Pancake Day is the name for the day before Lent in Anglican areas of the world, and I somehow missed this last year; actually, this is rather more my speed than ArkLaTex, or even Louisiana in general, Mardi Gras celebrations. Trying to explain Mardi Gras to the people in the office was rather entertaining for all, especially since it is known as a gay holiday event in Britain (and this is usually in the summer for some reason). General response was along these lines, 'Beads??? Why? And they show body parts for BEADS?!?! Riiiiiight.' So, one of the cafes on campus offered pancakes today and it was really a cultural necessity for me to not stay in my office and obsess over my spreadsheets. After all, I do work in an international office (Sally and Craig, above).
Pancakes here are more like crepes in my existential definition and they were freshly made in a skillet when you ordered (a skillet is called something else here according to a particularly opinionated Wirish person with whom I am acquainted). Fat pancakes (like American-style) are called 'Scotch Pancakes' here. There was a choice between sweet (you put your own topping on -- Sumiko's sweet to R has chocolate and caramel
sauces and chocolate sprinkles)
or savoury (there was a choice between spinach and ricotta, to R, or mushrooms and bacon). This was mine and it was yummy!
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In other news today, a 22-week birth is causing quite a lot of debate. What is life and when exactly does it begin? As is the fact that one of the 21 July 2005 bombing suspects apparently enjoys disguising himself in unusual ways.
Here is an interesting item: There is actually a law that prevents the unlawful pricing of charges at banks! It is legal for them to cover their costs on things such as overdrafts, late fees, etc. For example, it costs approx. £4.50 to deal with an overdraft and so customers can legitimately complain and claim back for charges such as £35 for each overdraft. Hmmmm!
Finally, the luckiest frog in the world crossed a very busy Bluebell Road this evening. I saw this thing creeping stretchily on the pavement in the glare of the headlights and was horrified to realise it was a little (well, actually a pretty fat one) froggy with an apparent desperate need to get to the Bunny Field. He just kept going Steady-on and made it across the road not intersecting with any tire tracks at all!
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the whole 22 week birth thing is a little scary- went thru that with the triplets- it was the whole week by week never knowing if there were 3 or would we lose one- i kept in all mine- & grew em well- other people dont- the reason this kiddo probably made it is that she was a singleton- otherwise she would have been smaller & less nourished- fyi- the kids exhibit the SAME traits & activitys that they did on the ultrasounds that we started @ 9weeks as they do now- kian still does the mr 6 dance (the old sixflag man on the commercials-dunno if you ever saw him) and we have pics of him doing the dance as a little tiny alien looking fetus starting @ 9 weeks & have pics of him doing it as recent as the other day- vivie moves the same way which is eerie & so does kai- so they are people from the get-go- i kid you not!!!! dont let anyone tell ya differently!!! they actually exhibit personality as early as 9 weeks gestation- who knew??? ~mimi!!!!
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