Posts for October, 2005

October 23, 2005

My clothes. Were on. BACKWARDS.

Or inside out, if you prefer that phraseology. ALL NIGHT. And despite there being twenty other people in the house, I think nobody noticed until Maimunah pointed it out half an hour or so after everyone else left. I think. I hope?
I’d planned for this party well in advance. I thought I had it covered. [...]

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October 10, 2005

Klukked!

I know, I know. I speak of hiatus, and then here come two posts in a row! But when one has been tagged, Icelandically, even, one cannot simply plead “Ramadan!” and ignore it, can one?
I thought not.
So, because Aisha asked me to, five things you probably don’t know about me, unless possibly you’ve known me [...]

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October 9, 2005

If they hadn’t run the bases like drunken sailors, it would be much worse

A more irritating sight I rarely do see

So said Skip Caray of the Washington Nationals as they narrowly beat the Braves in August. From what I saw of today’s season-ending loss to the Astros, I think a similar sentiment might apply again. Eighteen innings, a fabulous grand slam from Adam LaRoche that marvelously silenced the [...]

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October 6, 2005

Ramadan mubarak to all, and to all a good night

That headline would be a good way to end the blog, I think. Perhaps one day I might use it… but in the words of the Lord Aragorn as played by Viggo Mortenson on a mysteriously disappearing horse, that is not this day.
I might, however, go on a temporary hiatus. There are several reasons: [...]

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October 3, 2005

Moments like this

Sunday morning, after you’ve gone to bed extremely late and woken up relatively early because the phone keeps ringing. You’ve had breakfast, but you’re still sluggish, so you head back on upstairs to the room with the sunlight and the bed that would be the envy of the entire population of three states, if only [...]

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October 1, 2005

Scratch the looking up

Plane problems.
No Leta.
So. Tired.
Fresh air in the car?!?

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