Thoughts from Middle Earth

by Tasha in New Zealand, Nerd

I consider myself a movie buff, and there are few movie universes I adore as much as Middle Earth. I love everything about these films and they are as close to true immersion as you can come in today's society. One does not simply stroll in and watch 30 minutes of a Lord of the Rings film - these films require time, effort and anticipation, all which are richly rewarded in a 13 and a half hour experience that will stay with you for days after.

Wisdom before Beauty: Two Roads

by Tasha in Wisdom before Beauty

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

                                               - Robert Frost

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The Cult of Duolingo - An Expose

by Alex in Pre-trip, Language

For the past week or so, some very mysterious emails have been appearing in Tasha's inbox. Sent by an anonymous mister "Duolingo", these daily messages would pop up reminding her to "keep up with Spanish practice", and "make the owl happy." Naturally, the only conclusion I could think of was that my wife has joined a cult, and these were orders being sent out in some kind of brainwash-y code. So of course, I did what any loving, loyal husband would do when an evil cult has a hold of his wife's brain: ignored them. I probably shouldn't have been looking at her emails anyway.