Happy Christmas!
Ah, have been ill the past week and hadn't the will to post. It's extremely frustrating to feel so poorly right when everyone is celebrating, and even more so when you don't know why you're sick. Luckily tomorrow I'm able to work from home and avoid the freeway drive of death. It nearly didn't happen, as the boss forgot to forward me his e-mail with the news that everyone would be able to work from 9am to 1pm from their homes. Thanks jerk... /end rant
The good thing about being bedridden is listening to the radio. Gawd, I know, I'm such a freak listening to the BBC World Service on a Saturday night. But Radio 4's played a radio adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The Witches' and on Christmas morning, there's the Queen's speech. The latter unnerves me somewhat because I'm certainly no royalist, but ya know, it's quite comforting. Don't worry, I won't be such an anorak on the big day. We'll have sparkling cider and the Jools Holland Big Band Rhythm & Blues Orchestra playing in the background instead.
Anyway, it's also been time for Hanukkah and Eid, so I have been visited with latkes and meat dishes. Yay! Once I get the neighbour's recipe for the latkes, I can finally get rid of the 2lb bag of potatoes in the pantry. Gahhh latkes. A few family friends also came around with meat they're sharing with us -- for Eid, an animal (goat, cow etc) is sacrificed and the meat is redistributed to family, friends, and the poor. With our gift, my mum made a spicy beef curry and I will be trying a hand at Beef Wellington for tomorrow's Christmas Eve dinner. Dessert was supposed to be a sticky toffee pudding, but I'm going to hold on to that for later. Instead, I'll be making tiramisu with the box of dried fruit panetone I received as a Christmas present. I wonder what I can do with the mangoes we've also received...
It's also weird that by the end of the year there seems to be less people I call friends than at the beginning at the year. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde extremely, to lose one friend is a misfortune, but to lose more is carelessness. If it is because I haven't kept in touch, I'm truly sorry. Drop by a e-mail or a comment and let's start again.
PS If anyone's interested in a GIMP-made Christmas card, do let me know. Otherwise, Happy Christmas!
The good thing about being bedridden is listening to the radio. Gawd, I know, I'm such a freak listening to the BBC World Service on a Saturday night. But Radio 4's played a radio adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The Witches' and on Christmas morning, there's the Queen's speech. The latter unnerves me somewhat because I'm certainly no royalist, but ya know, it's quite comforting. Don't worry, I won't be such an anorak on the big day. We'll have sparkling cider and the Jools Holland Big Band Rhythm & Blues Orchestra playing in the background instead.
Anyway, it's also been time for Hanukkah and Eid, so I have been visited with latkes and meat dishes. Yay! Once I get the neighbour's recipe for the latkes, I can finally get rid of the 2lb bag of potatoes in the pantry. Gahhh latkes. A few family friends also came around with meat they're sharing with us -- for Eid, an animal (goat, cow etc) is sacrificed and the meat is redistributed to family, friends, and the poor. With our gift, my mum made a spicy beef curry and I will be trying a hand at Beef Wellington for tomorrow's Christmas Eve dinner. Dessert was supposed to be a sticky toffee pudding, but I'm going to hold on to that for later. Instead, I'll be making tiramisu with the box of dried fruit panetone I received as a Christmas present. I wonder what I can do with the mangoes we've also received...
It's also weird that by the end of the year there seems to be less people I call friends than at the beginning at the year. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde extremely, to lose one friend is a misfortune, but to lose more is carelessness. If it is because I haven't kept in touch, I'm truly sorry. Drop by a e-mail or a comment and let's start again.
PS If anyone's interested in a GIMP-made Christmas card, do let me know. Otherwise, Happy Christmas!