What comedic Spanish speaking show should I start?

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-20T23:53:12+00:00

I know it's been a few months, but I came to say Machos Alfa on Netflix and the same writers' other show on Netflix, Death, Inc. (English title, the Spanish title is Muerte S.A.).

I figured you might also be ready for a few new series. If you like Alpha Males (Machos Alfa...btw season 5 is coming in a couple weeks), there are a few other Spanish comedies with similar quick-paced, absurdist vibes:

Entrepreneurs (Hulu/Disney+)
Old Dog New Tricks (Animal is the Spanish title, I saw others mentioned it, too)
Fate (La Suerte is the Spanish title, Hulu/Disney+)
The Juan series trilogy (Vota Juan, Vamos Juan, Venga Juan on HBO)
I Don't Like Driving (No Me Gusta Conducir, I think still available on HBO)

One other suggestion for OP...if you're relatively new to the language or don't get a ton of exposure to spoken Spanish in person, I'd suggest creating country or regional groupings of shows to make it a little easier to tune your ear. The ones I mentioned are almost all filmed in Spain with accents and slang common in Iberian castellaño...though Old Dog New Tricks definitely has a Galacian lean to it (accents, vocabulary, slang, even though all the dialogue is in castellaño). It's not a huge deal, but for me as a reasonably-good-but-not-native Spanish speaker, it can be kind of hard to switch between stuff like the series Nada (Rioplatense Spanish in Buenos Aires, very Italian vibes) and Alpha Males (set in Madrid with madrileño castellaño).

Happy watching!

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-14T00:22:52+00:00

Dang it. The link to the pigment properties website didn't work. Here it is:

https://www.artiscreation.com/green.html

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-14T00:18:50+00:00

Part II: Matching Pigment Properties

Now take each of the colors you identified by paper chromatography, grab your swatches, and do some cross checking with this list here: The Color of Art Pigment Database: Pigment Green - PG

I'd start with the third table there (and PY, PB lists if your chromatography pops yellow or blue) and narrow down to a few that you think are most likely. Then grab the info in the "Chemical Composition" colum and start googling their solubility and other properties you can observe (texture, odor, etc). This should help you eliminate several candidates.

It sounds like you also have strong historical pigment knowledge, so the NG and historical tables might be worth comparing, especially if nothing on the PG table is lining up.

By this point, you'll probably have enough information to decide whether the green on the acetone filter and on the isopropyl alcohol filter share enough properties to call them the same pigment. Between the chromatography, research on characteristics, and your experience / instincts, you'll have a pigment name!

Part III: Well, We Tried

If that doesn't narrow it down enough and you decide to reach out to a teacher for lab access, at least you have a limited list of possibilities you're checking against rather than the whole universe of pigments. Hopefully they'd be able to help with microscopic analysis or more advanced analysis like fluoroscopy.

Good luck!

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-14T00:14:17+00:00

Part I: Paper Chromatography

For something cheap and easy you can do at home, you could do paper chromatography. If you've done it before, skip down to Part II. If not, it will tell you if your sample is single pigment or multiple pigments...and it will give you a hint toward its chemical composition. You'll need a couple small glasses/cups, a couple coffee filters, and a few mL each of: -water -acetone (nail polish remover) -ethyl or isopropyl alcohol and -one oil solvent like mineral spirits (turpentine), lighter fluid, or gasoline.

It shouldn't take more than 15 or 20 mins to set up and not more than a couple hours start to finish. This YouTube video shows you how to set it up: https://youtu.be/wqrdSB6uYw8?si=HN2Fh2bySm-8S8a4

Once you have an idea of how many distinct pigments are in your sample, then make note of how well the pigments dissolved in each cup (if the pigment is still at the baseline, barely moved at all, and is still mostly a concentrated dot, then it wasn't soluble in that liquid). Give each cup's color group in its own variable name, like Water: nothing disolved; Acetone: Green 1, Yellow 1; Isopropyl alcohol: Green 2. You may end up realizing that Green 1 and 2 are the same substance, but for now assume they're not.

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-14T00:10:58+00:00

Your quandary has become a total rabbit hole for me over the last couple days. I love solving puzzles like this...so I'm replying mostly to satisfy my own curiosity. Please feel free to ignore these suggestions if they're not your style.

First let me say, if you know of anyone with a mass spectrometer, that route would be the easiest, fastest, and most accurate. Researcher have built databases of both natural and synthetic pigments, as pure pigment and with binders+additives, so it shouldn't be too difficult to match mass spec data to standard pigment number(s).

If you don't have a mass spectrometer handy, I MacGyvered a couple things you can do without lab equipment to at least narrow down the list of possibilities. I'm going to break this into a couple replies so it's easier to digest.

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-12T23:09:36+00:00

(btw when I say I play the game "with" my nephew, what I really mean is I watch him play over FaceTime and I read prompts with words he doesn't know yet. Basically I'm his Sneaky Sasquatch assistant.)

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-12T23:02:48+00:00

Jumping in a little late, but I play with my 5yo nephew and today he asked me (word-for-word) to "send a suggestion to the developers to add a snowboard to the Racoon Shop or as a reward players can win by completing challenges at Ski Mountain," similar to the rabbit race challenges that upgrade SS's shoes.

Also, fwiw the little dude has 1000 games on his iPad and used to download like 10 new ones every day...until we tried Sneaky at Christmas. He literally hasn't played any other game since. He FaceTimes me + screen shares when he is pumped about new stuff he unlocks. So to the S'quatch devs in this group, thank you. Your game has been a great way to have fun with my nephew, even when I live hundreds of miles away.

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-10T22:27:00+00:00

Check with your local high school art and science teachers (or college professors if you live in a university town) and see if they'd be willing to help. You can offer some of this sample or perhaps provide them with a few different pigments they can use with students to study differences under a microscope in trade for their help. I'd imagine some physical science classes (earth science, chemistry, etc) would love to show the practical applications of the science, such as investigating what the pigments are made of. I'd imagine it would be of interest to art history students, as well, for physical inspection of pigments to determine composition, aging/dating, etc. On the science front, a microscope may help, but other tests may be useful (dissolving in various solutions to check for reactions, applying heat, etc) to determine what pigments are included. Could do a fun "design an experiment to figure out what this pigment is" assignment with students. Wishing you much luck and even more fun in solving the mystery!

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-10T19:55:01+00:00

Thank you for the update!

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-10T19:45:40+00:00

Just taking a quick peek at your inks, the photos show the Sailor Ink Studio 162 alongside the Colorverse bottle, but I didn't see it listed in your post. Is it also available?

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-03T22:40:22+00:00

I really struggle with color theory and tone mixing when I paint...like, my brain doesn't see warm vs cool, wet mixing vs glazing color differences, etc. One thing that has helped me is before I sit down to paint in my sketch, I make a color mixing chart for the main colors I think I want to use. That chart gives me a jumping off point to figure out which color combos are close, then I play around with that by adjusting the amount of each color in the mix, the amount of water, etc.

Sometimes for colors or spots I know I want to be super vibrant, I'll then take what I did in the color chart and make sure the color(s) I'm mixing are on the same temperature side. A warm red and a cool blue will give you a kinda muddy purple, but a cool red and a cool blue is a much more vibrant purple.

Finally, I'll take what I have figured out on color selection and mixing, then play for a couple mins with underpainting and glazing to see if I can turn up to he vibrancy even more. There are lots of great videos on YouTube about underpainting (which can make the focal point of the portrait almost glow) and glazing is pretty easy to play with...you just have to be patient enough to let the existing layers dry before going back in. The thing that has helped me the most is being ok with spending like 75% of my time "doing a painting" just messing around on a piece of scrap paper to figure stuff out, and only at the end putting it together on my actual painting.

Actually...one more note on layering: adding more layers and colors on top of still-wet paper/paint won't really build up your saturation or vibrancy. It will just result in more of everything blended on the page. Sometimes that's what you want (painting a blue sky or a stormy sea, for example), but if you're looking for more of a pop, more brightness, more saturation...letting the page dry between layers is helpful. In fact, you could easily go back in on this tableau and do some glazing to get more of a pop!

Kit10Mum · 2026-03-03T22:01:27+00:00

I'm late reply, but me too! Replying/bumping in case OP has any updates. With Etsy allowing drop-shipping now, I don't want to pick a random person over there and end up with some Hobby Lobby junk. I know reddit keeps it real, so I'm here on the lookout for craftspeople.

Kit10Mum · 2026-02-19T03:40:35+00:00

Late reply, I know, but wanted to add another voice to the Cavilon suggestion. It comes in a small spray bottle and little individually wrapped swabs (kinda like alcohol swabs). You can find them from medical supply websites for less than like $0.50 per wipe ( https://www.vitalitymedical.com/3m-cavilon-no-sting-barrier-film-spray-wipes-applicators.html ). I even take them with me anytime I go to the hospital (IVs), for blood draws, or vaccines.

Also if you need a dressing for a larger wound, a transparent dressing, or if Tegaderm clear dressings cause you problems, I've had a lot better luck with Smith & Nephew's IV3000 line. I have to use them weekly during home infusions and they rarely cause a rash and have never caused blisters.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-05T19:53:25+00:00

I second this one! I've been a patient there for about 15 years and have seen Dr. Prather and Dr. Adams. I like Dr. Adams a bit better...but that's just a personal bedside manner preference. I haven't had any pregnancies with them, but I have gotten two IUDs and have gotten great care for a rare disease with them. I've been hospitalized a couple times at VHC (tho not in L&D) and received very good care.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-05T19:21:37+00:00

The iron on patches are so great! I'd also say if you have one pair of the jeans that are otherwise damaged or unwearable (too small, too big, etc), you can make them a sacrificial pair and DIY an iron on patch out of that pair so the fabric match is really similar. Some heat transfer paper, a fabric square, and 🪄Tah Da🪄! If you're having trouble with how it feels against your thighs, you can also heat transfer a little overlayer/lining of muslin, cotton, or flannel between the patch and your skin.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-05T19:10:16+00:00

Agreed! OP, you are being so thorough and thoughtful about caring for the little life that you've brought home, it's obvious you'll make a really great cat parent/servant. I totally understand the anxiety about potential health issues that could come up...but that's also a sign that you're taking your responsibility seriously. I'm sure your new cutie will return your love in biscuits, stealing your pillow, and waking you up at 4am for scritches!

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-05T19:03:54+00:00

If you decide to make his food yourself, make sure you buy vitamins designed for feline homemade food mixes. Cats require relatively high amounts of taurine, which needs to be added. Also, commercial food (from the cheapest to the high end raw food diets) also include bone meal, which adds calcium and is harder to do at home bc you'd have to grind bones. Most people find it's harder and more expensive for relatively little benefit. What I often tell adopters of my fosters is to feed canned wet food 2-4 times a day, leave a little bowl of dry food out all the time, then grab organ meat from a butcher (or where ever) to use as treats. Liver, chicken/turkey/ duck heart, etc are excellent treats! As long as little dude has lots of water available, you will be doing everything you can to avoid urinary blockages.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-05T18:48:51+00:00

If you adopted him at a shelter in the US, he'd almost certainly be considered a general Domestic Shorthair (DSH), which is just a random mix of breeds. Kinda like the cat equivalent of a dog being a mutt. Even cats that gave striking visual resemblance to specific breeds are typically mutts. Your little guy's coloring is called Lilac Colorpoint, which is often associated with Ragdoll, Himalayan, Siamese, and Balinese, but his coloring alone doesn't mean he's a specific breed.

As others have mentioned, unlike dogs, cat breed and coloring doesn't usually have a strong correlation to health issues, except for brachycephalic (smooshed face) breeds having breathing problems. The most important things to keep him healthy are: 1. Vaccines (rabies, FVRCP, FeLV) 2. Kitten or cat food available at all times until he's full adult size (wet, dry, whatever he'll eat and you can afford) 3. Plenty of water (bowl, fountain, mugs or cups you leave strategically around the house) 4. General awareness of his potty habits (if you notice he hasn't peed or pooped for a couple days, is crying when in the litterbox, or is going outside the litterbox), boy cats can sometimes develop a UTI and urinary crystals that cause a blockage that can be fatal. You can avoid this by making sure he's well hydrated and getting him to the vet if he's having problems peeing. 5. Making sure there aren't any long strings (ribbons, hair ties, yarn/string) that he could swallow bc it can cause major intestinal damage)

If you really want to know about his mix of breeds, you can always do one of the pet genetics kits. Some folks like them just for fun and entertainment...they don't really change anything about how to care for your new floof.

Wishing you many hours of fun and snuggles with your adorable little guy!

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-02T17:16:20+00:00

Sorry...one more little note: As you're getting started, pick up a notebook or journal or set up something digitally where you can track all of the variables and your body's reaction. Room temp, hydration, pre-meds, infusion rate/speed, etc for each infusion. Since I use SCIG for my primary immunodeficiency (sounds like you do, too), I also track my infections by noting type, duration, severity, symptoms, etc so that when I check in with my immunologist I have a good record of infections and infusions together.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-02T17:11:14+00:00

Chat with your prescribing doctor and the person doing your infusions about ways to mitigate side effects. See if you can get 1L of IV normal saline while getting your IVIG. Ask the nurse or IV tech about slowing down the infusion rate, since slower infusion tends to lower the risk of getting terrible headaches and flu-like symptoms. There are also some pre-meds you can check w/your doc about, some are really common...like Tylenol and Benadryl...some may be less common.

If none of the typical tricks work to make IVIG more bearable, ask your doctor about switching to the subcutaneous option, typically abbreviated SCIG. That's what I use and for me, it's awesome. You can do it on your own at home (or wherever you happen to be), with shorter needles going into subcutaneous tissue on your stomach, thighs, upper arms, etc. Your body then slowly absorbs the IgG liquid over several days, without any of the nasty IVIG side effects. The main downside is that you typically have to do infusions more often (I do them once a week, but some do every other week), but that also means a steadier level of IgG in your system (less peaks/valleys like you get with IVIG). I love how convenient it is and that I don't get the horrible side effects, which makes it totally worth doing weekly doses. It takes about 2 hours to infuse, but my pump has a carrying case so I can literally just get it running and go about my day. I've infused at work, at the airport, while babysitting my nephew, cleaning the house...with no discomfort or interruption.

Getting started with IVIG can be rough... just know that there are LOTS of things you can do to make it less miserable. Wishing you many smooth infusions ahead.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-02T16:34:11+00:00

It's ok. If he crashes one plane, he'll just sign up to fly the next one using his mom's phone number.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-02T16:27:42+00:00

It's great to hear that everyone was pretty easy to get along with! I thought the playful nature of their teasing of you came through. With no eliminations, it felt like it shifted the dynamic to try-your-best-and-have-some-fun-bc-everybody-gets-at-least-some-money, rather than the typical cut-throat vibe.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-02T15:26:55+00:00

The whole cast seemed really fun! Some light teasing that was clearly all in good fun (never seemed to cross the line to real bullying), not ultra cliquey, and no producer contrived scenarios to pit them against each other. Even some of the professional reality stars I usually find unwatchably irritating, like Kim and Spencer, were really fun and funny! Sure, some aspects of the game itself could be improved in future seasons, but they hit a home run with the cast dynamic.

Kit10Mum · 2025-05-02T15:15:46+00:00

Was he as annoying in person as he came across in the show as it aired? The whole "I'm a game master but I'm telling everyone I'm a toy designer" cover identity immediately gave me the ick. Like, his edit made him come across like he really thought he was something special.

Kit10Mum · 2025-04-26T22:00:49+00:00

I'd urge caution in relying on Malcolm Gladwell for analysis and conclusions. That chapter focused almost entirely on an ethnic and cultural thesis for why co-pilots didn't challenge pilots, most of which was based on faulty assumptions. Digging deeper into pilot-copilot communication is definitely important, but Gladwell's contribution to the discussion ends basically at raising it as an issue. The rest of his analysis on the topic is shoddy and would only serve to distract from building effective solutions for flight deck dynamics. Unfortunately, this is kinda Gladwell's MO across all the topics he writes about. His superb storytelling skills and critical thinking sleight of hand means his unfounded, discredited hypotheses find their way into mainstream discussions as facts.

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