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[robinturner]

I've been in a good mood almost all day, which given my sour nature is quite remarkable. I was even in a good mood before my first coffee, which is pretty remarkable. It could be a knock-on effect from yesterday, when Gabriella taught me a sword form, then I did lots of self-indulgent LJ-ing, some constructive LJ-ing, then slept the sleep of the just.

Also today was full of nice little things, e.g.

• Didn't get up until eleven o'clock.
• Got some positive feedback on last night's constructive LJ-ing.
• Had some amusing exchanges on philosophy and took the piss out of Objectivists again.
• Enjoyed my class on Aquinas, getting students to explain and evaluate his proofs of the existence of God.
• Saw a student from the self-defence course I taught last year - she's graduated from High School and is now studying International Relations here (on the down side, she's not practicing her stuff any more, which is a shame because her kicks kicked ass).
• Had a long phone conversation with a colleague who moved to Istanbul (I don't normally like talking on the phone, but I'll make an exception for her).

See, nothing much, but nice. I feel really tired now, though. Maybe happiness wears me out.

Comments

[c0c0c0.livejournal.com]

Sorry, you don't know me. I was wondering if you could tell me what askim means?

Thank you.

#C0C0C0

[solri.livejournal.com]

"Aşkım" means "my love" - it's a strong endearment. If someone calls you "aşkım", it's usually a sign they're head over heels in love with you, unless it's obvious that they're using it flippantly. Turkish has (at least) two words for "love": "sevgi" is the pure Turkish word, and, like Greek "philia", can mean any kind of love or strong liking (though "sevgili" is still normally a lover in the boyfriend/girlfriend sense). "Aşk" is from Arabic (ashq) and is used for romantic love, or the love of God.

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[c0c0c0.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!! :)