Warning: Grossness ahead.
Not grossness as in mold or bugs in the food or worms in the garbage kind of grossness. No, this…
So*. This is how I find out my brother got married…
A few months ago. I’m on MSN, chatting with my oldest brother. He mentions it in passing because, he says,…
Problem solved!
It was a corrupted font – Arial and its incarnations. I did a Google search on the problem – of…
Still in italics. Ugh.
At Fahim’s suggestion, I used a program called FontExpert 2005 that checks fonts to see if they’re corrupted. That came…
I’m seeing everything in italics…
And it’s driving me nuts! It’s in FireFox, Internet Explorer, and some other places that I don’t recall off the…
Are you ready for Christmas?
I am. But that’s because… a. I don’t mail gifts overseas for the most part. No one sends any to…
I am a terrible, terrible wife.
So*. I did it again. Not with the curry powder this time, although I did run out of that again…
Les Fils de Vent
We watched an Asian French movie today. Thai film, filmed in Thailand with mostly Thai people speaking… French. All French….
Telephone Directories
And now that we’ve had our land line connection for a year and two months, we FINALLY get a telephone…
Thread Shopping
I couldn’t get the thread I needed for a dress I want to sew. The place I normally go to…
Brownies and In-laws
The in-laws came over. This time, I knew several hours in advance. A day? I think I knew yesterday. See,…
Ong-Bak and Entertaining High-Speed Trishaw Chases?
We watched Ong-Bak tonight – a Thai movie. Our version had really, really bad sub-titles. Really really bad. "Faster go…
Like Addictions?
Then try this. Muwahahahahahahahaha!!!!! Of course, My best time thus far has only been a measly 8 seconds, but…
More on voile!
It worked! So. For the record, I first washed the voile in the washing machine in a darks load with…
Other Fabric Tips
Refresh Black Clothing – You can refresh your black clothes by adding bluing, or strong coffee, or tea (2 cups)…
Stiff Fabric Syndrome
I always wash material before sewing it – preshrinking. Different fabrics shrink different amounts, and why take the risk that…
Photos! Photos! Photos!
I’ve set up a new photogallery. Take a look-see. I’m playing with settings and such, so don’t be surprised if…
Birth Test
Oddly enough, I’m a 2. I’m not convinced it really describes me. Ah well, this and a few bucks will…
Kurta shopping!!!!
We went out and about today, and one of our stops was at Crescat, one of the local upscale malls….
Canadian Elections??????
So*, I get an email today. Turns out, when I registered with the Canadian High Commission when I arrived here,…
Shalwaars vs. Saris
More on last night. There was a discussion along the lines of saris vs. shalwar kameez at the wedding. The…
Jean, Jacques, what’s the difference?
Apparently, a rose by any other name isn’t a rose anymore. :p In other words, er, I can be soooo…