Had Kashmiri Dum Mutton for dinner last night.
Commonly known as plain rice, creamy buttery sauce and knee of goat. Using a power saw I managed to cleft a smidge of meat from the knee. Iona tried it and had a coughing and choking fit before mumbling “….cartilage…”.
Went elsewhere and had pizza…
from the guradian this morning….
“Question: How does the post office make sure that 2nd class post arrives a day after 1st class
Answer: On sorting, 2nd class post is sorted into a separate pile. The previous days 2nd class post is added to todays 1st class post and sent out for delivery. Meanwhile todays 2nd class post waits for tomorrows 1st class post before being allowed out of the sorting office.
The cost of this addition sorting is borne by the extra cost we pay for 1st class stamps.”
Sheesh.
haha, funny:-D Though i suppose that it ensures that if the postie’s bag is full, that the 1st class mail is always in it.
Just starting to think about all the stuff I’ll need when I go to India in a couple of weeks. Passport, tickets and Iona… the rest not so vital I suppose…
Sheesh manogals! This is worth a gander….
Jul, have you ever eaten something? You look REALLY thin. I guess that’s what happens if you spend years in a country where everyone is tiny and subsists on 8 bite-sized chunks of rice per day. You should work out your BMI. Mine varies between being a fat thin person and being a thin fat person. Also I have the super power of having a stomach that can actually expand to hold 80 litres. On several occasions I have leant it out to people who have used it as a large rucksack. It has been taken on expeditions to the andes and such places.
well that was a lovely way to spend three months but all good things comes to an end. so now i’m in london in a flat full of people and sleeping on the couch in the living room with iona who doesn’t even have her own room here. cosy. and damn public. still i can handle it. i think.
so liv, why does the giblet on the side tell you what videos I’ve been watching on YouTube? Does anyone care… what if I’d been watching transexual videos again. Then everyone would find out about it… no hang on
Quality photo! SuperDod Plumber Man!
…And so after 2 hellish terms in office the Bushman triumphantly left office having doubled debt, having invaded two countries rather badly and having left the country and world in an incredibly deep financial crisis. But what will history make of this great “not intellectually curious” man?
From the BBC…
By Paul Reynolds
World affairs correspondent, BBC News website
I suppose the underlying question here is whether George W Bush has been one of the worst US presidents.
A British historian of American politics, Professor John Philip Davies of de Montfort University, says: “George Bush’s problem is that he hasn’t had many successes and he has made mistakes.
As far as history’s verdict goes, Mr Bush must now hope that the Truman factor will come into play.
Harry Truman was highly unpopular when he left office in the early 1950s, but most historians now recognise that he was a great president who was dealt a losing hand by history and who played it with skill and style.
When I asked one eminent American historian if he thought there would be a Truman effect for Mr Bush in the future he paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Hope Dodman’s foot and Hannah’s leg gets better nice quickly and painlessly.
Here is the monastery in the snow, one of us driving a monk to the doctor and a reasonable of shot of an albino deer. There is a huge herd of deer around this area (including quite a few white ones) and we have seen up to 70(!) together
Poor Nicky with all the tooth ache gubbins.
IT brought to mind an incident a few years ago when I had a similarly agonising ear infection. Fortunately I had worked out that you take Ibuprofen every four hours and in between codydramol/ cocodamol so that you get a pain relief hit every two hours.
On the down side after a night of very little sleep and much grumbling the next morning Sasha got up and promptly collapsed on the floor and had to be taken to casualty – it seems the lack of sleep had effected her more than me. I had to switch from being the poorly patient to concerned partner in an instant. Fortunately the hospital were kind enough to give me some kind of heroine which helped considerably.
In order to avoid such problems I have decided to date a medical student. From now on if any of us have any health problems or questions (no matter how petty or annoying) we can all call Iona at any time of day or night and she will patiently help us. I have already been diagnosed as having a rare fungus on my belly button and an irrelevant lump on my neck… if anyone has a slight sniffle this winter you know who to call.
This is Iona and these pictures were taken on my birthday. It’s only been a month that we’ve been together but what a thoroughly jolly month it’s been…
I thought we should all give a big Livster.net salute out to Chesley Sullenberger. Partly because when the engines on his plane got massacered by birds he managed to fly the plane into the river Hudson thus saving 150 lives. But most because he is called Captain Chesley Sullenberger. Sir, we pay homage, you are a genius of the highest order. We salute you.
Indeed it has been fetid weather these last two days; near constant rain and strong winds. I have taken the opportunity to go for three hour walks on both days which have been more than acceptably enjoyable.
Tomorrow however, providing that it is dry, I shall be hanging myself up on the line.
As confusion surrounds the situation between the board and manager at the Newcastle, the message from the fans is clear. “Keegan goes boycoutt the club!!!
Jul, I see that your hanging out a lot with “Alex”. Is this the same guy who invited you to play football at Sesame Street?
Also, was showing our LTJ website to a pretty girl. Tears of laugher rolled down her cheek… when she was reading your “life story”. I think you’ve pulled. (Everyone else, I highly recommend re-reading Jul’s biography on LTJ)
A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start.
Keith Walendowski was charged by police in Milwaukee with disorderly conduct and possession of a sawn-off shotgun.
Police officers said Mr Walendowski had told them: “It’s my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want.”
Police found the shotgun, a handgun and a stungun, as well as ammunition, when they detained Mr Walendowski in the basement of his house.
Witnesses told police that he appeared to have been drinking.
The lawn mower was found sitting outside Mr Walendowski’s house, which he shares with his mother, with the rubbish on Friday.
A local retailer said that Mr Walendowski might now have difficulty getting his lawn mower repaired.
“Anything not factory recommended would void the warranty,” said Dick Wagner, of Wagner’s Garden Mart in Milwaukee.
Our hair is growing back! Too quickly.
Jul, thanks for your endless post – it was most amusing, also the Reservoir Dogs-esque photo on the tube. Modeling is a cool experience we should all do once (it was enough for me).
Tan, WHAT’S WITH THE CAPITAL LETTERS! IT’S LIKE SHOUTING BUT ON THE INTERNET sshhh a little please.
And finally I was puzzled today when I read a comment about what someone said being the “most stupid thing ever written by anyone ever including Desree’s “Life”". This intrigued me somewhat and induced me to search for the lyrics of Desrees “Life”. I present them now and warn you not to drink milk while you read as the likelihood is that it will come out of your nostrils.
Ooh, Yeah Oh yeah Oh Life Oh Life
I’m afraid of the dark Especially when I’m in the park
When there’s no one else around Oh I get the shivers
I don’t wanna see a ghost It’s the sight that I fear most
I’d rather have a piece of toast Watch the evening news
Life, oh life Oh life, oh life Life, oh life Oh life, oh life
I’m a superstitious girl I’m the worst in the world
Never walk under ladders I keep a rabbits’ tail
I’ll take you up on a dare Anytime, anywhere
Name the place, I’ll be there Bungee jumping, I don’t care
Life, oh life Oh life, oh life Life, oh life Oh life, oh life Life
So after all’s said and done I know I’m not the only one
Life indeed can be fun If you really want to
Sometimes living out your dreams Ain’t as easy as it seems
You wanna fly around the world In a beautiful balloon
Life, oh life Oh life, oh life Life, oh life Oh life, oh life
Life, oh life Oh life, oh life Life, oh life Oh life, oh life
Oh life, oh life..”
Quite astounding really isn’t it.
Glad you’ve been having fun Jul but it sounds like it been pretty arduous and painful trying to get work. I think we should make you World Leader, you could create a world in your image. That way everyone would be chilled and everything would just flow effortlessly. Julios for El Presidente!
Nicky, that contraption looks as if it was first used several hundred years ago to brand slaves with the union jack so no Yank could claim them as one of theirs. Perhaps during the Victorian era they started using them to make toasted cheese sandwiches – it might be worth a few bob.
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Fresh cartilage curry… mmm tasty!