February 2012
38 posts
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sounds
thunderstorms and music are two of the greatest reminders of why i would wish to say goodbye to any of the other senses before that of hearing
very close behind hearing would be touch, for far too many reasons, on both practical and emotional terms
sight, i have to admit, could be one of the first to go, though this is not to say i wouldn’t miss it
regardless, last night there was a...
“In all our stories, especially matters of controversy, we strive to consider the...”
– NPR’s new Ethics Handbook
An important clarification.
(via dbreunig)
ShortFormBlog: Deadly Argentina train station... →
shortformblog:
40+ people reported killed in a train crash at Buenos Aries’ busy Once station, a major terminus
550+ people reported injured in the crash, blamed on a brake failure which happened during rush hour source
» The second major crash in six months: In September, another major crash…
this is very sad and horrible news. it is difficult to really find any appropriate words...
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there is no "third world"
even if we’re still speaking in terms of outliers in the communism versus capitalism debate, there is not
simply using the phrase to delineate the status of a country creates a nonexistent and damaging division between regions that are all very much in the same world
this seems to be a fairly well-known reality - i am not making a groundbreaking declaration, this is certain
and granted,...
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examen parcial del viernes (mañana): temas tengo...
verbos regulares y irregulares en:
presente
futuro perifrástico (ir a …)
imperativo negativo y afirmativo, (vos, usted, y ustedes)
pretérito perfecto simple
pretérito imperfecto
pronombres (objeto directo y indirecto)
preposiciones
conectores
un montón de vocabulario
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6 weeks into classes, starting from “¿cómo te llamás?”
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“memory is a crazy old woman who hoards colored rags and throws away food.”
– austin o’malley (via jane bozarth)
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spanish class has gone far, far past the point of retention. to deem my brain full of colored rags at this point would almost be generous.
consejos para dormir cuando hace calor
it is very uncomfortably hot right now in buenos aires, and expected to get hotter
naturally, this is a very popular topic of conversation, including on the news
tonight, they invited a specialist onto the program to offer a list of tips for sleeping at night when it’s so hot
she gave plenty of standard ones, like take a cold shower, drink ice water, eat only a light dinner, use a fan,...
“There are thousands of paths. They all lead nowhere. You must ask yourself one...”
– don Juan (Carlos Castañeda)
día de san valentín
the great number of flower stands between school and home reached a whole new level of wonderfulness today
i’ve never seen so many pondersome men just staring at flowers in my entire life
dear people of washington state, congratulations. i am so happy for you.
even my neighbors in buenos aires seem to be missing whitney houston today as her music streams loudly from their windows
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la guitarra
additionally, there has recently been a lot of practicing of songs by sublime and the pixies coming through my window from a guitar-playing neighbor
judging by the times of day i often hear him or her, this individual has a sleep schedule at least as bizarre as my own
everyone loves this movie
i am most decidedly overhearing loud bits and pieces of monsters, inc in spanish (and inevitable laughter) from a neighbor’s apartment while i attempt to do my homework
i have listened to this movie on far too many occasions while doing homework for language to be any sort of barrier against recognition
finally wrote some new stories →
sorry it’s been awhile.
spunk
my host mother has a 9-year-old granddaughter named lisa who comes over to have dinner with us about once a week
we sit next to each other at the table, which can be rather fun
she exhibits, during one dinner, more spunk than i probably exhibit in a year
as a result, these dinners are the highlight of all dinners, especially as i begin to understand more of what is being said
i think some is...
arbitrary character limits will some day be the end of me
