Me, life and an ankle...

My foot feels a lot better today, thank goodness. Not entirely better - and I'm still not sure whether there's some sort of stress fracture, or simply the results of overexertion and welling. I'm limping a bit, but walking without difficulty. The cane is more nuisance than help today.

Still. I'd rather not walk much if I don't have to, so I'm cancelling on the planned trip to the Art Gallery - I'm just not comfortable enough on my feet that it would be fun.

Afternoon tea: a Christmas celebration...

A thousand British faces.

I have a question for the British and the Anglophiles among you.

A few weeks back I was invited to tea by my friends Vicky and Marion. We had a sumptuous repast which involved sandwiches, scones, quiches, cheese, cake, and other delicacies. And, of course, tea.

So in response I have invited Marion and Vicky (and maaseru) to my place next week before we go to the theatre, and I am wondering what to serve. I don't want to do exactly the same things they did. I want a Christmas theme. What would be appropriate for a hospitably lavish late afternoon tea? What kind of sandwiches? I've already bought little fancy petit fours from Loblaw's, with Christmas designs on the icing.

I looked at what Wikipedia had to say, and chuckled at the following information uon the subject of Canadian customs for serving afternoon tea:

Due to the great variation of cultures scattered across Canada, one may find families in the same neighbourhood who observe any or none of the tea customs found in the rest of the world.

Do you have any suggestions?

Word art...

I started playing with The Typo Generator, as if I wasn't good enough at generating typos on my own. But it was such fun: a fannish game - it didn't have to be fannish, of course, but I made it so - involving maximum results with minimum artistic talent. My kind of thing.

My results:

1. ( The TARDIS )
   
   
   
   
2. ( The TARDIS Companions )
   
   
   
   
3. ( Retro Torchwood )
   
   
   
   
4. ( Time Agents )
   
   
   
   
5. ( The TARDIS in Crisis )
   
   
   
   
6. ( The Meaning of Torchwood )
   
   
   

More ankle oddities...

As I got up from my computer chair just now, it felt as if a bone shifted in my ankle. And suddenly the pain was gone.

I'd better not put this to the test, but... What a relief.

Bounce...

What a great photograph. Makes me want to dance just looking at it.

Growing up...

Another favourite picture that made me smile.

Elektra and the Hulk...

I was amused by this photo which I found online. But though I found it in several places, none of the sites explained the context. Who took this photo, and why, and what does the question mean?