sacapuntas :: skyfies

yesterday at the art store, 

the sweetest man was helping me find supplies, 

while teaching me the words in french.

it was going along fabulously, until: 

pencil sharpener.

i was motioning, and he thought: knife, eraser, crayons. 

oh boie.

the word in french is: affutoir

incidentally, it's the only thing i remember from his lesson. 

when i got home, i realized that there are only 2 words I know (remember) in all 4 languages i've ever studied:

pencil sharpener & french fries

afrikaans: skerpmaker

french: affutoir

spanish: sacapuntas (my alltime favorite word in spanish)

english: pencil sharpener

afrikaans: skyfies

french: frites

spanish: papas fritas

english: french fries

i guess this says about me:

i love potatoes and i'm passionate about art supplies.

sounds about right.