Monday, June 09, 2003  

Look ma, no ad! Finally moved the blog across to my own server, and so now the ad is gone. Took ages to re-direct the links on all the other pages, so hopefully I haven't made a mistake there...

The so-called cousins reunion didn't QUITE happen as planned... only Reshma and Krsna made it over in the end. Shaman had a prior engagement (which is fine and all, considering that he had little more than 12 hours' notice) and Sheeva was just being Sheeva. Didn't matter too much in the end, as Krsna and Reshma drove over to check out the flat one last time and have a nice big, fat American dinner at TGI Friday's. I had the world's biggest burrito. I swear, it was huge. You could easily fit two Coke cans end-to-end in there.



TGI Friday's is also known for apparently being the UK's number one birthday destination. In the two hours we were there, we heard Happy Birthday sung EIGHT different times. Yikes.

In entirely unrelated news, the movie gods at Pixar have released the teaser for their latest movie, The Incredibles. It isn't due out until NOVEMBER 2004 (ouch!), but I can't wait to see it. The Toy Story films and Monsters, Inc. are some of my favourite animated films (right up there with the best Disney put out), and this already looks pretty funny. Check out the trailer here.

Another funny link to follow is this one to a clip called "60" from Late Night with Conan O'Brien. For those who aren't acquainted with Mr. O'Brien, he hosts one of the funniest late-night talk shows in America. He was also a writer on The Simpsons during their glory years, so everyone's probably seen his work. This clip spoofs one of my favourite shows, 24. Conan's version is called 60. Each episode in the series is one second of the same minute. It's riveting stuff. Click here and then click "60" to see it.

Incidentally, it's still freaking hot here. And so desperate times call for desperate measures: Despite being scheduled to leave in about three weeks, I went out to buy a stack of short-sleeved shirts from GAP (yes, I know, shh). It's helping some. Now all I need is an air-con and I'm set.

Posted at 6:33 AM

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