that'll do: pig

D. has discovered the secret of making Really Good Ham.

Normally I don't really like ham or pork - I think it's kind of dry and flavorless. However, the way D. cooks it up it is juicy (can't be cut because it falls apart!), flavorful, and fantastic! Think really bacony, minus the crispiness, and in vast quantities...

It also makes good leftovers. I foresee making biscuits this weekend to keep said leftovers company :)

That is assuming I get over this cold :( I cannot believe I'm sick again this year! My sinuses ache to the point I feel like I've inhaled a dust-water buffalo :( Took a half day off work and slept a lot but my eyes are still watering :( Nixed fencing tonight (dammit, dammit, dammit!), not sure about work tomorrow because if I'm still sneezing everywhere I run the risk of infecting everyone else..

Took advantage of the time to do some reading:

( snip for brevity )

Movie time: went to go see "Casanova" last night with D. Fun! Sweet (especially the romance between Lena Olin and the lard magnate - don't ask, go see), farce-y with happy endings for all :) Costumes: don't know enough about 18th century to make any sweeping statements, but I'm fairly sure that we shouldn't have been able to see the lead actresses chest through her corset :P

Meanwhile, I should probably continue my homework.

I want new sinuses. Does Ebay carry those?

wrong? or the rightest thing you've ever heard of.....

From geekchick, with a bullet: The Passion of the Smiths, or something like it:

The BBC plans to mark the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ this Easter with an hour-long live procession through the streets of Manchester featuring pop stars from The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays and featuring songs by The Smiths and New Order.

In the programme, called Manchester Passion, a character representing Jesus will sing the legendary Joy Division anthem Love Will Tear Us Apart before dueting his arch-betrayer Judas on the New Order hit Blue Monday, according to senior church sources involved in the production.

Mary Magdelene, the penitent whore of the New Testament, is also getting in on the act: she is being lined up to sing the Buzzcocks hit Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn't have) accompanied by a string band.

Former Happy Monday and Celebrity Big Brother winner Bez will play a disciple.

I'd SO love to see this, having been a teenage Madchester freak! And I love that this is sponsored by the BBC - you'd never see PBS doing something like this, would you?