Monday, December 14, 2009
Happy Holidays! *Updated* Ah, the holidays. Time for joy, time for cheer, and time for our annual holiday cookie decorating. As usual, our holiday cookies were of a secular nature, including ninjas (now pictured!) and monsters (see below). In lieu of a nativity scene, we opted for something more timely and "news-y" (see below). Apologies in advance for the smushy frosting. YJ has a non-smushed photo, but I couldn't wait to post these! Enjoy!
Sweet Ninjas with Nunchucks! Photo by KK.
Cookie Monster
Reenactment with Cookies
Not Hamburgers (they're nutella sandwich cookies). Photo by KK.
My Choco-Toffee Specialty. Photo by KK.
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
The Signage Is For Your Benefit. Yesterday I felt like some overpriced sugar water (e.g., vitaminwater), so I headed to my local Safeway. It's a Safeway that I'm very familiar with, so as I approach the building, I don't even have to think as I walk towards the "entrance" doors versus the "exit" doors. As I get within several feet of the door, my brain slowly registers a face looking at me...it's some guy inside the Safeway about to exit through the door I'm approaching. Unthinking, I continue to walk closer, figuring that I'll let him pass first. But I forgot that the doors at Safeway are automatic doors. So as I stepped within the range of the electronic sensor, the door swung inwards and whopped the guy in the face. Then probably something automatic made the door swing back slightly but since I was still within range, it swung inward again, and whopped him a second time. I felt kinda bad...but I was also pretty amused.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Asian Fusion That I Can Stand Behind... ...and will stand an hour in line for.
Recently, Dubya granted my birthday wish by chasing down the oh-so-popular Kogi BBQ Taco Truck with me one afternoon.
Although I still consider myself to be young, I do manifest maturity in several ways: for example, I am extremely good at being the curmudgeon. I'd been interested in this Kogi phenomenon for a while now, but the idea of having to wait in line for food was extremely disagreeable, as anyone who has gone to dim sum with me can attest. In general, I refuse to eat anywhere that requires me to wait more than half an hour, let alone an hour (you know who you are, snooty French brunch place in Berkeley!). My time is precious, so your food had better be frickin' amazing if I'm going to have to wait for it. Especially if you're going to make me STAND the entire time.
Another concern of mine when I try new places arises whenever food is "Asian-influenced." As someone of Asian descent, it can sometimes be hard to judge Asian-y foods without using authenticity as a criterion. But nowadays, I can deal with Asian-influenced food as long as it's advertised as such. If you try to pass off your Asian food as "authentic" when any Asian person can tell you that it's not, then that really annoys me. I could name a chain whose name starts with two initials and ends with the possessive of a Mandarin last name that rhymes with "fang," but I will not.
Anyway, as it turned out, the wait wasn't that bad. It may have been the 90F plus heat, but for whatever reason, no one was waiting when we arrived, and so we got first place in line when the taco truck arrived.
Dubya and I decided to try the kimchi quesadilla, the black jack quesadilla (one of the day's specials), the korean short rib taco, and the spicy pork taco. The black jack quesadilla was the bomb. I normally prefer kalbi over spicy pork any day, but their spicy pork was really delicious and flavorful, without the spiciness completely overpowering the meat. The salsas and whatever other crack they must sprinkle on this food totally took these dishes over the edge.
So, to conclude, the food from the Kogi Taco Truck is extremely satisfying, and the culinary cultural combination results in truly delicious food. Delicious enough that I would definitely wait an hour to try it again.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Sweet Childhood Memories. During month close while I was feeling particularly grouchy, Cut the Line! shared this site, which made me smile!
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Aw, They Are Just Too Cute! I heard about these kids on NPR. They are tooooo cute! I love how much they are enjoying themselves, and it's just another reason to support arts education in our public schools.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
A First Time for Everything. I'd been intrigued about the movie The Hurt Locker ever since I heard about it on NPR, and the fact that it is a movie from Dubya's company, Summit Entertainment, got me off of my lazy butt and into the theater to watch it. I gotta support my peeps, right?
The movie, which follows a group of US soldiers in the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad in Iraq, is very intense. It was an exhausting experience in that I was on edge during the entire film, unable to relax, as I watched the EOD squad go through one life-or-death moment after another.
But speaking of firsts. Normally a very quiet moviewatcher, it annoys me when people talk during movies. You know the person giving the stinkeye to the loud whisperers in the theater? That's me. Anyway, since I hadn't seen any trailers or clips from the movie prior to watching it in the theater, everything that unfolded on the screen was brand new to me. During a moment in the film (that is featured prominently in the trailer, I have since learned), I was so undone by the "surprise" that I yelled out, "Holy sh*t!" in the theater. It was a tad embarrassing.
Although it was the cause of some embarrassment on my end, I really liked the film. It was, without a doubt, exciting. With its documentary-esque style, I was just stunned by what war does to a place, how people live with it, and how easy it is for people in my situation to forget about it. As someone who has seen their share of action-packed, explosion-filled movies (Die Hard, anyone?) and LOVED them, it was odd to be in the position of watching a so-called "action" film and hoping desperately for there to be no action.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
A Civics Lesson. Now that NPR is playing the Sotomayor confirmation hearings all morning and afternoon, I am learning a lot about the role of the legislative and judicial branches of our government, thanks to the fact that almost every senator feels the need to expound about it over and over and over again.
What I have taken away from these confirmation hearings are as follows:
Congress may be anti-torture, but they're ok with flogging a topic to death. Enough with the "wise Latina woman" questions! I'm. So. Over. It.
Bipartisanship is possible when it comes to being very, very long-winded and self-aggrandizing. Is it really necessary for every single senator to take 10 minutes to introduce themselves? Senators, is that really the best use of your time? Go pass some laws or something.
The most exciting part of the hearings is when a protester disrupts the proceedings and Senator Leahy shouts "Police! Remove that man!", gives a little talk about decorum, and Senator Sessions pipes in agreement lest we think the Republicans aren't fans of decorum.
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