Noong dugay pa ako sa United Estet of A, (FOJ: fresh off the jumbo jet) eh tuwang tuwa ako everytime na me snow storm. Ngayon suko na ako. Sobrang over talaga winter ngayon. Relentless na at sunod sunod pa ang winter storms. Pahirapan tuloy ng street parking dahil yung mga pasaway at tamad na kano (read: white thrash) e hindi hinuhukay ang cars nila. Meron ding ilan na hindi marunong magsoli ng snow shovel na hiniram sa kabitbahay (read: nenok, pitik, nakaw, nakalimutan daw). Kaya yung isang dude sa Chicago eh ganito ang ginawa sa video sa ibaba. Ika ng ng kano "revenge is a dish best served cold ala dirty ice cream sandwich". O nood na.
Humagupit kagabi ang first North American blizzard of 2010 dito po sa aming barangay. Sumilip sumandali ang haring araw kaninang umaga, nawala at umuhip ang hurricane-force winds sabay bagsak ng mabigat, malagkit na snow. Palakpakan ang mga bata at matanda dahil walang pasok sa school at opisina. Suspindido din ang mga lipad ng mga eroplano at saringola.
Bandang hapon na ng tumila ang blizzard of 2010, nagtambak ng labing-dawala hangang dalawanput-isang pulgada ng snow. Mas mataas pa po ito ke Picabo.
Halos magkandahika at inabot ako ng dalawang oras sa paghuhukay ng aming karag-karag. Basang basa ng pawis ang lolo ninyo.
O my gid! SAGINAW talaga! Ibalik ninyo ako sa Pilipinas!
So I went to Morrisons and bought cheapest brown bread, tomato soup, ground black pepper (to go on the ridiculously over-salty Value Soup), kippers, tea etc etc.
Winter hibernation here we come!
Also my goblin cure should hopefully be with me tomorrow, or the next day at latest. Then I'll have the luxury of home broadband back. Hurrah!
YEP, winter is upon us. Creeping up, closing in. Darkness surrounds us. It's in the air. The aroma of bonfires, the stench of death. Autumn is my favourite time of year, being the time golden hamsters are at their tubbiest, hamstering away a gargantuan hoard of goodies to last all winter through. As the days grow shorter and colder, so the wild hammy gradually gets more and more lethargic. Eventually he realizes the time has come for the Big Sleep. Carefully he barricades himself in, blocking all burrow entrances in case a naughty poisonous snake slithers down the tunnels while the tiny tubby is "torpid". (Hamsters don't technically hibernate.) Then little hammy goes into a deep sleep, breathing only a few times a minute, as his body temperature falls. Every 4-8 days he wakes up for long enough to bumble out of bed into his bathroom (hammies never wee in their bed, if you've ever kept one has a pet you'll remember they usually use the furthest corner opposite for wee-wees). Anyway he does a wee, then his tubby bum vanishes down dank and mysterious pitch black tunnels deep into the lower depths of his burrow. He returns football-faced, pouches packed to their furthest extreme with a face-full of goodies upon which he nibbles till sleep overtakes him yet again. When the burrow warms up, hammy re-excavates the burrow entrance and ta-daa! A bright springtime world full of daffodils and bumblebees, warm breezes whispering through the leafy trees. Harvest mice and dormice and woodmice are all scurrying in the bushes. Hurrah! says hammy, fresh seeds! And off he pings into the sparkling sunshine.
Ang kapal ng snow! Parang face ng pulitikong pinoy. Nabali tuloy yung kaisaisahang snow shovel ko. Buti na lang at buhay pa 'tong giant Baguio kutsara na nakasabit sa kusina katabi ng Last Supper. Sayang at nakumpiska yung katernong tinidor na ini-hand carry ko noon. Pwede daw kasing gamiting weapon. Ayus na ayus sanang pang-rake ng autumn leaves. Ingatz mga parekoy, keep warm!
2. HM the Queen talking about the Imperial State Crown (the one I'd nick if I robbed the crown jewels) ... this is quite something
Whose diamond is this? (Shown very nicely here: most diamond photographs (I think) transfer very little of the stones' brilliance to the printed page...) What's it called? What's the cut? How many carats?
My Original Bling Quiz is STILL OPEN! so come on ANSWERS PLEASE!!
... far as I know, it went on snowing all night and this morning we were in winter wonderland ...
Hammy couldn't resist burrowing out a little nest INSIDE the snowman...
This is apparently a natural 12-sided snowflake..! (Do you believe it?)
O yeah and Casey Johnson (seen here centre) , crank-calling would-be reality star (turned down The Simple Life with Paris Hilton and that Nicole Richie psycho got it instead) lesbian heiress (to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals fortune) died of an accidental DRUG OVERDOSE ...
WINTER WHITE SIBERIAN HAMSTERS: (As I said, I used to have one of these, only mine merely went a lighter grey...)
STOAT/ERMINE
Brrr! Is it as cold by you as it is here? Probably a lot colder in many cases. They say London has more snow on the way (the last lot melted a week ago.) Wrap up warm everyone (unless you're in the southern hemisphere!) And don't wear real fur..!
PS I saw my neighbour's bisson frise Cloud Doggie going for walkies in a winter jacket yesterday: how cute!
Dalawang araw ng walang tigil ang buhos ng snow dito sa aming barangay hood. Sabida ng PagAsa dito eh bukas pa ito matatapos. Maski na I can't feel the tip of fingers and da other tip of my body eh kinodakan ko pa rin po 'tong mga astig sa lamig na Maya birds (finch?) sa likod bahay, sa me silong ni aling Italiana. Ay ang hirap pumindot kung ang daliri mo'y naninigas sa lamig. Teka minute makapasok na nga at baka ma-frozen pa ang aking ibong tarat.
UP TO SOME TIME LAST NIGHT, it had been raining constantly for two to three days. Before that, it was frozen, the streets were like ice rinks. It is still damp damp damp, chilly, and profoundly miserable... When will this weather fiasco stop?
I don't know whether this is a blue crown conure... but I can't help but wonder how long this bird might LAST in such circumstances...?!?
FURRY FRIDAY ON SATURDAY! ALL SNOW AND ICE is gone: London looks normal again.
Pictures: Lovely Dalston, North London Line train Hackney (previously called "the free line" due to utter lack of ticket checks), Chelsea mansion blocks. I wanna live in an apartment like that one day...
And here's some...
CLOUD DOGS Are apparently called Bichon Frises (never knew that before!) I really want a huge Wolfhound type dog and one of these:
SNOW DONKEYS A tribute montage to TrotterDonkies in inclement weather everywhere...
GOATS, DONKEYS, HORSES IN FRESH SNOW A video tribute to Billygoats and Hooved Trotters on snowy farms everywhere...
TITANIC theme music MY HEART WILL GO ON ... I wasn't too impressed by Celine's vocal yesterday... this is the only Celine song I REALLY like... those Scottish pan pipes... and what a film! All the press it got during shooting made it sound like a flop in the making and didn't it gross $1.6 BILLION..??!? Wow!
... Look at this cute fuzzy donkey burying its nose...
... and... last but not least, a baby cloud dog (a bichon frise puppy) how cute!
Hope y'all had a good one... if your Xmas wasn't merry, then I hope at least it was tolerable... Take care and a happy 2010!
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