Time flys when you're having fun

So Churchill disappeared a week ago. I was devestated, naturally. It's a little hard to understand how exactly a dog shared between 4 owners can actually manage to go missing, but nevertheless, he did and I felt bad about continuing my walking routine without him (yeah, that's my reason) so my whole world was rocked upside down in the past week. It was so sad... I mean, the stupid dog can't even cross a road without me!
To console our combined sorrows Eli and I have been hanging out and partying with our neighbour, Sharon and his girlfriend, as well as with Pini and Tzvika and the other 2 guys who shared Churchill... I think I mourned his loss more than anyone else. Here's a funny story. Well I found it funny anyway:

So Eli was doing the laundry the other day, and a woman walked past with 2 dogs, one on a leash and one not on a leash, and this one looked suspiciously just like Churchill! So Eli ran after her and started chatting with her and sure enough, the dog wasn't her's and she said it had just been hanging around her place for about a week. She lived around the cnr in Florentin and she hadn't grown that attached to the dog (coz it was horny and always humping her dog) so then Eli was sure it was Churchill. He was SO excited, he told the woman he knows who it belongs to and the woman was fine about him taking him off her hands, so Eli scoooped him up in his arms and went bounding over to Pini and Tzvika's, kissing and hugging this dog silly and talking lovey dovey baby nonsense crap to it all the way...

He gets to their place, they take one look at the dog and say nups. That's not Churchill. Eli is convinced it is and tells about all the evidence to prove it. They attempt to test this somehow, but the dog is going nuts and jumping all over them... which we're beginning to think is just characteristic of this kind of breed.... Eli is desperate to believe that it IS Churchill and now, even though he's beginning to lose faith himself, he doesn't want to face the fact that he was kissing a stray street dog. So he persists.

Alas alak Pini and Tzvika know of a birthmark. And this birthmark is missing. Eli soon sees that in fact, this dog doesn't have the [quote-unquote] "charm" of Churchill, so with a few spits and 'pthews', they try get rid of the dog, but now he won't leave. Eli feels really bad about robbing this puppy of the potential home it had... he then remembers he has to go back to the laundromat, and if he gets there fast enough, maybe the woman with the dog will still be there and he can return this unwanted mut to its adopted owner. He doesn't need to pick him up or canoodle him or anything this time, the dog just follows him all the way obedient to what he must think is his new-found daddy... and then soon enough he attaches himself to a dog he passes on the way and Eli gives up.

But the good news as of 2 hours ago- is that Churchill was returned safe and sound! Those microchip things in pets' bodies do actually work! I am very happy.

Okay, I've just spent the entire opening of this blog on a dog that none of you must care about. I'm so sorry.

So what else is interesting? Jord also spent some time at our place and we got to hang out with a new Israeli possy (thanks to Ran and Sheli) before she jetsetted off to Thailand. (*Aside note to Jord: Jordy, I am so disorientated without you! I thought I was doing fine before you came, and then, after your 5 impressive days or so in my hood, you totally swept me off my feet with your mastery orientation and now I've lost all confidence in myself and I keep somehow getting myself lost around my own neighbourhood, dammit! I need a back to follow. A Lena or a Jord or an Eli...)

Anyway, I've also spent a lot of time lately watching burnt DVD's of English Tv series. Sex and the City, Seinfeld, Friends, That 70's Show.. etc... Eli has become addicted to Sex and the City. Haha- he won't like that I published that. :-)I know, you expected me to have a good reason why I've slacked off this blog lately, but it is a good reason. You see, Eli and I have a TV but we don't actually have Tv channels. I get the news at work and we use the Tv to watch DVD's, but every now and then I feel like a TV show. So this has satiated a long-time thirst of mine and I am forever grateful to Eli's brother for his dvd burner.

I've also been going out with friends from work after we knock off (which is usually at 9pm so it's really convenient). Our boss sometimes joins us as well, which is really nice I think. There's 3 of us, The Aussie, the English and the Irish girl, and we make excellent drinking buddies.

The other day, there was some kind of vicious sand storm which came from the Sahara desert apparently and dust and dirt was swept up with it, and here in TA the city was covered an eerie browny orangy dirty smoggy colour. My eyes were stinging something fierce. It's still really windy as I type this and in fact, a storm is about to hit (again). Here, winter is definitely winter. I tell you I'm grateful for my blue gatkas every day!

Next week I'm going to a Henna party! The wedding will follow the week after. And on Valentines Day our students at Wall Street are in for a treat and we're having a movie screening. I pushed for 'When Harry Met Sally' and since the movie night was my idea, it's going ahead. I also started a book club at wall street which is going really well. Next step is to start a karaoke club, then a scrabble, tabboo and boggle club! :-) haha! Sarah is slwly yet surely taking over!!!

That's all for today folks,
hope you are all well,

Love xxx
(spiced from the middle east)