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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Confessions of a Shopaholic

I usually go to the supermarket more or less(about) once or twice a week to buy groceries. Since I do lots of shopping, I usually need a shopping cart to carry everything. I first stop by the delicatessen to pick up some sliced salami, cheese, honey, and various types of herbs like black pepper, mint and thyme . Then, I look for some fruit and vegetables in the produce section, but I make sure they are fresh. I like milk as well, so I go by the dairy section and grab a few gallons of milk. Also, I sometime pop into the frozen food section when I don't have much time to cook, so I usually pick up some microwaveable meals in the frozen food section. If the store is out of stock of any of the items I need, then I drop by a different supermarket on my way home. I generally pay with cash at the checkout counter.

Words of the day
A compulsive shopper is someone who is addicted to shopping, much in the same way that one might be addicted to gambling or alcohol. The term compulsive shopper is used because a person has a compulsion, or need to shop that overrides the person’s ability to consider the consequences of spending money.Sometimes the term compulsive shopper may also apply to people who make last minute unnecessary purchases. In fact store merchandising often appeals to shoppers who might make a last minute purchase. Items located around a cashier can lure the shopper into a quick decision regarding throwing a few extra things in the shopping cart. Grocery stores, for example, usually send one through a line with colorful magazines, razors, gum, and a few other items that may not be needed .
Shopaholic(Alışveriş çılgını)=A slang term for oniomania, or compulsive shopping.
Oniomania(Satın almaya doyamama veya satın alma çılgınlığı)=Oniomania (from Greek onios = "for sale," mania = insanity[1]) is a medical term for the compulsive desire to shop. Oniomania is the technical term for the compulsive desire to shop, more commonly referred to as compulsive shopping, compulsive buying, shopping addiction or shopaholism. First described by Bleuler in 1915, and then Kraepelin in 1924, as oneomania from the Greek oneomai, to buy, included among other pathological and reactive impulses, compulsive buying went largely ignored for nearly sixty years.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

I'm LOST!


Princess enigma is lost

Where really I am? I don't know lately...I'm "LOST"

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Monday, April 13, 2009

and and and TOUR DE TURKEY


I used to ride bicycle=Yo solía montar en bicicleta. OR Yo acostumbraba montar en bicicleta.
I AM used to ride bicycle=Estoy acostumbrado a montar en bicicleta.

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Ohmigod, I'm late for work! HOLD THE BUS!


Mi rutina
Dialogue
EVA: ¿Qué te pasa, Paco? Te veo con mala cara.


EVA: What's wrong Paco? You don't look well.

PACO: Nada. He vuelto a llegar tarde al trabajo.

PACO: Nothing. I arrived late to work again.

EVA: ¿Y qué haces para llegar siempre tarde?

EVA: And what do you do to always arrive late?

PACO: Pues no lo sé. Me levanto a las 8 de la mañana. Me ducho, desayuno, cojo el autobús y llego tarde.

PACO: Well, I don't know. I get up at 8 am. I take a shower, eat breakfast, catch the bus and I arrive late.

EVA: ¿Te levantas cuando suena el despertador?

EVA: Do you get up when the alarm rings?

PACO: Sí. A las 8 estoy en pie como un clavo.

PACO: Yes. I'm up and ready to go at 8AM.

EVA: ¡Pues entonces no lo entiendo! Repasemos: Te levantas, te duchas, desayunas, coges el bus... ¿y llegas tarde?

EVA: Well, then I don't understand! Let's review: You getup, you take a shower, you eat breakfast, you catch the bus ... And you arrive late?

PACO: Sí. Esa es mi rutina.

PACO: Yes. That's my routine.

EVA: Una última pregunta, Paco: ¿A qué hora empiezas a trabajar?

EVA: One last question, Paco. what time do you start work?

PACO: A las 8.

PACO: At 8.


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Grammar notes
¿qué te pasa?=what's wrong?

This is a useful expression to ask someone when you think he/she has a problem.
te veo con mala cara=You don't look well.


Te veo con mala cara=You don't look well. You look ill/ worried.

This is a expression we use when someone looks worried or ill and it is reflected on his/her face. As we say that our face shows our worries and feelings.
he vuelto a=I did it again...He vuelto a llegar tarde=I arrived late again.

VOLVER A + INFINITIF. This is a way to say that you do something one more time or even several times. For example if you failed an exam and you do it again and failed once more, then we would say: He vuelto a suspender el examen.
Me levanto=I get up....Me levanto a las 8=I get up at 8.

LEVANTARSE is a reflexive verb, that means that it needs some pronouns before the verb, which are: ME,TE,SE,NOS,OS,SE and then the verb, in this case in the present tense: ME LEVANTO, TE LEVANTAS, SE LEVANTA, NOS LEVANTAMOS, OS LEVANTÁIS, SE LEVANTAN.

We use Present tense to talk about actions that happen at the present time or actions that we make habitually as a routine.
cojo=I catch...Cojo el autobús=I catch the bus...




Pay attention! This verb could be used in Spanish of Spain to get transports. Coger un taxi, el autobús, el tren... but NEVER use it in this sense in South America as there it means to copulate in a coloquial way. So, instead of COGER use SUBIR or PARAR.
estoy en pie como un clavo=I'm up and ready to go!


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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Los días pasan muy rápido


Days of the week / Los días de la semana
Yo hago las compras los lunes
Yo friego el suelo los Martes pero No tengo detergente.
Los Miércoles,por la noche como fruta mientras veo la television.
Yo alimento a mi pájaro los Jueves y Domingo.
Yo corro y nado solo los Viernes.
El Sábado ,voy a cenar con mi marido.
Me siento muy bien porque voy a salir con mis seres queridos los Domingos.
Y otro dia ,
Una semana empieza de nuevo, como de costumbre.

Monday=lunes
Tuesday=martes
Wednesday=miércoles
Thursday=jueves
Friday=viernes
Saturday=sábado
Sunday=domingo

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Fin de invernada


Saturday, March 28, 2009

The seed



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