And Gil's Back from the Abyss!

Whoa, my bad. Yes, I straight disappeared for a while according to this blog. I guess it’s time to fill in my plethora of loyal fans and readers (yes, Mom and maybe 3 others, all of you!) all about the happenings of the past few months. My writing hiatus had nothing to do with being attacked by lions or making friends with gorillas, I’m sorry to say, so don’t get your hopes up too much for these stories. Everyday life just got away with me! So, here’s what you’ve missed in the next few entries. Also, I’d like to add pictures, I really would, but I just can’t see doing it for facebook AND the blog, and the facebook uploader is more user-friendly, so facebook wins. If you are not on facebook (come on already; even Syd has a facebook page now) and would like a link to see the photos, I think it’s possible! Just let me know and I’ll email the info to you…

Also, I recently watched the movie “Julie & Julia,” the one about the girl who blogs her way through Julia Child’s cookbook. It made me want followers and comments and fans and book deals and movies starring Meryl Streep! OK, not all that stuff, but if you are a follower or just like stumbling onto my blog, feel free to leave comments telling me what it is that you actually want to read. Anyway, I think it was watching this movie- and Mom’s recurring requests- that made me open this page up and start typing again.
(Side note: Watching that movie while in the Peace Corps just may qualify as torture, especially a self-proclaimed foodie and girl that just loves to cook. Gourmet French cuisine in every scene? Martinis? Red wine? Butchers that don’t display meat on the ground and covered in flies? Fellow volunteers, don't do it unless you’ve mentally prepared yourself.)

Here we go…