Category: Other
Rumpilstilskin, anyone?
This is old, old news. From 2002, even. :p And yet, this is the first I heard…
Oberon’s Furry Friend
So*. Last week, Oberon caught a rat. At least, I’m assuming it was Oberon, given that the…
More fittings and more frustrations
But not mine, thank the lucky stars! When we were at Fahim’s parent’s place yesterday, they mentioned…
Fittings and frustration
So today was Fahim’s day off. Fahim’s mom, back in January, gave me the material for two…
More on doctors in Sri Lanka
A lot of doctors here, from what I’ve heard via Fahim and others, won’t necessarily even tell…
Bunty aur Babli
We just finished watching Bunty aur Babli with Abishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerjee, and Amitabh Bachchan (Abishek’s father)…
Doctors and internet and TMI alert.
Our internet connection went out today and wasn’t scheduled to come back until 2pm. Were they fixing…
Flame wars, anyone?
Ever read an email or a forum post and you didn’t know if the comment was kind…
Today, I eat jello
If you know my dislike for jello, you’ll understand that this, of course, means I’m sick. Yeah,…
Geek help needed… Cursor skipping problems.
I have a Compaq nx6120 laptop – got it last June. Today, it started having a problem…
Web 2.0 Validator
I came across Web 2.0 validator recently and ran my website through it. I scored very low…
Site Scoring
I recently came across a website that does site scoring. I ran this site – http://www.srilanka.laurieashton.com –…
History Quiz
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From…
Gas. Oh, excuse me!
It finally ran out today. Sort of. I was cooking lunch and saddened at how low the…
Propane again?
So*, I cooked lunch, and still, the propane didn’t run out. Since the tank is upside down…
Roof Lizard
He was at it again. Not the falling into the garden and can’t get out bit. No,…
Explosion!
I have a morning routine. It starts with me putting a pot of water on to boil,…
Propane Revisited
So I’m making breakfast, which here, consists of boiling water to a. make tea for Fahim and…
Cooking Propane
Our stove is propane powered. We have these gas cylinders that we attach to the stove, and…
Seven hour laundry
We live in a rental that comes with things like a fridge, a stove, and a clothes…
Googling Arpico
So*, I do a Googlesearch today – want to find out the phone number for the local…
Cyclops kitten
No doubt this has made the rounds in various blogs all over the place. I’m throwing it…
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Today marks the first Poya day of the year. And of course, the Buddhist monks were at…
Recipes and Photos
I installed Gallery2 and have uploaded all of my photos, all 1400-odd of them, and have them…