Let's see...what did we do this week? Monday was July 4th, and we celebrated in true American fashion - eating meat and watching things explode in the sky! After a pancake breakfast at our church, we spent much of the day watching the History Channel's miniseries "The Revolution." It's about the American Revolution (duh) and we are now experts on how our country was formed, or at least on actors pretending to be dramatic founding fathers in shots that are re-used in every episode. But we really liked it anyways and learned a lot. And we felt super-patriotic!
Later we had some friends over for a barbeque. "It was good times," said Marinda Misra, attendee at barbeque. Afterwards we walked over to Laurelhurst Park, located quite not far from our apartment. We arrived shortly after 2200 hours (that's 10 PM for people not used to military time like us expert military documentary viewers) and were initially somewhat less than enthusiastic about the firework prospects. We saw a few bursts over by the Space Needle, and the lights for the tennis courts were practically blinding us. "I figured that since there were over 100 people there, that it must be a good location," commented local astrologer (or is it astronomer? I think they're the same thing...) Amit Misra. "But then we realized, hey, maybe everyone else was just like us - coming here for the first time on July 4th. Did I panic? Maybe, just maybe."
But then, just as we were about to lose hope, the lights went out, and then "Boom!", according to Marinda Misra, local community resident. The view was absolutely amazing, and we avoided the crowds. Votes are still being tallied as far as which fireworks, were in fact, the best. Current prognostications forecast the "Really bright one towards the end" and "That one that kind of looked like a bear" as the frontrunners. Stay tuned for further information on Decision 2011.
So what does the phrase "Bronchitis Bacca" mean? We're assuming people are familiar with one of the terms, so we'll just define the other one: bronchitis: respiratory illness that may or may not turn you into a brontosaurus. And obviously, 'bacca' is Hindi for baby. Both residents of the ol' Hebdomadal House have had or are currently suspected of having bronchitis. Who is the mysterious Bronchitis Bacca Bandit of Bad News spreading this plague like, well, The Plague? Local police officers are still investigating, but we at the Hebdomadal couldn't be further from the edges of our chairs (ok fine, we're sitting on the couch).
Anyways, Amit Misra, a victim of the BB, as it is known in this area, was working from home for the majority of the week. "Yeah, that's true," he said when asked for a comment. "Wait, you're not telling my advisor about this are you?" Surprisingly, his cohabitation partner did not go crazy. But she did receive the gift that keeps on giving - a productive cough.
Friday night was a special treat for the Misras, as they were able to go to the movies at a NICE movie theater near the mall. Their usual movie experience consists of waiting in line at the dollar theater while being propositioned by petitioners who want nothing more than larger cages for chickens. We at the Heb propose smaller cages for those people who want us to sign the petition. (JK! We love all people. And chickens. Especially with barbeque sauce.) What made this theater so nice? "The chairs were so nice you could take a nap in them!" said movie patron Marinda Misra. Indeed. They saw "X-Men: First Class", and "other than being overly violent [and sexed-up], it was a really good movie," said anonymous contributers to the Hebdomadal.
Saturday was filled with church cleaning, sleeping, and playing Civilization: Colonization together. We were still feeling patriotic after watching "The Revolution", but "why watch stuff about the revolution when you could live it! You know, in an imaginary, watching it on the screen sort of way," said Amit Misra, Governor of the English colonies in la-la-land. That evening, we had another barbeque and invited all our friends. Then we remembered we didn't have any friends so we picked some names out of the phone book. They turned out to be really nice and just happen to go to the same church as us! What a coincidence.
On Sunday (that's today) we started this blog. And we hope you enjoyed this first edition of the Hebdomadal (aka 'the Heb') and that you'll come back for more next week! We'll be in foggy Scotts Valley, CA, doing a special travel edition of the Heb. We'll have an exclusive interview with Mary Slack, including topics such as her first impressions of breathing, and about whether she prefers UW or BYU.
Later we had some friends over for a barbeque. "It was good times," said Marinda Misra, attendee at barbeque. Afterwards we walked over to Laurelhurst Park, located quite not far from our apartment. We arrived shortly after 2200 hours (that's 10 PM for people not used to military time like us expert military documentary viewers) and were initially somewhat less than enthusiastic about the firework prospects. We saw a few bursts over by the Space Needle, and the lights for the tennis courts were practically blinding us. "I figured that since there were over 100 people there, that it must be a good location," commented local astrologer (or is it astronomer? I think they're the same thing...) Amit Misra. "But then we realized, hey, maybe everyone else was just like us - coming here for the first time on July 4th. Did I panic? Maybe, just maybe."
But then, just as we were about to lose hope, the lights went out, and then "Boom!", according to Marinda Misra, local community resident. The view was absolutely amazing, and we avoided the crowds. Votes are still being tallied as far as which fireworks, were in fact, the best. Current prognostications forecast the "Really bright one towards the end" and "That one that kind of looked like a bear" as the frontrunners. Stay tuned for further information on Decision 2011.
So what does the phrase "Bronchitis Bacca" mean? We're assuming people are familiar with one of the terms, so we'll just define the other one: bronchitis: respiratory illness that may or may not turn you into a brontosaurus. And obviously, 'bacca' is Hindi for baby. Both residents of the ol' Hebdomadal House have had or are currently suspected of having bronchitis. Who is the mysterious Bronchitis Bacca Bandit of Bad News spreading this plague like, well, The Plague? Local police officers are still investigating, but we at the Hebdomadal couldn't be further from the edges of our chairs (ok fine, we're sitting on the couch).
Anyways, Amit Misra, a victim of the BB, as it is known in this area, was working from home for the majority of the week. "Yeah, that's true," he said when asked for a comment. "Wait, you're not telling my advisor about this are you?" Surprisingly, his cohabitation partner did not go crazy. But she did receive the gift that keeps on giving - a productive cough.
Friday night was a special treat for the Misras, as they were able to go to the movies at a NICE movie theater near the mall. Their usual movie experience consists of waiting in line at the dollar theater while being propositioned by petitioners who want nothing more than larger cages for chickens. We at the Heb propose smaller cages for those people who want us to sign the petition. (JK! We love all people. And chickens. Especially with barbeque sauce.) What made this theater so nice? "The chairs were so nice you could take a nap in them!" said movie patron Marinda Misra. Indeed. They saw "X-Men: First Class", and "other than being overly violent [and sexed-up], it was a really good movie," said anonymous contributers to the Hebdomadal.
Saturday was filled with church cleaning, sleeping, and playing Civilization: Colonization together. We were still feeling patriotic after watching "The Revolution", but "why watch stuff about the revolution when you could live it! You know, in an imaginary, watching it on the screen sort of way," said Amit Misra, Governor of the English colonies in la-la-land. That evening, we had another barbeque and invited all our friends. Then we remembered we didn't have any friends so we picked some names out of the phone book. They turned out to be really nice and just happen to go to the same church as us! What a coincidence.
On Sunday (that's today) we started this blog. And we hope you enjoyed this first edition of the Hebdomadal (aka 'the Heb') and that you'll come back for more next week! We'll be in foggy Scotts Valley, CA, doing a special travel edition of the Heb. We'll have an exclusive interview with Mary Slack, including topics such as her first impressions of breathing, and about whether she prefers UW or BYU.
Awesome-- this is hysterical! Keep your hungry readers (currently: me) updated so we can continue to sate our desires to know all the lurid details of a Married Mormon life. ;)
ReplyDeleteThat was hilarious! Bravo. Two enthusiastic thumbs up from the Swanson Critics.
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