These could have been from my pen

{by doe-c-doe

via thingssheloves}

One of my favorite sites at the moment is Letters to Crushes. Sweet, nameless letters from people around the world. Mostly ones that never got sent to the right recipient. About things we don't dare to say to our crushes. But I'm happy these letters got sent even in the Internet. Reading them often takes my breath away. And makes me hopeful. There sure is love in the world.

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January 25

cookie boy,

you’re crazy.

… i like you.

— punk girl

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January 8

Mine,

It seems wrong, writing feelings on a page. Can’t I just kiss you?

— Yours

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January 2

dude,

it’s freezing cold. i just want you to hold me.

— betty

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December 26

for the one and only,

you’re weird. i’m weird. i’m kind of hoping you’ll accept this mutual weirdness and call it love.

— you’ll figure it out

"If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious"

{via}

My friend said this is her favourite word in English.
I have to agree, and add It may be my favourite word in any language.
(Or non-language, as this might be more a non-word.)
Anyway, I think it's such a shame
there aren't that many situations where you could use it.
Well, I use it anyway,
but you know, with a good excuse.

Love is...

...someone who understands you
even when you're speechless.

Creativity by a random generator

I handed a student a note including his new password. The guy looked my neat handwiriting forming the word Misery followed with two numbers. Then he looked back to me.

- Yeah, I know... But they are randomly generated, I didn't make that up. Just try not to care.
- (Laughing) Okay, thank you anyway.
- If it makes you feel any better, the first option was Maniac something. But I just decided to skip it.
- (Laughing even more) Yeah, this one is totally fine. Thank you.

I'd just like to know who picked all those words the generator uses when randomly generating.

The name of the game is the most important part

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Okay, I just fell in love. I've never used OPI nail polishes, so I've got no idea if they're good or not (even though I've heard some rumours they're the best ones). But I'm not in love with the product itself, even though you can get it in almost any color. I'm in love with the clever catchy names they have for every single one. That little detail makes me wanna buy all of those, even though I don't wear nailpolish that often. Yes, I'm that kind of shopper who makes her decision based on details and buys the product that's estethically perfect even though it may not be the most practical, the cheapest or the easiest to use.

Here you go, some examples:

In my back pocket // Kinky in Helsinki // Need Sunglasses? //Privacy Please
No, I am not really a waitress // Keys to my Karma // Louvre me, Louvre me not
You don't know Jacques! // I'm fondue of you // Dating a Royal
And this little Piggy //No room for the Blues

...You can find more at the OPI web page.

It's a compliment, not a lie

I was helping a lady to find a book she needed and told her where she could look for it. It's always a bit tricky to explain that it could be in a place called shelving trolley, which sometimes is a real trolley, but can also be a shelf full of books waiting to be shelved. When she left the desk I though that I really seem to be struggling with English today, but hopefully she understood even a bit.
At that moment the lady turned around and came back to me.

- By the way, I have to say your English is brilliant. What is your native langugae?
- Finnish.
- Oh, I could never speak Finnish the way you're speaking English now. Very good job.

I don't know, if she really meant that or if she just wanted to be nice, but this episode made me happy anyway. Especially when there seems to be some huge delays in my langugae center today. I can hear people talking to me, but it takes at least 30 seconds before I understand what they say. And for that 30 seconds there is a terribly stupid look on my face while I'm processing the case. What a good day to work in customer service.