...and i'm back
in some ways it feels like i never left, though paige assures me that in fact i did. new things include having our cat running around the house, a softer, greener feel to the city (i left just as the wet season was getting underway), and the sun going to the south now that it's winter in the northern hemisphere (earlier post about that here). otherwise it just feels like i'm back at home.
the trip here was no picnic because i've been dealing with a head cold/sinus thing for the past 10 days or so. the headache part of the equation decided to get going just as i got on the plane and lasted all 20 hours of travel. ick. the odd part of the sinus thing that's never happened to me before is that i've lost all sense of smell and taste. i first noticed it in MSP when i got a coke and it didn't taste right. it wasn't until i got a meal on the plane that i realized that i had no idea what i was eating (nothing new for plane food, i know). i had a bag of skittles, my normal routine being to eat the red and purple ones first because i like to save the orange, yellow and green citrus ones for last because they're my favorite. they all tasted exactly the same so that was pointless. it's starting to get really annoying now that i'm in africa and actually want to be able to taste all the good food and fruit we have. i cut up a pineapple yesterday morning and as i told paige, "it might as well be styrofoam packing peanuts." the pineapple here has this amazing sweet fresh smell. nothing. last night i had intentionally too-spicy indian from the restaurant across the street hoping that it might clear my sinuses some. i put it and the garlic naan down as though it had all the intensity of a bowl of special k with skim milk. paige finished up what i didn't eat (she's in a two-week all-day workshop, so she gets all her meals there) and her first reaction was "wow, this naan is garlic-y" and her second reaction was to nearly explode at the spiciness of the food. we have pretty much the same heat index for our spicy food, too. this is all totally new for me, never having had sinus troubles. so i'm hoping it goes away.
i brought back a couple new toys, the main one being a good set of computer speakers so now we can watch movies without having to use headphones. this is a big step up in terms of our entertainment center experience. i also made a productive dvd run to best buy. so our video library now includes the following:
101phil 101africa
sopranos season 1 :: sopranos season 2 :: sopranos season 3 :: sopranos season 4 :: sopranos season 5 :: entourage season 1 :: entourage season 2 :: gilmore girls season 1 :: gilmore girls season 2 :: gilmore girls season 6 :: west wing season 1 :: west wing season 2 :: west wing season 3 :: west wing season 4 :: west wing season 5 :: west wing season 6 :: 24 season 1 :: 24 season 3 :: 24 season 4 :: alias season 1 :: sports night complete series :: northern exposure season 1 :: cstv upa college ultimate championships 2004 & 2005 :: ultivillage.com upa club championships 2005 :: upa ultimate 101: laying out the game :: generation x-ski :: american skier :: high fidelity :: bourne identity :: bourne supremacy :: she's the one :: hero :: spider man :: spiderman 2 :: casino :: fargo :: motorcycle diaries :: x2 x-men united :: american beauty :: lost in translation :: enron: the smartest guys in the room :: pixies 2004 reunion tour :: coming to america :: leaving las vegas :: go :: oceans eleven :: 8 mile :: trainspotting :: collateral :: unforgiven :: swingers :: man on fire :: the contender :: star wars episode II :: napoleon dynamite :: grease :: finding nemo :: monsters inc :: the incredibles :: pirates of the carribean :: garden state :: syriana ::
the trip here was no picnic because i've been dealing with a head cold/sinus thing for the past 10 days or so. the headache part of the equation decided to get going just as i got on the plane and lasted all 20 hours of travel. ick. the odd part of the sinus thing that's never happened to me before is that i've lost all sense of smell and taste. i first noticed it in MSP when i got a coke and it didn't taste right. it wasn't until i got a meal on the plane that i realized that i had no idea what i was eating (nothing new for plane food, i know). i had a bag of skittles, my normal routine being to eat the red and purple ones first because i like to save the orange, yellow and green citrus ones for last because they're my favorite. they all tasted exactly the same so that was pointless. it's starting to get really annoying now that i'm in africa and actually want to be able to taste all the good food and fruit we have. i cut up a pineapple yesterday morning and as i told paige, "it might as well be styrofoam packing peanuts." the pineapple here has this amazing sweet fresh smell. nothing. last night i had intentionally too-spicy indian from the restaurant across the street hoping that it might clear my sinuses some. i put it and the garlic naan down as though it had all the intensity of a bowl of special k with skim milk. paige finished up what i didn't eat (she's in a two-week all-day workshop, so she gets all her meals there) and her first reaction was "wow, this naan is garlic-y" and her second reaction was to nearly explode at the spiciness of the food. we have pretty much the same heat index for our spicy food, too. this is all totally new for me, never having had sinus troubles. so i'm hoping it goes away.
i brought back a couple new toys, the main one being a good set of computer speakers so now we can watch movies without having to use headphones. this is a big step up in terms of our entertainment center experience. i also made a productive dvd run to best buy. so our video library now includes the following:
101phil 101africa
sopranos season 1 :: sopranos season 2 :: sopranos season 3 :: sopranos season 4 :: sopranos season 5 :: entourage season 1 :: entourage season 2 :: gilmore girls season 1 :: gilmore girls season 2 :: gilmore girls season 6 :: west wing season 1 :: west wing season 2 :: west wing season 3 :: west wing season 4 :: west wing season 5 :: west wing season 6 :: 24 season 1 :: 24 season 3 :: 24 season 4 :: alias season 1 :: sports night complete series :: northern exposure season 1 :: cstv upa college ultimate championships 2004 & 2005 :: ultivillage.com upa club championships 2005 :: upa ultimate 101: laying out the game :: generation x-ski :: american skier :: high fidelity :: bourne identity :: bourne supremacy :: she's the one :: hero :: spider man :: spiderman 2 :: casino :: fargo :: motorcycle diaries :: x2 x-men united :: american beauty :: lost in translation :: enron: the smartest guys in the room :: pixies 2004 reunion tour :: coming to america :: leaving las vegas :: go :: oceans eleven :: 8 mile :: trainspotting :: collateral :: unforgiven :: swingers :: man on fire :: the contender :: star wars episode II :: napoleon dynamite :: grease :: finding nemo :: monsters inc :: the incredibles :: pirates of the carribean :: garden state :: syriana ::
1 Comments:
philnpage,
sitting here listening to jtimb and fity drinking away what was the most abysmal day of finals ever. Missing the frisbee scene much since it snowed a good 6 inches...then melted..now we are back to 2 celsius...but for real...running with water in your mouth..that is pretty core...you should write a book marketed toward xcskiiers and that could be your secret technique..think about it...i'll be your agent...peace
CK
(Jacob, Baylis) also present
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