Eat My Brains

I've felt lousy all day. For a few hours, I thought it was because of Tubby's impending doom, but now I know it's not just that. My head is totally wonkered, whether from a sleep deficit or the change in the weather. In either case, my brain is throbbing like a water worm on a cranked bass speaker.

Yesterday, John and Sephira stopped by for a visit. I sent them off with two big boxes of books for their bookstore, and a bunch of clothes for Sephira. They gifted me with a couple of Taschen books: Best of Bizarre and Pin-Ups. They go quite nicely with the Erotica 19th Century snowy_kathryn gave me at Christmas. Hoorah for interesting picture books!

We went out to supper last night with Lev, Masha, and a visiting Russian scientist named Alex. We ended up at The Snooty Fox, although we'd originally planned on going to Dimitri's. Unfortunately, Fredericton is a desolate hole, and most restaurants are closed on Sundays. So we went to the pub and ordered there, instead. I split ribs and wings with f00dave. We ordered their hottest wings, and they were really hot. Mind you, I'm used to hot food, eating plenty of Mexican and Indian food on a regular basis. These wings were scorching! I didn't bother with them, and let f00 eat them all. Once food reaches a certain level of tongue-sizzling, I no longer enjoy it. These wings had crossed that level.

On that note, it's time for supper. f00 just made barbequed Tandoori chicken and steamed Basmati rice. Mmmm....

Laxmi Dhoop!

I went on a brief sojourn with f00dave to find sundry items. We purchased ginger lemon tea, Egyptian liquorice tea, Panda liquorice, Chinese snack crackers, Ready Falooda Mix, Tandoori powder, tamarind and date chutney, and a few curries. Just as we were about to leave the Indian grocery store, I asked f00, "Do we need any Laxmi Dhoop?"

Just the sound of the words was enough to make him snort like a total nerd. "Laxmi Dhoop!"

Well, we didn't purchase any, but next time, I just might. Dhoop, in case you didn't know, is a type of Indian incense. It's bound to smell much better than Jeera Sip.