On Vacation Suckers :)

I'll be on vacation for awhile. I'm off to San Francisco/San Jose on Thursday. I'll try and do some blog entries if I can find a computer to use. Otherwise there might not be any entries til I get back next week.

Dinner today -> 3 Steaks with Chinese Greens.
I went to Sobey's to buy 1 steak as my pre-trip meal, but they only package them in packs of 2 or 3. So I got the smallest 3 pack they had, and for only $3.68 too!


^ 3 Steaks with Chinese Greens.
I wonder if I should have had such a big meal before a 5hr flight. I definitely don't want to use the tiny washroom on the plane...

Useless Idol News:
Morning Musume's Leader Takahashi Ai will graduate from the group on Friday Sept 30th.


^ Takahashi Ai.

Useless Transformers News:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (aka Transformers 3) will be out on DVD this Friday! If you haven't seen it, you got to see it! It's all action and has a story line that caught me completely off guard.

2011 Election Event Videos

Dinner today -> 3 Egg and 3 Cheese Omelet with Chinese Greens.
I cooked up the last of my eggs and cheese, and some 2 week old Chinese Greens (forgot they were in fridge) before my trip to San Francisco/San Jose.


^ 3 Egg and 3 Cheese Omelet with Chinese Greens.

Useless Idol News:
AKB48 22nd Single Election Event videos and performances can be watched here. I think they are ripped from the AKB DVD Magazine.
(Credit to Everyday48)

Bad Relish

I noticed something strange with the 5yr old bag of condiments at my desk. Some of the ketchup packs had inflated and one had even exploded! The disgusting thing was the state of the relish packs. The relish looked dried up and their colour had turned really dark green, almost black.


^ 5yr old condiments & bad relish.

Dinner today -> Spaghetti with Mussels.


^ Spaghetti with Mussels.

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

Weekend Report

Food this weekend ->
Takoyaki was on sale at T&T. This brand was made in Osaka.


^ Takoyaki Snack.

Last of the Pork Belly from T&T.


^ Pork Belly Sliders.

Got a bag of Snow Crab Legs from Walmart. The bag I choose had alot of legs in it.


^ Crab Legs.


^ Spaghetti with Mussels.

Went out to the Chinese Buffet on Merivale with the family for lunch. Quality has dropped alot. We should have gone to Emerald Buffet on Montreal Rd.


^ Buffet Plates.

Useless Toy News:
Picked up a couple packs of the Doctor Who Character Building Micro-figures Series 1 (similar to Lego figs). I got Smiler, and Dalek Strategist.


^ Smiler and Dalek Strategist.

Pork Belly Sliders

Dinner today -> Pork Belly Sliders.
Pork Belly (from T&T) + Hamburger Bun + Green Onion Slivers. This was really good.


^ Pork Belly Sliders.

Useless Idol News:
Last week's "Shukan AKB" was the Part 1 of the "Bad Luck Queen" episode. It was one of the funniest episodes I've seen in a long time. Torrent Part 1 here.
What was in the creampuff?!?


^ Anyone know what that is?
Look what it did to Sasshi! LOL


^ Sasshi.
Part 2 will air on Friday.

Baby Bird

A baby bird flew and landed beside me on the grass! It then flew inches past me and landed by the Green Bin.


^ Baby Bird.
Then it flew over and started climbing a brick wall! It was sooo cute, I could almost deep fry it and eat it up :)


^ Spider-Bird?

Dinner today -> T&T Food.
Ben, Susanna, and I went to T&T to pick up some cooked food.
I got some BBQ Pork, Beef Tendon with Daikon, Sweet & Sour Pork, and some Congee with Preserved Egg.


^ T&T Food.

Super Mariko Wins!

Dinner today -> Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Rib Fingers.
Made this quick meal in 10 minutes.


^ Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Rib Fingers.

Useless Idol News:
The AKB48 2011 Janken Pon Tournament ended this morning, and the winner is Shinoda Mariko!


^ Mariko.
Most of the standard senbatsu (front girls) got eliminated in the 1st round, including #1 Maeda Atsuko, #2 Oshima Yuko, and #3 Kashiwagi Yuki. But #4 Shinoda Mariko made it through undefeated to win. Kasai also made it in the top 16 :)

These are the final results:


^ Top 16 Winners.

1. Shinoda Mariko (Center)
2. Fujie Reina
3. Minegishi Minami
4. Kobayashi Marina
5. Akimoto Sayaka
6. Oya Shizuka
7. Maeda Ami
8. Sato Sumire

9-16.
Umeda Ayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Yamauchi Suzuran, Kuwabara Mizuki (SKE48), Hikawa Ayame (NMB48), Yamaguchi Yuuki (NMB48).

I read on the forums that Kasai's outfit for the tournament was hawt. I found a pic and I gotta to agree :)


^ Kasai's Lucky Shirt? 8))
The background on the outfit: as Akimoto Yasushi (creator of AKB48) described Kasai on Exile's TV show, "… she is the kind of girl that sounds and look sweet, but will greet you at the door with nothing but a shirt on."

Free Gino

Dinner today -> Dagwoods x 1.5
That's 3 trips to Dagwoods in less than a week now. Their sandwiches are just that good.
Today I used one of their online coupons and got a large The Dagwood and a FREE Small The Gino.


^ Dagwoods Sandwich Bags, and The Dagwood.
I think the guy making my Dagwood misheard me. He put both the normal Dagwood sauce AND the Spicy Dagwood sauce on it. The sandwich was still good, just extra saucy.


^ The Gino.
The Gino is pretty good. I would get it again.
Using the "Free Small Sandwich" coupon, I will be able to sample all the different sandwiches. Next will be The Club or The Beef :)

Useless Idol News:
Tuesday is the AKB48 Janken Pon Tournament. The top 16 winners will perform as senbatsu for the 24th single. The winner of the tournament will perform in the center position. The remainder of the girls will form the Undergirls and Theatre girls for the B-Side songs.
This event starts at 6pm JST, so about 5am EST. Maybe I'll wake up early and follow the tweets about who is winning.

Weekend Report: Happy Birthday Everett!!!

Useless Comic News:
Ben went to the Montreal Comic Con this weekend. He got some cool autographs:


^ Micheal Dorn aka "Worf" from ST:TNG.


^ James Marsters aka "Spike" from Buffy.
Maybe I should have went too.

Food this weekend ->
Made a couple of batches of Rib Fingers marinated in Korean BBQ sauce. Slow roasted the rib fingers in the oven.


^ Rib Fingers with Potatoes; Rib Fingers with Rice and Salad.


^ Ramen with Quail Eggs, Fish Rolls, Fried Crab Balls, HotDogs, and Lettuce.

Useless Gaming News:
Happy Birthday Everett!!!

Dropped by Jeff & Linda's place and gave Everett his 3rd Birthday Present: Batman! He found the spring action arm that throws the batarang hilarious.


^ Batarang Throwing Batman.

Played some 5 player Pandemic afterwards. We lost 1 and won 1 on Easy. We then lost badly on Normal. I believe it was all due to Buenos Aries out braking 3 times :)


^ Pandemic.

Useless Idol News:
A bunch of big names were on Music Station's 25th Anniversary Special this weekend, including AKB48. I thought the girls were going to perform a special medley, but they only did "Flying Get".


^ New Flying Get Costumes.


^ Flying Get on Music Station.

Another One

I got another one... hehehe :)


^ Black Forest Cake Bar from Sobey's.

Useless Transformers News:
I picked up the new mini Star Wars Transformers. I got Obi-Wan/Jedi Starfighter from Zellars.


^ Obi-Wan SW TF.
Did you know that Bayshore closes at 9pm? I thought it was 10pm. Why do they close so early?

Dagwood's Sandwich

Lunch today -> The Dagwood.
Steve and I went to the new Dagwoods Sandwich shop in Kanata. We both got the signature "The Dagwood" sandwich. I got mine with all the toppings and Dagwood special sauce. This sandwich was uber-good!


^ The Dagwood.
I highly recommend checking out this place. It is way better than Subway and Quizno's. The cheese and cold cut meat are sliced fresh infront of you, and the fresh bread is delicious. I'm tempted to go again on Thursday, since they are only a 5 min walk from my house :)
As I'm writing this entry I discovered there were some online coupons we could have used! D'oh! We could have used the extra small sandwich. I guess I'll have to print a bunch of these and stock them in my car :)

Finally

I think fall is here early. The leaves in the parking lot are already falling!


^ Fall is Here?

Useless Idol Info:
I finally got my package from YesAsia. I was expecting this a couple of weeks ago. It's got my Limited Ed AKB48 "Flying Get" CDs (Type A and Type B), Bonus Photo, and AKB48/SKE48 Mook.


^ AKB Stuff.

Breakfast Sausage Meat Sauce

Dinner today -> Spaghetti with Breakfast Sausage Meat Sauce.
I removed the casing from some breakfast sausages and used the meat to make the meat sauce. Added some chopped garlic, caramelized onions, sliced mushrooms, and sour cream to the meat sauce too.


^ Spaghetti with Breakfast Sausage Meat Sauce.
Breakfast sausage meat sauce is pretty good. People should try it out.

Anthony is EVIL :) Ever since I ate one of the peaches he brought to Ben's party, I've been buy peaches every week and eating atleast a peach a day.


^ Ripe and Juicy Fuzzy Peaches.

Useless Idol News:
Morning Musume's Leader Takahashi Ai will be graduating from the group at the end of Sept during their "Ai Believe" Tour. It'll be an end of an era, with the group losing their best singer (IMO). Morning Musume's next single is on Sept 14, and will be Ai-chan's last. The B version includes a solo song from her called "Jishin Motte Yume Motte Tobitatsukara"


^ Takahashi Ai - Jishin Motte Yume Motte Tobitatsu Kara.

8 Yolk Moon Cake

Useless Softball News:
CMC Strike Fighters lost both playoff games on Saturday and were eliminated. We lost big against "I'd Hit That", 23-7. They're a strong team that normally gives us trouble this season and in the past. Thing is we can beat the teams that beat them. Go figure.

We then went on to lose to "Hellcats" in the 2nd game, whom we did not expect to meet. They are the best team in C division. I can't believe they lost their other games against weaker teams, to face us in the losers bracket. We lost 13-8 in 5 innings. The umpire ended the game at 5 innings for some reason, eventhough there was no game immediately after ours.


^ Ahmed's 1st Homer.
The ump was drunk during our game too. What I was told, he had drank 8 beers before our 2pm game and then he had 4 more during our game. He was saying he was thirsty all the time and said he only had a couple of beers.
During the 4th inning, while I was catching, he kept asking me "what inning it was?", and "which team was home?" I must have told him we were in playing the top of the 4th inning and CMC was the home team 6 or 7 times, LOL.

Food this weekend ->


^ Walmart Snow Crab Legs.
The Walmart brand is a really good buy for Crab Legs.

Went to Rideau for a family dinner:


^ Fish Maw Soup, Sweet & Sour Fish, Beef and Greens, and 1/2 Chicken.


^ Fried Tofu Balls, Satay Pork, Schezwan Beef.

We had Moon Cake for dessert:


^ 8 Yolk Moon Cake from T&T.

Useless Gaming News:
Ben invited himself and myself for dinner at Jeff & Linda's new house. Linda made spaghetti and I brought Beef with Chinese Greens (I forgot to take a pick of the food). Their new house is really nice and big! Backyard is huge too.
I played with Everett and Katelyn until we got into some serious gaming. We taught Jeff and Linda how to play Pandemic. I think we played 4 game on easy: won 3 and lost 1.
The loss was 1 turn away from a win. We had some bad luck and 7 ourbreaks triggered and chained on the last 3 turns. We ran out of blue cubes because of the outbreaks. Awesome game.


^ Close Win and Big Loss.