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unexpected…

29 Thursday Dec 2011

Posted by azahar in animals & pets, christmas, sevilla, spain

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camels, christmas, sevilla

Spotted yesterday under the Setas.

About a week before Christmas I went out to the market early in the morning, turned the corner towards the Mushrooms and went … whoah! Camels! A whole whack of them were being groomed. So of course I had to stop and take some photos, and also find out what they were doing there. Turns out they are part of the Christmas market that was set up in the plaza, and the camels are for kiddie rides. Well, it’s been almost two weeks and every time I see the camels they make me smile. But the shetland ponies are cuter.

What was the last unexpected thing you saw?

the killing

28 Wednesday Dec 2011

Posted by azahar in films, language, media, spain, teaching, television

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dubbing, films, programmes, spain, the killing, tv


I’ve been hearing rave reviews about this Danish tv programme for ages so when the first series (it’s now into series 2) became more reasonably-priced on Amazon I decided to go for it. Two episodes in and I’m hooked! And its especially refreshing to see actors that look like real people.

Watching it has also made me wonder why Spanish people are so averse to sub-titles. I’ve been going to sub-titled foreign films since I first found out they existed – I think I was about 16. So I don’t get it when people say it’s “too difficult” to read and watch at the same time. And I really don’t get how not hearing the actor’s real voice isn’t important to viewers.

In Portugal films and tv series are sub-titled and, as a result, most of the population has at least a smattering of English. Unlike in Spain. But I guess Peter would be out of a job if they got wise here and changed their ways. Still, I cannot abide dubbing. Can you?

Guardian review – The Killing

susana perezosa

14 Wednesday Dec 2011

Posted by azahar in cooking, home, retail therapy, spain

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home, kitchen, Lazy Susan, sevilla, seville, Susana perezosa, Susana preguiçosa

AKA Lazy Susan. A bit weird that in Spain they use a literal term (bandeja giratora = revolving tray) rather than a literal translation. In Portuguese they are known as “Susana preguiçosa”, which would be “Susana perezosa” in Spanish.

Anyhoodle, do you have any idea how hard these f*ckers are to find in Sevilla? That is, without spending the better part of a day hiking out to IKEA on the bus (which isn’t actually in Sevilla anyhow)? Well, it’s hard. I’ve been looking out for Lazy Susans ever since I moved into the latest casa az last February and have not seen them anywhere. But it turns out that a few places have started stocking them for the holiday season as they tend to be used here more for entertaining than the practicial use I’ve always thought they were made for.

Which is to be able to get at stuff in corner cupboards.

As you can see in the photo in this blog post, I’ve got a very deep corner cupboard just above the microwave. I never know what’s in there and can’t reach into it without getting up on the footstep thingy. And so yesterday I finally managed to find a couple of inexpensive Lazy Susans made of bamboo, which fit perfectly into my corner cupboards. Am now thinking of getting another one for the cupboard below. And maybe a smaller one for my spice cupboard! I’m so pathetically thrilled that I can now easily reach up for access to this cupboard after so long. But hey, simple pleasures and all that.

Anyone know why they are called Lazy Susans?

christmas lights

08 Thursday Dec 2011

Posted by azahar in christmas, home, sevilla, spain

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christmas, lights, sevilla

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A bit of Christmassy Sevilla…

~ gallery version at azahar’s Sevilla ~

vote for cthulhu!

18 Friday Nov 2011

Posted by azahar in humour, spain

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cthulhu, elections, politics, spain

I know this won’t mean much to most of you but with the Spanish elections looming I totally cracked up when I saw this today. I don’t normally get political here as I can only vote in municipal elections, but you have to admit this is quite wonderful. Thanks to the Noneuclidian Party, Spaniards will have another option this Sunday. 🙂

Vote for Cthulhu! Why choose a lesser evil?

Check out the Vota Cthulhu Website for videos and more.

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