we live in the future: la oruga muy hambrienta

I just finished translating The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle into Spanish. What? Who knew I could even do that?!

the greatest university is a good book:

The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong
When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Where The Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
Ordinary People Judith Guest
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius David Eggers
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo
Outliers Malcolm Gladwell
The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Night Train to Lisbon Pascal Mercier
The Big 5 Daniel Pinkwater
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson
700 Sundays Billy Crystal

high thoughts must have high language:

réchauffé: left-overs; something made from left-overs (courtesy Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposerous Words)

parknic: a picnic in the park. By nature it is the most delicious of all park activities and the most satisfying. (courtesy of a Jen slip of the tongue)

dudevorce: when two guys end their relationship over something lame; the end of a beautiful bromance (courtesy of Urban Dictionary)

fur baby: a dog/pet who is treated as a child rather than an animal (courtesy of Doubletounged Dictionary)

cardboard: another word for thunder (courtesy of Megan)

rapference: a reference to a rap song

repference: a reference to something made in order to increase your street cred.

cordcutting: ending one's cable subscription and watching all tv shows online (courtesy of Doubletounged Dictionary)

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

la oruga muy hambrienta

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