Further Travails

Jul 01, 2009 14:20

It was cold this weekend and I can't build a fire yet, so I spent even more time than usual in my host family's main house trying to communicate with the granddaughters (the grandson is pre-verbal, but he smiles a lot). We watched dubbed Tale of Desperaux (you can still hear snatches of English and its a pretty simple plot), chopped every vegetable ( Read more... )

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cynikal_lemon July 1 2009, 06:54:43 UTC
PRINCESS BRIDE!! "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Favorite line EVAR!!

Mongolia sounds awesome.

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spikedsunshine July 1 2009, 09:31:20 UTC
Oh i saw this great guide book where it is just full of pictures of food and such so you can just point at things. can track it down for you. Car not as broken as predicted, apparently on closer inspection the head gasket is fine and just a few things needed fixing. whatever. I am going to look for my own car, can always sell it if my new job gives me a car.

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good_the_third July 3 2009, 08:42:58 UTC
I did find something like OJ (I'm guessing only 20% fruit, but there was real pulp, which is worth a lot). It turns out "cookies" in MNG are pretty bland.

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live_tonight July 7 2009, 00:11:01 UTC
so, I saw this, and I couldn't help but think of you. I snicker.

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good_the_third July 7 2009, 10:21:58 UTC
I am deeply flattered, even though I was not classically trained like yourself.

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live_tonight July 7 2009, 17:26:23 UTC
haha sweet. and so true!

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