TFv02 CH 20 Better Forgotten (annotated)

Annotations for Better Forgotten from Into the Forest.

## Page 478

**Dona Queta**

 godmother of the cult of Saint Death, a female folk
saint venerated primarily in Mexico. Santa Muerte, a personification of
death, is associated with healing, protection, and safe delivery to the
afterlife by her devotees. Saint Death looks like a skeleton Virgin
Mary

Quote recalls what the indian said to Isandorno (What hunts you now you already own) & we all have a skeleton inside

## Page 479

**jaba**

?

**jabado**

having two or three colors

**la llorona**

moaning ("The Weeping Woman") is a widespread legend
throughout the region of Hispanic America. There is a legend saying the
weeping woman lost her children and cries as she looks for them near a
lake

**hurt photoshopping her face**

like the mute all h8 app

## Page 480

**gato**

cat

tattooed hair on a dog for every killed cat

**sidewinding**

snake movement, leaving S traces in sand

**casi demasiado inesperado**

too unexpected

## Page 481

**Del otro lado**

(on) the other side

**Bonle homes**

? zero google hits, Luther says it later too (page 743)

**her rain**

Pina is covered with tears tattoos (for every man she killed?)

## Page 482

**travieso**

prankster

**Lompoc**

city in California

**pinstripe**

type of tattoo

**cruz invertida**

inverted cross

## Page 483

**Still hurts**

Luther feels sorry for killing Hopi?

**Shovel**

like to one he used to finish Hopi off

**the letters**

Luther has something written on his back...

**niño cachetón**

plump-cheeked child

## Page 484

**ache in arms**

from killing Hopi?

**Evergreen**

cemetery, LA

**three fools**

cop, Memo, Football star

## Page 485

**Dodge Avenger**

so many Dodges in Luther chapters...

**Farruko**

rapper

**Los Menores**

minors, underage, album title

**Salgo**

 I go out, song title

**Zonal**

avenue

**chotas**

police

**perro sucio**

dirty dog

**Cállense**

be quiet

## Page 486

**Me cago…**

I shit on everything that wiggles

## Page 487

**Plaza de la Raza**

Cultural Center for the Arts & Education

**los tapados**

covered (eyes for example – like the ones Xanther is seeing?), ignorant??, earthworms?

**copper**

?, Earthworms absorb discarded copper nanomaterials presented in soil. Can someone explain to me what are these guys doing?

**Al ratón**

mouse?, to mouse?, jugar al gato y al ratón - play cat and mouse

**caminando**

walking

**pipe off**

to watch a house or person for purposes of theft

**descuachalangada**

messed up

**nieve, la piedra**

snow, stone – cocaine, crack

## Page 488

**Jalisco**

Mexican state

**fresilla**

(small) strawberry

**crema y nata**

creme de la creme

**menso**

stupid

**están bien encabronados**

they are very angry

## Page 489

**zafada**

crazy

## Page 490

**lana**

slang for money

## Page 491

**alambrista**

illegal immigrant who crosses into the U.S. via its border with Mexico

## Page 492

**la pinta**

prison

**chin chin si**

chin chin?

**a huevo**

agree

**le diste al clavo**

give him the nail (?) hit the nail on the head?

**understand**

that they threaten the immigrants to keep quiet?

## Page 493

**Los Lobos**

(wolves), band, famous for La Bamba

**Oxnard**

city in California, place of Tequila & taco festival, Oxnard sets posted Chitel on the internet, see V2 190

**En serio**

seriously

## Page 494

**Forest Lawn**

cemetery

**locochón**

drunk

**marcha funebre**

funeral march

**sodas**

cocaine

**chochos**

cunt

**glass**

meth

## Page 496

**calcos**

shoes

## Page 500

**Quiubole**

What's up?

**Astilla**

splinter, chip - chip of the old block?

## Page 502

**vaquero**

cowboy

**Sauza**

 Tequila