I have spent my first weekend in Malawi lazing about, drinking coffee and rooibos tea, eating scones, listening to music and watching crappy DVDs. I wonder if this is what my boss had in mind when he shipped me out here? Anyway, it's only for a couple of months, I'm back for Christmas. However, I miss Halloween and Guy Fawkes! UNACCEPTABLE. I love ( Read more... )

I had a fab day today. I don't really post much, and when I do it's generally depression-filled, so I imagine my shock - nay, astonishment! - when I had three good days in a row. Impossible, I swear.

The weekend was blissfully quiet. athena25 was away for LARPing shenanigans, so I took the opportunity to be domestic. And by 'domestic', I don't mean that I ( Read more... )

A very happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating it today! I hope you have a very lovely turkey day.

athena25 and I are off to The Diner tomorrow eve to partake of turkey ourselves.

If you are eating nice things today, tell me all about them, I have culinary curiosity.

( Adventures in the land of food )

No no no this is a complete disaster!

I'm going to starve to death. Quite possibly in a literal way, as bananas comprise about 1/3 of my daily calorie intake.

On a more serious note, this spells disaster for millions of people who are dependent on this crop.