Pangea! That's the sister word to my favorite word in the world: Panthalassa.
Really? Wow, I've never met anyone whose favorite word was so closely related to my screen name. Or anyone whose favorite word was the name of a prehistoric ocean or land mass
(Forgive my random rambling; I have a tendency to think out loud, especially when I'm surprised.
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And my name, and the title of this thread, are pronounced like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAWxw0wmeNQ
(Sorry, had some trouble viewing the video sooner because YouTube's being problematic for me.
) *Finally manages to watch video* Huh, the pronunciation of "life cycle" doesn't sound as different from just saying it normally as I expected.
On that note, here's
here's what the aforementioned pirate accent I find myself using to pronounce your name sounds like
(though my version has a bit of a stronger "oi" sound for long 'I' sounds, like in "l
oyfe c
ycle").
And I'm fascinated by invertebrates, particularly mollusks and cnidarians. And Arthropods. And Echinoderms. And Centophores.... And Platyhelmenthies. In fact, all invertebrates excite me, I can't decide which I love most!
Neat!
(You're also the first prospective marine biologist I can remember ever meeting who's told me that they're specifically interested in marine invertebrates.)
There are a lot of sea creatures (a lot of creatures, period) that fascinate me, but I have to say that cephalopods are probably at the top of the list as far as which ones I would love to work with. I only have a minor in Biology, but in the last few days I've started speculating about getting into cephalopod research.
And you're welcome for the warm welcome!