13
Abr

El próximo día 23 de abril estaré en el Foro Internacional del Español 2.0

Begoña Martínez

El próximo día 23 de abril estaré en el Foro Internacional del Español 2.0, en IFEMA (Madrid). Podéis encontrar más información en este enlace: http://www.españolalternativaglobal.com/session/innovacion-empresarial-en-el-sector-de-la-traduccion-buenas-practicas-internacionales/ En mi sesión hablaremos sobre cómo aprender a distinguir las buenas prácticas de los tiburones y los piratas, centrándonos en el usuario.   Personalmente, me centraré en las siguientes preguntas:

03
Feb

Dame un beso cálido

Begoña Martínez

Un beso como el primer pie en la arena Un beso como el asiento de atrás, tras la playa Un beso como la cinta de casette que se ha derretido Un beso como un semáforo bajo el sol hace treinta años Un beso como robar una patata frita de la cocina Un beso como tus

29
Ene

Is that a Barbie in your pocket?

Begoña Martínez

My neighbour once gave bad eye to my husband in the elevator because he was carrying a Barbie in his pocket. —It’s for my daughter. —Thank God. Girls should play with girls’ toys, and boys with boys’ toys. Otherwise they end up faggots and what not. —Uhm, not really. It has actually been linked to

14
Sep

My take on Alyssa Aldersley’s The double life of being a parent at an early stage startup

Begoña Martínez

Josep Martínez just sent me via twitter this very nice nice article and I recommend that you read it too: Alyssa Aldersley: The double life of being a parent at an early stage startup After finishing it, I thought that it would be interesting to comment. After commenting, I thought, well, now that I’ve written

03
Sep

I’m Nica: a short note from Niquinohomo, Nicaragua

Begoña Martínez

  Yesterday I visited the birthplace of Sandino in Nicaragua: Niquinohomo. Yo soy del pueblo que un niño en Niquinohomo soñó. Soy del pueblo de Sandino y Benjamín Zeledón —Yo soy de un pueblo sencillo, by Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy (see the complete lyrics and my translation below)   Benjamín Zeledón’s fortress —the political prison We

24
Feb

A bit of a Hobbit

Begoña Martínez

I’m a bit of a Hobbit. I like to see things grow, little by little. I like routines (and escaping them: but I find them comfy). I like it when I run out of something and I buy exactly the same one again, I get the impression that I was right the first one. My

03
Feb

Dame un beso cálido

Begoña Martínez

Un beso como el primer pie en la arena Un beso como el asiento de atrás, tras la playa Un beso como la cinta de casette que se ha derretido Un beso como un semáforo bajo el sol hace treinta años Un beso como robar una patata frita de la cocina Un beso como tus

17
Sep

The Editing Gaiman Dream

Begoña Martínez

We’re editing together, head to head. It’s a bio, a blurb, maybe something in between. He’s Neil Gaiman, (I know Amanda is behind me, reading something else) and he’s mumbling a bit, as he re-reads the text: words flow until they get stuck. I take it from the place he left off. —I think that what it

03
Sep

Comments on Sticks and Stones, by XKCD

Begoña Martínez

  From a Google+ conversation: Ramón Nogueras: That is completely and absolutely untrue, unless you admit that anyone other than you has control over your feelings. Words have only as much damaging capacity as you want to give them. Ignacio Torres Masdeu:  The exchange of power is part of many social contracts. But many times

03
Sep

Poverty anywhere is poverty everywhere.

Begoña Martínez

Poverty anywhere is poverty everywhere.* Why is that? Why are other people’s problems my problems? Are we all together in this? How can we be together in this if I don’t know who they are, why are we here? If I can’t feel them as I can feel my body. Do my toenails know about