Nobody's Dream (97 page)

Bambina
—female child, in Italian (Marc’s nickname for Marisol)

Boarding a horse
—where a stable or farm provides the service of feeding and caring for one or more horses in exchange for money or barter. Also known as agistment in Australia/New Zealand

BP
—blood pressure

Braxton-Hicks contractions
—intermittent weak contractions of the uterus occurring during pregnancy (over the months prior to active labor)

Caldo de gallina
—In the highlands, soups like
“caldo de gallina”
made with a hen broth are part of the regular breakfast. Traditionally, Andean highlanders need meals that support them in the cold weather and with their high level of activity.

Camerera
—barmaid, in Spanish

Cara
—dear, in Italian

Casarse
—to marry me, in Spanish (rather than directed at someone being asked to marry, which would be casarme)

Chica
—girl, in Spanish

Chicha morada
—a sweet, fruity punch popular in Peru that is made from purple corn

Cria
—baby alpaca

Déjà vu
—a feeling of having already experienced the present situation, in French.

Desert Digitals
—digital camouflage uniform worn by Marines, also referred to as MARPAT (Marine Pattern), Digitals, or digis/diggis

Dom/sub or D/s Dynamic in BDSM
—a relationship in which the Dominant(s) is given control by consent of the submissive(s) or bottom(s) to make most, if not all, of the decisions in a play scene or in relationships with the submissive(s) or bottom(s).

“¡Ella no está!”
—“She is gone!” in Spanish

“Es mi turno.”
—“It’s my turn.” in Spanish

“¡Eso es tan hermoso!”
—“It is beautiful!” in Spanish

Gringo
—derogatory term for American or white man, in Spanish

Head
—bathroom (Navy/Marine jargon)

Huayno
—a flirtatious Peruvian courting dance

In utero
—in the uterus

IPA
—India Pale Ale

IV
—intravenous needle and tubing for delivering liquids, medicines to patients

K’eperina
—a large, rectangular carrying cloth worn over the back and knotted in front. Children and goods are securely held inside.

Karma
—the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences

Lliclla
—a small, rectangular, hand-woven shoulder cloth fastened at the front using a
tupu
, a decorated pin.

Madrinas
—godmothers, in Spanish

Maman
—mother or mama, in French. NOTE: Savannah’s mother was born in France and responded to Maman, as does Savannah with her daughter

Mamina
—nickname for grandmother, in Spanish

Marinera
—a Peruvian dance

Mi hija
—my daughter, in South American Spanish (not spelled the same as the Mexican version,
mija or m’ija
)

Milagrosa
—miracle, in Spanish

Mohena
—a tropical hardwood very similar to but stronger or sturdier than Mahogany

Montera
—hat, in Spanish. Hats vary tremendously throughout the communities in the Andes. Often it is possible to identify the village from which a woman comes from just by the type of hat she wears. Hats are secured with delicately woven
sanq’apa
straps adorned with white beads.

Narthex
—vestibule of the church

NICU
—Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where premature and high-risk newborns are treated

No es nada
—it is nothing, in Spanish

¡Nunca màs!
—never again, in Spanish

Ocho
—a figure eight traced on the floor in a tango by the follower’s feet.

Old Maid
—a single woman regarded as too old for marriage.

Padrinos
—godfathers, in Spanish

Polleras
—a colorful skirt, in Spanish. Made from hand-woven wool cloth called
bayeta
. Women may wear 3 or 4 skirts in a graduated layered effect. On special occasions such as festivals women may wear up to 15 polleras tied around the waist. Often the trim of each skirt is lined with a colorful
puyto
which is usually handmade. In some areas polleras are also referred to as
melkkhay
(Quechua)

Puca Picante
—literally, Red (puca—Quechua) and Hot (picante—Spanish). This is a Peruvian dish (can be vegetarian) made primarily from beets and potatoes; see photo and recipe at
perudelights.com/meatlessmondays-puca-picante-spicy-red/

Punulla Waway
—a Quechua lullaby

Quaking Aspens
—a poplar tree with rounded, long-stalked, and typically coarsely toothed leaves that tremble in even a slight breeze

Que Bueno
—very good, in Spanish.

Quipu
—an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.

Safeword
—a word agreed upon prior to a BDSM scene that can be used to end (temporarily or completely) a play scene

SAR
—Search and Rescue

Sat Phone
—satellite phone that has coverage in remote areas where cell phones are not as useful

Scree Slope
—scree is a mass of naturally occurring small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain

Shibari
—also known as Kinbaku, a Japanese style of bondage popular in the BDSM lifestyle that involves tying up the bottom/submissive using simple yet visually intricate, sometimes artistic, patterns.

Shibori
—Japanese word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before dyeing. The word comes from the verb root shiboru, “to wring, squeeze, press.”

Sí
—yes, in Spanish (or Italian)

SNAFU (snafu)
—Situation Normal, All Fucked Up (a Marine Corps expression)

Sous chef
—the culinary chef located just below the executive or head chef in a kitchen’s chain of command; a vital role in any commercial kitchen.

Starter
—a general term used to describe sourdough before it is added to bread dough. Starter needs to be “fed” with flour or other suitable foods (e.g. sprouts, soaked grain) to keep it active and make it strong enough to raise bread dough. The starter can be shared with others so they can “start” their own for breadmaking.

Tarukaq mosqoyning
—Quechua song meaning “Dreams of a Deer”

“¡Te ves hermosa!”
—“You look beautiful!” in Spanish

Tia
—aunt, in Spanish

“Todo va a estar bein, estamos seguros aqui.”
—“Everything’s going to be okay. We’re safe here.” in Spanish

Tupu
—the decorative pin, often made of precious metals like gold or silver, used to pin together the shoulder cloth, or k’eperina, worn traditionally by Peruvian women.

UT
—University of Texas

Vamoose
—to depart quickly

“Whose turn in the barrel?”
—Kally asked her Marine subject expert, Top Griz, how Adam might ask for volunteers in Marine speak. He said: “He could just let them know it was their turn in the barrel.”

Zia
—aunt, in Italian

Here are some of the songs that inspired Kally as she wrote the books to date in the series. Because each book isn’t only about one couple’s journey, she has grouped the music by couple, except for the first one.

Relevant to Multiple Rescue Me Saga Couples

Darryl Worley –
Just Got Home From a War

Angie Johnson
 –
Sing for You

Nickelback –
I’d Come for You

Evanescence –
Bring Me To Life

Daughtry –
I’ll Fight

Dan Hill –
Sometimes When We Touch

Adam and the late Joni

(backstory in
Masters at Arms
&
Nobody’s Angel
and
Nobody’s Hero
):

Ed Sheeran –
Photograph

Sarah McLachlan –
Wintersong

Rascal Flatts –
Here Comes Goodbye

Aerosmith –
I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

Marc and Angelina

(
Masters at Arms
&
Nobody’s Angel
Somebody’s Angel, and Nobody’s Dream
):

Andrea Bocelli –
Por Amor
(and others on
Romanza
CD)

Sarah Jane Morris –
Arms Of An Angel

Fleetwood Mac –
Landslide

Mary Chapin Carpenter –
The King of Love

Usher –
Scream

Air Supply –
The One That You Love

Air Supply –
Goodbye

Lacuna Coil –
Spellbound

Air Supply –
Making Love Out of Nothing at All

Styx –
Man In The Wilderness

Keith Urban –
Tonight I Wanna Cry

Michael Bublé –
Home

Daughtry –
Used To

Leighton Meester –
Words I Couldn’t Say

Halestorm –
Private Parts

And a “medley” of heavy-metal music cited in the acknowledgements of
Somebody’s Angel

Adam and Karla

(
Masters at Arms & Nobody’s Angel
,
Nobody’s Hero
,
Somebody’s Angel, Nobody’s Lost, and Nobody’s Dream
):

Tarja Turunen –
I Walk Alone

Madonna –
Justify My Love

Sinead O’Connor –
Song to the Siren

Rascal Flatts –
What Hurts The Most

Marc Anthony –
I Sang to You

Simon & Garfunkel –
I Am A Rock

Alison Krauss & Union Station –
I’m Gone

The Rolling Stones –
Wild Horses

Pat Benatar –
Love Is A Battlefield

The Rolling Stones –
Under My Thumb

Lifehouse –
Hanging By A Moment

Leighton Meester –
Words I Couldn’t Say

Air Supply –
Lonely Is The Night

Beyoncé –
Poison

Randy Vanwarmer –
Just When I Needed You Most

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus –
Your Guardian Angel

Oum Kalthoum –
Enta Omri
(Egyptian belly dance music)

Harem –
La Pasion Turca
(Turkish belly dance music)

Barry Manilow –
Ready To Take A Chance Again

Paul Dinletir –
Transcendance

Creed –
Arms Wide Open

Aerosmith –
I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

Damián and Savannah

(
Masters at Arms & Nobody’s Angel
,
Nobody’s Perfect
,
Somebody’s Angel, and Nobody’s Dream
):

Sarah McLachlan –
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
(entire CD of same title)

Johnny Cash –
The Beast In Me

John Mayer –
The Heart Of Life

Marc Anthony –
When I Dream At Night

Ingrid Michaelson –
Masochist

Three Days Grace –
Never Too Late

Three Days Grace –
Pain

Drowning Pool –
Let The Bodies Hit the Floor!

Goo Goo Dolls –
Iris

John Mayer –
Heartbreak Warfare

Three Days Grace –
Animal I Have Become

Ed Sheeran –
Thinking Out Loud

The Avett Brothers –
If It’s the Beaches

Leonard Cohen –
I’m Your Man

A Perfect Circle –
Pet

Pink –
Fuckin’ Perfect

Edwin McCain –
I’ll Be

Ryder and Megan

(Masters at Arms &
Nobody’s Angel, Nobody’s Hero, Nobody’s Lost, and Nobody’s Dream
):

Hard Corps –
The Warrior Song

Kenny Chesney –
You Had Me From Hello

Chase Rice –
Ride

Christine Perri –
Arms

Adele –
One and Only

Breaking Benjamin –
I Will Not Bow

Imagine Dragons –
Demons

The Goo Goo Dolls –
Notbroken

Five Finger Death Punch –
Wrong Side of Heaven

Skillet –
Falling Inside the Black

Sugarland –
Tonight

Adele –
Make You Feel My Love

Adele –
Hiding My Heart

Deepest Blue –
Give It Away

Kenny Chesney –
You Save Me

Train – Marry Me

Blake Sheldon –
God Gave Me You

Phillip Phillips –
Unpack Your Heart

John Legend –
All of Me

Phillip Phillips –
Raging Fire