Back Off.
1. I have been feeling scattered. Like my energy has dissipated and spread out like fog. Have you ever tried to collect fog?
2. Culo is, in fact, not Spanish for cool.
3. I took the bar exam 10 years ago this week. I still have a t-shirt that says, “Do it once. Do it right. Never do it again.”
4. The Spanish word for ‘pregnant’ is the same as the Spanish word for ‘embarrassed’: Embarazada. I can’t tell if I find that a little funny or a little wrong.
5. Instigator and I went to lunch today. She ate a salad. I ate steak. Figures.
6. Las mujeres buenas van al cielo… las malas a cualquier parte.
Good girls go to heaven… the bad ones wherever they want.
7. I’ve been feeling a bit on edge. On Sunday, when I tried to exit the train, people pressed in toward me, trying to board. This is such idiocy. I surprised myself by yelling, “BACK OFF.”
Fight or Flight?
Fight.
8. English has 6 verb tenses. Spanish has 14.
What. The. Hell.
9. You don’t take something personal. You take it personally. You don’t take something serious. You take it seriously.
10. I have to learn 68 Spanish verbs for class on Thursday.
Dude, I don’t even do 68 different things.
Anyone else a little cranky?
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
This is why I took French. So much easier. I took a year of Spanish and a semester of Italian and both were way harder than Francais.
July 27th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Heh. I like CBG’s comment.
Well, if it’s any consolation, I think you just need a big ole HUG!!!
((Big Ole Hug))
July 27th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Hello Random Esquire,
Just a random reader. You’ve got a nice blog and I’ve enjoyed reading about your dog. I like how poetically you stated point #1. Good luck with the Spanish; I’m sure it will be rewarding to know it.
July 27th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Yipeee for free Barbri shirts, glad to see nothing has changed in ten years except the cost of the program has increased ten fold!!
July 27th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
“Do it once. Do it right. Never do it again.”
Wait…does this mean I’ve been doing it wrong all this time?? Damn….
July 28th, 2010 at 5:31 am
-snuggle-
I’m sure you do at least 68 different things. Is there a Spanish word for Blog? I’ll even give you the first one: Orinar: to pee.
You’re welcome.
July 28th, 2010 at 5:31 am
Yep, I am a little cranky, and I hope it ends soon. I don’t comment often, but enjoy reading your posts RE. xoxo to you!
July 28th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Too bad you don’t have 69 things to do……..
July 28th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Wow, I have been feeling the same. I wonder if it is the heat of summer plus trying to learn something new. Hugs.
July 28th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Okay, Sandra made me laugh. heh.
July 29th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Here, this is all you ever need in Spanish Cookie:
Deme tres latas de cerveza, por favor.
THANK ME LATER.
July 29th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Oh and just another helpful hint for your Spanish class.
Pollo is chicken, but don’t ever order “Polla” , especially if the waiter or storeclerk is male.
July 29th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
*groan*
Whyyyyy did you tellll meeeee thattttt? *laugh* Now, guaranteed, I’m going to botch that. OY.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Hope you find your mojo again soon!
July 31st, 2010 at 8:59 am
OK, I wasn’t going to tell you this one, because I come off like an idiot, but here goes: I was a senior in high school and had taken 4 years of Spanish. My friend and I took and Amtrak to go visit Syracuse, one of the colleges to which I was applying. There were a bunch of Argentinian guys on the train with us and they were eager to practice their English, which was pretty good. I couldn’t say the same about my Spanish skills, though, and I finally admitted that every time I speak Spanish to someone who’s a native speaker, I end up embarrassed. Except I said “embarazada,” thinking is was a cognate.
“Every time I speak Spanish to a native speaker, I end up pregnant.” Sigh.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:16 am
Oh, RE you crack me up! You’re so cool that I’m gonna start calling you culo!
Actually, the Spanish word for ‘embarrassed’ is ‘apenada’ (for girl) or ‘apenado’ (for guy)… I think what you meant is that they sound similar… and yeah, don’t get those confused!
Verbs in Spanish are a bitch, even for Spanish speakers. That’s only because we’re that much more sophisticated.
But hey, at least everything is pronounced the way it’s written! We don’t have to worry about silent E’s at the end of words and different sounds for the same letter.
I’m sure with a little motivation you could find 68 things to do… or maybe you should just add one more for extra credit and do 69!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Don’t worry.
Latin has 14+ verb tenses, not to mention 5 different declensions for five different types of nouns, adjectives, pronouns, etc. I had that for two semesters and am glad it’s over.
Did you know the Spanish Ayudar (to help) comes from the Latin Adiuuo (pronounced adyuwo) meaning the same thing? Just a fun little fun fact.
August 8th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Cranky? Yes, of course. I have children.
I blame DSHS currently, but tomorrow is Monday, so it’s a whole new opportunity to find people who will piss me off.