Math Clock

Useless News:
There is a new clock going up in the break room.  Some kind of math clock.

Math Clock.

I can't do any of these!  I only know 4 o'clock and 6 o'clock.  Cool clock though.  Perfect for the break room.

BOGO 1/2 Superman and Batman Statues

Dinner today -> Zucchini and Ground Pork.
Sliced up a couple zucchinis and stir fried it with some leftover ground pork.  Seasoned with salt, black pepper, and onion powder.

Simple Dinner.

Useless Toy News:
Went to Toys R Us Kanata tonight.  Found no new Transformers, but I did find a Kotobukiya Superman and Batman statue on clearance.  TRU also has a BOGO (Buy One Get One) 1/2 off for all Clearance Items.  So I got Superman for just $18 :)  I wonder if the TRU on Merivale has other statues on clearance?

Superman and Batman Statues.

Useless Gaming News:
Saw a sign at Kobold's Korner advertising a Gaming Garage Sale this Saturday at the Nepean Sportsplex.  Might go check it out.

Geek and Gaming Garage Sale.

Weekend Report -> Spicy Chicken Ramen.

Food this weekend ->
Chocolate Cake Day was Friday.  I got 6 cakes for work and they got destroyed fast.
Downstairs: Tuxedo, Creme Brule, and Hazelnut cakes.

Downstairs Cakes.

Upstairs: Tuxedo, Creme Brule, and Tiramisu cakes.

Upstairs Cakes.

Hung out at Julie's place on Saturday for a lazy do nothing day.  We finished watching iZombie season 1 and half of Ash vs Evil Dead season 1.  I like iZombie alot.  It has a similar style as Psych and inserted with lots of bits of comedy.  Dinner was home-made pork congee with a Chinese New Year platter from T&T.  I got one with lots of jellyfish and squid.

Chinese New Year Platter.

I got this package of spicy chicken ramen from Norman at work.

Spicy Chicken Ramen.

I cooked it as per instructions and added some leftover roast pork.  The noodles were pretty red...
I ate about half of the bowl before I had to stop and run to get some milk.  The first few mouthfuls had good flavour and nice heat, but then the heat really kicked in and wow it was spicy.  I finished the bowl, but I can't eat this.  It's too spicy.

Too Spicy!

Useless Gaming News:
3-Player gaming at Brian's on Friday.  We started with Sluff Off!  It's a trick taking game that was OK.  It punishes you for taking more tricks than intended.  Not really that great.
Next was Harald.  This is a good game.  Lots of strategy.  Each player sends a card to the "King's Counsel" and 1 card to his Village each turn.  Each card has an ability that is triggered when it is sent to the Village.  The King's Counsel cards represent how much the card is worth at the end of the game, with the worth equal the total number of that card facing up.  I think I will want to get this game.
Herbaceous was next.  It's a simple herb garden collecting game based on luck and strategy.  You need to collect herbs at the right time to score as many points before another player decides to collect to take those points.  I might get this game too.

Sluff Off!, Harald, and Herbaceous.

We also tried out Foragers.  We backed this game awhile ago and only got around to playing it now.  Each player goes around the board collecting food, tools, and victory points through 4 actions a turn.  We only played it once but I don't think it is that great of a game.  Not that fun.

Foragers.

Friday is Chocolate Cake Day!

Nothing going on today, but Friday is Chocolate Cake Day!!!  Social committee is getting some cakes from Costco for everyone at work :)

Dinner today -> Leftover Pork Stew with Rice.
Re-heated the last of the pork stew and dumped the remaining leftover rice into it.  I got to say it was still very good.  The bone gelatin made everything stick together and there was bits of meat everywhere.

Leftover Pork Stew with Rice.

Cola-Beef has no Beef

Snack today -> Cola-Beef.
Susanna, Ben, and I found this package at T&T in the jerky snack section on Sunday.  From the name of the package "Cola-Beef", I thought it was jerky bits that were marinated in cola syrup.  It sounded good, so I bought a pack.  When I opened it and tried it out today, I found it wasn't meat, but fried tofu.  It also didn't taste like cola.  It was a sweet and spicy flavour.  I think it is a northern China spicy flavour that slight numbs the tongue and mouth.  I found it pretty good, as did Ed and Peter.  James didn't like it, while Steve and Marc didn't try it.  More for me :)

Cola-Beef should be Sweet & Spicy Fried Tofu.

Dinner today -> Milestones' Wednesday Date Night Special.
After gaming tonight at work, I went to Milestones with Julie to get the Wednesday Date Night special.  We didn't order the same items as last time.  For starters we got the Mediterranean Goat Cheese Platter.  I forgot to take a picture before ate it all.  I never had goat cheese before, and I found it good and creamy.  I also liked the fig jam, but Julie told me there are better.
For entrees, Julie got the Spicy Thai Basil Noodles.  Looked like a good amount of noodles topped with shrimp and chicken, with a tasty coconut sauce.

Spicy Thai Basil Noodles.

I got the Thai Red Curry Beef Bowl.  It was OK.  Alot of beef and good red curry and ginger flavour.  I had 1 really long sliver of something in my bowl.  It looked like a carrot sliver so I chomped on it.  I was wrong.  It was ginger!  The bowl was filling, but the steak I got last time was much better than this dish.

Thai Red Curry Bowl.

For dessert we shared a White Chocolate Cheesecake.  It was very good.  A satisfying dessert for the end of the meal.

White Chocolate Cheesecake.

Useless Gaming News:
We played 3 player Vast tonight.  Evan played as the Knight, James as the Dragon, and I was the Goblins.  It was a learning game and it took us 2.5hrs to finish.  I made a few mis-plays during my turns and I think it may have cost me the game.  I should have held back 1 Goblin tribe in Hiding so I was able to Ambush the Knight and get in a couple extra attacks (Goblin's objective is to kill the Knight).

DQ January 2017 Deal

Dinner today -> Pork Stew
Monday night, I boiled the pork shank bone I got from leftovers on Sunday.  I added some pork breast bone chunks I bought from Sobeys.  The pork breast bone chunks had a few hard bones in them, but most of the bones were the solid white kind.  Today I skimmed off the fat and reboiled everything.  The broth was thick and sticky because all the bone gelatin was boiled out.  I then added some potatoes, onions, and carrots.

Pork Stew.

Poured the stew over some fresh white rice.  It was really good.  Also, all the white bones from the breast bone pieces became really soft, almost like tendon in texture.  The stew would have been even better if I had some daikon to put in it.

Pork Stew on Rice.

Useless Food News:
The Dairy Queen at the Signature Centre in Kanata has a January Special taped to the door.  It's buy 1 box of Dilly Bars, Buster Bars, or DQ Sandwiches, and get another box free.  I might get some, but my freezer is full.

January DQ Deal.

S'mores Chips Ahoy!

Snack today -> S'mores Chips Ahoy.
Got these Chips Ahoy! cookies alittle while ago.  It's a new S'mores flavour.  They were pretty good.  The cookie part has a good and not overpowering graham cracker taste.  The chocoloate filling and the marshmallow flavoured chips were good too.  It's a soft cookie.  I usually like soft cookies, but for this S'mores flavour, a hard crunchy cookie would have been a better choice.

S'mores Chips Ahoy!

Lunch today -> Misc Cold Cut Wraps.
I got some miscellaneous cold cuts and pitas from FarmBoy on the weekend.  I made some meaty wraps for lunch.  I forgot to bring the horseradish flavoured cheese.  They would have been better with the cheese.

Lunch.