Oxcarts. I kid you not.
Another interjection. While I was sitting in the living room minding my own business, I hear this really loud racket…
BIM. Book In a Month.
And the official cheer is BIC HOK TAM – butt in chair, hands on keyboard, typing away madly. If you’re…
Rain Rain Go Away
It rained all night. Okay, perhaps not ALL night, but it sure seemed that way. Although it could have. When…
Fahim’s Witches Brew
Fahim’s still not feeling well, and honestly, neither am I, but for very different reasons. Fahim has a sort throat,…
I’m sooooo deprived!
Fahim goes in to work today – he says he’s going to be only 15 minutes or a half hour,…
John Travotra and other movie mistakes
Fahim went to his parents house and got another load of stuff. He brought over the rest of his dvds…
Beef with Tomatoes
Beef with Tomatoes Mix the following: 1/4 cup vinegar 2 tablespoons oil 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder 1 teaspoon chili…
Green Gram for Brekkie
First thing you need to know – green gram here is mung beans in North America. This is the first…
The Great Escape, Part Deux
We’ve been putting the cats on the balcony overnight for the last week. We had a peeing incident and Fahim’s…
I love books!
Today, I finished reading Renunciates of Darkover and started reading The Planet Savers/The Sword of Aldones, two novels under one…
Another Quiet and Uneventful Day
I like days like this, I really do. Living here in Sri Lanka with Fahim has been so relaxing, so…
24 starts today! Doesn’t it? Er. . .
We were waiting for season two of 24 to start – it was supposed to be tonight at 9:30, which…
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree. . .
Fahim comes home for lunch with a big blue bag hanging from his handlebars. It’s the antenna I figured he’d…
The No War Zone
And as yet another side note, I’ve been browsing through some channels, and there’s Robin on tv interviewing someone for…
A man with no country?
Fahim told me something interesting this morning while we were eating breakfast. He told me how, in Sri Lanka, if…
My obsession with Oberon’s butt
For those who are concerned and are worried about Oberon’s health, there is no sign of infection and the hole…
We Have Sinhalese and Tamil and English Television
We watched a little bit of tv this morning – to see what we get and to see how we…
Coconut Rocks Rock!
On his way home from work, Fahim stopped at Perera and Sons Bakery, like he does every couple of days…
Television? Ja oder nay?
We’re expecting our new television to be delivered this morning, sometime between 9 am and noon. We still need to…
Worm Infestation. Ew!
*****GROSSNESS WARNING****** We had a major worm problem in our garbage. Everything here rots so fast. It’s the heat combined…
Mornings. Ugh?
This morning, I got out of bed at the same time as Fahim – 5:55am. It’s pretty incredible – by…
I have a boring life, don’t I?
I finished reading Free Amazons of Darkover and started reading The Other Side of the Mirror. Other than that, I…