's fo' therday...

yes, it is indeed half past four and it is almost dark.

there was frost on the sidewalks this morning. was terribly excited. yes, i have gone quite mad.

Fabiana had her classmates from her course for a dinner party last night. She cooked the most fabulous pastas al forno! We have pasta for DAYS now because she made three pans and only about half of each were eaten... b-a-d c-a-r-b-s. just sitting in the kitchen calling me. must drown out sound.

Phonology project 1 phinished!!!! on phriday, no less! phantastically proud of self.

Other highlights from my weekend include a trip to buy a fitted sheet on Saturday to put on the bottom mattress, on top of which my futon mattress is located, because you don't want a plain old mattress showing from beneath your covers! So, out to buy one item...right? Looked in charity shops all the way to the bedding shop (i really WAS looking for a fitted sheet) and this is what i came back with (GBP is for Great Britain Pound, b/c I can't get the symbol without cutting and pasting from word and there is just no time for that. although typing this explanation...oh well):

4 flower pots for christmas gifts of basil plants to go in -
(3 @ 49 pence, 1 @ 29 pence)
1 scrabble game - 1.99 GBP
1 sweater (called a jumper) - 3GBP
1 scarf - 1.99 GBP
1 pair boots - 5GBP
2 packs christmas cards - 99 p each
20 skeins of mohair yarn -- 10GBP!!!! OMLGIH!
1 sheet - 5.99GBP (full price)
1/2 dozen eggs - 1 GBP

I should not be allowed out unattended.

Georgia (my Greek friend) is teaching me English -- hahahahaha! So last week's word was "minger", pronounced "meng-ah". This means someone terribly unpleasant, disgusting, ugly and foul. It may be morphed into an adjective, "minging", as in "That warm mayonnaise is totally minging". Here is a site for perusal: www.mingers.com.