After working 18-22 straight hours per day for 6 days in a row, I'm back. And still alive. Shocking.I swear, translators' work is awfully undervalued.

- client: the website looks great, but can we have an "exit" button on there.me: er.. I suppose so, where do you want the user to go when they click it?client: nowhere - I just want it to shut down...

I have to translate "Summer 2004", but since US summer is in different months than Chilean summer, I have to adapt this.My question is: what's the official summer (dates) in the US? and the rest of...

I have to say, avagabond's Harry Potter icon cracked me up!

I am now taking antiplatelet drugs (Plavix) and Ecotrin (acetylsalicylic acid). From what I understand, both of them act as blood-thinners, though they are different. And from what I've read, it is...

6,000 people have been left almost in the street due to the eartquake last Monday (7.9 Richter/VII Mercalli). For those of you who are worried, Santiago is really far away from Iquique, so we...

There was a 7.9 earthquake in the North of Chile on Monday 13th, at 7:00pm local time. 60% of the homes are in ruins, and the people spent 24 hours with no water. 11 people were killed and some...

Passed on to me by jladamTotal number of books owned:Probably around 300. I stopped buying books when I ran out of space, unless it's something I already know and loveThe last book I bought:The...

A very good friend of mine is applying to the same translation agency I am working for. They sent her a translation test, which she finished and showed to me. I am sad to say (and I hope I don't...

I hate it when people make plans to go see a movie with you, but end up going on their own or with someone else.