As Told To Denisse 11

I should wear a T-shirt that says that! LOL


Disclaimer: I'm not @ 129 yet. But given my propensity lately, just give it time. And not a lot of it.

Photo courtesy Denisse

Bites

Marinated seafood

Scallop ceviche

Maryland style mini crab cakes

Weekly Pilgrimage

To Borders i go
so i can be without borders

Cu-u-u-u-te! I wanna make it and i don't even know what it is!

I have a feeling it's gonna be just me.

And thank you, Frances Price! Finally, a cookbook that doesn't depress the hell out of singletons!

Pinkberry

The Row

Just so i can say i have done it.

I still don't get it. It is SO hyped up.

And may i just remark that peeps on The Row all enunciate cautiously, staring at you intensely, willing you to understand English - in case you're a fucking tourist.

Then i open my mouth and they're relieved. Sigh.

The custom label's even got my moniker on it! (Can't show you here but trust me, it's there.) Doesn't get more posh than that!

Yep. "Small Passion". That's me.

I've Got To Ask

Does no one capitalize anymore? Even an English teacher?

OK, i'm uptight. I dig.

My Lunch Today 3

Drunken noodles with seafood. Again, no alcholic content. Named for being a staple at bars in Thailand. Other restaurants call this dish Kee Mao, which is essentially the spicy version of See Ew, flat noodle. I have never had bad Kee Mao. Can't go wrong with garlic, chili pepper and basil! : P

Quote 183

People who are not interested in food always seem rather dry and unloving and don't have a real gusto for life.

- Julia Child

A Mi Hermano El Perfecto

What's up with
to err is
to have imbibed?

And You May Quote Me 53

Cross over.

Step over that puddle.

Even if a knight is not gonna lay down his cloak for you.

Lay down your own.

Grammarrific

Checking on Urban Dictionary if "chill" can be an adjective in addition to being a verb (everybody knows THAT!)?

Not chill.

As Tweeted 6

Playing hide-and-seek with joie de vivre

Sprung

I am not a news person. I haven't been much of a TV person in the past 2 years, either. But i do have my morning news on. Part of the pretense act of being normal/caring.

3 consecutive stories i caught this morning:

1. "Columbine" attempt @ Hillsdale High in San Mateo. 1,200 students and faculty members evacuated.

That's right. No such thing as a "nice" neighborhood. Nobody is safe. Mental illness canNOT be quarantined.

2. 3rd suicide from Gunn High by Caltrain in Palo Alto since spring. Officials have removed the memorials lest more teens become inspired by the hot spot.

3. Hearst Elementary in Pleasanton cancelled classes due to an alarmingly high mold count upon inspection.

First off, again (and I could quote you if the damned search engine was working!) (NOT good for OCD-afflicted bloggers!), and people wonder why I don't watch the news!

And, secondly, let me get this straight:

Homemade pipe bombs, chainsaw, and mold would get you a day off, but not triple suicide? I see the value of human life (or how it's taken) in our system indeed.

Blogger Sucks

The "Search Blog" feature has been rendered useless lately. Nothing yields anything*. You might as well have never blogged.

For example, i suspect this is not the first time i have included the phrase "Blogger sucks" in a title or the content of a blog. However, i can't know for sure.

Further investigation led me to notification that this has been a known issue since January 2009. Right. It's only been 7 months. I'm sure there are more pressing issues.

Oh, that's right. People are dying.


*Kinda like life

Arroz Con Camarones

A Cuban experience. Another first!

A generous dose of 5 prawns and 3 olives:

I found it curious the emphasis was on the rice, as opposed to "Camarones Con Arroz". As if we're showcasing the rice; the prawns are enhancement.

One taste and i understood why: the rice is the star! It is cooked in the juice of the prawns. Can't go wrong with that!

If ever a photo could be classified as "food porn"!

I took one bite of the fried plantains and decided they were NOT for me...

Egg-squisite Boy's Shirt

I'd totally wear it if it came in my size!

Lunch with Denisse Today 9

Beef tendon noodle soup

Still Water 2

Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

plays over and over in my head.

And i don't know why.

Not like i have gone out of my way for anyone in a looong time.

Maybe the one person i need to go out of my way for is me. I'm just not feelin' it.

As Tweeted 5

Doing laundry this morning depressed me. Felt like washing away memories and putting summer away.

Epiphany 14

I edit and post pictures

and i realize

No one cares.

Rose Garden 2

Cactus Garden

The Eden of succulents



The cross-section of a cactus. I relate.

On Stanford Grounds

The Angel of Grief

The Mausoleum

How I Feel At Times 6

The Angel of Grief

My Lunch Today 2

炒馬麵

Contrary to what the name suggests, this is not stir-fried but bathed in a broth with soy, 沙茶, garlic and dried chili

Quote 182

You're a good cracker!

- Elle*, my chiropractor


*Not her real name

Quote 181

天空很大卻看不清楚
好孤獨

- 孫燕姿

Pining

I wish i had my SLR for better focus...

Don't let that innocent face fool ya. He was barking the living hell out of him at me. These were in-between shots LOL!

Margarator!

I need one of these for my housewarming in October! Holds a gallon!

Lunch with Denisse Today 8

Cold side of eggplant drenched in oyster sauce

Seaweed prawn rolls with sweet chili sauce

More wontons in spicy oil

Zesty Chicken For Breakfast

chili ginger glazed chicken

Koji

Cucumber infused shochu.

Shochu is Japanese for soju in Korean which is often made from potato, as is vodka.

And vodka is my poison.

Posh and hip, yeah?

Until you learn koji is mold pores essential in sake brewing.

Fermentation is tricky business. Trust me, related photography is NOT appetizing.

Just serve me the end result all pretty and i'll down it AND tip you!

At the Nursery 4

Bleeding heart...

The winner takes it all

Lunch with Denisse Today 7

It's all Greek to me!

Roasted eggplant spread

Brunch scramble

Shu Mai For Breakfast

Trader Ming's chicken shu mai with sweet chili dip

Lambrusco Frizzante

Still Water

Yesterday Kato caught me dragging my feet, zombie-esque.

"Wake up!" Cried Kato.

"I'm not not awake," i responded. "I'm just fucking depressed."

Wow, when i use two not's back to back, that's when you know it's serious.

Earlier in the day Kato had snuck up and popped a vast area of a sheet of bubble wrap right next to my left ear, the decibel equivalent of firecrackers. I neither jumped nor screamed. Barely turning around from gazing at my monitor, i idly raised one eyebrow to acknowledge the incident.

I may have impressed Kato twice in one day.

Jung Again

Last night i took the Myers-Briggs Type test again. Years later, still an INFJ.

Some things don't change.

Turns out my type consists of 1.5% of the American population, the smallest group amongst the 16 types.

Wow. I'm special.

That's When You Know It's Too Long

... when the white outsizes the pink

Good Graphic Design At Work 2

Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Tenth Grade Bleeds

Good Graphic Design At Work

Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites

As Tweeted 4

To sum up: Explaining is SO tiring!

Madeira Vermelha

Courthouse Square

San Mateo County History Museum

Nikujyaga

Japanese simmered beef and veggies

Correctomundo

I couldn't be more off. Bai Gai is "cooked sea snail".

Well, there's that "shell" part that redeems me.

However, if you search with "sea snail", you may be easily misguided. "Top shell" will yield more accurate results.

It's a confusing information highway out there.

As Tweeted 3

I adjust... as i'm misaligned.

Yes, It Does

How Does One Name a Sequence as Such?

Chili garlic peas

Bai gai. I think it means "white clams" in Japanese and clam loosely translates to all shellfish. But don't quote me.

All it took was wasabi-dabbled soy. Mmm. So simple. So delectable!

Spicy ramen aka voodoo magic. I'd be a sex slave with glee for this treat. What do they put in there?!!

Incidentally a key ingredient is menma, which happens to be bamboo shoots. What comes to mind is Dr. Evil enunciating "magma" in Austin Powers.

A new flight of Bubble-licious

Merlot @ my bro's this evening. This was the 4th shot of the bottle immediately prior to which W asked, downplaying the impatience/annoyance, "Can i open it now?"

Cute.

At my limited meals with Joshua he would ask, "Can i eat now?"

And, yeah, gotta luv a fat pussy.