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[whitereflection]

I will say again--Hiro sushi, at the Hiro restaurant here in Omaha, is the best sushi *anywhere*. Best. (Ok, perhaps best in the US. Someone take me to Japan and let me compare.) But truly, it is exquisite. The taste, texture, freshness, artistic presentation--it is truly just spectacular. <3<3Amazing.

Then rest of us (Kel, Anj, James and me) were joined by Gina for hanging out. Got gifty things, so neat. And we watched some of The Critic boxed set (so damned funny, just love it)--and had some Maggie Moo's ice cream cakes<3 Couldn't decide on flavors, so instead of a bigger one, got two smaller ones--a s'mores one, and a better batter/oreo one. Like, w00t ^__^ Though dozed off eventually, so they decided to wander. Uwah...

Mmmm...sometimes being this groggy-tired, makes me feel like what it'd be to be truly drunk (never have been, just've been giggly-giddy-buzzed). All staggery and wobbly-dizzy, and muzzy and such. I suppose so little sleep last night didn't help.

Anj wraps packages in old discarded government maps from at work, and I just left the couple out on the floor. And now they are the big cat toy du jour. ^__^ Missy lays smack in the middle of them. Crystal sits on them and pages at an edge. Bebop and Tink have been taking turns burrowing underneath and hiding (so cute when Bebop-cat then starts reaching his paws out, hee...). At one point Bebop was under, and Tink was outside patting-pawing at the paper-covered Bebop-lump, and it was so cute it ate what was lefta my brain. Yeeeeee. >o<

http://www.scottishhaggis.co.uk/haggis_hurling.htm I kid you not. Honest to effing god. Part of this site: http://www.scottishhaggis.co.uk/Default.htm What won't they think up next? (Friend of mine has a theory that a lot of what Scotland's come up with was the result of drunkenness and a dare. Caber-tossing being another point. And haggis. And golf. And scotch.)

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[sharona1x2.livejournal.com]

Haggis hurling? I'll have to see if I can get that added to our local Celtic Games here in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. I haven't gone to the games for the last couple years, but that might be fun to see. Besides, I really do love all the bagpipe music. ^_~

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

>D That amuses me extremely much--do mention if you do get it added, because I so want to know. I'd want pictures. *hee* And yeah, I gotta admit, I do like bagpipe music, as much as I pretend not to at times--can get a person all choked up. ^^; (I know my dad has always said he wants a piper playing Amazing Grace at his funeral ^^; ). Though one of the websites I hit yesterday had music built into its page--electronic-synthesized bagpipe music, and that kinda hurt my brain. *heh*

(! I've got in-laws and the associated extended family in PA--Cornwall and a bunch of surrounding small towns. Haven't been out in years, though. ^^; )

[sharona1x2.livejournal.com]

That's so cool that you have relatives near me. ^____^ My family is originally from Wilkes Barre. Mom's side is Hungarian/Slovak, and my dad's side is English/Welsh. I had the greatest time in the world when I visited England, Scotland and Wales a few years ago. It was my childhood dream to visit England and Wales.

I'd love to visit again sometime, but I have a feeling I'll get back to Japan, first. Jay's keener on that idea right now. ^_~

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Wow...I'd go nutbar to visit any of those places <3 If I had the money to do more travelling, especially international travelling, I swear... *daydreams*

[tokkan.livejournal.com]

I can add another one to that list!

The SHEEP TOSS! Or Sheaf toss. I've had conflicting stories.

Basically, there's a 16 or 20 pound burlap sack of hay, that the scotsman (or woman) has to stab with a pitchfork, and huck over a pole that's roughly the height of a pole-vault bar.

In ONE story explanation from my Ancient Civ teacher (Who happened to be a Scot), they were really sheep, and the pitchfork wasn't stabbed into the sheep. They still hucked the sheep over walls though. All to piss off the Romans, and steal their sheep. Caber toss was another general thing like that, I think. except lumber.

In the other explanation, the one that I've generally found a lot on site on the 'net, is that it's a Sheath toss, and it was just a boring old "Toss the bales of hay up into the rafters of a barn" dealy.

But, that doesn't piss the Romans off at ALL! And the Scots were ALL for that! ^^ (Again, According to Mr. MacGregor. There seems to be a few conflicting reports of history when it concerns the Scots, such as Hadrian's Wall)

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

XDXDXD That...is just amazing. I prefer the sheep toss bit myself. (Yay for pissing off Romans *hee*)

But either way, I'm extremely amused at it all--well more so than I should be, but still. >D