We Are Our Own Creation

Some researchers also include specific forms of first names and indeclinable surnames in this category (Женя, Саша, Редько, Дейнеко etc)

And then there's the 5th gender aka pluralia tantum (парный род) mostly described by A A Zaliznyak back in 60s. These are words that dont have a singular form. This category is a bit more complicated, it includes words that come in pairs, different substances, periods of time, natural phenomena and some more. E.g ножницы (scissors), дрожжи (yeast), каникулы (holidays), прятки (hide-and-seek)

Theres a lot of debate on whether or not these should be two separate grammatical genders or just one but most linguists prefer not to think about it. This topic is kinda hard to research in russian language and there's definitely more to it (i remember my professor mentioning a guy that came up with more than 10 grammatical genders but i cannot remember his name)

Yes

No

Op, what?

So, it happened a few times, I've been receiving emails from, a couple times, a renting company, and more recently a newsletter from a shoe company. And... they both were legit, when I looked for the companies names online, I found the exact same email adresses I was receiving them from. Then I looked more closely and realized one thing: they were sending to someone with my name, but at two email adresses. One was mine, and the second, apparently, was my homonym. There was a difference in the adresses, literally of a point between names. So I know that there is someone, on the other side of the globe, with a different language and culture, who I share my name with and nearly an email adress.

Jensen: okay, that should be clear to everyone, even the intellectually challenged

I had like one, maybe two friends who were all like FUCK YEAH YOU PAINT IT WHATEVER COLOR YOU WANT, PURPLE BEDROOMS ARE AWESOME.

But when they actualy saw the finished bedroom, every single one of them was like, “Oh yeah, that’s really pretty.” (Well, the ones who supported me from the beginning were more like WOOHOO.)

MEAN YOU HAVE TO ABANDON

WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

When I bought my house, the kitchen was multiple shades of dingy white. It was dismal, but it was now mine! So went to the hardware store for paint (well, several trips, painted swatches on panel, etc — I’m very picky. But this was the final, ‘real’ trip). It was a busy day in the paint section. There were at least five people behind me in line.

Now, remember, latex paint is slightly lighter and brighter when wet than it is when dry. And I’d decided to paint my kitchen candy-apple red. The hardware store employee took my gallon off the Paint Jiggler and cracked it open to put a dab on the top, revealing the most incredibly deep pink, and behind me I hear the entire line of people say,

“Oh my god.”

…in perfect chorus.

This is the door to my garage. It used to be white. Live your best life.

Mischief the cat says “Who goes there?”

Every visiting friend says “This is so cool.”

my garage. It used to be

white. Live your best life.

not decorating trends; those have always existed. but the idea that color and decoration is inherently childish

this is the dining room at the Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts, from 1878 (where I used to work, briefly). the walls are TEXTURED MICA SHIMMER on a green background. Adult Space For Adults!

A jewelry shop in Paris c. 1901. kids can’t buy jewelry!

who can forget the classic 1950s colorful bathroom? I’m not a huge fan, but still! adult space! bright colors; decorative designs!

So here’s two examples of traditional Norwegian farmhouse interiors. You know. The kinds of places peasants live in.

This type of painting is called “rosemaling” and today you usually find it on, like, carved wooden bowls and such that are only used for decoration. But back two centuries ago, it was very common to find the interiors of homes covered in it, in projects that were painted little by little over the decades. Because it’s beautiful to look at, paint is the cheapest way of decorating your house, and what else are you going to do on the long winter nights when it’s too dark and cold to work outdoors?

But mostly, they did it because it made them happy, and it was beautiful.

Alexei Stepanov.

He was Alina's real best friend at the beginning of the series. The one who was actually there, spending time with her, enjoying her company even though she's not really pleasant to be around. He was an amazing cartographer with a promising future, and he was deeply fascinated with the Grisha and their way of life. Alexei was the first person Alina couldn't save. The Fold took him, but loosing him wasn't enough to shake her powers free. It was the threat of loosing Mal, the childhood friend who was already slipping through her fingers.

But after Alina gets to the Little Palace, the memory of Alexei fades into the background. He's only talked about as yet another victim of the Fold, another "victim of the Darkling's greed".

And it's really tragic. Alexei could have easily been a guiding light for Alina throughout the series, someone who inspired her to be more open, more friendly, to strive to do better. His memory could have been the driving force behind Alina's desire to destroy the Fold - rather than it being an "Oh, it's evil so it needs to go", it's an "I can't see how this can be good because of my grief over the friend I lost to the Fold".

Alexei's also the sort of person I want to strive to be in my own life - someone who's kind to everyone, no matter what they're like.