Hey Raq. How're Mal's drum chops? Jazzy or more of a glam rock vibe?

Mal could join the band that is playing somewhere in our neighborhood...

mmm... pancakes

We've got a band up the street ourselves. They're called "As We Fail." Actually their drummer is pretty good; not real fond of the rest of their talent.

Mal's got a jazz syncopation. This drum thing is new; mostly he's Mixmaster Mal, DJing with one hand on his Mozart cube and sampling in animal noises from his other toy.

I'm helping the DH with his homework, which has taken me to the Canada Nuclear FAQ page...which has as its logo a beaver, holding a Canadian flag, sitting on not a log, but a bundle of reactor rods. [link]

It's too early to be this surreal.

Damn, it's such a TONIC to have half an hour or so to plough through this thread. I mean, I know I missed a gazillion posts, but still, the several hundred I just read have me brimming with bitchlove. Bless you all.

Thoughts:

Gris = Adorability on Toast. Gershwin Girl is the OTN, although StrawGirl is also lovely, and gives me a very L Frank Baum mental image of her.

Curry = generally yummy. Although there's such a vast array of different foods that fall under that name - comparing a Korma or a Passanda to a Rogan Josh or a Patia or a Biriani...damn, now I miss Britain. Not enough Curry Houses in Egypt.

Thai Curry = possibly even yummier than 'regular' curry. I prefer combinations of flavours - I just adore the juxtaposition of sweet'n'sour, hot'n'sour, salt-sweet, bittersweet, all that jazz. Cookies that don't contain a hefty pinch of salt to balance out the sugar leave me very meh. I put cinnamon and cocoa in my Chilli. Thai Curry is teh yum.

Eggs - generally a good thing, although occasionally unexpectedly evil.

Gothic!Em = Teh Cute. Bless.

The Family Von Zmayhem = highly photogenic and impeccably turned out, cunning hats et al.

Kittens = epitome of cuteness.

Evidently I need to find Erika's interview asap.

In the world of me, I decided to try and lose weight, and have been actively pursuing said goal for 3 weeks now. I'm looking at a long term plan of a year or more of actively attempting to lose weight. It's rather exciting - I can't remember the last time I genuinely felt motivated like this (although there have been occasional half-hearted bursts of 'I should lose weight' from time to time, as distinct from 'I'm going to lose weight'). I've even joined a gym, although with no intention, at this juncture, of doing anything more intimidating than a half hour or so on a treadmill. (I'm planning to concentrate on making the Gym a Not Scary Place for a while, before trying to do anything intense.) And I'm going Scottish Country Dancing every week, which is fun. I also joined the Cairo Choral Society a month or two ago, and I'm really enjoying the challenge of trying to learn how to sing (not to mention reading sheet music and singing in Latin - we're doing Beethoven's Mass in C, which is fabulous). School is still fun - my colleagues are v. nice. Right now 3 good friends live in our building and another lives a few houses away on our street and a fabulous new deli/coffeeshop place has opened a scant few yards away from our building - it's becoming surprisingly like 'Friends', with our very own Central Perk.

Love you lot. Miss you.

Fay! I'm glad to hear everythings going well for you. And massively impressed that you've ventured into the world of gymming. I don't think they'll ever stop being a Scary Place for me.

FaY!

what a good reason to be up at 430. Damn, I am so glad everything is working out. It sounds like it is the Year that Fay concurs Egypt.

and go you on the gym - your approach sounds perfect. but the danceing sounds more fun. the singing - that would be scary.

FAY! So good to see you.

So, in the vw update world...had three coughing fits throughout the night. Made for fun sleeping. I'm up and have decided to take it easy at home today. Of course, I still have a to-do list, but I don't plan on leaving the house much. Fixing some tea right now...

bumper sticker:

"Watership Down: You've read the Book. You've watched the Movie. Now, eat the Stew."

I'm on call today for work. I have to call in at 10 and see if they want me to come in at 11. I so don't want to go in today. Mostly because they put me on for more hours than I told them I could work, if you include today.

{{{vw}}} Feel better. There are no allergy meds that your insurance will cover? Not a nasal spray or anything? That is evil. t kicks vw's insurance

I love JZ's hat, and the whole outfit for that matter. Emmett is getting to be quite a young man.

sj, I hope you don't have to go in.

I've been working on my to-do list. I think since it snowed yesterday, we can probably take out the ACs today.