What is in your cup?

[kindlekitten]

mineral water

I speak english (obviously), do fairly well in german, the longer I am there, the better it gets. I can understand a fair amount of spanish, used to speak it pretty well, but I got a cross in my wiring and whenever I try to speak it anymore it wants to come out in german. I used to know a smattering of tinglit, hopi, apache and navajo.

fairly fluent in dog, cat and horse

[Bilbo1967]

Just checked into my hotel in Essen and am sat in the bar with a nice glass of Konig Pilsner.

[ProfCrash]

Can you teach me dog? Specifically "I don't care that it is icy outside. You pee an poop outside not in the basement."

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Just checked into my hotel in Essen and am sat in the bar with a nice glass of Konig Pilsner.

brat!

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Can you teach me dog? Specifically "I don't care that it is icy outside. You pee an poop outside not in the basement."

you need to take the miscreant immediately out after eating, and then once every 15 minutes until there is action. never scold a mistake, and always praise a job well done. take the pup to a place he has already done his business, bring any poos he has done in the house out to that spot and always return to the same spot

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I used to know a smattering of tinglit, hopi, apache and navajo.

I'm very impressed!

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Geezzz, it startled me that you are all multilinguals - exceptional beppe, Stitchawl and latinandgreek to name a few. I'm so worried that I can only use 2 languages better started running soon!

to sum up your suggestions, the language I should start is either French or Spanish. I'll learn both of them, French first then the other. Italian and Russian sounds appealing but it's not easy to learn them here, so... que sera, sera.

however I definitely stay away from hieroglyphs (Chinese, Japanese... or are they pictograms??)

and just one more question on languages: is it because I'm a beginner or the French speak too fast? I remember my first time listening to English, of course I was small and knew very little about English, but it sounded pretty nice and easy enough for a 9-year-old kid to catch up. But my first time listening to French is completely different, I was overloaded though I was 18 at the time! I couldn't even figure out where they were speaking in the scripts, not to mention the odd accent and the meanings of the words! I'm a little bit scared to come back to French, frankly.

oh I forgot, I'm having double mocha latte

Don't worry, spoken French is pretty hard to catch. I've been speaking French for more years than I care to admit, and I still find that the French speak much too fast (mind you, I'm Canadian so I'm more used to hearing Canadian French, I suppose). Don't get discouraged though, just enjoy yourself! I love learning new languages, especially on my own, because it make me feel like a detective sifting through clues and putting them together when I start to figure things out on my own. It's addictive! Your English is fantastic, I'm sure that you will be able to pick up another language, no problem.

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

brat!



you need to take the miscreant immediately out after eating, and then once every 15 minutes until there is action. never scold a mistake, and always praise a job well done. take the pup to a place he has already done his business, bring any poos he has done in the house out to that spot and always return to the same spot

We are doing that.

He had been very good, four days in a row without an accident. Then he lost it on Sunday, Monday, and this morning. He has been with us a week and we started his housebreaking. His foster parents had 12 other puppies and let them pee and poop where they wanted and did minimal clean up. We had to give him a bath as soon as he got home because he had poop in his fur.

I know it is going to take a while to train him. Today he went out 15 minutes after eating, then 30 minutes after eating. Then he started pooping, was stopped, and finished outside. We played outside for 10 minutes or so, came in, and he peed. (sigh)

I know there will be some road bumps along the way and we cannot yell at him but this morning was a bit frustrating. Ah well, he will get it down.

[astra]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I used to know a smattering of tinglit, hopi, apache and navajo.

fairly fluent in dog, cat and horse

Like Latinandgreek I am very impressed.
Even more so by the second part

A cup of Pu-Erh aged.

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

you need to take the miscreant immediately out after eating, and then once every 15 minutes until there is action. never scold a mistake, and always praise a job well done. take the pup to a place he has already done his business, bring any poos he has done in the house out to that spot and always return to the same spot

Sounds complicated. So much work!

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Onto a pot of Pu-Erh. Finally getting to try a resteep. The resteep looks darker then the original steep. I might even be adventerous and try a third steep.

[ProfCrash]

But they are so cute and cuddly. Once he is potty trained he can join us safely on the bed and have a bit more freedom.

Well once he is potty trained and has decided that shoes are not fun chew toys.

Totally worth it though, even when frustrated, totally worth it.

[astra]

Ehm.
My wife wanted to have a cat but she knows my aversion to cats so...she said she doesn't need any pet as long as I am around. I behave no better and require no less attention

[ProfCrash]

heheheh

I got to pick the first dog and my hubby the second dog. We both had veto power, although there was no way we would reject the others choice. Well, there is no way he would reject mine. (winks)

I am on pot two of Three Kingdom Mao Feng. It is a Teavana tea, pretty good but I probably will not replace it when it is empty.

[astra]

Originally Posted by LaurieGator

Spiced tea - a concoction of lemon dry tea mix, Tang, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg :-)

I have had one h*ll of a sinus headache for 2 solid days. I am maxed out on decongestant and Naproxin so I am trying hot beverages to try to loosen up the sinuses so the pressure goes down a little bit...

Get well soon.
I just received a phone call from a friend whom we are trying to convert.
When he visited us last Saturday he complained about blocked nose for two weeks and that he was told to breath water (well inhale vapour) with eucalyptus. I told him we have got a sample of eucalyptus tea. He said he would like to try it. He left off with the sample...
He says that after 3 evenings of drinking the tea his nose has completely cleared. Moreover, he is a postman, so he got to wake up around 5am everyday. He has been doing it for the last 20 years or so and he is 56 now, it is not easy for him. He always wakes up 15-20 minutes before alarm clock that is set for 5.10am. Today, he slept like a wooden log and woke up with the alarm! He said he cannot remember the last time he woke up with alarm.
Maybe you should try? Who knows, it might help.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Don't worry, spoken French is pretty hard to catch. I've been speaking French for more years than I care to admit, and I still find that the French speak much too fast (mind you, I'm Canadian so I'm more used to hearing Canadian French, I suppose). Don't get discouraged though, just enjoy yourself! I love learning new languages, especially on my own, because it make me feel like a detective sifting through clues and putting them together when I start to figure things out on my own. It's addictive! Your English is fantastic, I'm sure that you will be able to pick up another language, no problem.

I agree with you. Think of the fun.
And about the speed of any spoken language; try to get the gist of what they're saying, not the details. But there's a proverb; knowledge is power.

In my cup: cold Arabica-coffee.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Iridal

Resolution for the rest of the day: no more coffee !! I don't know whether I'll be able to survive this ...

I am getting worried.
No word since then.
Survived or not?

I better drink something...Sencha Yamato will do.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by astra

I am getting worried.
No word since then.
Survived or not?

Perhaps vistiting DesertGrandma and Abba? Haven't seen or heard from them either.