Daily: Three Things

[Daniel Terhorst]

It's clear that if I don't put some sort of limit on my participation here, I'll be using way too much time much too ineffectively. So I'm going to twist the following idea to suit my own needs:

In George R. R. Martin's series, Song of Ice and Fire, in A Feast for Crows, one of the characters is told not to return each day unless she could state three new things that she had learned. This could be as simple as a new word in another language. Even though it wasn't explicitly stated, I got the impression that it was supposed to be something useful in some way.

So here's my take:

If I want to post or even read, I've got to have my list of three things at the ready before I log in. This buys me one pass through the list of sections.


I'd love to see other people contribute their own! Imagine what a cool thing we could have.


So, I'll start it off with my very first list:






Daniel Terhorst's List #1 - 11/05/06

1) Google has a pretty nice RSS feed reader, mentioned elsewhere on the forum.

2) I knew from a long time ago that the kanji "同" means something like "same." The other day while watching ウルフズレイン I figured out that the word "おなじ" means "same." But it wasn't until today while reading 犬夜叉 that I linked the two together, "同じ." D'oh!

(I think I just let on how little of the language I know...)

Originally Posted by 楓

桔梗おねえさまは死んだよ。
おぬしを封印した同じ日に。

3) Ever heard of 55 Fiction? Neither had I. Sounds interesting!






-- Daniel Terhorst

[khan644]

khan644 #1

1. Got to know from a freind that windows have launched window media player 11 so have to find and then download it.

2. Yesterday watched the movie THE BEAST. Found the plot, characters and story thought provoking and in complete admiration to the director I would like to store this movie on my disk so wanna know how to store the dvd on disk? Any help?

3. I have got 27 processes running in mine task manager is it normal or just some adware or malware s sucking my processor..

[Daniel Terhorst]

Daniel Terhorst's List #2 - 11/06/06

1) べつに is among my favorite words in any language. I learned that it is written "別に".

2) I found out there is actually at least one person in Seattle who would offer to share their umbrella with a complete stranger and worry about their health (even though I absolutely love the rain ).

3) There are still a few things that can really piss me off. Apparently one of them is nearly getting smooshed at a crosswalk--especially when the offender the bus I want to get on. On the bright side, if they were paying so little attention, maybe it's a really good thing I wasn't all the way in front of them yet.

-- Daniel Terhorst

[Daniel Terhorst]

Daniel Terhorst's List #3 - 11/07/06

1) I knew 匂い meant something like smell, but while reading further into 犬夜叉, I came across 臭い, which is pronounced (or should I say spelled?) the same--both are におい. I recognized the kanji, and from the context I was able to determine that the meaning and use is also very similar. I think the only real difference is that 匂い is, perhaps, more pleasant, while 臭い seems more negative. I'm not sure about that, though. I don't know that I can draw a parallel to this kind of relationship between words in English.

2) I realized today that a slightly different "font" was used for thought bubbles in my manga than speech. I guess I'm getting better at recognizing stylistic details in kanji.

3) New food: Michelina's Pepper Steak & Rice isn't particularly bad, but like most frozen, microwave dinners, it's not exactly good, either.

-- Daniel Terhorst

[joie_de_vivre]

I'm new to this site, and just found this thread: I think Daniel Terhorst's idea is wonderful, both to acknowledge the new ideas we learn and to serve as a limit to time spent online... I certainly hear you, on that one .

Here's my list for today:
1. Learned how to make crêpes from scratch
2. Found out that I can plant seeds of hardy plants outside in the winter; it's called 'winter sowing'.
3. Read about snow crystals on this site:
Snowflake and Snow Crystal Photographs

[Will Edwards]

OK Here my three ...

1) Tuscan Bean soup doesn't taste as good as it sounds.

2) There are three types of people in the world - those that can count and those that can't.

lol