And Fahim came to church
But not to listen to my talk – no, he refused to come early enough for that. He came for…
Other
I’m in charge. Oh no!
Of Relief Society. I have no counsellors yet, so I’m running the show. And I’m forgetting half of my stuff,…
Water Outages
On the news today, it was announced that there would be scheduled water outages every day until further notice. It’ll…
political parties merge
When we saw that on the news, Fahim’s comment was that it meant that an election would happen soon –…
I was sustained as Relief Society President today
For those of you who are LDS, you understand the implications. It’s a huge job with a lot of responsibilities….
Battlestar Galactica – original series
Fahim and I watched the first two episodes, even though all three episodes form the series opener. That was all…
Signs I’ve Been Living in Sri Lanka Too Long. . .
When I run out of curry powder, I freak out and wonder how I’ll ever manage to cook anything the…
Religious tension and attacks . . .
23 churches were attacked here in Sri Lanka between 24 December 2003 and 31 December 2003, and 26 from 01…
What the heck are inverted lines?
While doing a load of laundry this morning, the power blew. The first clue was a loud clicking sound. The…
I read my first word!!!! In Sinhalese!!!!
It may seem obvious, but there’s no guarantee that they’d use the same sound for the brand in both languages….
Sinhalese. . . Yay!!!
I’m learning it. That I’ve been taking lessons every now and then is not a surprise to you. If you’ve…
Battle Star Galac Tica
Bat Tul Star Gah Lak Ti Kah Somehow, breaking it up like that doesn’t make it any more appealing than…
But now I’m really getting ahead of myself.
I woke up late this morning. 7:05 am. And yes, that’s sleeping in. Tuesday, I woke up – no, scratch…
And now I’ll resume an earlier thought.
Or something like that. I got to play on the internet today. Added a red meat page. Also updated other…
And for the record, I’ve now been here in Sri Lanka for 5 months.
Which also means that today, Fahim and I have been married for 5 months. It also means that our gas…
It also means I get internet today
Today being a holiday, no one was working. I got internet. Heppy heppy heppy. So we played on the internet,…
“The Alien Way” by Gordon R. Dickson
First published 1965. You know how I mentioned that, in "None But Man" that the Moldaug were all about…
Thai Pongal Day = Boiling Milk Day
That’s today. But here’s what you should know – the Thai in Thai Pongal Day refers not to Thailand the…
Moo Cows Moo Loud
I didn’t take a picture of it today. I was in the middle of a bunch of stuff. But I…
New flavors of ice cream. . .
at Food City today. There were a bunch, including Avocado that Fahim didn’t really want to try. I do. So…
Kraft Advertising. Taking advantage of poor, disadvantaged kids.
Sure, of course it’s exaggerating. But as I’ve said before, that’s my job as a writer. I bought 2 notebooks…
“None but Man” by Gordon R. Dickinson
Finished reading it today. Originally published 1969. It’s one of the books Fahim has kicking around. I haven’t made a…
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 to work today,…