Rice-O-Rama

Tonight's dinner: Basmati rice, with fresh broccoli steamed over it, sauteed mushrooms, and boneless pork marinated in soy sauce. Plus rehydrated seaweed on top. Always good!

Tuesday Afternoon

A nice sunny day at the lake, with very little wind and beautiful clouds. On the way down I listened to Pete Yorn's first album, "musicforthemorningafter", which turns 25 this year, and which has been in heavy rotation for most of my life since its debut. It was fantastic to listen to it as I drove down the sunny highways and roads on the way to the lake. The walk was great (SomaFM as usual), and I am glad I brought the rest of my coffee with me. I got a good first look at Sarah & Jon's new travel trailer, and they parked it in a very good spot.What a nice afternoon, with great scenery.

Cheeseburgers

I went to the lake from 5:00 - 5:30 to walk before having dinner with Dad & Ma, who made cheeseburgers! I never cook them myself at home because it's too much work for just one person to eat, so it's always appreciated when a family member cooks them for me. Also, the Red Sox lost to the Yankees (booo...). A very good day.

Language Progress

 I hit Day 282 of Duolingo today. Here are some progress badges:

Lake Monday

I went to the lake today to walk and hang out. It was in the 40's and windy, but the sun was out, the clouds were high, and it was a nice day overall. I listened to SomaFM as usual during my walk, and then to a few random Hearts2Hearts songs ("Blue Moon", "Apple Pie", etc...) as I sat in front of the water. I brought coffee from home so I stated longer than usual, a little over an hour compared to a typical 'walk day' span of 45 minutes or so.

New Fridge

The refrigerator that came with my apartment died on Wednesday after 18 years of service, to both me and the previous owner (whoever they were). A new one arrived on Friday, delivered by a super-friendly and efficient duo. It's a tiny bit wider, and several inches deeper than the old one. Also, the top shelf in the main fridge section is several inches lower than the old one, so more bending over will be required. Ah, unintentional exercise...

The best thing is the interior being pristine, so it will be a lot easier to keep clean (not that I am a slob by any stretch of the imagination when it comes to food hygiene). Also, it has a few more customization options, so I won't have any 'dead' space.

Parents Night

I went to Dad & Ma's for supper and the Red Sox game.

Ma made baked chicken with barbecue sauce, and I had my half chicken with bread & butter, and tomato & cucumber. It was VERY good. I went food shopping on the way home after the game.

EDIT: And Ma sent me coffee the next day!

 

 

Lake Time

I went to the lake today from 3:00 - 4:00 pm to walk and hang out. I listened to Groove Salad on SOMAFM, which is always a good fit. And the sunny weather was nice, if a bit windy. It was good to get out of the house, and listening to my newest music* in both directions was great too.

 

 

*New Music:

• RESCENE - "Lip Bomb" EP (Love Echo ♫)
  
• Hearts2Hearts - "FOCUS" (Blue Moon ♫)
  
• Yuna - "Ice Cream" EP (Ice Cream ♫)
  
• BTS - 'Swim'
• Hearts2Hearts - 'Rude!'
• Tini - 'El Cielo'
• i-dle - 'Mono'
• Eskadet - 'Le Cafe Abstrait'
   

Recent Food

It seems that over the last year or two the ratio of rice/noodle meals to those that featured sandwiches has shifted (shocker). Here are a couple of the more advanced dinners I have made lately.

First, rice with boneless pork, sauteed mushrooms, rehydrated seaweed, steamed broccoli and a fried egg on top. Plus fresh pea pods and iced tea.

 

And just yesterday, the very spicy seafood noodles, with rehydrated seaweed (I'll just say seaweed going forward, since I eat so much of it) and canned mackerel - very good, and not 'fishy' at all.

It always amuses me that after having been such a picky eater as a child (when it came to condiments and spices) I currently enjoy so many Asian-style spices.