Gnocchi

I had vague intentions of posting this before the grand move to Bishkek, but, uh, you know. Life gets in the way. Camera cords end up in boxes they aren’t supposed to and precious stateside time is withered away trying to squeeze a piano out of the tiny apartment. Sigh. Rather than trying to edit …

Smoo-sees

During my bout of heinous food poisoning and slow recovery, I had a chance to indulge in countless hours of television. The TV set in our shabby flat flips through a range of numbered channel, well into the 40s, but there are only two watchable channels that are repeated several times and buffered by a …

Landed

Just a quick post to let the world know I arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. We’re in the process of getting internet in our apartment, which involved calling the internet company to put our request “in line” with the other requests, then calling our landlord to figure out who the building “aunt” or “uncle” is, aka …

Peach sorbet and lemon-mint sherbert

Let’s put this to rest once and for all: Sherbet or sherbert? Maybe it’s another one of those strange colloquialisms that’s now ingrained in my mind as “normal”. I say that it’s pronounced “sherbert“. Farrell is on Team Sherbet. So far several friends agree with me. Wikipedia has proven to be so neutral that it …