Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica

Ryan is convinced that we have a ghost in one of our rooms here. It kept changing the volume on his iPod while he was trying to sleep. It most be a recent addition to the ghostly realm since it knows how to work an iPod. The party was in Mo Bay this weekend. We had four of our friends staying with us and our neighbor had several volunteers staying with him, and still more people were visiting others in the area. Friday night we went out to Pier 1 because Matt needed a Buddha statue and some decorative pillows. Haha, no, Pier 1 is not a store where one can buy overpriced items to clutter up the house, it's actually a club. It's on a pier and that means that everyone throws their empties into the water. What is wrong with people? Does the ocean look like a landfill? Or a toilet? Well, it is not. Anyway, Americans are goofy. It's fun to watch a group of us seizing in the midst of rythym-endowed Jamaicans. I had a lovely time making an ass of myself. The rum helped. We went to the beach a couple of times. Ryan stepped on a sea urchin. The water was rough and cloudy and smelled a little bit like New Jersey. Usually it is smooth and clear and salty-fresh. It was entertaining to watch the boys attempt to ride the waves though. Everyone got a sunburn. People keep asking why I don't look tan, it's because I don't go to the beach often. I am here to do work, you know. Matt and Joe left on Sunday, but Tiffanie and Ryan are still here because of elections. They were yesterday (Monday) and Sista P and the PNP lost. Except that the are doing a recount, so it will be a few days before it is all over. People may be a bit high strung about the outcome, and it's somewhat safer here than where Tiff and Ryan live. It's wonderful to have company, but we're kind of stuck in the house because of elections. We actually resorted to watching Varsity Blues one night. So about a month after our arrival I had reached my yearly quota of peas and rice. We were eating a lot of peas and rice. Recently, in an effort to cut back on peas and rice, we have begun experimenting with tofu. I say we, but we all know that Patrick has the culinary skills. We had some pretty delcious stir fry one night, and some fried tofu strips antother night. He made them just like chicken strips, and it tasted kind of like mozzarella sticks. I recommend them. The boys made chicken lasagna one night. It was also quite tasty. School starts next week, so hopefully we will have more interesting things to report.