I’m working on decluttering my personal inbox. I gave up on my work email. I try not to look at the number of unread or unopened emails. I unsubscribe, but for some reason, it doesn’t work. There are tips and tricks to manage the beast, but that takes more time than I have. I sign up for different kinds of groups (mostly writing), hoping to get inspired. And I do…when I read an entire email. Last week I read through one newsletter and I decided to only choose one of the embedded links. It was about journaling, something I’ve been doing most of my life. There was good information. I saved it. It’s hard not to dig through my digital trash looking for other valuable bits of knowledge I tossed haphazardly. But my brain can only take so much. If that information needs to find me, it will come around. Probably into my inbox.
Month: September 2021
Spanish à la (Apple) Mode
This afternoon I officially passed on my elementary library Twitter account and set up a new one for my middle school library. It took most of the day to compose my farewell tweet-it’s book fair week and we’ve been busy. I wanted to end my post with “adios amigos” and wound up with “Adoos ambiguities!” I had to save my draft and that’s what welcomed me when I returned. It prompted me to compose short Spanish phrases and let autocorrect fix everything for me.
Here are a few samples:
English | Spanish | Apple Autocorrect |
I enjoy going to the movies. | Me gusta ir al cine. | Me enchants it’s al cone. |
You are my friend. | Tu eres mi amiga. | Ruthie weeks mi amiga. |
I need a cup of coffee | Necesito una taza de cafe. | Necessity una Taz a de cafe. |
Hello, how are you? | ¿Hola, como estas? | Hola, ComicCon estos? |
I’m very hungry. | Tengo mucha hambre. | Tengo muncha ham Bre. |
I have a headache. | Tengo un dolor de cabeza. | Tengo un dolor de caveman. |
When will we eat dinner? | ¿Cuándo cenamos? | Chandigarh cenamos? |
Happy birthday. | Feliz cumpleaños. | Felix cumpleaños. |
I like to eat pizza. | Me gusta comer pizza. | Me gusts comer pizza. |
The things I do to entertain myself. ¡Adoos, ambiguities!