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10/23/2007 22:22 #41768
Cheese!10/17/2007 19:24 #41695
Herman Badillo. EspañolCategory: español
Hace quatro meses desde que hice mis observaciones en la escuela por la calle Elmwood que se llama Herman Badillo. Me encantó esta escuela bilingüe. La única cosa que yo hice fue ayudar a los estudiantes leer el inglés. Todos eran respetuosos aun los que no tenían ganas de leer.
Una de los estudiantes míos era puertorriqueña y ella me enseño una palabra de español. Bochinchera. Significa según ella, una que le gusta platicar los negocios de los demás con otras personas.
¡No sea una bochinchera! Ni una jamona como se dice de las mujeres que quedan solas todas sus vidas. El peor de todas sería una bochinchera jamona ;) ¡No sean bochincheras jamonas nunca!
La escuela Herman Badillo sufría de una mala nota del estado el año pasado. La política de No Child Left Behind es la política de capitalistas que no piensan en el futuro de nuestros jóvenes. Gracias a Bush por este horror y por crear un sistema que es aun más peor. Un regalito a la industria de libros estudiantiles y los que hacen los exámenes.
Parecía a mi que quatro años anteriores que todo el mundo estaba opuesto a la opinión mía y que esta política ayudaría a los pobres y minoridades mejorar sus notas y cortar la distancia entre las clases. No se puede juzgar la política por los títulos superficiales de los políticos.
Vean mi diario anterior si quiere compartir sus pensamientos con nosotros.
Una de los estudiantes míos era puertorriqueña y ella me enseño una palabra de español. Bochinchera. Significa según ella, una que le gusta platicar los negocios de los demás con otras personas.
¡No sea una bochinchera! Ni una jamona como se dice de las mujeres que quedan solas todas sus vidas. El peor de todas sería una bochinchera jamona ;) ¡No sean bochincheras jamonas nunca!
La escuela Herman Badillo sufría de una mala nota del estado el año pasado. La política de No Child Left Behind es la política de capitalistas que no piensan en el futuro de nuestros jóvenes. Gracias a Bush por este horror y por crear un sistema que es aun más peor. Un regalito a la industria de libros estudiantiles y los que hacen los exámenes.
Parecía a mi que quatro años anteriores que todo el mundo estaba opuesto a la opinión mía y que esta política ayudaría a los pobres y minoridades mejorar sus notas y cortar la distancia entre las clases. No se puede juzgar la política por los títulos superficiales de los políticos.
Vean mi diario anterior si quiere compartir sus pensamientos con nosotros.
joshua - 10/18/07 11:59
This is cool, because I can practice my Spanish comprehension. I have to say though, I've never really read a reference to Americans like "capitalistas" before.
This is cool, because I can practice my Spanish comprehension. I have to say though, I've never really read a reference to Americans like "capitalistas" before.
joshua - 10/18/07 11:54
MUERTA EL CHE!
MUERTA EL CHE!
tinypliny - 10/18/07 00:38
I am not quite sure I understand this well. But are you saying that the bilingual school that you volunteered in, shut down because of some debatable state policy? What could possibly be right about a policy which shuts down neighbourhood schools??
New words that I learnt today + possible meme maps.
cuatro..........Four (Quatro)
escuela.........School
calle...........Silence ???? I am not sure
encantó.........Charmed (enchanted)
estudiantes.....Students
leer............to read (LOL, that is very non-inutitive!)
respetuosos.....Respectful
palabra.........Word (??)
Bochinchera.....Rowdy (??)
Significa.......It signifies
jamona..........Stunning (from Yemen?)
como............as (??)
mujeres.........Women (??)
nuestros........Ours (??)
jóvenes.........Young (Yuva <- Hindi for youth)
libros..........Books (in a library)
anteriores......Previous (anterior to something)
compartir.......Sharing (as in compartmentalize)
pensamientos....Thoughts (as in pensive)
I am not quite sure I understand this well. But are you saying that the bilingual school that you volunteered in, shut down because of some debatable state policy? What could possibly be right about a policy which shuts down neighbourhood schools??
New words that I learnt today + possible meme maps.
cuatro..........Four (Quatro)
escuela.........School
calle...........Silence ???? I am not sure
encantó.........Charmed (enchanted)
estudiantes.....Students
leer............to read (LOL, that is very non-inutitive!)
respetuosos.....Respectful
palabra.........Word (??)
Bochinchera.....Rowdy (??)
Significa.......It signifies
jamona..........Stunning (from Yemen?)
como............as (??)
mujeres.........Women (??)
nuestros........Ours (??)
jóvenes.........Young (Yuva <- Hindi for youth)
libros..........Books (in a library)
anteriores......Previous (anterior to something)
compartir.......Sharing (as in compartmentalize)
pensamientos....Thoughts (as in pensive)
10/16/2007 14:36 #41676
Blogs y diarios en Buffalo. Español.Category: español
Deseo que haya más blogs y diarios en español. Sé que hay algunos que hablan las dos lenguas que ya son miembros de estrip. Los que pueden, por favor ayuden me en mis esfuerzos. Si tuviéramos múltiples blogs y diarios en español, otras personas que solamente hablan en español encontrarán el sitio también por las búsquedas como google y yahoo. Porque esta comunidad es diversa, debemos extender nuestras manos a toda la población. Si alguien requiere ayuda en abrir una cuenta con estrip y no sabe cómo hacerlo manda me un mensaje por correo electrónico a dabedeh@yahoo.com
Voy a tratar usar palabras claves que incluye "Buffalo", para qué gente en esta comunidad nos encontrará. Igualmente, voy a pensar más en eventos en Buffalo en cual hispanos generalmente estarían. Es importante que estas terminas claves aparezcan en el titulo de la jornada para generar más "hits" en las búsquedas.
Bienvenidos a todos que vienen.
¿(e:oda) estás?
Voy a tratar usar palabras claves que incluye "Buffalo", para qué gente en esta comunidad nos encontrará. Igualmente, voy a pensar más en eventos en Buffalo en cual hispanos generalmente estarían. Es importante que estas terminas claves aparezcan en el titulo de la jornada para generar más "hits" en las búsquedas.
Bienvenidos a todos que vienen.
¿(e:oda) estás?
museumchick - 10/17/07 09:25
Si. My comprende un poco de Espanol.
Si. My comprende un poco de Espanol.
mike - 10/16/07 22:08
Ole!
Ole!
tinypliny - 10/16/07 16:42
Hehe. I don't! I am sincerely trying to learn it though. I used freetranslation.com to translate his text and to compose my response. Considering that my favourite band is from Argentina and my favourite guitarist is from Spain, I am not making much progress.
I hope to get to pidgin Spanish in some years, but fluent Spanish is a un-dying dream. I am hoping that a spurt of Spanih blogs will help me learn a word a day!
Hehe. I don't! I am sincerely trying to learn it though. I used freetranslation.com to translate his text and to compose my response. Considering that my favourite band is from Argentina and my favourite guitarist is from Spain, I am not making much progress.
I hope to get to pidgin Spanish in some years, but fluent Spanish is a un-dying dream. I am hoping that a spurt of Spanih blogs will help me learn a word a day!
imk2 - 10/16/07 16:36
you speak spanish, tiny? you're so talented!
you speak spanish, tiny? you're so talented!
tinypliny - 10/16/07 16:33
¡Es tan bueno verle anuncia en español! Yo siempre he querido aprender este hermoso y el poético lenguaje. Utilizo actualmente el freetranslation com de sitio web para traducir su texto, y para componer también la mina. Sin embargo, yo espero que esa exposición más ancha al idioma me quizás ayude lo aprendo. ¡Estaría inspirando a ver verdaderamente blogs españoles en Estrip!
¡Es tan bueno verle anuncia en español! Yo siempre he querido aprender este hermoso y el poético lenguaje. Utilizo actualmente el freetranslation com de sitio web para traducir su texto, y para componer también la mina. Sin embargo, yo espero que esa exposición más ancha al idioma me quizás ayude lo aprendo. ¡Estaría inspirando a ver verdaderamente blogs españoles en Estrip!
joshua - 10/16/07 16:27
No lo se. Ustedes necessitan ayuda, pero soy un bobo - no lo tengo. Or something like that.
PS - your accent is far too Cuban, clearly!
No lo se. Ustedes necessitan ayuda, pero soy un bobo - no lo tengo. Or something like that.
PS - your accent is far too Cuban, clearly!
jbeatty - 10/16/07 16:08
That blows my meager vocabulary of Spanish sexual innuendo out of the water.
That blows my meager vocabulary of Spanish sexual innuendo out of the water.
james - 10/16/07 15:15
Oh no! I don't understand your language and therefor am driven to rage!
Get make to Mexistan you foreignation!
This white moment was brought to you by the letter K
Oh no! I don't understand your language and therefor am driven to rage!
Get make to Mexistan you foreignation!
This white moment was brought to you by the letter K
10/14/2007 16:59 #41649
Chimney FlukeToday I had to pull a pigeon out of my friends chimney. The poor thing was stuck there for a long time and was caught in the fluke. I pulled a muscle in my leg contorting in new positions trying to get him out. I put on rubber kitchen gloves, but he didn't even try to bite me. He actually seemed relieved that I was helping him. Once we got him outside he flew up on to the roof. From there he flew to my own roof a few doors down. Poor thing...such trauma.
I love my job. Almost everyone who calls is just so appreciative. Why not be appreciative of free support to quit smoking? The Spanish speaking clients are fun too. I think that they are super appreciative that I struggle to communicate with them. My last caller was like "Oh you speak so well." even though I am struggling from time to time. Everyone of them has thanked me a million times and has been very patient. I really, really like to be shown appreciation for what I do. If I don't get at least some appreciation, and I feel that I deserve it, I get kind of bitter.
Sometimes I even think that in some of the work I have done in the past that my employer will refuse to say thank you or to say that I did a good job, because that would in some way cause me to not work as hard or something. The mentality where they think "I'm paying you so I don't have to say thank you". Obviously they don't have to, but in the situations where my employer has shown gratitude other than in monetary value I am much happier. It doesn't even take that much either. I'm not needy and don't need to be thanked constantly, just occasionally. It's not that I work less if someone is condescending or shows lack or respect or didn't show that they cared about my concerns, its just that I won't want to work for you anymore, so if you really want to keep me you wouldn't do those things. Might I add that it helps if you do NOT willingly make me a part one of your sick and twisted S&M fantasies involving Mulder and Scully and Harry Potter... IS that too much to ask?!
Anyways, I have been meaning to talk about how much I like helping people and how much good will I feel towards Roswell for treating me well in return. My co-workers all seem nice and respectful too. I put some photos I took this summer in my cube. It was nice to make a cube look better and not so gray. I plan on rotating them with different ones too spice it up a bit.
I love my job. Almost everyone who calls is just so appreciative. Why not be appreciative of free support to quit smoking? The Spanish speaking clients are fun too. I think that they are super appreciative that I struggle to communicate with them. My last caller was like "Oh you speak so well." even though I am struggling from time to time. Everyone of them has thanked me a million times and has been very patient. I really, really like to be shown appreciation for what I do. If I don't get at least some appreciation, and I feel that I deserve it, I get kind of bitter.
Sometimes I even think that in some of the work I have done in the past that my employer will refuse to say thank you or to say that I did a good job, because that would in some way cause me to not work as hard or something. The mentality where they think "I'm paying you so I don't have to say thank you". Obviously they don't have to, but in the situations where my employer has shown gratitude other than in monetary value I am much happier. It doesn't even take that much either. I'm not needy and don't need to be thanked constantly, just occasionally. It's not that I work less if someone is condescending or shows lack or respect or didn't show that they cared about my concerns, its just that I won't want to work for you anymore, so if you really want to keep me you wouldn't do those things. Might I add that it helps if you do NOT willingly make me a part one of your sick and twisted S&M fantasies involving Mulder and Scully and Harry Potter... IS that too much to ask?!
Anyways, I have been meaning to talk about how much I like helping people and how much good will I feel towards Roswell for treating me well in return. My co-workers all seem nice and respectful too. I put some photos I took this summer in my cube. It was nice to make a cube look better and not so gray. I plan on rotating them with different ones too spice it up a bit.
james - 10/14/07 18:50
If I ever pick up smoking I will give you a call first.
If I ever pick up smoking I will give you a call first.
jenks - 10/14/07 17:06
:) I'm so happy for you.
And, I'm back at BGH now, so I *might* be able to join the ros:peeps for lunch once in a while- will you join us?
(and I'm so with you on the 'feeling appreciated' thing. I think the guys at work forget how far a simple "good job" or "thanks for your help" goes. Two seconds, free, painless- and it makes my day. Instead we get nagged for the one thing that gets done 5 min late, not the one million things that were done right.)
:) I'm so happy for you.
And, I'm back at BGH now, so I *might* be able to join the ros:peeps for lunch once in a while- will you join us?
(and I'm so with you on the 'feeling appreciated' thing. I think the guys at work forget how far a simple "good job" or "thanks for your help" goes. Two seconds, free, painless- and it makes my day. Instead we get nagged for the one thing that gets done 5 min late, not the one million things that were done right.)
10/07/2007 23:43 #41546
Lake TemperaturesThe lake is at a record high temperature today. It is 67 degrees today with an average of 62 for 10/07.
My rabbit is shedding non-stop. This is very unusual at this time of the year. It is driving me crazy. I can't keep this tiny apt clean even though I clean it every week. His hair and hay eventually cover the entire square footage of the house by the end of the week. Maybe I'll hire someone to clean it.
I really like this weather, but at the same time I know it has very real consequences. Less than a week away and we had the October storm. I can't deal with that again. Anyways, it isn't just one particular day that has me worried, it is the consistency of the heat.
The storm last night is more typical of August weather. It was nice, but it lasted forever. I really couldn't sleep. My bed is right under a window and with the heat I couldn't bear to close it. That is one of my fears, getting struck down by lightning that comes through a window.
The air was not very breathable today. It was actually kind of gross and I had another hard day breathing. It wasn't ozone according to airnow.gov. It was particle matter. This was their warning for today that continues into tomorrow.
I suppose I am one of those unusually sensitive people that can smell toxins and pollutants in the air when a lot of other people don't notice. Personally I think the air is worse than their testing shows. I think their is something in the air here that isn't measured in in their tests, but nonetheless is pretty stank. I don't think that their is one particular source but really just a mixture of toxins from different factories that mingle with each other and create a nauseating cloud.
Sources
My rabbit is shedding non-stop. This is very unusual at this time of the year. It is driving me crazy. I can't keep this tiny apt clean even though I clean it every week. His hair and hay eventually cover the entire square footage of the house by the end of the week. Maybe I'll hire someone to clean it.
I really like this weather, but at the same time I know it has very real consequences. Less than a week away and we had the October storm. I can't deal with that again. Anyways, it isn't just one particular day that has me worried, it is the consistency of the heat.
The storm last night is more typical of August weather. It was nice, but it lasted forever. I really couldn't sleep. My bed is right under a window and with the heat I couldn't bear to close it. That is one of my fears, getting struck down by lightning that comes through a window.
The air was not very breathable today. It was actually kind of gross and I had another hard day breathing. It wasn't ozone according to airnow.gov. It was particle matter. This was their warning for today that continues into tomorrow.
Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion.
I suppose I am one of those unusually sensitive people that can smell toxins and pollutants in the air when a lot of other people don't notice. Personally I think the air is worse than their testing shows. I think their is something in the air here that isn't measured in in their tests, but nonetheless is pretty stank. I don't think that their is one particular source but really just a mixture of toxins from different factories that mingle with each other and create a nauseating cloud.
Sources
libertad - 10/08/07 21:07
I just gotta say that I totally agree with paul about living on elmwood, but that my journal is not referring to the traffic. When I worked at coffee& on elmwood they had these glass tables outside that I cleaned with a white rag every morning. Every morning the white rag would turn black with suit after washing the glass tables.
What I refer to is when these weird chemically smelling gasses seem to get stuck in the atmosphere. I notice it more when we have thick cloud coverage or on days where the ozone might be high like intense heat days or days that are hazy. The chemical smell I am certain isn't produced by traffic but rather like jenks said something awful burning. I notice it much more when I am over at Target. The smell besides bothering my breathing (I don't have asthma) makes me feel ill and I get kinda pasty looking.
When I lived in Rochester, I never smelled these smells. Rochester by the way is one of the number one producers of dioxin in NYS because of Kodak. When I used to visit my sister who lived by Kodak park her area smelled kind of like bleach. To be honest it wasn't quite as bad as the smells I smell here during those off days.
If I had to guess, the smells are coming from factories in the area. Mostly from along the niagara especially towards Tonawanda. I think the GM Powertrain plant is probably one of the bigger polluters in the area but I'm no expert.
If I had the energy, I would record wind direction, environmental conditions and monitor factory activity to fully understand where the hell this crap was coming from.
I just gotta say that I totally agree with paul about living on elmwood, but that my journal is not referring to the traffic. When I worked at coffee& on elmwood they had these glass tables outside that I cleaned with a white rag every morning. Every morning the white rag would turn black with suit after washing the glass tables.
What I refer to is when these weird chemically smelling gasses seem to get stuck in the atmosphere. I notice it more when we have thick cloud coverage or on days where the ozone might be high like intense heat days or days that are hazy. The chemical smell I am certain isn't produced by traffic but rather like jenks said something awful burning. I notice it much more when I am over at Target. The smell besides bothering my breathing (I don't have asthma) makes me feel ill and I get kinda pasty looking.
When I lived in Rochester, I never smelled these smells. Rochester by the way is one of the number one producers of dioxin in NYS because of Kodak. When I used to visit my sister who lived by Kodak park her area smelled kind of like bleach. To be honest it wasn't quite as bad as the smells I smell here during those off days.
If I had to guess, the smells are coming from factories in the area. Mostly from along the niagara especially towards Tonawanda. I think the GM Powertrain plant is probably one of the bigger polluters in the area but I'm no expert.
If I had the energy, I would record wind direction, environmental conditions and monitor factory activity to fully understand where the hell this crap was coming from.
joshua - 10/08/07 11:38
(e:paul) you should see the dirt I clean off of my windows every spring.
I think the temperature for that water is officially nipply with a 80% chance of shrivelly later in the afternoon.
(e:paul) you should see the dirt I clean off of my windows every spring.
I think the temperature for that water is officially nipply with a 80% chance of shrivelly later in the afternoon.
jenks - 10/08/07 09:23
some mornings I walk out to my car to go to work- it's like 5:30 am and really calm and quiet out- and it just STINKS. Like some weird gross burning smell. I have no idea what it is, and no one else seems to notice it. And then the next day it will just be gone. No idea...
Sorry about poor Wab. Maybe he's too hot?
some mornings I walk out to my car to go to work- it's like 5:30 am and really calm and quiet out- and it just STINKS. Like some weird gross burning smell. I have no idea what it is, and no one else seems to notice it. And then the next day it will just be gone. No idea...
Sorry about poor Wab. Maybe he's too hot?
paul - 10/08/07 08:38
I really think it is where you live. Honestly, when we lived on the corner of lafayette and elmwood I had pretty bad asthma and used my inhaler. Now over on linwood I really never need it unless there are cats involved. At lafayette, there was a stop light. Truck, especially in the morning would idle and their puff of black smoke at about our bedroom window level. Living there, the air was freakin disgusting. I am very sensitive to that.
Think about how much pollution the cars on elmwood put out. I mean it is one massively busy street with tons of stops for people to idle at.
Various parts of a city have vastly different air, my suggestion is not to live next to live on our urban highway. Even a couple blocks away makes a huge difference when you think about exhaust and how it travels around.
I really think it is where you live. Honestly, when we lived on the corner of lafayette and elmwood I had pretty bad asthma and used my inhaler. Now over on linwood I really never need it unless there are cats involved. At lafayette, there was a stop light. Truck, especially in the morning would idle and their puff of black smoke at about our bedroom window level. Living there, the air was freakin disgusting. I am very sensitive to that.
Think about how much pollution the cars on elmwood put out. I mean it is one massively busy street with tons of stops for people to idle at.
Various parts of a city have vastly different air, my suggestion is not to live next to live on our urban highway. Even a couple blocks away makes a huge difference when you think about exhaust and how it travels around.
poor lady bush. poor poor thing.
first lake?
As in, that is Laura Bush the first lady?
if so, I love how the other women are hip to hip with everyone but her.