Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Finished Christmas Shopping
I'm on vacation this week and I finally completed my Christmas shopping today.
It's only Dec 19 and the line-ups at the cash registers were nuts! The parking at Place d'Orleans was pretty busy for 10:30am on a Monday, but the Trainyard's parking traffic was insane! Barrhaven was pretty busy too.
The only shopping I have left is at Costco and T&T for fresh food. I may hit Walmart or Superstore at 2am for deals, since they are open 24hrs now.
Useless Transformers News:
I got in the mail today, Encore Devastator. It think it got released quite awhile ago, but it took this long to get to me.
^ Devastator.
Useless Idol News:
I was up to 4am Sunday night playing Skyrim. My original plan was to stay up to 5am and watch AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and no3b perform on Hey Hey Hey! Christmas Special (streaming live from Japan), but I fell asleep at 4:30am (right after Gargoyles on Disney XD ch216).
^ Hey Hey Hey! - AKB48 "Kaze wa Fuiteiru".
It's only Dec 19 and the line-ups at the cash registers were nuts! The parking at Place d'Orleans was pretty busy for 10:30am on a Monday, but the Trainyard's parking traffic was insane! Barrhaven was pretty busy too.
The only shopping I have left is at Costco and T&T for fresh food. I may hit Walmart or Superstore at 2am for deals, since they are open 24hrs now.
Useless Transformers News:
I got in the mail today, Encore Devastator. It think it got released quite awhile ago, but it took this long to get to me.
^ Devastator.
Useless Idol News:
I was up to 4am Sunday night playing Skyrim. My original plan was to stay up to 5am and watch AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and no3b perform on Hey Hey Hey! Christmas Special (streaming live from Japan), but I fell asleep at 4:30am (right after Gargoyles on Disney XD ch216).
^ Hey Hey Hey! - AKB48 "Kaze wa Fuiteiru".
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Weekend Report: Lobster Overload
This weekend was all about eating, sleeping, and playing Skyrim :)
Food this weekend ->
I picked up 3 live 2lb lobsters from Sobey's at lunch time on Friday, and the slaughter began Friday night.
The first guy I boiled in salty water and with some garlic powder and leftover onion. He twitched quite abit when I dropped him in.
^ Lobster #1.
I was surprised that the 1 lobster I ate was enough to satisfy me for the whole meal. Maybe because it took me an hour to eat?
I got all the meat out of the lobster too, including the meat behind the eyeballs and the string of meat in the antennas :)
^ Lobster #1 Remains.
The lobster boxes didn't fit in my fridge, so I stored the other 2 lobsters overnight in the garage covered in wet newspaper. This helped them stay alive til Saturday, when I ate those guys for lunch and dinner :)
^ Lobster #2 and #3.
I think I'm all lobstered out for the rest of the year :)
I made pancakes from the instant mix bottle from the dollar store I got awhile back. They turned out pretty good. I got 14 pancakes out of the bottle.
I made 2 stacks, covered them with syrup, added a big blob of apple pie jam (from the Stittsville flea market), and a blob of butter. Good stuff :)
^ Dollar Store Pancakes.
Also made a Shepard's pie I got from Giant Tiger. It was 2 huge platters for only $10.
^ Shepard's Pie.
Food this weekend ->
I picked up 3 live 2lb lobsters from Sobey's at lunch time on Friday, and the slaughter began Friday night.
The first guy I boiled in salty water and with some garlic powder and leftover onion. He twitched quite abit when I dropped him in.
^ Lobster #1.
I was surprised that the 1 lobster I ate was enough to satisfy me for the whole meal. Maybe because it took me an hour to eat?
I got all the meat out of the lobster too, including the meat behind the eyeballs and the string of meat in the antennas :)
^ Lobster #1 Remains.
The lobster boxes didn't fit in my fridge, so I stored the other 2 lobsters overnight in the garage covered in wet newspaper. This helped them stay alive til Saturday, when I ate those guys for lunch and dinner :)
^ Lobster #2 and #3.
I think I'm all lobstered out for the rest of the year :)
I made pancakes from the instant mix bottle from the dollar store I got awhile back. They turned out pretty good. I got 14 pancakes out of the bottle.
I made 2 stacks, covered them with syrup, added a big blob of apple pie jam (from the Stittsville flea market), and a blob of butter. Good stuff :)
^ Dollar Store Pancakes.
Also made a Shepard's pie I got from Giant Tiger. It was 2 huge platters for only $10.
^ Shepard's Pie.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Seafood Sale
Happy (Belated) Birthday Charin!!!
Sorry, haven't been looking at my calendar recently.
Starting this Friday at Sobey's, there is a Lobster sale and Jumbo Shrimp sale.
^ Lobster and Shrimp Ad.
Last time the lobster went on sale, I went after work to get some and they were already all sold out. This time I'm going just before lunch time to get some :) I'm in the mood to destroy some lobsters this weekend.
Lunch today -> Supreme Pizza.
^ Supreme Pizza.
Went to T&T last night and almost bought out all of these super good Japanese cookie gift boxes. They are so good and T&T only carrys them around Christmas. They are expensive, but worth it.
^ Japanese Cookies Gift Box.
Sorry, haven't been looking at my calendar recently.
Starting this Friday at Sobey's, there is a Lobster sale and Jumbo Shrimp sale.
^ Lobster and Shrimp Ad.
Last time the lobster went on sale, I went after work to get some and they were already all sold out. This time I'm going just before lunch time to get some :) I'm in the mood to destroy some lobsters this weekend.
Lunch today -> Supreme Pizza.
^ Supreme Pizza.
Went to T&T last night and almost bought out all of these super good Japanese cookie gift boxes. They are so good and T&T only carrys them around Christmas. They are expensive, but worth it.
^ Japanese Cookies Gift Box.
Indian Clay Oven
Lunch today -> Indian Clay Oven.
Some of us from CMC went out for lunch for Eric's good-bye lunch at the Indian Clay Oven. The food there is not bad. The nan bread and butter chicken are pretty good. I like the lamb too. The beef not so much (the meat was dry and tough).
^ Indian Food.
FYI: The sweet balls were disgusting. They have a weird taste to them.
Useless Idol News:
Another package in the mail today. I got AKB48's 24th Single "Ue kara Mariko" Type A and K CDs with bonus photos, and Oshima Yuko 2012 calendar.
^ AKB Stuff.
The calendar comes in a giant card sleeve (similar to a top load) and each month is a giant card. Changing months is done by changing the card, and keeps the poster in mint condition :)
Yuko also attended the Final Fantasy XIII-2 event today. She was one of the beta-testers for the game and also designed one of the outfits worn by the main female lead in the game. She cosplayed in her costume at the event.
^ Yuko's Final Fantasy XIII-2 Cosplay.
Some of us from CMC went out for lunch for Eric's good-bye lunch at the Indian Clay Oven. The food there is not bad. The nan bread and butter chicken are pretty good. I like the lamb too. The beef not so much (the meat was dry and tough).
^ Indian Food.
FYI: The sweet balls were disgusting. They have a weird taste to them.
Useless Idol News:
Another package in the mail today. I got AKB48's 24th Single "Ue kara Mariko" Type A and K CDs with bonus photos, and Oshima Yuko 2012 calendar.
^ AKB Stuff.
The calendar comes in a giant card sleeve (similar to a top load) and each month is a giant card. Changing months is done by changing the card, and keeps the poster in mint condition :)
Yuko also attended the Final Fantasy XIII-2 event today. She was one of the beta-testers for the game and also designed one of the outfits worn by the main female lead in the game. She cosplayed in her costume at the event.
^ Yuko's Final Fantasy XIII-2 Cosplay.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Transformers: FoC
Went to Toys R Us with Marc to help him carry a recliner sofa he ordered. While there I picked up Tranformers: Prime - Optimus Prime and Megatron 2 pack. FYI: All Transformers are 30% off.
I also scored a chase PK Subban figure. I got #96 of 3000.
^ TRU Haul.
TRU wasn't as busy as I thought it would have been. Maybe it's just the calm before the storm...
Dinner today -> Garlic Butter Salmon.
Quick fried some sliced salmon in garlic butter. I cooked them just enough so that the outside was cooked while keeping the middle rare. It could have used a splash of lemon, but I didn't have any in the fridge. I ate the salmon with a bagel.
^ Garlic Butter Salmon.
Useless Tranformers News:
The latest "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron" trailer was shown at the 2011 Video Game Awards on the weekend. The game comes out Fall 2012.
^ TF: Fall of Cybertron.
HD YouTube Version here.
Useless Idol News:
Got a package in the mail today from CD Japan. This package took forever to get here, and I'm expecting 2 more from them.
Got French Kiss CD Type A, Not Yet CD Type A with bonus photo, Weekly Playboy AKB48 Special, and Janken Mook.
^ AKB Stuff.
BTW: Sasshi wants to be a convenience store meat bun idol? LOL
I also scored a chase PK Subban figure. I got #96 of 3000.
^ TRU Haul.
TRU wasn't as busy as I thought it would have been. Maybe it's just the calm before the storm...
Dinner today -> Garlic Butter Salmon.
Quick fried some sliced salmon in garlic butter. I cooked them just enough so that the outside was cooked while keeping the middle rare. It could have used a splash of lemon, but I didn't have any in the fridge. I ate the salmon with a bagel.
^ Garlic Butter Salmon.
Useless Tranformers News:
The latest "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron" trailer was shown at the 2011 Video Game Awards on the weekend. The game comes out Fall 2012.
^ TF: Fall of Cybertron.
HD YouTube Version here.
Useless Idol News:
Got a package in the mail today from CD Japan. This package took forever to get here, and I'm expecting 2 more from them.
Got French Kiss CD Type A, Not Yet CD Type A with bonus photo, Weekly Playboy AKB48 Special, and Janken Mook.
^ AKB Stuff.
BTW: Sasshi wants to be a convenience store meat bun idol? LOL
Monday, December 12, 2011
Bad Gift Wrapping
I started wrapping some of my Christmas gifts tonight. I'm recycling my old Marvel Previews Magazine as wrapping paper. It looks neat, but my wrapping job needs work :(
^ Bad Wrapping Job.
Remember, it's all about the gift and not how it's wrapped :)
Dinner today - Leftover Dryrun Sushi and Salmon Sashimi
^ Leftover Dryrun Sushi.
^ Bad Wrapping Job.
Remember, it's all about the gift and not how it's wrapped :)
Dinner today - Leftover Dryrun Sushi and Salmon Sashimi
^ Leftover Dryrun Sushi.
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