Comments on: Eight Random Things

By: ann

ann — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:16:50 +0000

Kia ora, Rosemary! Thanks for commenting! Wow, we DO have lots in common!

Please tell us Yanks (you call Americans “Yanks,” don’t you?) what are:

Afgans;
Taro leaves;
Silverbeet;
Kumera; and
Pumpkin cover?

White man’s umu sounds like something my uncle makes that he calls “swamp potatoes”: smoked sausage slices, potatoes, onions, and cheese. I think that’s all the ingredients… it’s REALLY delicious and I have, alas, never been able to recreate it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ann

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:26:59 +0000

OMG Ann, We could amost be sisters This is so freeky. I loath gum so much, so many people here crack it, I want to scream and pull my hair out its that bad.

I also love to cook and bake, my fav are ANZAC Biscuits, Banana cake and Afgans in the baking dept, for cooking I love the weekends as the cooking is easy as I do a “White mans Umu”, I line a baking dish with foil, empty a tin of coconut cream onto the foil and put Taro leaves (If I can get them) or Silverbeet ontop. I then put my choice of meat on the leaves with potatoe, kumera and pumpkin cover with more leaves after seasoning with salt and pepper and then cover with foil. You need lots of foil as you dont want any steam to escape. I then cook it for a few hours until the meat and veges are cooked then serve. very yummy. You can use lots of different meats like, chicken, mutton, Pickled Pork.

Prince well what can I say about him except purple rain is one of my fave songs and I sing it loud and feel very sorry for those around me. I dont totally agree with you as far as the movies are concerned but I am terrified of heights, to the extent I cant even go on a ferris wheel incase it stops up top. But and this is weird i love to fly and will happily get into a plane whether it be big or small.

I wish it was easy to get you books here in New Zealand but its not so I have to settle for second hand ones I find

By: ann

ann — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:00:54 +0000

Patricia, we’re straight. For now.

I picked a name out of a hat, and Chicki won the copy of JAS! Chicki–please send me your address via ann@annchristopher.com. Or do I have it already?

By: Patricia Sargeant

Patricia Sargeant — Sun, 13 May 2007 01:26:59 +0000

Ann! Ann! Where has the love gone?
We actually have quite a few things in common from your list - several of the movies, carrot cake and I’m also bothered by people cracking their gum. Nuthin’ but love for *you,* though, Gwyneth. Thank you for playing along, Ann.

By: Chicki Brown

Chicki Brown — Sat, 12 May 2007 22:26:26 +0000

Okay, okay. He was cool in a nerdy way before he changed into the fly. That was the most random fact I could think of…

By: ann

ann — Sat, 12 May 2007 15:39:09 +0000

Chicki, Chicki, Chicki–I’m just not sure what to say to you. I was feeling a real sisterhood connection about the Prince thing, but then you had to gross me out by reminding me of the most DISGUSTING movie I’ve ever seen. EEEEEEEWWWWW!

Now if you wanna mention Jeff Goldblum in, say, JURASSIC PARK, then we can talk…

Gwen, I haven’t seen HOW TO LOSE A GUY. May have to check it out.

By: Gwyneth Bolton

Gwyneth Bolton — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:23:48 +0000

Okay, I’ll be sure not to crack my gum around you…

I love When Harry Met Sally. I’m a romantic comedy/chick flick fiend. I think I love them all. But the one I can’t seem to get enough of these days in How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days.

And Chicki, you became attracted to Goldblum after seeing The Fly?
Hmmmm….

Gwyneth

By: Chicki Brown

Chicki Brown — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:03:38 +0000

Ann,

Someone also tagged me with this, and I did my 8 on my blog yesterday.

I’m feeling you on the Prince thing! He’s so sexy in a really strange way…

Probably the strangest attraction I’ve had was to actor, Jeff Goldblum after I saw him in “The Fly.” Pretty twisted, huh?