Merry Xmas y'all!

Another year, another Christmas. I haven't posted for a couple of weeks, but there will be lots going on from the New Year, so hopefully some interesting updates to publish then.


Thank you to those who gave me a total of 7 boxes of chocolates, a pair of socks, a DVD, and a bookstore coupon. The best thing about Christmas is that my workplace is closed today - the only day of the year that it is officially closed. Amen to rest and relaxation!

As a child, I was probably the world's fussiest eater. Fortunately, I have pretty much overcome all of my food prejudices, but there is still a list of about 10 food items which I will absolutely never eat: sprouts, gravy, bread sauce, peas, egg sandwiches, milk direct from the bottle, coffee, and - thankfully, not common in Britain - chicken claws (Hong Kong), balute (Philippines), and duckbogie (Korea). Unfortunately, the first 4 of these items are all typical in a British Christmas dinner, and is the reason why I have NEVER eaten a Christmas dinner before.


However, this Christmas Day, my landlady has gone out to the pub, and in her absence, I've gone downstairs to microwave a curry for my lunch. While opening the fridge to get my curry, I found hundreds of SPROUTS among gravy and bread sauce... She has also done a huge job and cooked quite a feast of other things as you'll see from the pictures. I wondered about why there were 5 place settings prepared around the table. I'm now really afraid that when my landlady returns from the pub, there will be a knock on my door with an invite to come down and share her sprouts. What am I going to do?