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I'm not a big doofus or anything, oh, no, not me. It's not as though watching several hours of British dramas has me walking around the house talking to myself in an overdramatic, bad, hybrid English/Welsh accent or anything.

(Will I ever say the word "Owen" in a proper American accent again, I wonder?)

[Edit: And did anyone else get acquainted with "House" before Hugh Laurie's other work, and find his English accent to feel just weird?]

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MI5 ("Spooks" in the UK; understandable why they changed the name for US consumption) sure doesn't fuck around, does it?

No spoilers, but damn.

(there may be spoilers in comments, however)

Better and better

Spoke to the cardiologist a couple hours ago. The echocardiogram was perfectly normal. I don't need any more tests. I do not have heart disease. My early beats (which feel to me like skipped beats) are something everyone has, and are not in themselves a sign of heart trouble. So, basically, I'm done.

For those keeping score, this brings my current diagnosed illnesses and/or health issues to 0, unless you count a little contact dermatitis on my hands from our dishsoap, and some mild-to-moderate joint pain that all but disappears if I don't eat dairy products.

I have spent the last 5 years dealing with one or more moderate-to-serious health issues. This feels better than I can even express to you in words.

I think I may just go squee in a corner for a bit; don't mind me.

Lamb shanks

Okay, folks, lamb shanks.

They were on sale at the Berkeley Bowl this afternoon, and I've never made them. I bought two (about 1.5 pounds total) and I need ideas, and I know that I've seen some lovely recipes from you folks. Help with pointers would be great, and I'll also cruise google groups.