Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Soñar con español
A veces, es difícil recordar los sueños al despertar. A mi, me gusta bastante cuando recuerdo el hecho que he soñado con español la noche anterior. Hoy en día, no creo que sueña tanto en castellano como antes. Con la frase anterior, quiero decir durante la epoca en la cual estaba en España o el Ecuador o matriculado en cursos del idioma. Parece que se me ocurran con más frecuencia después de escuchar mucha música en español o ver programación en este idioma.
Se dice que cuando sueñes con un idioma, sabes bien lo que has aprendido. Lamento que no uso mis mañas del castellano con más frecuencia. Algunas veces, tengo pesadillas en cuales hago errores en conjugar los verbos o usar vocabulario equivocado...pero sé que son errores y autocorrecto.
Qué sueñes con su idoma más extranjero.
Se dice que cuando sueñes con un idioma, sabes bien lo que has aprendido. Lamento que no uso mis mañas del castellano con más frecuencia. Algunas veces, tengo pesadillas en cuales hago errores en conjugar los verbos o usar vocabulario equivocado...pero sé que son errores y autocorrecto.
Qué sueñes con su idoma más extranjero.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Birthday Presents to Myself
Yesterday, I was halfway done mowing my back yard when my mower decided to stop working. Out of nowhere. I mean, it started first pull and everything. I checked if something was stuck underneath (no), if I was out of gas (no), if the air filter was obstructed (yes). I fixed the air filter. That didn't fix my problem. I check for spark. No spark in the plug. I went to check for spark between the cable and the plug by unhooking it. The mower worked when the cable was unhooked. Weird. It was temperamental. I got frustrated. Gave up.
Today on my way home from school, I stopped by AutoZone and picked up a $3 spark plug, hoping it would fix the problem. It did. Hooray. I also bought a 13/16 spark plug socket (with a magnetic base...fancy) for $7. I think I might get myself another birthday present: a holster for my pistol. I don't know if I want a shoulder strap or a hip holster. Maybe I'll have to browse.
Today on my way home from school, I stopped by AutoZone and picked up a $3 spark plug, hoping it would fix the problem. It did. Hooray. I also bought a 13/16 spark plug socket (with a magnetic base...fancy) for $7. I think I might get myself another birthday present: a holster for my pistol. I don't know if I want a shoulder strap or a hip holster. Maybe I'll have to browse.
Water Fountains
Water fountains are gross. I don't drink out of them unless I'm really thirsty and there aren't any other feasible alternatives.
They just installed a new water fountain across from my office. I guess it's not so gross since it was just installed & it's at a college campus. I think that park- and elementary school-water fountains are probably the grossest. If there was a water fountain in a 5-star hotel, it would probably not be that gross. I think the ick factor comes from kids putting their mouths on it or slobbering all over the place where the water comes out. If I had a water fountain in my house, I'd totally use it. In fact, my little brother has 2 water fountains now and is thinking about hooking one up at our house in Vero. That would be pretty unique.
They just installed a new water fountain across from my office. I guess it's not so gross since it was just installed & it's at a college campus. I think that park- and elementary school-water fountains are probably the grossest. If there was a water fountain in a 5-star hotel, it would probably not be that gross. I think the ick factor comes from kids putting their mouths on it or slobbering all over the place where the water comes out. If I had a water fountain in my house, I'd totally use it. In fact, my little brother has 2 water fountains now and is thinking about hooking one up at our house in Vero. That would be pretty unique.
Monday, April 7, 2008
I Know What You Like
You can tell what people's hobbies are not only by how much time they spend on them, but also by how much money. It's almost a measure of how much they plan on using the equipment. If you're a serious carpenter, you'll have more than one kind of hammer. I'm going to focus on sports.
I play tennis in running shoes, running shorts, and a t-shirt. I play volleyball (and swim) in board shorts. I recently started wearing a swim cap for swimming. I have 2 pair of goggles, thanks to Camille. One is comfortable but sometimes leaks, so the other (never-leaky) is for races. I am pretty into this triathlon thing now. I bought a bike for $550 then all kinds of accessories (who knows how much money!). I just bought a triathlon wetsuit (not to be confused with a surfing wetsuit) and got to wear it for Saturday's race. I got elastic shoelaces for T2. I have a couple pair of running shoes and a couple pair of race shoes. I've been willing to trade away my money to get these goods.
However, when I do other sports, I'm a little stingier. I didn't buy my own softball bat the last couple times I played. I use my old baseball glove/other equipment to play softball. I did have to get a couple softballs. I use my tennis racket for tennis and racquetball. I have two volleyballs. When I was playing soccer more, though, I bought cleats, shin guards, a ball, socks.
Away from sports: some people spend a lot on their computers or electronics. Others have thousands of dollars worth of (comic) books in their room. Some people trick out their car. Other people spend a lot of money on tools for their cars (which probably saves them money later). Basically, every hobby has some super-specialized equipment that has cheaper (but less technical) substitutes. When people start buying model airplane glue instead of using superglue, they're getting pretty into it. Watch your purchases to figure out what you're into these days.
I play tennis in running shoes, running shorts, and a t-shirt. I play volleyball (and swim) in board shorts. I recently started wearing a swim cap for swimming. I have 2 pair of goggles, thanks to Camille. One is comfortable but sometimes leaks, so the other (never-leaky) is for races. I am pretty into this triathlon thing now. I bought a bike for $550 then all kinds of accessories (who knows how much money!). I just bought a triathlon wetsuit (not to be confused with a surfing wetsuit) and got to wear it for Saturday's race. I got elastic shoelaces for T2. I have a couple pair of running shoes and a couple pair of race shoes. I've been willing to trade away my money to get these goods.
However, when I do other sports, I'm a little stingier. I didn't buy my own softball bat the last couple times I played. I use my old baseball glove/other equipment to play softball. I did have to get a couple softballs. I use my tennis racket for tennis and racquetball. I have two volleyballs. When I was playing soccer more, though, I bought cleats, shin guards, a ball, socks.
Away from sports: some people spend a lot on their computers or electronics. Others have thousands of dollars worth of (comic) books in their room. Some people trick out their car. Other people spend a lot of money on tools for their cars (which probably saves them money later). Basically, every hobby has some super-specialized equipment that has cheaper (but less technical) substitutes. When people start buying model airplane glue instead of using superglue, they're getting pretty into it. Watch your purchases to figure out what you're into these days.
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