"You can never have enough biryani." Yes! Just finished my dinner. Leftovers rule! :-)
Lynn was right about that pan; I soaked it for three days! This one might need the same treatment, but I'm not complaining. Luckily, I'm the only one in the house. Clean-up from the big party has been going s-l-o-w-l-y.
:-)
I'm gonna need every minute of the 5 hours remaining until the deadline for Paula's paper. I just went to snag the last of the holiday treats that have sustained me over the past several days (thanks Erin!!) and wondered how my compatriots are doing. Anyone placing bets on who's gonna be the last one under the wire? :-) We could have claimed internet trouble, but then Paula sent that sly email out today - not about the deadline! Oh no, she's too slick for that! Just a little "something" so we'd all know she's "there." ;-)
My emergency remedy is to set my clock back an hour or two, then I can send it late but the time will still show before the deadline. Whaddaya think? %-0
I wonder if it was the same point in time when Lynn and I both looked around the room and realized we were the only two "americans"? North Americans, that is, and dang it all if I didn't just wake up thinking about Garnet :-( The self-identified "probably only monolingual" - Elizabeth of thanksgiving dinner fame - had already left. Arturo (the "strategy guy") and Fernando (of the "strong personality") may be on to something, although with this crowd, we might need more intrigue. :-) There was speculation that mariachi would be a great venue to confront heteronormativity, but only (probably?) in a society where the custom is already common, some places are probably ruled out, as tagged by their own, Viera and Yasser. Maria (and Company) argued persuasively, however, that the custom of serenading actually provides some balance of power for women in heterosexual gender politics. ! And then, once you take timing, personality, and other variables into account....no doubt we are talking art. :-)
One of my favorite memories of this place is the day after the election, when - in despair - a pal and I snuck off in the middle of the day to down a beer and commiserate. Last night, we returned with the better half (!), catching up on the rest of the semester and family politics and shamanism.
How about Ariel? ;-)
Twas a mellow evening: four of us engaged in three hours of talk, a scrumptious meal, a wee bit of kvetching, some spirited discussion regarding the merits of leech and maggot therapy, the importance of learning about "the other side", and various, historical shifts in residence, including someone's exciting upcoming move. All of this over (and against?) a bit of strategizing for getting done.
~ excerpted from recent email:
SL - SB needs you for chopping, peeling, etc. Please coordinate.
if no one has any better ideas for dessert, I can try my hand at khubani ka meetha (apricots and malai).
I think Sarbjeet forgot daal.
If someone can help me get paneer and a blender that I do not possess, I'll appreciate it:)Ö Never done both but there is a first time for everything!
if u've got it all covered, i won't make anything, and i'll EAT!
i am ready to help with aloo anything.
We can't have a meal without potatoes no? we can always have more biryani... since there's no such thing as too much biryani :-)
Spoken like a true Andhraite! we should have a movie too like the new released Flavors
i can also do just a paneer curry with aloo (also seems easier!) if spinach is needed elsewhere!
Steph said you were going to bring something
why is someone talking about frying allooos?
Yesterday was a mixed day. The highlight was a breakthrough for a mental health patient who's treatment sessions I've been interpreting for over five years. WOW! The department party was enjoyable, but severely tainted by my memories of last year, when I was accompanied by my family. Alas.
~ from David. :-) Sound required.
http://studiointernos.interfree.it/bahianese.htm
http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/hestekor.swf
ìíinterpublic discursive interactioní. Craig Calhoun (1995, 242) has suggested that we therefore think in terms of ëspheres of publics,í conceptualizing these as ëmultiple intersections among heterogeneous publics, not only as the privileging of a single overarching publicíî (37). Except the blog is currently only one siteÖsuppose, a blog per class plus A Place in Space as the central heterogenous point? Experiment! ìConflictî independent study with Leda, Joanna, +? Raz? He could run an ìinternationalî blog while I run a domestic one? We could hide the URLs, keep the names private, not have the two groups read each otherís stuffÖ.until later, a point in time to be determinedÖ = ìpublic life in late-capitalist democracies involve a plurality of discourses competing for position in national spaceî (37).
I feel a bit woozy. Let me see.....someone, like, came up with um, like a potential prospectus topic and also ripped a plant out of its pot, someone was harassed for disgusting personal habits while ruminating a form of coming out, social etiquette was a topic with somebody, a fantasy junkie mulled the lure of science fiction, debates ensued about prospective committee members and what makes a good match...someone's favorite movie is The Cutting Edge, Xena trumped for someone else, and somebody's Britney Spears fandom was irrevocably revealed.
