Monday, January 1, 2018

A Story on Privilege (Bilingual Edition) / Un cuento acerca de los privilegios (Edición Bilingüe)

The Ostrich and the Vulture
El avestruz y el buitre


In a faraway land, a tall tree bears golden apples that give the eater the power to fly.
En una región lejana, un árbol alto da manzanas doradas que dan al comedor el poder de volar.

These apples only grow on the highest point of the tree.
Estas manzanas crecen solamente en el punto más alto del árbol.

An ostrich named Struza treks through the woods in search of the powerful tree.
Un avestruz que se llama Struza camina por el bosque buscando el árbol poderoso.

A vulture named Grib flies through the woods. He also searches for the apples.
Un buitre que se llama Grib vuela por el bosque. Él también busca las manzanas.

"Where are you going?" Grib asks the ostrich.
-¿Adónde vas? - Grib pregunta al avestruz.

"I'm on my way to find the golden apples," she says.
- Estoy de camino a encontrar las manzanas doradas - ella dice.

Grib flies away from Struza, but follows her without her seeing him.
Grib deja a Struza volando, pero la sigue sin que ella lo vea.

Struza finds the tree. Because Grib has followed her, he also knows the location.
Struza encuentra el árbol. Como Grib la ha seguido, él también sabe la ubicación.

Struza struggles to reach the top. She tries to jump and fly but cannot reach the apples.
Struza lucha alcanzar la copa. Trata de saltar y volar pero no puede alcanzar las manzanas.

She sees Grib flying to the top, taking one of the apples.
Ve a Grib volando hacia la copa, tomando una de las manzanas.

"Hey!" says Struza. "Could you pass one to me?"
-¡Oye!- dice Struza, - ¿Me puedes pasar una? 

"Why would I do that?" asks Grib.
¿Por qué haría eso? pregunta Grib.

"I can't reach it," says Struza. "I can't fly as high as you, nor can I climb."
-No puedo alcanzarla - dice Struza. - No puedo volar tan alto como tú, ni sé subir.

"If I can reach the top of this tree without any help, then so can you. "
- Si yo puedo alcanzar la copa de este árbol sin ayuda, pues tú también puedes.

"But I already told you that I'm not built like you!"
- ¡Pero ya te he dicho que no soy construida como tú!

"Not my fault if you can't fly."
- La culpa no tengo yo si tú no sabes volar.

"Ostriches usually can't fly, but if you help me have an apple, then I'll fly like you."
- Los avestruces usualmente no saben volar, pero si me ayudas a conseguir una manzana, volaré como tú.

"I'm not sure I like the idea of that."
- No estoy seguro si me gusta esa idea.

"Why do you need the apple anyway? You already have the power to fly.”
- Por cierto, ¿Por qué necesitas la manzana? Ya tienes el poder de volar.

"I just need more power to make sure my flying abilities don't get taken away."
- Es que necesito más poder para asegurarme que no me quiten las habilidades de volar.

Grib flies away with faster flight than before. Struza stays on the ground.
Grib se marcha volando con más rapidez que antes, Struza queda en el suelo. 

Sunday, August 6, 2017

The Eye of the Cyclone

One can be in the eye of a storm and all seems calm, but it doesn't change the reality that they're in a storm.


Imagine living in this sort of climate.

This reminds me of the scene in The Wizard of Oz (the 1939 film not the book) where Dorothy is in the house that has been picked up by the cyclone.

Waking up from her "nap" Dorothy looks out and sees some odd things the window of her room. She encounters some chickens, an older woman sewing in a chair who starts waving not really noticing that she's in a storm, a cow and some people on a rowboat who wave hello.

It's upon looking down that Dorothy figures out "We must be up inside the cyclone!"

Miss Gulch / The Wicked Witch appears and everything in the house turns violent before the house falls down. Situations like these make one wish it were all a dream. Just as Dorothy didn't seem to notice right away that she was actually in the cyclone, neither did the other people she encountered. This is because they were all in the eye of the storm. What became of the other people in the cyclone is never known (not thinking about the "plot twist" at the end of the movie, but not the book.)

Sometimes we live in a storm, but because we're able to stay (possibly because of our own privileges or desires) in the eye of it, we don't see what is happening to us until the damage of the storm has already come to pass. On the other hand, those on the outside of the storm and those living in the most violent parts see it all too well.

Friday, April 14, 2017

Doctor Who Companions

As we approach Series 10 of the modern series of Doctor Who which features a new companion, I decided to make a list of all the companions and major recurring characters who have appeared in televised stories.








Susan Foreman (1963-1964) <>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th
(Books/Audio: 8th) (Unofficially: 6th) <!>







Barbara Wright (1963-1965) ^
Doctors met: 1st








Ian Chesterton (1963-1965)
Doctors met: 1st










Vicki (1965)
Doctors met: 1st (Audio: 5th)












Steven Taylor (1965-1966)
Doctors met: 1st (Audio/Books: 5th, 6th)











Katarina (1965)
Doctors met: 1st











Sara Kingdom (1965-1966) ^^
Doctors met: 1st










Dodo Chaplet (1966)
Doctors met: 1st (Books: 6th)










Polly Wright (1966-1967) <TW>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd











Ben Jackson (1966-1967) <TW>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd











Jamie McCrimmon (1966-1969) <> &
Doctors met: 2nd, 6th










Victoria Waterfield (1967-1968) <D>
Doctors met: 2nd  (Unofficially: 3rd) <!>










Edward Travers (1967, 1968) <D>
Doctors met: 2nd










Zoe Heriot (1968-1969) <>
Doctors met: 2nd (Audio: 6th)









Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart (1968, 1970-1975)
<> <W>* <D> <SJA>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th
(Unofficially: 6th) <!> (Books: 6th, 8th, 9th)











Sergeant John Benton (1968, 1970-1975) <W>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (Books: 9th)











Liz Shaw (1970) <> <P>
Doctors met: 3rd  <!>











Jo Grant (1971-1973) <SJA>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 11th (Books/Audio:7th, 8th)










Captain Mike Yates (1971-1974) <>
Doctors met: 3rd (Books/Audio: 5th, 7th) <!>










Sarah Jane Smith (1973-1976) $ <> <^> <-->
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th  <!>










Harry Sullivan (1974-1975)
Doctors met: 4th (Books: 9th)









Leela (1977-1978) <P>*
Doctors met: 4th
(Books: 7th) (Unofficially: 7th) <!>











K9 (Mark I, II & III: 1977-1981) # <SJA> <^>
Doctors met: 4th, 10th (Unofficially: 7th) <!>











Romana (1978-1981) <>*
Doctors met: 4th (Books/Audio: 5th, 7th, 8th) <!>


    Romana I & Romana II










Adric (1981-1982)
Doctors met: 4th, 5th  (Books/Audio:7th)










Nyssa (1981-1983)
Doctors met: 4th, 5th  <!>









Tegan Jovanka (1981-1984) <>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
(Unofficially: 6th) (Books: 8th)  <S>










Vislor Turlough (1983-1984) <>
Doctors met: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th (Books: 8th)











Kamelion (1983-1984)
Doctors met: 5th










Peri Brown (1984-1986) &
Doctors met: 2nd, 5th, 6th  (Books/Audio: 7th) <!>










Melanie Bush (1986-1987)
Doctors met: 6th, 7th  (Unofficially: 3rd) <!>










Ace McShane (1987-1989) @ <P>*
Doctors met: 7th  (Unofficially: 6th) <!>










Chang Lee (1996)
Doctors met: 7th, 8th









Grace Holloway (1996)
Doctors met:  7th, 8th











Rose Tyler (2005-2006) <R> <^> <-->
Doctors met: 9th, 10th











Mickey Smith (2005-2006) <^> <-->
Doctors met: 9th,10th










Jackie Tyler (2005-2006) <^> <-->
Doctors met: 9th, 10th











Harriet Jones (2005, 2008) <^>
Doctors met: 9th, 10th











Jack Harkness (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2020) % <^> <-->
Doctors met: 9th, 10th











Donna Noble (2006, 2008, 2009-2010) <^>
Doctors met: 10th










Sylvia Noble (2006, 2008, 2009-2010)
Doctors met: 10th










Martha Jones (2007) % <M> <^>
Doctors met: 10th (Books: 9th)










Francine Jones (2007) <^>
Doctors met: 10th










Wilfred Mott (2007, 2008, 2009-2010)
Doctors met: 10th










River Song (2008, 2010-2013, 2015)
Doctors met: 10th, 11th, 12th










Amy Pond (2010-2012) <11>
Doctors met: 11th










Rory Williams (2010-2012)
Doctors met: 11th










Craig Owens (2010, 2011)
Doctor met: 11th










Madame Vastra, Jenny & Strax (2011-2014)
Doctors met: 11th, 12th










Brian Williams (2012)
Doctors met: 11th










Kate Stewart (2012-2015) <D>
Doctors met: War, 10th, 11th, 12th









Clara Oswald (2012-2015) <12>
Doctors met: 1st, War, 10th, 11th, 12th
(Archive/Implication: 2nd-8th, 9th)










Danny Pink (2014)
Doctors met: 12th










Nardole (2015-2017)
Doctors met: 12th










Bill Potts (2017)
Doctors met: (1st), 12th










Ryan Sinclair (2018-)
Doctors met: Fugitive Doctor, 13th










Yasmin Khan (2018-)
Doctors met: Fugitive Doctor, 13th










Graham O'Brien (2018-)
Doctors met: Fugitive Doctor, 13th


Notes

This list omits recurring villains such as the Master, as well as characters from books and audio.
Also omitted are one time companions such as Astrid Peth and Jackson Lake.
Those who've met multiple Doctors have their primary companionships underlined.

<> Appeared in the 1983 special The Five Doctors.
<>* Appeared in The Five Doctors in archive scenes.
^ Reappeared in 1980 story Meglos as a different character.
^^ Reappeared in 1989 story Battlefield as a different character.
& Appeared in 1985 story The Two Doctors.
<!> Appeared in 1993 special Dimensions in Time.
<D> Appeared in Downtime (1995).
<W> Appeared in Wartime. * The Brigadier's voice was added retroactively.
<P> Appeared in the 1990s PROBE series.
<P>* Appeared in PROBE series as a different character.
$ Sarah Jane Smith reappeared in K9 and Company (1981), recurring in revived series and starred in <SJA>.
<SJA> Appeared in Sarah Jane Adventures series.
# K9 Mark I appeared with the 4th Doctor and Leela while Mark II was the 4th with Romana.
   Mark III went to Sarah Jane Smith and appeared in K9 & Company, the revived series and SJA.
   Also appeared unofficially in Search Out Space (1990).
<S> Appeared in A Fix with Sontarans.
@ Ace continued to appear in the 1990s in books and unofficially in Search Out Space.
% Appeared in Torchwood.
<R> Rose recurred in cameos in Series 4 leading to the Series 4 Proper finale.
Played a different entity with the War Doctor in the 2013 special The Day of the Doctor.
<M> Martha returned for three episodes in Series 4 meeting Donna Noble.
<^> Appeared in Journey's End (2008)
<--> Appeared in a cameo at the end of the 2009-2010 story The End of Time.
<11> Makes a cameo as a memory in The Time of the Doctor (2013)
<12> Makes a cameo as a memory in Twice Upon a Time (2017)
<TW> Appeared in Twice Upon a Time (2017, recast)