(This blog is the English translation of this week’s primary blog, which was originally written in Spanish.) Happy Valentine's Day, I guess. I can hardly believe it, but a month and a half of the year has already passed. After 2020, the flow of time feels strange, sometimes too fast and sometimes too slow. So … Continue reading Did You Have a Good Valentine’s Day?
(This blog entry is written in Spanish. There will be an English translation available tomorrow morning / Este blog está escrito en español. Habrá una traducción de inglés disponible mañana por la mañana.) Feliz Día de San Valentín, supongo. Casi no puedo creerlo, pero ya ha pasado un mes y medio del año. Después del … Continue reading ¿Tenías un Buen Día de San Valentín?
We’re on an off week again, so let’s get straight to the numbers section. Tuesday 2/02 Duolingo: 20 XP earned, ~0 minutesReading: 2% of El Ascenso de la Sombra, ~90 minutesWatching/Listening: 2 episodes of Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, 1 episode of Daniel San GMR, ~60 minutesSpeaking: reading out loud, ~30 minutes Wednesday 2/03 … Continue reading February 2021 Week 2 Recap
So as I’ve discussed in previous blogs since the tail end of November, I have been working on fiction writing again after taking a long hiatus back in September of 2019 for a variety of reasons, none of which were good, but which were also unavoidable. I’m not sure how applicable any of this is … Continue reading Passing the Time Writing
We’re on an off-week for a main topic, so let’s dive straight to numbers. Tuesday 1/19 Duolingo: 20 XP earned, ~0 minutesReading: 2% of El Ascenso de la Sombra, ~90 minutesWatching/Listening: 2 episodes of Amphibia, 1 episode of Daniel San GMR, ~60 minutesSpeaking: reading out loud, ~30 minutes Wednesday 1/20 Duolingo: 20 XP earned, ~0 … Continue reading January 2021 Week 4 Recap
(This blog is the English translation of this week’s primary blog, which was originally written in Spanish.) So now it's the new year… can we start over? Just kidding, but ugh, what a horrible start to the year. I hope there’ll be fewer problems for the rest of 2021, and I won’t give up on … Continue reading A Fresh (and Rotten) Start
(This blog entry is written in Spanish. There will be an English translation available tomorrow morning / Este blog está escrito en español. Habrá una traducción de inglés disponible mañana por la mañana.) Así que ya es el año nuevo … ¿podemos empezar de nuevo? Es broma, pero ¡ay!, qué horrible comienzo de año. Espero … Continue reading Una Comienza Fresca (y Podrida)
This is an off-week for a main blog topic, so let’s get straight to the numbers. Tuesday 1/05 Duolingo: 20 XP earned, ~0 minutesReading: 3% of El Dragón Renacido, ~90 minutesWatching/Listening: 2 episodes of Gravity Falls, 1 episode of Daniel San GMR, ~60 minutesSpeaking: reading out loud, ~30 minutes Wednesday 1/06 Duolingo: 20 XP earned, … Continue reading January 2021 Week 2 Recap
We’re officially in 2021 now, and while things don’t feel all that much different, I’m choosing to look forward optimistically and hope for this to be a better year. A lot has changed since the last of these year-start blogs I wrote, with my life overall improving despite other difficulties presenting themselves. This is when … Continue reading Yearly Theme for 2021
Main blog topic is being skipped this week thanks to the holidays. A main blog topic will return next week to kick off the start of the year. Let’s look at the numbers for the week. Tuesday 12/22 Duolingo: 20 XP earned, ~0 minutesReading: 3% of El Dragón Renacido, ~90 minutesWatching/Listening: 2 episodes of Little … Continue reading December 2020 Week 4 Recap
Fumbling Toward Fluent 