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StrangeMagic · Admin Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 640

So, I was sitting in a lecture theatre of the Examinations Schools in Oxford just a few days ago and this forum came back to the foreground of my mind. Just a few minutes ago, someone emailed me saying that they wanted to register here, so hopefully (fingers crossed and all that), I will be around for a little more during my summer vacation (which is still around 2 months long!)

How is everyone doing, and what are you doing? Unfortunately, with university work and all of that, I haven't really been able to do much conlanging or conscripting, but every now and again, that nostalgic feeling comes up. I find myself looking at my Eleypherion website, or browsing around on Omniglot... but how about you? I'd love to have a nice catch-up session with all of you. =)

eldin raigmore · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject:

I'm OK.

It's 100 F here (38 C). Feels like 115 F (46 C) because of the humidity.

I keep meaning to get back to developing my conscript for Adpihi, but between clearing away the last previous obstacle and my next chance to get on it, so far, something else has always come up.

Maybe this time it won't.
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Tolkien_Freak · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:28 am Post subject:

I'm going into UT as a linguistics major this fall! (that is, in a month and four days)
I'll finally make physical friends who share my interests (though I have bumped into Aeetl once in person, which was awesome). I'm looking forward to it immensely.

Reading history articles on Wikipedia in my spare time has been inspiring me to conworld again, hopefully something will come of it. Haven't done much the past couple of years though, I've had my head so deep into Japanese that I almost forgot how much I like linguistics in general.

It's been highs of 35+ C here for the last three months straight, practically, and pathetically little rain (this is Texas, it's a horrible drought). I've given up checking the weather.

eldin raigmore · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject:

By UT do you mean University of Texas?
(Their linguistics program is famous.)

Or another state university -- e.g. U of Tenn -- in the U.S.A.?

Or some other university, probably in some other country?
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StrangeMagic · Admin Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 640

Wow, I am liking the fact that it is nice and warm in the places that you two are staying. It's only around 23 degrees Celcius over in the UK. I wish that it was a little warmer.

@eldin raigmore - Hopefully no more obstacles will crop up! Good luck with it.

@T_F - Wow, your semester starts so soon. I'm also wondering what the acronym UT stands for too. How long will your linguistics major be and do you also minor in a different subject? It'll be great to meet people with similar interests.

And oh, how did you meet Aeetl?! I don't think I heard about that...

How long have you been studying Japanese for?

Oh, if only you could just take away some of the extremely heavy rain we've been having in the UK.

Tolkien_Freak · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:30 pm Post subject:

Aeetlrcreejl · Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Over yonder

Life's been the same, mostly. Senior year (the one before university) starts in a month or two. I did in fact meet T_F at a Latin competition, which was a lot of fun (I don't believe I've actually heard linguistic terms being spoken before that). I found my character sheets for my conlang, so I should be more productive.
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achemel · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 556 Location: up for debate

I've been working and looking for a more permanent job, preferably closer to what I actually want to be doing. I'd like to shift from maintenance work to something more like translating or interpreting, or at least get into a certificate program somewhere. I went through some serious depression during my last year at college so I've put conlanging aside for a while.

eldin raigmore · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject:

Any news since July 23 2011 for anyone on Vreleksá?
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Serali · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:26 am Post subject:

Still alive just really really busy with things under too much stress slightly depressed from it. XD Learning Korean.....

But I'm ok. What about the rest of the world.....? Where'd they run off too?

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Kiri · Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Latvia/Italy

I'm still alive - started my studies in University of Latvia. I'm studying French and Italian. I have a good reason to think that by the end of this semester I won't be able to function in English anymore, as it will be written over by a pidgin of French and Italian Very Happy

eldin raigmore · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject:

Tolkien_Freak · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:42 pm Post subject:

Getting used to college life - it's kind of crazy, I'm in multiple honours classes and have a paper output of about six pages every Monday-Tuesday period. (Rest of the week is fine though Confused

)

Linguistics class is weird, because I haven't really learned anything new at all yet (it's just intro to ling) but I'm still really enjoying it. Sadly, no time for actual languages - I'm already at 16 hours.

Serali · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:11 am Post subject:

Kiri · Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Latvia/Italy

Oh, so you'll make me? How are you going to do that? Very Happy

And what was it? Hoingies? Loingies? No, I can't remember for the life of me Wink

@T_F Is linguistics your major?

Tolkien_Freak · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:59 am Post subject:

XD You two.

Yes, I am a linguistics major ^_^ We're few and far-between, even at as huge and linguistcally-competent a university as UT.

Serali · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:46 pm Post subject:

Kiri · Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Latvia/Italy

Serali, that is precisely the point, that English is not my mothertongue. I'm glad if I managed to fool you though! Smile

That means my English is not that bad Smile

@T_F I hate this question, when it is asked to me, so you can choose to disregard it, but what are you going to do with that education when you graduate? Smile

I mean, do you have a plan, or are you just going to wait and see (I'm not judging in any way, because wait-and-see is precisely my attitude towards the future Wink

)

Tolkien_Freak · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:15 pm Post subject:

Serali · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:19 pm Post subject: