silvia idili. rito magico

request and breathe easy

i've been neglecting this blog so much, that i've failed to reveal the exciting fact of our planned trip abroad to amsterdam, and germany :o) we've booked our flights, and we'll be leaving july 28. i'm quite excited, but it hasn't hit me to the full affect yet. july is still a ways away, and for some reason, i can't picture the image of me roaming streets of europe, it's been my dream and yet, i can't imagine it. i think it's my subconscious not wanting to conjure up any images in my head, thus getting a false perception. hmm, when i word it that way, it seems like a good thing. but deep down, i really am excited, and i can't wait to see more of the world.

so, we've decided on four nights in amsterdam, then a train to nuremberg, germany, and last, berlin. hopefully we can just take off from there. now, the only hurdle i have to get over is requesting those days off. once that's done, maybe i'll breathe a little easier.

oh and by the way, happy new year!

the xx. intro

minim.broadcast

how sweet the bells
how sweet the bells
but what can they tell
of heaven and hell

too brief the sound
too brief they sound
and yet they resound
with the world

menschen und wind ändern geschwind.

numb, but smelling good..

my hands smell so good after chopping up some garlic. it was a daunting task, due to the fact that i bought whole cloves which require peeling. next time, i'll just buy them minced. it was his friends birthday yesterday, so we decided to invite him over for an afternoon smoke if you will. in return, he brought us a whole lamb leg, which comes easy-he works for several groceries. but it was amazing, it cost 4,000 kronas and it weighs at least 5 pounds. it's massive, and it's in the oven right now.

so i chopped up some onions and mushrooms as well, it should be ready in about 30 minutes. the only dilemma i'm facing is that i don't have any sauce for the lamb. i looked in the cupboards and all that is available is curry sauce, or kjötbollursósa (meatball sauce). hmm, lamb with curry sauce might come off as a little exotic, maybe a new twist to lamb? but with my luck, it'll just be a strange mixture, unbeknowst to icelandic taste. we'll see how it goes.

after the dance. j w waterhouse

according to the art of courtly love written by capellanus in the 12th century, love is described as ''...a certain inborn suffering derived from the sight of and excessive meditation upon the beauty of the opposite sex..the easy attainment of love makes it of little value; difficulty of attainment makes it prized.''

mmm

fish and potatoes. fish and potatoes. fish and potatoes. it's all i've been eating nowadays, but that's alright, it's quite tasty. let's just hope i don't get to sick of it. i woke up this afternoon, and stuck it in the microwave. instant hot food..and back in the day, they couldn't even reheat things..let alone preserve it. ahh the joys of modern day.

just have to be wary of these fish bones. if i accidentally swallow them, am i going to feel them shredding my insides? i doubt it..but they're pretty sharp..

medieval virelai & douce dame jolie

from the cradle to the grave