What did you just call me?

So my Spanish friend was talking to me in Spanish, and since I -- like any good American -- don't know Spanish, I was using the translator that comes in Dashboard to make sure it said what I thought it said before replying.

...Anyway. She said: "Espero que tuviste un buen dia, Ben", which I thought (correctly) to mean "I hope you had a good day, Ben".

However! When I plugged it into my translator, this is what it said: "I hope you had good day, Horseradish tree". ...Exsqueeze me? Horseradish tree? You must be joking, I thought to myself. So I typed "Ben" into the Spanish side, and, lo and behold, it translates to "Horseradish tree".

The following is a fun progression:

Ben --> "Horseradish tree"
Horseradish tree --> "árbol del rábano picante"
árbol del rábano picante --> "tree of the sharp radish"
tree of the sharp radish --> "árbol del rábano sostenido"
árbol del rábano sostenido --> "tree of the maintained radish"
tree of the maintained radish --> "árbol del rábano mantenido"

And from there it's pretty much the same thing. I just thought it was funny. I just don't see how the hell "Ben" means "Horseradish tree". Can someone please explain the etymology of that, please? Thanks.

I wonder what the stars look like from over there....

Lately I've been getting very restless.

I've been doing what I'm doing now for too long, and it's starting to weigh on me. Work, school, work, school, work school...repeat ad nauseam. I've been in school -- on and off -- for well, about 6 years. I've got two more to go. Don't get me wrong, I love school! Learning is really, really fun, and I enjoy it immensely. Work: well, I've been doing that for about 6 years too. Same damn thing every time I go in.

That's, like, 26% of my life so far that I've spent in school (well, college) and working the same job. The college has been pretty much the same as well -- UNCC feels a lot like CPCC did, with a few notable upgrades. Anyway, that's too long to have been doing the same thing.

Actually, it's just too long to be doing it in the same place.

Which is why I've been thinking lately about studying abroad next year. Somewhere in the UK, most likely Glasgow, Scotland. It would be such a welcome change! I could get out on my own a little, have some freedom, meet new people, see new things, have a new experience. It's the kind of thing you get to do once in a lifetime, and it'll probably be a life-changing experience, which itself requires a bit life-change. But I really think it'd be worth it. It would be extremely awesome, immersing myself in a new culture (but thankfully not a new language!) for 9 months.

And really, this place is starting to bug me. I've been in the same general area my entire life, and I need a change of scenery. Also, my mom is bugging me. I love her, but living with her absolutely infuriating sometimes.

Yeah...I need to get away for a while. Unwind. It'll be nice to not work for that long. I've been working ever since I've been in college, and it too is taking its toll.

Well, I'll think on it some. But I really want to do it.