Thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes. I wish I could have flown in a gangsta G4 to celebrate with all of you. The school I work at gave me a bouquet of flowers and a chocolate cake. Unfortunately, the cake was as edible as the flowers (the cakes here all look scrumptious, but taste a little bit like cardboard). Mad props to my Boothwyn office for partying without me! The people around me at the food court where I was checking gmail must’ve thought I was crazy for laughing out loud at the these pics!
My co-workers and students at my school here in Almaty wished me health, wealth, and all that stuff. Also, one of my classes gave me a stuffed camel as a present. From Amanda I received a candle, a water bottle, some candy, and a basketball (which we put to use 2 days later at a court near my apartment). We also dinner with a few other people at my place. Gifts included a picture of a seductive Egyptian woman, a bottle of wine, and a cool camel business-card holder. Amanda cooked a chicken/beans/tomatoes medley, crunchy mac n cheese (no crock pot here!), and mixed the extra mac with some peas. She also made a fluorescent orange cake (in honor of the other big October holiday) that had a bit of chocolate pudding in it. Showbiz Pizza eat your heart out….
How do you top the ballet? You topera it with the opera! We went this past Thursday (which was a Kazakh holiday – Republic Day). While I didn’t see any Pavarotti’s…. huh, that sound’s like Capriotti’s!! Is there anything as good as a big ol’ Bobbie?!? Or mix it up with a Capastrami!! Heck, why not a Slaw-Be-Joe?? Oh yeah…. back to the opera… It was a nice night out - like the ballet it was hard to follow the language. I liked it a bit more than the ballet because there was singing along with the music. Capriotti’s cheesesteaks are not too shabby either….
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