Month: December 2003
Dead Veggies
We unload the groceries, and I make lunch. Or did I make lunch before we went shopping?…
Produce on Saturdays
Fahim and I don’t go shopping very often on Saturdays. I think we have once or twice…
This is the SECOND Time I’ve Written This Entry, I Swear
Either that, or I’m hallucinating. Fahim voted for hallucinating. Nice to know he has that much confidence…
Buddha Statue.
You can see them in various sizes all the way from small – a foot or so…
Sinhalese Lessons. Yay!!
And that’s why I have to go out. I’m scheduled for Sinhalese lessons today, with Rosemary teaching,…
Cell Phones Need Money?
Yesterday, while I was making a phone call, my cell phone died. Okay, not the cell phone…
Monsoon Season Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Cooler Weather
I’m hoping that overcast today also means it’ll be cooler. It’s been warm the past few days….
Moong Beans, er, um, Mung Beans, continued –
He decided to add some jaggery to it. Jaggery – well, there are some pretty good long…
***Side note. Warning. Complete and total tangerine not even closely related to the thread above.
I think I need to talk to Fahim about a feature that I think needs to be…
Fahim Ate Bugs. Nanner Nanner Boo Boo!!!!
Fahim finished off the mung beans this morning, complete with jaggery. Before we discuss the jaggery, we’ll…
Cat Food Walking
Yup. There are ants here. Varieties of ants. They scavenge for food. They’ll haul away bread crumbs,…
Newletters
Because I’m the token foreigner in the Relief Society presidency in our branch (a branch is a…
Onwards and Upwards. Ho!Long Live Blog!!!!
Fahim is starting to have an increasingly large number of things going on – more programs he…
More On Mung Beans, also known as Green Gram, also known as Mung Gram, also known as “what the hell is this????”
Fahim and I decided that we’re going to cook all the mung beans today, have some for…
Thursdays are not Slurpee Days in Sri Lanka
I don’t think slurpees exist over here. If they do, why has no one pointed them out…
More on Writing
When I went to OSC today to meet Michele and chat for an hour or so, she…
Michele’s Bug De-Infestation Tips
I told Michele, when I met her at OSC, about the bug infestation problem, along with making…
Curried Mung Beans
I took a look in my recipe database and found a recipe for curried mung beans. I…
Insect Infestation
We have an infestation. In a closed, airtight container. Which can only mean one thing. The bugs…
Brians and More Brians
Just as a comment, in case you don’t find it obvious. When I use brian in the…
More On Writing and Writers
And here’s what I pasted on the top of what I meant to bold: Khara enlists the…
Sometimes I’m On Serious Drugs
And I stupefy even myself with silly acts. Like cutting or deleting something when I meant to…
Speaking of Cold Showers
Have I mentioned? It’s cooler most days, plus we get a little bit less sun because the…
Mornings Come Early
Fahim’s back to his regular schedule of waking at 5:45. He gets out of bed fairly shortly…