the paper I haven’t written yet has been accepted which means I’ll be presenting in a panel together with two actual Ukrainian scholars with actual PhDs so now I really have to write the best paper ever 😱

I wanted to call my story about cake and revolution Smetanová revoluce but a) that doesn’t translate very well into English and b) someone already wrote a novel with that title 😭

random vocabulary in Czech - week 1

inspired by @historyandlanguages’ babadum challenge

NOUNS Bedna (f): box Bruslení (n): skating Čelenka (f): headband, headdress Červený rybíz (m): redcurrant Dráp (m): claw Gumová holínka (f): rubber boot Halenka (f): blouse Horník (m): miner Houpačka (f): swing Chobotnice (f): octopus Jehně (n): lamb Klacek (m): stick Koleno (n): knee Krmítko (n): feeder Lopata (f): shovel Mraveniště (n): anthill Náramek (m): bracelet Nosítka (m): stretcher Oblouk (m): arc Okap (m): eaves Páv (m): peacock Povoz (m): wagon, cart Řasa (f): eyelash, seaweed Řídítka (f): handlebars Spacák (m): sleeping bag Stavebnice (f): building blocks Studna (f): water well Švec (m): shoemaker Truhla (f): trunk Vážka (f): dragonfly Vodítko (n): leash Vodní příkop (n): water moat Vor (m): raft Vůz (m): carriage, coach, car

VERBS dřepět/ dřepnout: to squat zvedat/ zvednout: to lift, to raise

has anyone ever heard about Masaryk wanting to found a new church? Because this is the very first time I ever hear something of the sort? @sparklingdali @davna-minulost @nicesweater

me

my professors either hate me or don’t want me to go to grad school 😭

alright, my goal for the weekend is to not log in to the university’s admissions website until Sunday evening. If by then the professors haven’t sent their letters, I’ll write to them a very concerned email along the lines of “sorry for bothering yet again but my academic future is in your hands”

I’m trying not to freak out over this but the deadline is just one week and a few days away and the referees in question have not answered my reminder emails 😱