It's that time again! Another week, another Bradbury's Jar! This week's prompt is: sizzle Have fun!

Hi guys! I m just back from Greece, will try to contribute this week.

Welcome back DT, hope you had an awesome trip!

Looking forward to seeing your contribution, Daniella! ***** "Oh, that smells so good..." Jun practically moaned as the luscious scent wafted over to her. "Best smell in the world!" Ryu agreed, nodding eagerly. Jinpei beamed from his position behind the stove. A tempting sizzle arose from the pan in his hands. "It'll be ready in a minute!" he announced cheerily. Ken and Joe shifted uncomfortably from their shared table across the room, the two of them doing their best not to breathe in through their noses. "Why are you making me do this again?" Joe suddenly demanded of Ken. "A vegan diet is very healthy." Ken said quickly. "High in anti-oxidants, vitamins..." "And low in taste!" Joe muttered in disgust, throwing his fork down onto his plate of broccoli. "I've had enough!" "But Joe," Ken glanced sidelong at the others, who were clustered around the frying pan, yet clearly listening to every word, "if we cave, we'll lose the bet!" "I don't care about the bet." Joe grumbled. "I can't sit here and eat this rabbit food when I'm smelling bacon!" "Oh, Jinpei, you cooked it perfectly!" Jun declared. "Thank you so much for making it!" "All crispy and salty and meaty..." Ryu drooled. "You're the best, Jinpei!" "Just being myself." Jinpei's grin nearly cracked his face in two. "I'm out." Joe declared, standing up and marching over to Jinpei, picking up an empty plate as he went. "Hit me!" Ken hung his head sadly as he watched Joe devour his share of bacon with a blissful expression. Two more weeks to go. These fourteen days of vegan diet were going to be the longest of his life.

Hehe poor Ken. Sabotaged!

Bacon...that's cold!

Originally posted by ChrisW Welcome back DT, hope you had an awesome trip!

The rant this time is about the fact that my laptop broke down, completely, as soon as I got back to Brussels! I will try to get it fixed, but it's unlikely, and I may have to get a new one. It s old (2007), but I will be sad to see it go.

TJ - poor, poor Ken... How cruel can they be? But hey, he's building up his character Not that he needs it, of course!

Ouch on the laptop! I tend to use them until they die of old age, too. At least you get your money's worth that way.

Aren't you still taking courses, Daniella? Maybe you could wangle some kind of student rate on a new laptop? Or maybe a government rate if you can get one through your job?

Sorry to hear your laptop died DT! I hope Greece was fun!

TJ, poor Ken! I can sympathize with not wanting to lose the bet...

Daniella, hope you can get it fixed or get a new one soon! TJ, they're playing dirty...bacon is just too tempting...although, I happen to like broccoli, too... I don't think I could do a vegan diet that long...poor Ken!

Originally posted by Springie although, I happen to like broccoli, too...

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I guess our 'food alignment conjunction' has limits after all....

I wrote some bad poetry this time. Finals and final projects are looming large and I need a breather! There once was a lady in college Whose goal was to obtain lots of knowledge Her artistic muse sizzled Until school made it fizzle Because her brain felt like a pile of stallage. Three more weeks and yes, I'm off for the summer!

Hehe, I bet you're gonna enjoy that time off!

LOL, MsAnn! I have 3 more weeks as well, but that's just of classes, Then we head into finals.

Just after coming back from Greece, i went on a business trip to the Balkans, and just got back now. I was hoping the laptop would have fuxed itself, but noooooooo... I hope to take it to a shop I know tomorrow, and hit the shops for new one if they can't fix it. TJ, I m still taking language courses, but I m not entitled to a discount. A colleague showed me a lovely new Dell, and I might aim for that, BUT the reason I don't really want a new one, is because I don't like the new Windows and the"touch" laptops (mine has Vista, and has worked fine). Anyway, back to our topic: MsAnn, your muse is still sizzling, don't worry!

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For some reason I get the feeling this was something other than the garden-variety robbery.

Oh, she's a crafty one! No bridge too far I guess!

Poor Joe. I have the feeling he's going to want to strangle her himself sooner rather than later.

I really hope this isn't going where I think it's going...