Far · West · of · Outremer

Called Mom today for her birthday (after trying earlier in the day, because I thought that that would be before the Intrepid Sibling would be calling.... except that she had had the same thought, so when I tried calling Mom was on the phone with her).

In addition to talking about the day, and the upcoming family trip, she had an update about an ongoing family saga... ( Read more...Collapse )

Scene: Living Room

Television: The "Whole Fish" episode of "The French Chef"

Me: Wow... it's amazing; that fishmarket lady is talking about fish guts.... except since she's talking in French, it sounds completely elegant.

Roommate: If you don't look at the screen, you have no idea she's up to her wrists in blood.

Fishmarket Lady: *removes backbone of fish, splits it, and then rolls each side up so that it rests on either side of the fish's head*

Roommate: Gah! DEMONIC FISH!

Me: ...

(seriously; the way the two sides of the fish were rolled, they looked disturbingly like the fishhead had sprouted goat's' horns)

Fishmarket Lady: *removes backbone of another fish, then does some kind of bizarre fish-origami-twisty-foldy thing so that the sides are rolled again and the tail of the fish is sticking out through its mouth*)

Me: GAAAAH!

Roommate: GAAAAAAH!

Me: It's a warning! To all the other fishes!

Roommate: ZOMG FISH MAFIA! Misbehave, and this could happen to you!