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Yay for jazz!
(This was actually yesterday, but since I don't post on Saturday, why not?) It needs to be appreciated more.
Jazz is awesome! Loved it since I first heard it. I tried to get into jazz band when I was in high school, but my director told me that clarinets don't belong in a jazz band.
She's the only one I know who had that opinion. Clarinets are very jazzy! (Take Benny Goodman, for example!) In the future, I hope to form my own klezmer band.
Which is like Jewish jazz. This holiday was created in 1991 by musician D. Michael Denny.
It's been a little warmer this weekend. Still not quite holding our normal temp, but it's better. Found a lot of cool music today!
So, look forward to that. Tasha seems to be becoming more brave. Hopefully, that means the spray and plug-in thing is working.
Found another great site yesterday, as well. It's called Ikasu Anime. Ikasu can mean cool, stylish, smart, or sharp. Really interesting community. And, seems like I can share what I've been working on, there as well. Already have 8 friends, and I didn't do much.
One of them asked if they could read my novel, or what I have up at the moment. I guess the way I described it, was interesting enough. Hearing that makes me happy. They also have an interesting game. It's Bleach characters vs Naruto characters. Kind of similar to Mortal Kombat. Only problem was, it was all in Japanese. (Except for the Ready...Go! thing.) So, it was another test for me, to figure out what the text meant. This site seems to be quite new. So, it'll be interesting to see it develop.
Changed my avatar's look. A lot better than the chef outfit I had on for the TinierCafe event. I love that panda.
It's animated to climb up and down my arm, and look at people. Haven't really used the fireworks before. Weird to see them suddenly appear. The wolf ears, I thought, would look stupid. But, they're not too bad. I really wanted something 'different' as an outfit. Also, in TinierCafe, I don't have to do much, but my cafe's already a 4 and half star restaurant. I can't get more waiters yet, so things have been backing up. And, the one I have looks tired most of the time. So sad!
Also, watched Inception. It was really good, and a little trippy. I think it could have been shortened by quite a bit, though. It wasn't as 'mind-bending' as I thought it would be, either. It had some downs, and some ups. We didn't go to services again yesterday. Mom's still not well enough. My parents went to another nice restaurant for their anniversary. I was very content with just my frozen Tony's Philly Cheese Steaks.
deviantART: Mee 05 Interview YOUR Vampire OC APH Blame Canada Sugar Sphere Dessert APH-chased by zombie? Lioness Bunny Cake II I did not make these! First, a very cute pic of a young kitten. Second, a written meme to interview your vampire oc. It should be fun to do with my vamp oc, Vincent. Third, a funny (and nice) drawing of Canada, from Hetalia, wearing a South Park themed shirt. Fourth, an awesome looking piece of candy. I'm curious as to the actual process of how this person made it. Fifth, a drawing of China, England, and America from Hetalia trying to run from zombies. Kind of funny. Sixth, a cool drawing of an oc from an artist I watch. Seventh, a really cute and awesome looking cake.
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A really cute puppy trying to sleep on the stairs:
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Yay! For frozen food!
There's a huge selection of good frozen foods out there. It's kind of amazing. Apparently, the international frozen food industry started in the US. Frozen vegetables, meat, fruit, and fish were first packaged and offered to consumers in 1930. The person who developed the process was Clarence Birdseye. This was designated, and signed by Ronald Reagan, as a holiday in 1984.
We were still slightly below normal during the weekend. But, at least, it didn't snow. It looks like it may start to get warmer.
My computer was running very slow today.
So, I didn't get through half the things I wanted to do. It took a while, but I settled a financial thing. At least, they won't bug me for another year if it goes through.
I also looked at a site haven't visited in a long time. It's みんなのきょうの料理 or Today's Menu for Everyone. An amazing recipe site in Japanese. I decided to actually write something in the 'about you' field of my profile.
I doubt anyone will comment, but it was kind of fun.
I also looked at the FAQ section, just to get a better 'grasp' of the site. It makes a bit more sense now. And, it was interesting that other people, that actually live in Japan, had similar questions. Then, I looked at their video section. I forgot about half of what's on the site.So, sad. There's videos that give general cooking tips, and some that go through the entire process of the dishes with you. The dishes range from incredibly basic stuff, to like, expert levels. It's very interesting, and seems very helpful. Then, I looked around at the recipes. Found 2 promising ones. Will probably go back to see if I can find more.
These will also give me some ideas. Mom has her treatment this week, so I have to cook. We have leftovers for a couple of the nights. So, that's good. Oh, and the site has quite a variety of different types of food. I think they get people from other countries on there sharing their recipes, too.
I changed my Selfy's outfit again. This seems drastically different than last time.
It may look a bit weird, too. I was just throwing things, that I haven't used yet in my closet, together. Kind of fun. The snowflakes in the back actually move. I wanted to use the eye patch for a while. Thought the headphones were interesting. I like the scarf, too. Won the dress, and sealed evil panda from Gacha campaigns. She's also got a crystal ball and chain as her shoes. That was another Gacha item. Most of the stuff I have, I won them through a Gacha. Yay! I don't think she looks too bad.
Went to services yesterday.
Had a good turnout this time. Probably because the Rabbi and our cantor led it. This was the last portion of the book of Exodus. Next, we'll start Leviticus. There was someone there from a class, who had to write about his experience going to a Shabbat service. He seemed a bit overwhelmed. His mother, asked a bunch of questions. She looked very fascinated by the whole thing.
It's always interesting to hear what people ask. Someone had made the challah again this time. So much better than the place they usually get it from.
Played a little of the Sims 2. Taiwan is finally pregnant!
Yay! Hong Kong's excited about it. Not sure how Taiwan feels. I'll get to see soon what it will look like. Managed to get Taiwan and Hong Kong promoted. They're making quite a bit of money now. So, soon I'll get them a new house too.
I was going to write to my penpal today. But, I ran out of time.
I'll try to do it during the week. Watched Tokyo Wankei. Only one more episode left. Turns out Mika and Ryosuke aren't related. Ryosuke, after being told before that he was her brother, put on a play to make it look like he slept with Mari. (His ex.) It was just so Mika would 'move on'. She had no idea, at the time, that he thought they were siblings. Mika found out the truth, and on her wedding day she ran away to find him. As she was starting to run across the street, a motorcycle ran into her. Now she has amnesia. Talk about drama!
Now that she had the ok from her father, and approval from Ryosuke's father, it's disturbing. Just as Ryosuke was going to board his plane, he looked like he was going to change his mind. Craziness! I hope she gets her memories back, and they end up together. But, I'm not sure if it's going to be such a happy ending.
Juui Dolittle was really intense. It dealt with the subject of euthanasia. A very difficult topic.
There was a woman who had agonized over the decision to euthanize her cat. She has breast cancer. And, stopped treatment to save money to go act in a French movie. It was her dream job and she finally got it. Her cat, since she's had him, had problems with using the litter box. She tried everything, including various training techniques. But, he never learned. So, thinking no one else will want to take care of him, she wanted his life to end 'peacefully' before she left. Turned out, all he had was 5 polyps. But, they blocked his anus, and things were being backed up. It was nasty, but once those were removed he was fine. When she heard about it, she said she'd find another acting role somewhere in Japan. And, she decided to go back to her treatment. She said if he can beat whatever he had, maybe she can do it too. Also, she wants to live on, so she can take care of him.
deviantART faves: Cthulhu FAIL cupcake I did not make these! First, one of the most epic prints of Cthulhu I've seen. Really cool lighting, and colors. Second, a funny and cute drawing of a cupcake who's fallen over.
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It was actually yesterday, but I love gumdrops!So, it's a nice day to appreciate them. I read that no one knows who invented them. But, they were invented in the 1800's. It's older than I thought.
I've been feeling even crummier the last couple of days.Hence, why I didn't post yesterday. Every morning since I came back from Israel, I feel so nauseous. It got pretty intense yesterday and today. I have a hard time eating breakfast now.Mom suggested it may be from jet lag. Makes some sense. I guess it just doesn't want to leave. Hopefully, it will soon.
Posted chapter 12 of Alliance yesterday.
Here's the link: Chapter 12 If you would like to read from the beginning it's here. It's been a long time since I posted a chapter.
Kind of surprised me. But, oh well. It's there at least. I still have so many ideas for it!It's like a never ending story. I kind of like that, though. It's continuing/sticking to the plot, and to me at least, seems to be getting even better. So, I guess it may turn into a series. But, I have to finish the first book first.
I played TinierMe's fishing game. Last time I tried to play, it was really weird and I couldn't catch anything. Now, it's kind of addicting. (I guess they fixed it?) Made it to Hobby Fisher. Yay!
I watched the last episode of I've Been Married to Hell! or Erai Tokoro ni Totsuide Shimatta! Kimiko and her mother-in-law finally understand each other. After, she found out how Kimiko really felt. She became depressed, but later they resolved it. And, Kimiko won the title of the best bride of the town, by the women's social group. Kind of funny, considering what she started saying in front of the everyone.
There was still a lot of really hilarious moments mixed in with this semi-more serious episode. Really good series throughout. Another one I'll miss.It was really fun to watch, too. The music fit the mood perfectly every time. It was a good ending.
Posted a pic on dA: The Knesset. It's already got a fave! The first of many on dA. I'll get ready for my next batch of my Israel pics on FB. I'm doing it slower on dA, because I don't want to bombard people who watch me, or groups I might submit them to.
Found out one of the vids I uploaded to Youtube (with permission from the owner
), was taken off because of copyright infringement. They say if they take off 3 vids for the same reason, you're account will be deleted. Yay!
So, even though I have permission to use the others, I took down everything but my fountain vid. Just to be safe.
I've started seeing a lot of accounts being deleted. Kind of weird that they're 'cracking down' on it all of a sudden. Probably making even more people pissed off. They already made most of the users angry when they switched to the new user homepage. They're petitioning to have an option of reverting the page to the old version. I agree with this!
Since the change, it's been cluttered, and they did something weird with my recommendation section. Before, there was a link to have a whole page of suggestions. Now, it's like 10 videos shown on the same page as the rest of the stuff. Plus, the vids they come up with for it, aren't as good. So, it's a bit weird.
I'm not pissed, I just would like that option to revert back.
There's a Hadassah meeting tonight. It's a potluck, and then a Rabbi will speak. I might bring my camera to show some people pics of the trip.
Found out another guy from that Anime Forum wants to see my travel journal and pics. Seems like everybody does.
Interesting. I'm still in the process of writing entries for my online travel journal. I might post what I've done so far tomorrow or something. It doesn't look like much at the moment, though.
