Hey CT! I saw your post about why you don’t like WTNV, and I was wondering where you draw the line with “too much explanation”. I’m a big fan of your style, and I’m thinking (read: already written one episode) of starting a horror podcast. I offer a wolf statuette with a broken leg, a summer’s heartbreak, and the shed fur of a white rabbit.
At the edge of campus, there is a field of flowers. They come in reds and purples, their stems are tough and thick. The heart shaped leaves are oily to the touch.
No one knows what they are.
Many have tried to identify them. The botany majors gave up after a few years; studying them has become a brief rite of passage.
Others, more foolish, came from miles around to investigate the strange plants. They collected leaves and unopened blooms from the ground. A few dared to remove full flowers from the ground.
That’s when the disappearances started.
Ever since then, the meadow has only allowed students to visit and study it, but they never take the flowers back for study. The leaves’ oil turned out to be highly stimulative, boosting memory retention. It became the school’s most coveted drug.
Sometimes, a student will find a single flower on their windowsill. They are advised to burn it immediately, for it will attract all manner of bad luck. It would seem to be a prank played by the more mischievous members of the Gentry.
Hey, so I say the “Te Amo” discussion and how you said to say “Te Quiero” instead if you aren’t really serious, but wouldn’t that mean “I desire you”? It just sounds a bit superficial to me, but I’m still learning the language and I don’t know a whole lot.
Your interpretation is logical and I’ve heard that confusion before! But the meaning is a bit lost in translation; it isn’t so linear as that.
In English you would say I desire you to be romantic, I adore you to be fond… I love you has a very wide range–it can be more casual or very serious.
In Spanish, te quiero fits most I love you situations. Say it to friends, family, and even to a lover. Te amo is very affectionate, so you’ll say it only to those you’re closest to and only in serious/intimate settings.
Sometimes poets will say I love you isn’t strong enough because it’s said too often. They may be right! But in Spanish, te amo fits what they’re trying to express :)