February 2012
42 posts
A Collection of Rare and Obscure Words →
zarameus:
Cheiloproclitic - Being attracted to someones lips. Quidnunc - One who always has to know what is going on. Ultracrepidarian - Of one who speaks or offers opinions on matters beyond their knowledge. Apodyopis - The act of mentally undressing someone. Gymnophoria - The sensation that someone is mentally undressing you. Tarantism - The urge to overcome melancholy by dancing. Autolatry -...
Latin American History, Fuck Yeah!: Today In Latin... →
fuckyeahlatinamericanhistory:
February 16
1519: The French Huguenot leader Gaspar de Coligny, one of the principal supporters of the short-lived colony of France Antarctique in Rio de Janeiro, is born in France.
1579: Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who founded the colonial settlement that eventually…
full circle
three months to the date
on love →
nickelcobalt:
John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter to his eldest son
youmightfindyourself:
New York November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in…