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I kinda promised a post yesterday but I spent most of the day cuddled up in my room with the electric heater on. The heat in the house broke down. That is to say the heat worked, but the circulating pump (the pump that circulates the heat to the rest of the house - for those like me who aren't so mechanically inclined) decided to make the annoyingly loud sound as if a jackhammer was going off in the walls instead of circulating the heat as it is supposed to do (see previous parenthesis). To my good fortune the pump decided to start with the loud jackhammer-ish noise at approximately three o'clock in the AM. Waking up in a house sans heat (read: very cold) by the jackhammer of the circulating pump coming out of the heating vent instead of the heat I expected is quite possibly the worst way to wake up; ever (save some sort of horrific torturous experience involving toothpicks, super glue, hot sauce, and a digital camera).
I was so cold, and so very tired (I had to wake up early to drive a sibling to the train and then stay up in a stupor waiting for the heating repair man to arrive) I quickly curled back up into bed around 11:30 AM and fell promptly back to sleep until 2:30PM. I woke up cold and sniffling, head aching due to sinuses. The rest of my day was spent first in bed reading, a quick run to drive brother number two to the LIRR so he could get into Manhattan to pick up cookie dough he left in his dorm room fridge (also hang out with his friends); then back in bed where it was warm until my folks came home from an extended weekend away. Along with my folks came an unassembled entertainment center from Ikea I then assembled with the help of the first sibling who had since come home from work. By then it was warm in the house, but I was too tired to go online and fell asleep early to get to work on time to open the Starbucks this morning.
It wasn't a very busy day yesterday, but it was one that was the quite the opposite of being conducive to writing.
Chanukah (or Hanukah, or whatever - I never know how to spell it in English, so Amber, you're one up on me) is going fine I guess. Received no presents so far, but did not expect any. We aren't a big present giving family. The only reason presents are exchanged on Chanukah is due to its proximity with Christmas Jews wanted to get gifts too. Ever since Rebecca (Roni's Girlfriend - Roni being a brother of course) mentioned to my mom that she buys her folks a gift, my mom has been dropping a few hints. Thus, the four of us (from oldest to youngest: Me, Hillel, Roni, and Asaf) all chipped in and purchased them (the parental units) an ice cream maker. We figured it's a gift that they would enjoy (they do) and something we could partake from as well. They way I figure it's far better than a bowling ball with "Homer" inscribed on it (anyone who gets that is just as big as a dork as I am - so there).
The sweet spicy smell of hot sweet potato Latkes (for those of you who speak Yiddish), Levivot (for those of you who speak Hebrew) potato pancakes (for those of you who speak neither Yiddish nor Hebrew) that my father has made is slowly wafting its way to my desk. Hence I shall sign off here, sweet potato latkes and home made ice cream are both in my immediate future. Take care kiddies.
Post script: I saw The Chronicles of Narnia and my review will be posted on TheNoyse.com as soon as I write it. I'm just a lazy bastard.
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Your forgiven. Sounds like a crazy day. And I totally know what your talking about with the Homer ball, I guess I'm a dork :)
Mmmmm . . . latkes sound so very yummy right now. I really must learn how to make those.
And homemade ice cream? Lucky! Just hope the furnace doesn't take a dive after you eat the ice cream, cuz then you know . . . you'd be even colder.
i love latkes! i'm going to try making them with sweet potatoes, but i don't think my dear one would approve. are there any hanukka songs?
also, i've learned all the prayers.
Hope you've warmed up Amichai. And I saw the K-fed stuff over at Nonny's site...I'll never think of you the same. BTW isn't that music on myspace just awful? Anyways...
Hey have you ever been to that restaurant called 'teany' that moby owns? I don't know why I'm asking you - well I do know because I got a recipe book from there for Christmas. I'm not even a moby fan, but the restaurant looks interesting and I like the name....yea.
Your avatar kind of looks like mine now...hmmm...maybe we are the boy/girl version of eachother.
Anyways here's where that restaurant is. I think its vegan! Whoah.
Do you put onions in your latkes? My dad used to make me what he called "potato pancakes" with leftover mashed potatoes. I can only assume it was similar. But he always added onions, knowing I don't eat onions. Anyway, now I'm hungry for potatoes. I'm glad you got the heat fixed.
I drove by a Starbuck's yesterday and thought about you the rest of the afternoon. All I could think was how wonderful it must be to smell coffee all day long, but then it dawned on me that YOU probably get sick to death of the aroma. Do you?
CHANGE THAT AVATAR THIS INSTANT! You have way to much time on your hands my friend. Do something more productive, like checking out that park rangers blog. You already have, haven't you?
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