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LOL I know some reviews are pretty funny, especially when the spelling is way off.

Ooh great advice! Thanks

Don't worry about it! Get the important stuff done first. Besides, one has 16 chapters and the other has 26 so it would take too much time probably. I rarely have time to read what I want these days myself. Yeah that is what I liked about my review. I realised there was too much sex and I needed to tone it down a bit.

@Raven: :D That's really sweet of you to say! I'm trying to get better, I know I have a long ways to go.

I don't know if it's a good or bad review tbh, but it's definitely my favorite because it provides specifics. And it surprised me because I think it's a pretty crappy story.

@Angela: Oh thanks I would LOVE some help! I'll take you up on that!

@Lisa: Thanks for the review! I keep thinking about it every day too, I just don't always get the chance to write. I've done maybe too much research for it, and not enough writing. Sometimes I just have no creativity in me . I had more for this chapter, but I felt bad that I hadn't updated it in a while, so I split it up in two parts. I promise the next chapter has lots of Luke in it.

Yeah I feel like a total hypocrite. I usually only review if I like the story. If I don't, then I don't want to offend the author, so I just move on. That said, I just posted a chapter and no reviews yet....argh. The unloved feeling won't go away but intellectually, I'm berating myself for caring. I'm just imagining that people hate my story so that's why they're not reviewing it. On the other hand, maybe they just don't care and thus I shouldn't care. I created an email just for AFF in case readers don't want to use the forum. That might help you...

@Lisa: a) Ficos's blog is under a pseudonym and written in Spanish - which you would have found out later but who cares right? b) Tweets spread like wildfire, and if anyone in a gossip-prone school finds out juicy info on someone, they share it with everyone they know. Twitter and Facebook are really just gossip (chisme in Mexican Spanish or Radio Bemba in Cuban Spanish) machines. c) Oooh I want to read that story! If you remember it, tell me please! d) Yeah that website is real. How do you think I know it takes $19.14 to get to Rage from the office? lol e) Fico is like me in that respect too. I hate my name! f) The songs are suggestions to listen to while you are reading, before, after, or while you're wishing I'd update ASAP. @Anon: More about Luke in the next chapter . Don't worry about Fico, he's got a good head on his shoulders.

@Anon: Thank you so much! I like this story too. I was having trouble writing the 27th chapter of The Invasion of Ian, which is really gloom-and-doom, and I thought, it'd be nice to write an upbeat story. So Fico and Luke were born! @ger: Thanks for the review, I really appreciate a cubano's input. First of all, this is a fictional world, where Fico's friends are accepting of him being gay (which is really unlikely IRL). I'm using a lot of literary license in that respect. Second of all, most of Fico's friends are mexicanos (and the majority of Hispanics in Cali are mexicanos), so they share a lot of slang. I haven't given a lot of details about his friends yet, but I will in later chapters. Lastly, I am a mexicana, and we don't use the verb singar. Yes, we use carnalita (little sister), menso/a (idiot), jodar (to fuck), pendejo/a (bastard), cabron/a (bastard, or between friends, dude), guapo (hot, cute), chulo/a (pretty; in Cuban slang it means pimp), chisme (gossip), Dios mio (my God), etc., but definitely not singar, asere, yuma, or chao. We prefer the verb chingar over singar. Like, fuck you is chingate, and fucker is chingado/a. @Jade - Thanks It takes a while for me to write this because I'm doing a shitload of research for it. I keep trying to write, but I have a ton of RW distractions. Blast that real world!

@Faust: Christian Lifestyles is an actual class at Salesian High. It's about the New Testament and other Godly things. You can check out the school website for yourself. @Lisa: Thank you so much for the compliment! Fico is a little hot headed, I know.

Bienvenidos and Welcome to Off the Wall: Review Responses 'N Stuff Off the Wall (OTW) is my latest and maybe-not-so-greatest addition to the magical wonderland of AFF. It's about a cubano skater boy, Fico, who tries to negotiate the trials of growing up Latino and gay while having an unrequited crush on the school's golden boy, Luke. It is set in present-day L.A., California, and begins in mid-August 2012 as Bishop Mora Salesian High School starts fall term. The story is peppered with words in regional Spanish dialects and a small amount of English skater slang. I've tried to reply to reviews at the bottom of each chapter, but I also want to publish my Spotify playlist. So I moved the responses here, where I can add links and stuff... The Spotify playlist containing the OTW soundtrack is available online here. Songs are added with each successive chapter. You can generally find the local files (files only available in my Spotify music library) at The Hype Machine. The reviews for OTW are available for viewing here. ***** Okay ladies and gents! I've compiled a few slang dictionaries and I'm adding them here in case you're interested or have trouble with reading the story. You may find the dictionary at http://www.netlingo.com/index.php or http://transl8it.com useful with the SMS lingo. [Terms updated for Ch 4 on 30-4-13] Off the Wall Slang (Modismos) Dictionaries Skater – English and Spanish airfeet = feet coming off the board when ollying ass knife = mess up trick and the board sticks in your butt B.E.V. = bird’s eye view for taking vids barrel = fat chick bro = friend, dude Chill sesh = hanging with friends chode = derogatory term, dried poop on your butt Cruising = travelling on the skateboard dag = interjection diamondz = perfectly executed trick Ditch = leave donut shop = the cops down = I’m down with that el ollie, etc. = all tricks are masc. el truco = Spanish for a skateboard trick, plural los trucos estilo libre = freestyle fetus = “X is such a hamster fetus” gnarly = sketchy, trick that needs work hammer gloves = protective skater gloves that pansies wear hamster = replace “fuck” around parents/cops, etc ill = sick, cool. the same as sweet, tight, rad kinked = rail with bumps on it la tabla = Spanish slang word for skateboard locals = kids who frequent a skate spot los skatos = skater kids Meh = whatever mellow = calm mobbed = bad trick monopatín = official Spanish word for skateboard noggles = lightly tap nuts with board nups = someone outperforming your tricks off the hook = cool old school = old style of skateboarding on the hook = lame props = respect to someone pusher = boastful skater schralped = taken skin off session, sesh = time you go and skate set = set of stairs sk8er boi = poser sketchy = trick that needs work sick = awesome, really cool smooth = not quite as good as diamondz suspect = a pic that looks like a trick wasn’t landed technical = new skateboarding techniques that’s sick = that is cool, awesome trasera = tail of board tricktionary = a bag of tricks so sick they need to be catalogued trippy = messes with your head trucos de piso = flat ground, flip tricks Cuban Spanish al retortero = abandoned, neglected, in chaos ajustador = bra aragán = lazy person asere or socio = friend, mate, buddy atrabancado = caught, arrested bailar con los quince latinos = to masturbate bajar al pozo = to eat pussy bemba = lips berreado = person that angers easily bicho = penis bodega = grocery store also -> resabioso bollo = pussy bollo = vulgar word for vagina bonche = joke bróder = friend (male) bruja = broke also -> joda, trajín, vacilada buscar flete = to hunt for pussy cafre = stupid person calientapigna = cockteaser carro = car chancletas = flipflops (also in Mex Span) chao = bye chavos = money cherna = gay man (derogatory) chicharrón = servile, fawning person chivato = police informant chola = head also -> jalaleva, sulatrán chor = shorts chupar = to suck cinga = fucker (female) cingao = fucker (male) cojones = balls or ‘shit!’ come pinga = dick eater comemierda = eat shit, bastard, stupid comepinga = dick sucker coño – shit!, or bastard, stupid cuidate = take care culilloso = impatient person (male) curda = alchoholic curralar = to work dale = go for it, it’s ok delgado =slim person ecobio = close male friend el chulo = pimp en carne = without money, broke eschar un palo = to fuck ese huevo quiere sal = He wants sex estas comiendo mierda = You’re eating shit este de pinga = it’s shit fiestear = partying, having a good time filtro = smart person flaquito = thin person, term of endearment fosforera = lighter frigi = fridge fuki-fuki = having sex gallego = bad lover or bad sex gandición = greed gandido = ambitious, greedy person ganso = less perjorative term for gay man, maricon is like faggot guagua = bus guatacón = sycophant guataquería = flattery güiro = head huevon = lazy irse en pira = go away jama = food jamaliche = glutton jediondo/a = stinky, smelly jodete y aprieta el culo = go fuck yourself jodido = fucked up jodienda = nuisance, annoyance jugar a los dos bandos = to swing both ways, to be bisexual lague = beer loco pinga = crazy dick maceta = rich person mamalon = male dick sucker mamar = to suck mami = mom manganzón = lazy mangon = guapo maní = marijuana maricon cingao = fucking faggot mate = intense kiss w/ tongue mi cariño = my dear one mi vida = my love, my life monado = police moni or baro = money mono = cute/pretty morranga = big cock naiclú = nightclub, bar no es fácil = life is hard, a dicho no me jodes = don’t fuck with me no sé = I don’t know Oye = hey, what’s up? pachanga = party, celebration, fiesta paja = male masturbation paja mental = masturbate also -> rumba pájaro = gay man papi = dad parejero = disrespectful pargo = gay man peste a culo = smelly ass pioloto = disreputable bar pincha = work, job pinchar = to work pincho = boss at work pinga = fuck! pinguero = male prostitute pitirre = (male) an insistent, annoying person por sí las moscas = as a precaution pulover = t-shirt Qué bola or Qué volá = what’s up?, reply is nada Qué es la que hay? = What's up? quimbar = to have sex Radio Bemba = gossip rascabuchador = peeping tom, voyeur rebambaramba = a riot, or dispute between several different ppl, or groups of ppl resiñate = fuck you (v rude) reventado = lucky person sambumbia = nasty drink or soup ser un punto = being stupid, wierd singa tu madre = fuck your mother singao = motherfucker singar = to have sex singarte un caballo = go fuck a horse suerte = good luck tacho = hair ¿Te gustas? = you like it? (the taste of food, drink) temba = over the hill tenis = sneakers titingó = a fight toto = pussy trago = a glass of an alcoholic drink trajinado/a = derision/mockery disguised ¡Tumba! = get lost! tortillera = a dyke, lesbian tu tienes cojones = You’ve got balls/guts vaciladera = lustful gaze vandalaje = vandalism vapor = anger vejentud = old age verdura = truth verraco/a = naïve or an idiot vete a cagar = go take a shit vete a cingar = go fuck yourself vete a tu pigna = fuck off viejuco/a = term of endearment for a parent viruta = coins vistilla = perfect vision, or vanity/pride vivir = to look at lustfully also -> virulilla viyaya = naughty boy/child vuele = "flying" - altered state due to drugs yaya = small skin wound, or small imperfection (of anything) yegua = gay man yeguada = stupidity, nonsense yin = jeans yira = money yuma = gringo, foreigner yunta = close male friend zangandongo = large zanguango = silly, stupid zanguanguería = silly, stupid (derogatory) zicote = foot odor zicotudo = person with smelly feet zocotroco = stupid person zoquetada = arrogance, pride zoquete = haughty, presumptuous, arrogant zunzún = zipper zurdo = inept, clumsy zusnar = to sleep Mexican Spanish More at: http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang-english.php al aparto = penis/cock ¡Aguas! = look out! Watch out! Alíviate = chill out Alucinante = amazing, mind-bending ándale = come on, faster Antro = dance club apapachar = to cuddle a todo dar = far out, fabulous, great Ay Dios altísimo = oh god almighty baboso = idiot besa mi culo = kiss my ass bicho = cock bolillo = racial slur for white person bolo = gig, concert Bueno pues = Whatever Cabron/a = bastard caca pasa = shit happens ¡Cállate! = shut up! carnal = close friend carnalita = little sister chale! = No way, give me a break chamaco = vulgar word for young boy chaqueta = male masturbation Chécalo = check it out chela = beer chevre = beer chido = cool Chilito = little dick chilpayate = young boy ¡Chin! = bummer! Chingado/a = fucker chingao = fuck! Chingate = fuck you chingón = awesome, cool guy, badass chirula = cock Chocho = cunt Chupa mi pito = suck my cock/dick Comprendes, mendes? = cute way of saying ‘understand me?’ cosito/a lindo/a = pretty little thing (masc. cosito, fem. cosita) Example: Mi cosito lindo means "my pretty little thing", and it refers to a man or boy. cruda = hangover culero = asshole ¡Dale a la madre! = fuck him up! (in a fight) De nada, limonada = Cute way of saying ‘you’re welcome’ Dios mío = my god Dios te bendiga = God bless you Don Perfecto = Mr. Right el mayate = faggot el morrongo = penis/cock el quebracho = faggot el quebrachon = faggot el retazo macizo = penis/cock el rul = asshole el rulacho = asshole el zorrero = jerk, fool, dumbass está de pelos! = that's hot! That's cool! Estar flechado = to be love struck este… = ummm…. Face = Facebook gallito = tough guy güero/a = blond, light colored person, a white person Hablamos más tarde = talk to you later Harto/harta = a lot, tons hijo jesu = oh my god híjole = Christ! Idiota (only fem.) = idiot, stupid jeta = face jota = gay man la reata = penis/cock la riata = penis/cock loco de remate = out of his/her mind maleton = SOB mande = what did you say? Pardon me? maricon = faggot (also same in Cuban slang) Menso/a = idiot Me vale mierda = I don't give a shit mi bien = my darling, my love Mirón = an oggler, a person that stares mocoso = a brat ¡Moles! = Oops! mohadas = faggot?? muerdeal = faggot Oiga = Listen ¡Órale! = right on! Cool! Oye = hey! listen up! naco = hick nel = "no" Niño Fresa/niña Fresa = rich kid, spoiled brat, preppie ¡No manches! = no way! N'ombre = No way No mames! = get outta here, no way! - same as 'no manches' palo = sex panzon = fatso papi chulo =hot guy, hunk para chuparse los dedos = finger-lickin good parchar = to fuck Pelón melón = bald guy Pendejadas = nonsense, ridiculous actions Pendejo/a = bastard picaflor = faggot pichi = baby pinche = fucking ____ pinche cabron = fucking asshole príncipe azul = Prince Charming puñatero = masturbator puta = fucking ____ , or whore Puta barata = cheap whore (fem.) Puta madre = motherfucker puto = faggot rata = thief ratero = thief sale = alright - used at the end of a thought ¡Salud! = cheers! sancho = fuck buddy sangrón = stuck up person sepa = I don't know sepa la sopa = I don't know (funny way of saying it) simón, de la Rosa = yes, right on (you can also just say simón by itself to mean the same thing) sueño erotico = erotic dream, wet dream tarugo = stupid person tatema = head ¿Qué chingados quierer? = WTF do you want? Qué huele? = What's up? Qué onda? = What's up? Qué padre = That's tight Qué pedo? = What's up? Una Paliza = a thrashing, a beating un chingo = a fuckload un favorzote = a big favor vale = yeah, alright, okay ¡Vamos de pinta! = let's ditch class vete al carajo! = Go fuck yourself! vete al infierno! = go to hell! yesca = marijuana ¡zócalo! = OMG! zurramato = dumbass Colombian Spanish ala = jeez a la verga = fuck or dammit almacén = shop (store) andén = pavement, sidewalk arepera = lesbian arrecho = turned on avión = clever person ¡Ay güevón! = refer pitifly between guys, "Oh man!" bacán, bacano/a = someone or something cool, kind, friendly bareta = joint, blunt of weed baúl = trunk of a car berraco/a = someone awesome, hardcore, worthy of admiration, "the man" birra = beer bochinchero = rumormongerer, gossiper, makes up stories behind someone's back bolqueta = drunk bomba = balloon, or a fuel pump buzo = turtleneck sweater cabeciduro = stubborn person cacorro = gay man caliente = dangerous camello = job, or heavy work cana = jail caneca = trash basket cantaleta = repetitive scolding caña = bluff, bragging, or rum capar = to play truant caspa/calilla = badly behaved person catorce = a favor chichipato = cheapskate chito = prick chino = child chupa = police officer cojo = someone weak or with lack of sense colorete = rouge comelon = glutton, pig como fue que? = what up? what's going on? cotejo = soccer match culear = to have anal sex culebra = debt dormilon = sleepyhead, ppl that love to sleep duro = skillful embarrarla = to make a grave mistake Eschemos un polvo = let’s have sex esfero = pen filo = hunger flaquito = my little skinny one (? not sure if Cuban or Col.) fresco = "be cool!" gallina = coward gonorrea = vile/disgusting person/thing guayabo = hangover güevón = dude, bro, lazy, or idiot depending on circumstances hacerse el gringo = to feign ignorance hembro = female or gay slang for handsome guy hijueputa = SOB hueco = pothole, or jail, or faggot irrespeto = disrespect jopo = ass jincho or chapeto = drunk jurgo = plethora, a lot Le quiebro el culo = I'll kick his ass levantar = to seduce, or to beat/thrash listo = all right, something cool or okay llave = friend lobo = bad taste lo pille = I caught you maluco = bad mamola = no way mamón = boring, annoying marica = dude, bro, or faggot marimba = marijuana maricondas = joking around Me voy a echar un motoso = I am going to have a nap mijo/mija = buddy, pal mono = like güero - blond, fair-haired no joda! = nuh- uh!, get outta here!, get lost! no me joda! = Don't bother me! nonas, nonos = no No se haga el pendejo = don’t play stupid ñero or mañé = ghetto, street, nasty ni por el berraco = no way no le pare bolas = don't pay attention to him/her Ojo! = Be careful! Watch out! paja = lie, falsehood, or masturbation paila = bad luck, not good pa las que sea! =I'm up for anything! parar bolas = to pay attention parche = band pedo = a big problem pichar or tirar = to have sex piedra = anger pilas! = be carful, wake up, watch out pille eso = look at that pilo = smart pinga or verga = dick pirovo or gorzovia = dumb pochola = beer pola = beer Pollo/polla = boyfriend/gf Poner los cachos = To cheat in a relationship porfa = please prendido = tipsy Qué boleta = How embarrassing Qué caspa = how bad Qué hubo? = What's up? Qué mamera = That's boring Qué maricada = dammit/fuck Qué mas? = What's up? Qué soda = how cool also - > Qué chimba, Qué verraquera, Qué putería rascando = drunk remalparido/a = a big bastard (very rude) rola/rolo = someone from the capital Bogotá ruñidera or ruñiendo= to talk about people behind their backs sapo = meddler sisas = yes storbar = to disturb tinto = black coffee tetra hijueputa = huge SOB tomba = the police tombo = police officer tractocamión = truck tragado = having a crush on someone vallase al carajo = fuck off vallase a la mierda = fuck off venirse = to come, I’m going to come = voy a venirse viejo = dude, friend, dad ¿vientos o maletas? = How are things? Guatemalan Spanish hueco = gay man huevón = lazy coche = pig chancuaco = cigarette chito = kiss waquear = to vomit General Latin Amer. Spanish a ver = let's see aguafiesta = party pooper almas gemelas = soulmates atún = idiot Ave María Purísima = for heaven's sake ¡Ay qué rico! = Wow that's delicious! bárbaro = fantastic or hot man bepi = little kid (boy) bobo/a = fool boite = nightclub bombón = hot, sexy man bromista = joker cada hijo de vecino = everyone calentar = to arouse cañon = hot, sexy caramba = you know, come on… caray = jeez, damn chévere = great, fantastic chiquero = pig sty, dirty room chupamedia = teacher's pet cielos = gosh cien por cien = precisely, 100% ¡Claro que sí! = Yes, of course! cole = school cuidado = be careful culo = ass, butt desa = breakfast di que sí = go for it Don Nadie = loser el último grito = the latest thing en cuerpo y alma = body and soul en serio = seriously, really? enamoradizo/a = someone that easily falls in love epa = wow! estar al palo = to have an erection estar pedo = to be drunk felices sueños = sweet dreams finde = the weekend gilí = silly, stupid girafa = very tall person hacer el amor con… = make love w/ someone hacer toros = skip class hacer un papelón = embarrass oneself hijo de puta = SOB hoy mismo = today joraca = damn, shit justo a tiempo = just in time juerga = blast, good time largate = go away leche = cum llevar juntos = to be together as a couple lo antes possible = ASAP lompas = pants Loteria! = Bingo! Got it! mamada = blow job no mames = don't kid with me mamonceta = bastard, little fuck mas o menos = more or less mate = mathematics me la trae floja = I don't give a fuck me vale verga = I don't give a fuck metete un pelo en un culo = stick it up your ass mira = look momento = wait, wait a sec morirse de rise = die laughing nada del otro mundo = nothing special nena = girl, chick ni a palos = no way ni en broma = no way ni modo = no way ni torta = no clue ni verga = no fucking way, you've gotta be kidding no pasa nada = no prob, no big deal no tiene caso = it's a waste of time otra vez = again, once more painte = pain in the neck, nuisance partirese en alma = make someone's heart bleed peli = film, flick perder la cabeza = fall madly in love with someone picar = nibble on mi pichón = my dear pirado/a = crazy pobrecito/a = poor baby, poor kid por cierto = by the way pura sabrosura = That's really tasty/yummy/juicy qué lastima = what a shame qué onda = what's up? qué yo so = whatever regla = period (menstruation) resaca = hangover sabelotodo = knowitall sacar a algn de quicio = drive someone crazy sangrón/sangrona = annoying, irritating (adj.) ser al mando = be at someone's command ser la monda = be a blast, be really funny siete nueve = 69 (sexual position) sin duda = w/o a doubt subte = subway (train) tacote = marijuana tal vez = probably tanque = fat person tarde o temprano = sooner or later tele = TV venir = to come (sexually) ya es hora = it's about time yo que se = how would I know?