Author: LMAshton
Today is NOT, I repeat, NOT a power outage day
Fahim told me it was. Yesterday. Because he was told it was at work yesterday. He got…
Have I mentioned that we don’t actually know for sure which town we live in?
We could be in Pelawatte, or we could be in Thalanguma South. I probably spelled that whole…
We got a property tax assessment in our mail today
It’s for the owner, not us, to pay, but that doesn’t prevent me from having fun with…
There’s nothing funnier than Asterix & Obelix in Sinhalese
Oh, and the power’s back on. So I just turned the tv on, and what do I…
Another power outage is scheduled for today
Power outage scheduled for 8 am to 5 pm today. The vehicle with loudspeaker drove around in…
People are weird . . .
I’m sitting in the chapel at church, waiting for sacrament meeting to start. I’m having a nice…
Oh, and then . . .
And then . . . This same guy sits down to my left and behind. No big…
It Just Finished Raining . . .
Yep. That fast, and it was over. Not even a minute long.
Power Outage
We were scheduled for a power outage today from noon until 5pm. It actually started sometime before…
I Love the Internet
Too bad I don’t have it at home to play on. Or update my blog more frequently….
I’m Light Sensitive
I’ve known this for a long time. I can see flickers on monitors with refresh rates above…
Duruthu Poya Day
That’s today. Poya Day happens every full moon. There aren’t any huge festivals related to it that…
More on data backups . . .
In all honesty, I have my autosave set to one minute. I have a very, very low…
Data Backups
I’m gonna get all geekie and anal on everyone here. I’m also going to preface the rest…
Devil’s Food Cake
That’s what I made. But with a difference. No, make that a few differences. Instead of flour,…
Oh yeah. And a Happy New Year. Or something like that.
Seriously. Have a Happy New Year. Knowing us, we’ll go to bed at the same time as…
And then there were none. . .
We’ve had leftover dates from Ramadan, and I thought they smelled moldy. Fahim insists that they aren’t,…
Oberon and Tellulah, the Junkies
As is usual for them, they meowed and complained until Fahim let them out the front door….
Relief Society Newletter
I mentioned how I elected to start up a Relief Society Newsletter here. Well, the first issue…
Whatever. It’s time to move on.
I’ve mentioned how Fahim is a sugar guy? He adds mounds of sugar to everything and he…
The Sign of the Beast
I color my hair. I don’t believe in only allowing natural hair colors to show. Never have….
I’m melting . . . I’m melting . . .
You’d think that, what with it being monsoon season and all, that it wouldn’t be quite so…
Remember that Septic Tank?
This morning, some guy shows up to finally cover up the thing. How do I know? Is…