Random Thoughts from a Random Taru

The Avengers

Erika — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:09:57 +0000

I saw emThe Avengers/em on Sunday evening with with 2 of my friends and another. It was a really well written and directed film.

The next day I wore my S.H.I.E.L.D. jacket to work like a geek.

The Raven

Erika — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:46:12 +0000

“Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore’.”

Saw movie called The Raven tonight with my sister and a mutual friend. It wasn’t bad as the metascore on it would suggest.

Looked up information about Edgar Allan Poe and found out that he married his first cousin when she was 13 and he was 27. Like, ew. Although they never consummated their marriage and their relationship was sibling-like than anything else, it leaves me to wonder if it still falls under pedophilia or not. Different times, I guess.

Still, ew.

However, in the movie, I was left with the impression that his love of his first wife was not entirely platonic, probably because there was a kissing scene with his current love. I’m guessing the producers of the film wanted to ignore the facts of his first marriage considering it is quite a huge taboo in this day and age.

Disneyland Birthday!

Erika — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:44:12 +0000

It’s pretty normal to want to go to Disneyland on your birthday, especially if you grew up in Southern California. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, but never did…. Until now.

Laura had to go with me, along with Ume. Laura’s friend, Jeannette, came along, too.

Did I tell you I was a bit sick as well? Yeah, that was a bit of a whoops. At least I can now say that I’ve gone to Disneyland on my birthday.

And Toy Story Midway Mania is totally fun. I’m not sure if it’s worthy of the 50 minute wait, but still pretty fun.

Comp Time 2011 Edition

Erika — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:51:08 +0000

My comp time was actually broken up into 2. I took the first week back in October. The remaining 3 weeks fell into December. The studio being closed for 1 week at the end of the year. I also took my floating holiday and 3 vacation days. I’m not going to be going back to work for a while.

Persimmon Smoothie

Erika — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:48:18 +0000

Another recipe translation blog update! It’s been a while. I haven’t tried this one, but it looks good. I need to get on this before persimmons are out of season.

Persimmon Smoothie

Ingredients (Serves 2)

230g persimmons
100g of fresh pineapple
6 fresh mint leaves
100g ice

Directions

Peel the persimmons and remove the seeds. Cut about 200g of the persimmon into large bite size pieces and the remaining into 5 mm cubes. Cut the pineapple into large bite size pieces.
In a blender, add the large bites size pieces of the persimmon and pineapple, mint, and ice. Blend until smooth.
Serve into small bowls. Garnish with the 5 mm cubes and some chopped mint (get more mint than just 6 leaves as these are like leaves 7 and 8).

From Kyou no Ryouri November 2011.

Thanksgiving 2011

Erika — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:33:15 +0000

For this Thanksgiving, I thought of being a little bit more into the cooking and less into the eating. Made 2 things for the Wasserman Thanksgiving party, Japanese-style green beans and Beets and Greens. I also made a tofurky that I didn’t take with me to the party. I didn’t think there were any vegetarians over there, or someone who would appreciate a tofu based food item.

On Call! 2011 Edition

Erika — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:27:33 +0000

I’m finally on call, woohoo!

Goals for the week:

Clean room.
Clean bathroom.
Clean hallway
Clean bunny room.
Clean fish tank.

Ok, it’s basically clean this and clean that.

Almost Done

Erika — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:40:19 +0000

Just working. Almost done.

Nothing Exciting

Erika — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:48:00 +0000

Nothing exciting happening recently. I’m still alive. Ate dim sum last Sunday to celebrate a friend’s birthday, although, it was supposed to be the previous Sunday, but S*t was confused by the calendar. It turned out well for me because I had to babysit that day anyways. :D

Work tomorrow.

Ernest & Jenny’s Wedding

Erika — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:43:08 +0000

After over a decade of being together, my high school friend finally married his girlfriend this past weekend. It was quite a huge affair and I was told there were 300 people invited.

The wedding ceremony took place at a church in Palos Verdes overlooking the ocean. It was almost like a high school reunion. Mike was there. We were all like whoa. He lost weight and the glasses so he looked different from our memories. Franklin had to tell me it was Mike, and I had to tell Laura it was Mike. Franklin was the usher. Jotaro took a quick break from work to attend. Lisa and Takuju brought their baby with them, so Ume-chan got to play with someone close to her age (play being just staring at each other until they lost interest).

The reception was held at the Lincoln Plaza Hotel right smack in the middle of Monterey Park. I got to eat a traditional 8 course meal. I probably had my last serving of shark fin soup in California, too. There was also a cheesy photo booth.

Overall, it was a fun day.