THE BACK LOG: THE BLOG POST THAT SURVIVED

As I was uploading my ‘Mea Culpa Memo Misplaced’ post, I discovered that part of the infamous list does still exist. The wonders of a temporarily misplaced USB drive.

FROM DECEMBER 3, 2010:

I am aware of the fact that there has been a severe lack of updates on this blog recently. Something I had every intention of rectifying tonight. I was all prepared. I had a list of topics, a comfy cushion and a cup of tea (or six).

Then I got distracted. (I am my mother’s daughter.) And an hour later and the thought of trying to condense the last three weeks or so into cyber-friendly anecdotes makes me want to curl up in bed with a book or DVD until tomorrow morning. Apologies.

However, my calendar informs me that I have a 15-hour plane journey to look forward to in the very near future. (For the first time in my life, I am crossing days off a calendar). So I promise I shall attempt to make up my update deficit while cruising through the stratosphere. (Given that compliments of the early-release DVD stores in Baku, I will probably have already seen the in-flight movies.)

But I feel guilty leaving you empty-handed, so here’s a list of what you have to look forward to reading about….

- The time I tried to outsmart the (Azerbaijani) Presidential Motorcade.
- Universal Truth #1293: uncooperative and dishonest construction workers are universal.
- Emotional burn-out happens in Azerbaijan too -- in spectacular fashion.
- Care packages have been known to create village drama
- Thanksgiving I: I made a pumpkin pie ENTIRELY from scratch. Be impressed.
- Thanksgiving II: 100+ PCVs at the Ambassador’s Residence in Baku.
- I am (an unwilling) Dr. Dolittle: Sheep, Mice and Roosters
- I have become a soup-maker extraordinaire.

Which just about brings us up-to-date. I hope.

Plus, I still need to share an embarrassing incident, a story entitled: “The Time Leslie Sold My Heart For a Piece of (Belgian) Chocolate.”