard from your discount grocer. Stash it. That’s your super emergency money. Make sure they don’t charge by the month for lack of use, though.

I don’t care if it sounds like an advertisement–you won’t be buying anything from the site. What I DO care about is your mental, emotional, and physical health–and dammit, food’s right in the center of that. 

Une petite sélection de films et séries françaises que je connais, avec l’endroit où vous pouvez les regarder. || A little selection of films and tv shows I know, with the place you can find them.

Note: Toutes ces séries et films sont sûrement disponibles en streaming illégal, mais à vous de chercher :) || All these films and shows are available on illegal streaming, but of course you will have to search :)

(Watch Kaamelott) (Yeah it’s an order) (I mean, look at their Twitter, the number of followers and likes. We love Kaamelott so much)

Séries

Kaamelott (TV-6play, DVD) - https://www.6play.fr/kaamelott-p_888

Hero Corp (Netflix, Dailymotion, YouTube) + épisodes spéciaux (Dailymotion) : Les Prémonitions de Kyle ; Les Survivants ; La Voie de Klaus - https://www.dailymotion.com/search/hero%20corp/videos

The Lazy Company (Netflix)

Le Visiteur du Futur (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDiYyE0L05ce_TxDvsUz1rg

Les Aventures de Tintin (Netflix)

Minuscule (TV-France 4) - https://www.france.tv/france-5/minuscule/

Films

Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas (Netflix, DVD)

Tout ce qui brille (Netflix, DVD)

RRRrrrr !!! (Netflix)

Les trois frères (Netflix)

Je ne suis pas un homme facile (Netflix)

Minuscule (DVD)

Astérix : Le Secret de la Potion Magique (DVD)

Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (DVD)

Intouchables (DVD)

Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (DVD) [film “live” avec acteurs, pas le film d’animation]

La famille Bélier (DVD)

Les Dissociés (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lUBlW72qBQ

Osmosis (Netflix)

Zombillénium (DVD)

Jeux d’Enfants (Netflix, DVD)

Je voudrais ajouter les sites de Replay/Streaming des chaines de télé populaires. Vous pourrez retrouver des émissions françaises, des films, des animés ou encore des séries françaises, ou traduites en français. J’espère juste qu’ils ne sont pas bloqués à l’étranger. Si c’est le cas, faudra utiliser un VPN. Certaines émissions peuvent être en accès restreins à ceux qui payent !

I’d like to add those streaming/replay websites of our popular French TV canals. You will find french shows, films, animes etc… I just hope the websites are not blocked for other countries. If so, you’ll have to use a VPN. Some shows might be available only if you subscribe/pay !

Chaines TV

6-play : le replay des chaines M6, W9, 6ter, téva… - https://www.6play.fr/

France TV : replay des chaines France 2, France 3… - https://www.france.tv/

Arte - https://www.arte.tv/fr/

MyCanal (replay de plusieurs chaines) - https://www.mycanal.fr/

TF1 - https://www.tf1.fr/programmes-tv

Gulli (chaine pour enfants || Kids canal) - http://replay.gulli.fr/ (tons of kids shows in French ! Watch the shows by Marc du Pontavice, he’s French !)

BFM TV (chaines d’actualités || news canal) - https://www.bfmtv.com/

NRJ 12 - http://www.nrj-play.fr/nrj12 (do not recommend the stupid reality shows, but has american shows like “Big Bang Theory” or “2 Broke Girls” in French)

28.04.2019

april 28, 2019. 

We’re currently discussing the conditional, imperfect, and future tenses in French and their subtle differences and, may I just say, I am thoroughly confused and it’s not because I don’t understand the concept, but because I never know when to use them. 

The sarcophagus of Portonaccio, 2nd century AD, exhibited in the Roman National Museum, Rome.