November 2008
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Over and out, yall.
our time is up. Unplugged, cut off, pulled out and denied. No more European adventure, at least for the current time slot. Eh, we had fun and learned a lot.
The contract is ending, sooner than expected! No way… Never mind the lease, the bills, the money we *might* owe the UK gov’t (still no idea). Just get the hell out of town and don’t look back. I have to say it took way...
October 2008
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Palin-ized, gosh dang. →
Why is this so funny? Interactive What If? Must see.
Click around, several times.
Maaaaaaaaavvvvvvvvrick.
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WatchCurry Night! We are learning how to make the most fabulous cuisine in the world.
September 2008
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flood.
We found out that our house floods this week. Our landlord said he thought he had warned us, but we did not know this because all of our electronics were sitting on the floors. Aparently to keep our house from flooding we have to take the sledge out of the drain every week. hummmm. did NOT know that. Miraclously the flood waters inched around all of our equipment without harm, taking only a pile...
August 2008
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WatchWe heard on the radio this morning that people were using this special day as a reason to start drinking earlier in the day (as if that doesn’t happen already every day here.) oh, why the hell not, lets get drunk at 9 am with the rest of the Brit townies. I cannot explain the way the pubs smell over here. One time, we walked into a pub, and Josh swore up and down that the men and she-mans...
WatchOld Steam Organ from England playing “Everybody wants to rule the world”
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Amazin-Mazin Fish Soup recipe from Ireland! sooooo...
killer fish soup with chilli and cilantro. Meet the next MRs. Gordon Ramsey! (taken from an Irish tourist mag, by paul rankin, actually. Surprisingly not Too spicy, even adding a little red pepper (the cream subdues the spice).
2 tbsp butter, 1 large onion finely chopped, 1 stick celery finely chopped, 4 oz (large handful) sliced mushrooms, 3 tomatoes diced, 1 tbsp tomato paste, pinch saffron...
July 2008
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OMG. What the hell is THAT?!
No, Josh is not hugging the porcelain throne. We noticed a large, bulbous, slimy THING under our toilet, and threw ideas around of what it might be. A giant slug (they do like our bathroom ALOT)a dead, bloated slug? uhh…mold? a moldy sponge, for sure.NOPE. Val went to get the ever-so-brave Josh a latex glove to poke the THING.
ITS a FRIGGIN MUSHROOM! The size of a softball. Growing under our...
I'm Not In A Wet T-Shirt Competition. I Just Live... →
Did I mention that the UK is having their worst summer for rain ever?!! The upside to this rain is that Val’s hair is super curly. Since we don’t have a clothes dryer, this means it takes upwards 3 DAYS for our clothes to dry when laid all over our furniture.
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Watchour recent trip through Europa, and some pics of our house at the end.
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a perfect cuppa crap
Has anyone ever tried freeze dried coffee? Over here, in the land of tea, there is good tea, and bad coffee. Some people add milk and sugar, or milk and honey to their tea, which would then be called the perfect ‘cuppa’. For a while last year, while we were working here, we were drinking tea and coffee all the time because it was so damn cold. And then Josh’s armpits started...
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June 2008
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a baby horse, a baby cow or a baby ass?
In the past few days here in Ireland, we have seen baby calves, baby horses, and even a baby ass. I have been thinking about what kind of farm animal I would like to get when we get a farm, and was stuck on a baby cow for the longest time. Then we saw the baby horses, and those were so damn cute I wanted a baby horse. But then, along came the fluffy baby ass. The thing had a mohawk and was all...
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Ok… There is this thing called the “TV TAX” here, that everyone is required to pay. It is over 300 dollars per year. WowZeRs. Our tv is friggin ancient, and there is nothing but ‘rubbish’ on it anyway. Why did we have to pay it? To get my name on a bill, to establish proof of my identity and address, and then get (hopefully) a legitimate bank account, blah blah blah. Then, to find out, the...
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Woman Dead for 42 Years Before Someone Noticed -... →
I just have to share this odd news I find with all of you…
“We’re not sure what was on TV in 1966 in the former Yugoslavia, but it was the last thing seen by a woman whose remains have only recently been found.” “Hedviga Golik, who was born in 1924, was discovered by police in the Croatian capital of Zagreb, long-dead and sitting in her armchair in front of her...
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Josh: (mumble) (mumble) (snort) (mumble) (whisper) Val: What?! Josh: (motioning with his eyes to the left) Val: looks to the left… sees nothing. Josh: I’ll tell you later. Val: OK… ~~~Time Elapses~~~ outside; Josh: I wanted you to look at that fat lady. Val: Why?! Josh: She had on white pants. Val: So…? Josh They were see-through pants. Val. Oh. Fun. Josh: AND she had on...
WatchOur recent trip to Ireland, the mountains are in the Killarney Gap.
Nottingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
The city we live in…
note the part about being the “gun-crime capital of the UK.”
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot...”
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The Dalai Lama
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The girl that married the Eiffel Tower
So, the radio programs here are about 75% talk and 5% music. Today, on the radio they had a guest American speaker. This girl has a ‘sexual objectification orientation’ and was explaining her polygamist relationships with inanimate objects. Last year, she actually married the Eiffel Tower, and took the last name, MRS. EIFFEL.
After this story, the entire population
texts their...
Lush - Fresh Handmade Cosmetics →
One of the great reasons to live in the UK, the Lush gets cheaper, and they have extra specials not yet introduced to the states. YIPEE! Thanks to the heavens for creating the best baths in the world.
