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Or at least I do 90% of the time, according to the results of my first ever Spanish test. Boom-shacka-lacka!
After four weeks of intensive study (or rather one of casual study and three of intensive drinking), our teachers surprised us on Tuesday with the news that we would have a test on Friday over all the material thus covered. And that included the rather complicated direct- and indirect-object pronoun stuff they flew thru on Thursday. Not that direct and indirect object pronouns are that difficult, but as an American kid learning English in the 80’s, they didn’t so much teach us this crap…it was all that post-hippie “the kids will figure it out from context” nonsense…thanks, jerks. At any rate, it didn’t seem to matter, as I took that test out back and made it my b!tch. Highest score in the class, too, I might add; and that’s only 8 points fewer than Al scored on the same test after 8 years of Spanish. All in all, I’m rather impressed with myself.
Cock of the walk, baby, cock of the walk.
-bdmc
(Let’s not forget who stayed up late last night helping you study…. -Al)
Madrid has been in a hot drought for an extended period recently, so much so that on the first day of school the director made a point to tell us that we need to be judicious with our water use. Well that all became a big fat lie this week, as it’s been cold and raining every day since Sunday, and it’s supposed to continue thru next week. I’m happy for the Spaniards, in that now they can continue washing their sidewalks every night with a firehose—as is their custom—with a bit more confidence that it won’t be the last time, but if we’re going to have to keep putting up with this crappy English weather, I demand that the English language follow in suit!
-bdmc
