Creating the best mellow/indie playlist ever

Well maybe not ever, but pretty darn close.

Anyway, in accordance with my mood, I need some mellow songs to listen to. Suggestions? I'll get the ball rolling.

The Field Mice--Emma's house
The Field Mice--If you need someone

Math and Physics Club--Darling, please come home

Owl City--Umbrella Beach

Saturday Looks Good to Me--Meet me by the water

Dani Flaco--La ley del ultimo trago
Dani Flaco--Quizas sea el mar

Mazzy Star--Fade into you

Another Sunny Day--I'm in love with a girl

Can a Spanish person explain these to me???

One of the reasons Spanish is so hard to grasp is because Spanish speakers substitute things with pronouns without prior reference to what they're substituting. It seems that you have to be native to fully understand why some expressions use lo(s) instead of la(s) and vice versa. I have no idea what the pronouns are substituting in the following phrases:

1. Pasarlo bien
To what does the lo refer?

2. Las que lian
Las que?

3. Matarlas callando.
Las que??

4. Apañarselas

And then there are those I can't figure out

I have no idea what the English translations for these would be.

1. El que da pan a perro ajeno, pierde pan y perro.

2. Matarlas callando
Wolf in sheep's clothing?

3. Mosquita muerta

4. Tener malas puglas, tener mal genio

5. Entrar por los ojos

6. Cuando veas las barbas de tu vecino cortar, pon las tuyas a remojar

Expressions II

So, about 2 months ago, the English teacher for adult education, asked me to come in once a month to speak with the students. This past time, she wanted to look at Spanish and English idioms. We sat down and composed a list of both English and Spanish idioms and proverbs and tried to come up with their translations. So far, we got:

1. Raining cats and dogs
Llover a cántaros; llover a jarros


2. Roll with the puches
Hay que continuar

3. Finders keepers, losers weepers.
El que se fue a Sevilla perdió su silla.

4. No good crying over spilt milk
Agua pasada no mueve molina.

5. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
El que no arriesga, no gana.

6. Politeness costs nothing.
Ser educado no cuesta dinero.

7. The early bird catches the worm.
Al que madruga, Dios le ayuda.

8. A stitch in time saves nine.
Mas vale prevenir que curar.

9. To pull someone's leg
Tomar el pelo a alguien

10. All that glitter is not gold.
Todo lo que reluce no es oro.

11. Mas vale coger pájaro en mano que ciento volando.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

12. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
A caballo regalado, no le mires el diente.

13. Birds of a feather flock together.
Dios los cria y ellos se juntan; estar en la misma onda

14. If you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
El que con ninos se acuesta, mojado se levanta.

15. To each his own.
Sobre gustos, no hay nada escrito

16. By the skin of his teeth; by a hair
El canto de un duro; por los pelos

17. Tener buen gusto
To have good taste

18. Dressed up to the nines
Ir de punta en blanco; ir de gala

19. That is so you.
Es muy proprio de ti
Te va (muy) bien--clothing
Te pega.

Lo pasamos bien aqui, verdad?

As I mentioned, things are winding down here with the summer coming and all. We had our merienda-cena for yoga today. Good company, good food, and good weather. Does one really need anything else in life? As usual, I'm not in the photos, so don't bother looking. = )







And so with my stomach full and my spirit content, I said adios to those members of my yoga class who were present. A ver si el ano que viene tendre suerte estar aqui otra vez.

Spanish chicks have unusually raspy voices

Just something I've noticed in general. It could be the smoking.

Carbarceno

Friday, I went to Carbarceno (in Santander), a zoo that resembled a safari, with the kids from the colegio. We had a great time. It had been a while since I had been to a zoo and even though I'm not a fan of encaging animals, or making them perform in spectacles, I had a great time. I forgot how cute little kids were even when they're annoying. I also love how they show how excited they are as opposed to me who just keeps it inside. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home so you'll have to look on the internet for pictures. It's things like these and days like this that are going to make it hard to go back to Miami.