When Worlds Collide

Lisa loves Ace of Cakes. I love LOST.

I have found the answer here.

Kampala and nearby--Some pictures

Enjoy some pictures from around Kampala and Ssezibwa Falls from the past couple of weeks.

From the top of tank hill--we ate at a cafe with this view

Marcia and I at the cafe

Malaria pills: case and point! This is what my leg looked like after we ate dinner at the cafe (unfortunately, I wasn't the only one enjoying my meal). I was even covered in bug spray (98% deet). This is why one takes medicine to prevent malaria.

The very nice family from Nigeria I ate dinner with last week--CUTE baby girl!

Sometimes when you live in Uganda, you get really thirsty.

A view of downtown Kampala from my meeting at the Public Health Laboratory--

On the road to Ssezibwa Falls--just in case we need a chair

More from the roadside

Along our hike to the top of the falls. We had a very nice tour guide named Christopher.

The view from the top of Ssezibwa Falls.

(L to R) Christopher, Marcia, and Glen on our tour around the park.

The falls from a distance.

Falls a bit closer-up.

Downstream.

A nearby house.

A matoke (banana/plantain) truck on the way home from the falls.

The market where we stopped to get some refreshment before our drive home.

A funny sign on the way home...one of my favourite passtimes when traveling around is reading all of the roadsigns and advertisements. Some can be quite amusing.

Belated

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Over the last couple of months the thought of breaking out of our non-blogging slump has caused a bit of anxiety for me. I know this probably sounds weird, but since it has been so long, the pressure to come up with something fresh, timely, and, of course, entertaining has been slightly stressful. Since the last post, in early, December, I have been trying to figure out what event in our lives was going to jar us out of the rut we were in.

For example, it would have been both appropriate and timely to post photos of our trip back to Seattle for Christmas. I could of talked about going to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the snow, Christmas Day, the snow, and being stranded with Rob and Stephanie and their apartment for a couple of days. I could have also mentioned the new golf clubs Lisa got me and the trip to Mexico I surprised her with.

How about our photo session with all of my siblings and their significant others? That would have been a good idea. I could have posted some of the shots that were taken.

Another opportunity to post something could have been when Lisa, Mark, andI went skiing up at Stevens Pass after Christmas. I brought a camera along with us and even took some photos and some video.

I could have posted something about New Years Eve at the Holley’s, falling asleep at about 11:30. And what about Dick Clark – that was kind of hard to watch. Again, took the camera and took pictures.

Lisa’s sister Sarah came to visit last month – plenty of opportunities there. I have about 75 photos of when we went up to Blue Springs to see the Manatees. We even caught a glimpse of Paul Sr. from American Chopper.

Also in January, Lisa’s Mom celebrated her birthday with us at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We had a great time and took plenty of photos. By the way, I highly recommend the Toy Story Mania ride.

There was the season premiere of LOST. I could have said a couple things about how my theory about Charles Widmore being the captain of the Black Rock was totally wrong. Or how I thought bringing Jin back in episode 3 was a bit premature.

Watching Southend United play Chelsea in the FA Cup. The team I have been supporting for several years now, was finally on TV here in the US. That would have been a worthy topic of discussion.

Oh, how about Lisa’s early birthday present before she left on her trip? We went out to the Flying Fish Café at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort. We had a fantastic time, and the food was so good. More pictures were taken then as well. Also, Lisa got me an iPodtouch for my birthday. I have been playing with it non-stop since then. I definitely could have posted something about that, as well as posted the video of me opening the box she wrapped it in. We took video; I very easily could have posted that.

Last week I turned 35. I am now closer to 40 than I am 30. A lot of opportunities for refection there. Plus, going to Disneyworld on your birthday is pretty awesome. You get a pin that has your name and “Happy Birthday” written on it and the whole time you are there, everyone there says “Happy Birthday” to you. I met up with Ben Holley after work and took a couple of spins on the Toy Story Mania ride – ahh, the joys of an Annual Pass. Again, I highly recommend Toy Story Mania.

I also thought about posting something about the fact that both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day. And that Google celebrated Darwin's birthday and not Abraham Lincoln's.

There was the Man vs. Food episode in Seattle and how he went to Red Mill Burgers. I have posted several thoughts and photos of Red Mill in the past, so a couple lines about that would have been good.

And finally, Valentines Day was yesterday. Lisa is on the other side of the planet right now working in Uganda on a project with the Gates Foundation. She’ll be gone for another couple of weeks, so, needless to say, Boo and I are pretty lonely. Definitely my thoughts are on her and the fact that being married and alone (sorry Boo, you don’t count) on Valentines Day really is not delightful or recommended. You see other people buying flowers and chocolate and cards at the grocery store, and you get, as Lisa’s always says, “a bit weepy.” I definitely miss her and cannot wait until the 26th or the 6th – we don’t really know yet. Either way, it’s not tomorrow.