Beauty, Due South, Prince Caspian, conversations, guilty pleasures meme

I haven't really had the time or inclination or energy recently to put together a real LJ post, so I've just had a couple of Notepad files that I've been jotting down random thoughts in so I can later develop them into postable material. This is some of what I've accumulated from the past few weeks.

( Beauty In The City )

There are many things I love about Due South fandom, to which I am relatively new. ( Random thoughts of a newbie fangirl )

( Prince Caspian )

( Conversations and pet peeves )

( Since I was sort of tagged by geekwriter413... )

Oh, and this is so cool.

Alright, that's it for now.

La Canción Del Pirata

What am I doing instead of writing my paper? I'm translating Spanish Romantic poetry. About pirates. *sigh* At least I'm having a fairly good time of it. I love this piece; the chorus gets stuck in my head, although sometimes I forget the third line of the stanza and drive myself nuts. "Que es mi barco mi tesoro..." If anyone wants, I was toying with the idea of recording myself reciting the poem, and I could send it to you. So, you know, you hear what it really should sound like in all its original glory, even if you don't really know what it's saying. Oh, and as a note: my translations are pretty literal; I don't try to futz around with things to evoke the same rhythm or rhyme pattern--I think you lose enough through translation as it is. If you want rhyme and rhythm, read the original and then look at the translation to understand the meaning behind the language barrier. Or, you know, ask me to read it for you. Enjoy!


( The original Spanish version )

( My English translation )

P.S. Let me know if you see any errors.

ETA: I giggle every time I get an email about student government elections, because the use of the acronym for the Student Government Association makes the subject line read "SGA Elections." *g*