I found them deep in the bottom of my clothes drawer. Don’t they sort of make one’s feet look otherworldly and alien-like? Also they incite a wild urge to wiggle one’s toes.
I like them!
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Music: Self-Preservation by the Lucksmiths
Song to listen to~
Baking as a coping mechanism?
Sunday, September 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
Tags: baking, cooking | Categories: Food, Personal Posts |
Tags: baking, cooking | Categories: Food, Personal Posts |
Made from a soft-batch recipe from allrecipes.com. Perfect.
Lately I’ve been having a pretty hard and stressful time, for a variety of reasons not appropriate for public consumption. I’ve noticed that on the days when things really seem crappy, all I want to do is stay home and bake. Obviously, because I have a job, I can’t just stay home and bake. So I get up extra early or stay up extra late instead.
I’m a food enthusiast, but for a long time what really got my enthusiasm going was the eating of the food. Because food = yum. Over the past month or so, though, I’ve come to realize why there are so many people who buy cookbooks and trade recipes. (more…)
Parronting: What to expect when you’re expecting a pet bird
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tags: Kelsey, parrots | Categories: Kelsey, Personal Posts |
Tags: Kelsey, parrots | Categories: Kelsey, Personal Posts |
Meet Kelsey. He was born on September 9th, 2008. What turned out to be a one-time visit on a November afternoon last year turned into commitment when I spotted three beautiful African red-bellied parrots (poicephalus rufiventris) on display at the Ko’olau Pet Shop. Three years ago, my pet bird of 9 years passed away, and I had only just begun to forget her when I entered that shop. I hadn’t intended on owning another parrot right then, but when I saw them, I was drawn.
As it turned out, three babies had just hatched in September and the pet shop was finishing up on their hand-feeding and weaning. As soon as I could, I put down a deposit on one of them. Thus began the weekly visits. By the end of November I had chosen Kelsey, and by the end of December he was ready to go home.
I’ll be honest: I didn’t know a lot about birds when I had my previous bird (the lovely Baby, who will always be in my heart); I never really learned, since I was so young when my dad bought her for me, and then became busy with middle school and high school. When I knew I was about to take Kelsey home, I resolved to learn as much as I could about how to take proper care of parrot. (more…)
HPU Alumni Networking Event
Went to an alumni network mixer since I’m the Student Alumni Associates president. And had a great time. Met so many wonderful people, and had really interesting conversations, and felt completely inspired to create a stronger alumni network. I’ve realized that for me it’s not the classes that make HPU wonderful–it’s the people. It’s a weird thing for me to say, because I really, truly don’t feel all that connected to my fellow classmates. But then I go to these networking events and meet the alumni and go, “Wow, HPU has such wonderful people! I want to support this university!” (more…)
Cooking Adventures!
Friday, August 14th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Tags: Food, ice cream, mirin-glazed salmon, pecan pie cupcakes | Categories: Food, Personal Posts |
Tags: Food, ice cream, mirin-glazed salmon, pecan pie cupcakes | Categories: Food, Personal Posts |
Today Julia (a good friend of mine from high school) came over for some sketching fun and lunch (plus dessert). Here is what we made:
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Nippon Catering bentos
Today was the first time I came into the office (1580 Makaloa St, across from Ala Moana) before 11:00 a.m., and at around 10:30, to my surprise and glee, there came a knock at the door, and a muffled “Bentos!” announcement from outside.
Apparently, every Monday and Wednesday the bento guy comes with bentos in his coolers and sells them to the office workers. I picked up a delectable bento for $5. It’s some sort of mochiko chicken patty thing, with sweet, crunchy green beans on the side, on a bed of rice. So so good. It’s been a while since I’ve had a bento that good.
I think delivery bentos are such a good idea, especially for lazy office workers like myself who don’t want to walk all the way across the street to get food XD
It is lunch time, and I still have half a bento to go, so I’m signing off now =P
*editedit* I was halfway through before I realized I should have taken a picture. Here’s a picture of the incomplete bento, taken on camera phone.
HPU Alumni mixer
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
Tags: alumni mixer, HPU, networking, restaurants | Categories: Food, Personal Posts |
Tags: alumni mixer, HPU, networking, restaurants | Categories: Food, Personal Posts |
This evening, as president of our Student-Alumni Associates club, I went to a Pizza & Pitcher night hosted by da Hukilau. Da hukilau is a nice little restaurant and bar on the bottom floor of the executive center on the corner of Bishop and Hotel in downtown Honolulu. On Tuesday nights you can get any one of their specialty pizzas for $5 each. You can also order a pitcher of beer for $5. I had eaten there before, but it had always been their catering menu and not the regular entrées. I was looking forward to it, since one of my coworkers loved the place. (more…)
Feminism and people being illogically and unnecessarily stupid
Lately this article about how feminism is illogical, unnecessary and evil has been floating around. There are so many things wrong with it that upon reading it I didn’t know whether I should laugh or possibly find a desk to bang my head (or the author’s head) against. Basically the article makes arguments and assumptions that are very narrow-minded and misogynistic and that sort of contradict his point that feminism is supposedly unnecessary.
I bring you quotes from this ridiculous article:
1. Feminism is the radical notion that women are men. (more…)
A trip to Sweden (and The Demon’s Lexicon book review + links)
Friday, June 26th, 2009 | Comments Off
Tags: book reviews, reviews, Sweden trip, the demon's lexicon | Categories: Personal Posts, reviews |
Tags: book reviews, reviews, Sweden trip, the demon's lexicon | Categories: Personal Posts, reviews |
Lately I’ve been updating my other blog like crazy, and have sort of neglected to make any posts on this one. I doubt anyone will miss it, but I apologize anyway.
For the past week or so I’ve been on a trip in Sweden, visiting with a close friend of mine. I’m a big food fan who woefully can’t cook very many things, so she’s been making yummy things for me to try. She’s vegetarian, so most of the things we’ve had have been kind of healthy (except for the homemade green tea ice cream–my idea) and I’ve been very very happy. We’ve also been into Stockholm and to the Skansen open air museum and zoo. Will probably post more pictures later, but have one now:
The Demon’s Lexicon
This is a book recommendation of sorts for Sarah Rees Brennan’s debut novel The Demon’s Lexicon, a YA urban fantasy novel about two brothers on the run from sinister magicians who control the power of demons. The first of a trilogy, with the second one coming out in June of 2010, it paints a fascinating new world unlike any I’ve read before (though I admittedly have not read as many fantasy novels as I’d have liked) and features a cast of compelling characters who, in some cases despite their misgivings, are extremely likable.
This book is not only about demon magic, swords, guns, and dark handsome men, though it has plenty of those. It’s also about family, trust, loyalty, and lies. It starts off with something as ordinary as fixing the kitchen sink, and ends with something quite unexpected and a world apart from the kitchen sink business. If you like surprises, humor, or a combination of any of the things already mentioned above, please check it out!
The author has also provided her readers with incentives by pledging to post non-spoilery short stories as her book sales go up; even after it ends, this book continues to give! She has already posted her first short story on her own blog. Links below:
The Demon’s Lexicon on Amazon.Com
First Chapter of The Demon’s Lexicon
SRB’s blog - The Sorcerer and Stone short story This is not spoilery, and manages to be heartbreaking and dark and wonderful.