Friday 6 March 2009

a poorly computer... and - coming very soon...

Just got the PC back from computer hospital. The bad news was that the RAM had failed which, apparently, is very rare. The good news was that it was fixable, and I didn't lose any data or anything else of any importance. The other not-so-good news is that my bank account is now rather emptier than it was a few days ago.

But I digress...

I owe you a post on THAT veg box and the amazing chicken, another post on Deal, and probably another one just for good measure. Oh, and I can also tell you about an evening spent at that bastion of old-fashioned Englishness, Simpson's in the Strand. And then I've got some more chocolate to tell you about, too.

But first, I have to go to lunch. Second, I have to cook a huge Indian meal for friends tomorrow - sorry, no pics, won't have time. For the interested, my guru for all things Indian is Madhur Jaffrey, and I'll be making her amazing lamb rogan josh, with tarka dal and a mushroom and pea curry. With naans. And some kind of a tart to follow. Of the edible kind.

And then, finally, I might actually get around to writing a post or two.

Honest.

13 comments:

♥Rosie♥ said...

Sorry to hear your p.c. has had problems it really sucks when that happens but great to see you back :D

Enjoy your Indian meal :D

Rosie x

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

We have to have a love/hate relationship with our PC's:D

Manggy said...

Yikes, I think you'd find that computer part prices here in Asia are jaw-droppingly low! :O Can't wait to see the new posts, but please take a moment to breathe if you need one! :)

Nic said...

Oh no, poor compy! My compy sends a get well soon message!!
PS. I adore Madur Jaffrey for all things Indian.

Pia K said...

Looking forward to more posts, Indian food - minus the lamb bit - sounds lovely, so does the edible tart. I want pictures!

Maggie said...

Come on then, come on then.....we're all very patiently waiting for some of the photo's!!!
Enjoy your meal.

Alex said...

Computer problems are a nightmare! Glad it's fixed and you're nearly back to normal!

aforkfulofspaghetti said...

Rosie - thank you!

Val - don't we just!

Mark - am trying to remember to breathe, I promise...

Nic - my PC says thank you to your compy, and says it's feeling much better now :) Madhur's great, isn't she? Came up trumps again on Saturday, as usual

Pia - I'm getting lazy about taking photos. I'll be better when we get the longer days and more daylight, I promise

Margaret - yes, ma'am!

Alex - my PC's back to normal. Not so sure about me. ;-)

Heather said...

At least you have an excuse. Garden-variety laziness is all I can blame.

Cynthia said...

Glad that you did not lose any valuable info.

Hope everything worked out well with your meal.

Jacqueline Meldrum said...

I am glad you didn't lose anything, that would have been just heart-breaking. Although the dent in your finances must be a bit nippy.

Gigi said...

Sorry to hear about your PC problems. No worries we'll be here waiting for you. :-)

Krista said...

Hope everything is okay, family-wise. Looking forward to your review of Simpson's in the Strand. Was thinking about taking my dad there next week while he's in town.