Garlic Sauce!

KTF and I went to the Lebanese Kitchen for lunch today (I would tell you it's on Emerson Street just off 8th, but nobody knows where Emerson is because it's only one block long - so instead I'll tell you that it's across the street from Taco Time and beside A&W).

It was very tasty! We had to wait about 15-20 minutes for our food which was mildly irritating since I'm used to Shawarma King where you're in and out in exactly two minutes. But - the food was great. No pink pickled turnips, but the garlic sauce was awesome and the regular pickles made it tangy, so I was happy.

The best part was the old guy who greeted us, asked if we were familiar with Lebanese food and then proceeded to explain everything on the menu to us in detail. He doesn't do anything else - his wife (presumably) was in the back cooking and his son (presumably) was in the front also cooking. The first time I went into a Lebanese take-out I had no idea what to do and felt like a super white idiot, so for first timers the detailing is a good thing.

Somebody help me out here

I'm so confused. The Americans might not be able to agree on a budget by midnight tonight which would result in all federal public services ceasing to function and federal workers not getting paid (except elected officials of course)?! I don't understand. When our budget doesn't pass, we have an election but I can still do things like file my taxes which will still be processed by the CRA, regardless of whether we have a government or not. What the hell America??? I need an American to explain this to me.

Also, I feel really bad. A woman stopped at a cross walk for me right outside my office and then was immediately rear ended by some idiot who was totally tailgating. Admittedly, it's a crappy crosswalk, hidden around a blind corner where people routinely go 60kmh (in a 40 zone). Shitty way to start the day - for her, not me. I still got my latte from the Starbucks across the street.

This is nice.

Stop reading about radioactive waste water being pumped into the Pacific and watch this video of a dog, adrift off Japan's coast for three weeks, reunited with her owner instead.

How long was I out?

The last month or so pretty much blew - work sucked, my mom had her gallbladder removed after going into emergency in the middle of the night then spending five days waiting for surgery, and I contracted the worst intestinal virus of my life that killed me for 10 days. I feel like I've just woken up from a bad times coma.

But, it's April now, everyone is fine and suddenly the torrent of shit has passed at work so I can breathe again.

So I'll start with showing you this little shoe I crocheted (a pattern pilfered from the internet). I made a second one to match, fyi. These ones I think will go to the little Belgo-Canadian expected in June.