Expired Hotdogs

Lunch today -> Miso Soup.
Wasn't hungry at lunchtime today. I just made a cup of Miso soup. I really like this brand. It has a dry pack for the seaweed, tofu, and green onions; and a wet pack for the miso.


^ Miso Soup.

Dinner today -> Kraft Dinner with Hotdogs and Veggies.
The hotdogs expired back in November 2011. I think they should still be good? I cooked and ate them anyways...


^ Kraft Dinner with Hotdogs and Veggies.

Useless Transformers News:
This new 3rd party Super Deformed Optimus Prime looks so cool. I don't know where to order this yet, but if anyone knows, please let me know.


^ SD Prime.

Overslept.

Lunch today -> Supreme Hot n Ready
Made a trip to Little Caesar's for a pizza. I wanted a Canadian, but they only had a Supreme available.


^ Supreme Hot n Ready.
I ate most of it before realizing I should take a pic.

Dinner today -> Prosciutto and Cheese Bagels.
I was thinking of ordering Rideau takeout for dinner, but I didn't want to drive there during rush hour, so I took a quick nap. I woke up at 8:45pm :( and I couldn't be bothered to go out. I made the bagels instead.


^ Prosciutto and Cheese Bagels with Chips.

Not Enough Broccoli

Food this weekend ->
I was really tired on Friday. I think I fell asleep at 12:30am, but I woke up wide awake at 3:30am. I was alittle hungry and felt like making food, so I got up and made some frozen meat ravioli. I only ate about 6 of them, before I decided to go back to sleep. I ate if for breakfast at 10am instead.


^ Meat Ravioli in Tomato Sauce.


^ Broccoli with Shredded Chicken and Chinese Mushrooms.
I used 3 heads of broccoli, but it still seem like there wasn't enough broccoli in the dish.


^ Surf and Turf.
I had bought some lobster tails that were on sale last summer and forgot I had froze them. I cooked 1 with a steak, to make "surf and turf" :). I tried to eat the tail with just a knife and fork, but it's impossible. I had to use my hands and teeth to crunch through the shell. How would you eat this in restaurants without making a mess???


^ Ramen and Blue Berry Eggos.


^ Turtle Cake and Oreo Blizzard.
Susanna told me Friday night at all day Saturday, Dairy Queen had 50% off everything in the store. I got a Turtles Ice Cream Cake and a Large Oreo Blizzard for less than $13! I over heard the cashier that some people were buying over $200 purchases that day. It got me thinking that I should have gotten a couple more cakes and some burger meals too. I thought about going back, but I didn't.

Useless Idol News:
Breaking AKB48 news on Friday. 2 members, Team K's Yonezawa Rumi and Team B's Hirajima Natsumi, retired from AKB48 effective immediately.


^ Rumi and Nacchan.
Scandalous Tweets and picture's surfaced that Rumi and Nacchan had both broken the "no boyfriend" rule and other things. Within hours of this news surfacing, statements were posted on their blogs that they were sorry and they quit.
I believe management announced that they will appear at the Feb 5th handshake event to explain themselves or say goodbye or something.

No New Fishies

Nothing going on today. I was planning on getting some new fish for my tank, but I ended up watching the NHL All-star Draft and playing Skyrim all evening :) Maybe I'll get some this weekend.

Dinner today -> Steak with Veggies and Rice.


^ Steak with Veggies and Rice.

Orange Ad

Dinner today -> Teriyaki Chicken Legs.
Chicken Legs are on sale at Sobey's. I boiled a bunch in Teriyaki sauce. Also made some Chinese greens too.


^ Teriyaki Chicken Leg with Chinese Greens and Rice.

Useless Flyer News:
What is wrong with this ad (hint: look at the oranges)?


^ What's Wrong with this Ad?
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Answer: The orange is cut wrong. Oranges should always be cut against the direction of the sections. It's easier to eat with a cross-cut section than a whole section, and looks nicer.

Unplanned 12hr Day

Dinner today -> Big Mac.
My plan was to make a good meal tonight, but I ended up stay at CMC an unplanned 12 hrs today. I didn't feel like cooking this late, so I got a Big Mac meal from Walmart. I also checked if there were any new Transformers: Prime toys, but there were none... :(


^ Big Mac Meal.

Useless Transformers News:
Speaking of Transformers: Prime, these are the figs I got from Gordon for Christmas: Bumblebee, Starscream, and Arcee.
I'm not a fan of this Bumblebee. Doesn't stand very well and a bit difficult to transform back to car mode. The transformation didn't "flow" for me.


^ TF:Prime Bumblebee.
I do like Starscream and Arcee. They're really good and they look just like the cartoon.


^ TF:Prime Starscream.


^ TF:Prime Arcee.

Happy Birthday Natalie!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATALIE!!!

Year of the Dragon

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

This year is the Year of the Dragon.
Ben, Susanna, and I got our parents for Christmas, some silver Chinese zodiac lotus coins (non-traditional shaped coins). This is the 3rd year they produced the coins (1 coin per year). This year's Dragon coin looks pretty good.

Useless CMC News:
I heard Steve called in sick today. Was Steve so nervous that his body unconciously make him sick over the weekend, because today was his day to get his "snip-snip" operation?

Useless M:tG News:
The full spoiler for Dark Ascension is out. See it here.

Happy Chinese New Year's Eve 2012!

Happy Chinese New Year's Eve!


^ Prayer Setup.

My mom made New Year's dinner. I was starving. I didn't wake up until 2:30pm on Sunday (see why below) and didn't eat anything until New Year's dinner.


^ Chinese New Year's Dinner.

Ben, Susanna, and I went back home for prayers at midnight. We burned a special incense that reveals a fortune as it burns. Ours approximately says "safety for the family". We also ate a vegetarian meal.


^ Midnight Prayers and Incense

Other food this weekend ->


^ Pasta with Hotdogs.


^ Egg Bagels with Buttered Veggies.

Useless Idol News:
AKB48 held their annual "Request Hour Setlist Best 100" over 4 days this weekend.
On Day 3, "RIVER" placed at #54 from #14 last year.
My 4 votes went to "Candy", and it finished at #32, dropping from #15.


^ #32 "Candy".

Day 4 was streamed live on Google+ and Youtube. It started at 4am on Sunday. I stayed up playing Skyrim until 3:10am, took a 30min nap, and then got up to watch Day 4. I watched in on my computer and my iPhone (so I can take screen shots). I wasn't sure if the stream would work on my iPhone, but it did.


^ Screenshot.

It opened with "Ponytail to Shushu" at #25! (from #3). Way lower than I thought it would be.


^ #25 "Ponytail to Shushu".

"Beginner" finished at #18.


^ Beginner.

"Bird" climbed back up to #13 from #29 :)


^ #13 "Bird".

#4 was "Flying Get" which I thought would have been either #1 or #2.


^ #4 "Flying Get".

#3 went to SDN48 with "Kodoku na Runner". Fans voted them in since all the members will graduate and disband in March.
#2 went to "Everyday Kachuusha".

For the 2nd year in a row, #1 was Oshima Yuko's election song "Heavy Rotation".


^ #1 "Heavy Rotation".

For the Encore, they showed a video of some of the girls learning to play music instruments for the first time. I think only Yuko (bass guitar) and Sasshi (trombone) have experience with their instruments. This was for preparation for their next single "GIVE ME FIVE", where they form a band called "Baby Blossom".
After the video, they played the instruments live for the encore. It sounded OK, but may get better if they practice more.


^ Encore "GIVE ME FIVE".

Slow Service

Lunch today -> Hockey Sushi.
Went to Hockey Sushi for lunch, but I forgot my phone at my desk, so no pics. The service today was really slow and they didn't bring everything we ordered. I think we got about 80% of our order, and some maki rolls we didn't order (we ate those anyways as we were hungry). We were there for 1.5hrs and I ate a semi-satisfying meal. I think I could have ordered more, if I had time to stick around.

Useless Idol News:
AKB48 Request Best 100 started on Thursday and will end on Sunday. Today was fan voted songs #100 to #76.
On Sunday the top 25 will be performed with live steaming on Google+ and YouTube. Also, some cameras will steam live feeds of individual girls on their own Google+ pages. I might follow Oshima Yuko's or Sashihara Rino's feed (I think these 2 will be the most interesting), but most likely I'll just follow the general one on YouTube.
I think on Sunday, the stream starts at 6pm JST (= 4am EST). Not sure if I'll just stay up all night on Saturday or sleep for an hour and get up...


^ AKB48 Countdown TV Special New Years Performance.
(Namida Surprise, Kaze, Flying Get, and Ponytail)
BTW: Chinese New Year is Monday! Please send me lots of red envelopes :)

Will It Be Frozen Yogurt?

Dinner today -> Leftover Garlic Chives and Steak on Rice.


^ Leftover Garlic Chives and Steak on Rice.

Useless Poll Question:
If I put a tub of Yogurt in the freezer, will it turn into Frozen Yogurt? I think the yogurt will solidfy, but I'm not sure.
Answer in the poll on the left. Poll ends next Wednesday at 6pm.

Early to Rise

I went to bed at 2am Monday night and got up at 5:30am to get to work for 6am. My plan was to get in early and leave early to avoid the "big" winter storm. I left at 2:30pm, but there was no storm at all! I think only a few cm of snow fell Kanata all afternoon and evening.

Snack today -> Edamame.
I boiled some edamame for a snack when I got home. Ate those while doing the laundry and watching an AKB48 concert :)


^ Edamame.

Dinner today -> Spring Salad and Teriyaki Drumsticks on Rice.


^ Spring Salad and Teriyaki Drumsticks on Rice.

Death Oil

Death Oil on sale. Anthony saw this ad for Chinese New Year specials. Note the price... LOL


^ Oil Sale.
(FYI: 4 = death for Chinese people)

Dinner today -> Steak with Garlic Chives.
Slice up some chewy blade steak (I prefer it chewy) and stir fried it with some garlic chives. I should have made some rice to go with it, but I was hungry when I got home and didn't want to wait for the rice to cook. I ate it with a couple of bagels instead.


^ Blade Steak with Garlic Chives.

Merchants and Sharks

Food this weekend ->
Made some instant pancakes by Bisquick. I made a whole bunch of small pancakes and 1 big one. I stacked the pancakes by alternating butter and peanut butter between them and then covered them with Syrup :)


^ Instant Pancakes.
I think the dollar store brand I got last time was better, but this one was good too.


^ Christmas Pasta with Garlic Tomato Sauce.


^ Christmas Pasta with Salmon, Mussels, Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup.


^ Ox Head Vermicelli.

Useless Gaming News:
Got together with Gordon and Ben to play some board games. We played "HansaTeutonica", "Castle Panic", and "Survive: Escape from Atlantis!"


^ HansaTeutonica.
Very long game, but pretty good.


^ Survive: Esacpe from Atlantis!
Interesting game. I think this one would be better with 4 players.