The minutes went by on tiptoe, with their fingers to their lips.

[tysolna]

Lower Saxony, 2006. It was a rainy day, with only a few peeks of sunshine poking through the miserable grey clouds. The house was cold, as it was close to Easter and some clever guy had turned off the heating, supposing that no-one would be here in the afternoon except for a few struggling students. But here I was, sitting in the computer language lab bureau, alone except for the coffee on the table and some sugar-free chewing-gum in the top drawer for company.

My job was to digitize tapes. Old tapes that no-one had touched for years, if not decades. Old tapes with English Literature on them, poetry, drama, important stuff. But then, it happened. I reached the letter "C", after a lot of Auden and Austen, of Bronte and Beckett, of Byron and Blake, and there he was: Chandler.

Raymond Chandler.

Three novels, dramatized by the BBC, no less.

Now, reading this would be perfect stuff over the Easter holidays. However, as usual when I want to check something out of the Uni library which is either not High Literature or Really Important, it's in the magazine, which means it will only be there for pick-up the next day. And guess what the next day is? Correct: Good Friday. They're closed.
Good thing I still have my city library card. Off I go - wish me good hunting!

Comments

[cake-o-rama.livejournal.com]

...the only C thing before Chandler. Cake.

Cake...who sat up startled from having dozed off unexpectedly and wondered...
"Why the hell am I in Oklahoma?"

Cake hoped only that someone would make deviled eggs for Easter.
As usual, she imagined, she'd end up having to do it herself.

[manchester-red.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I'll make some next year for you. ;)

[cake-o-rama.livejournal.com]

You're not getting out of this, Red.

Don't bother trying to run off now :)

[manchester-red.livejournal.com]

Devilled eggs it is then! I suppose I should learn how to make them, eh!

[cake-o-rama.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll make you some then, how's that?

[manchester-red.livejournal.com]

I have a better idea - Anglo/American cooperation. It'll be good practice for the cookbook!

[cake-o-rama.livejournal.com]

Perfect!

[tysolna]

Cake is good. *nods*

Deviled eggs are an anglo-american thing. What are they, besides tasty?

[cake-o-rama.livejournal.com]

Generally hard boiled eggs with the yolk mixed with mayonaise and mustard and maybe some paprika. I've heard of people adding pickle relish as well but by the time I get around to actually making them...it's all I can do not to eat the yolk mixture right out of the bowl.

During the 'do you want this?' portion of the divorce proceedings...leaving family antiques and even stuff I just plain liked...but when it came time to sort out the deviled-egg plate we'd gotten from the wedding, I suddenly felt the need to mention I'd make a good divorcee...but an even cuter widow.

[tysolna]

Oh yes, those things! OK, so we hve devilled eggs here too, but I didn't know the name. And you're right, they are quite tasty, and I love making them. I usually plonk half an olive or some nut on top.

Ah, the sharp edges of kitchen implements, they make such good weapons... hope you got the plate!