china bistro

Elated.

Which band plays well live? I don't feel a need to ever attend concerts, but it was fun last time I went. The only time I want to go now, though, is if the musician(s) sound better in person than on cd.

Back in LA. Ups and downs. Grandfather and all.

Read the current issue of Psychology Today, which reinforced the fact that I am an introvert. I prefer reflection and solitude as opposed to extroverts, who derive pleasure/happiness from social contexts.

My cousin likes watching Nikita. Hmm.... Maggie Q... although Shane West might ruin the show.

vita soy

Stop. Having. Dirty. Thoughts.

Got a Save the Date card from Lizbian and Doc Fondles. May huh... one day and it's over.

Soy milk? Not so much.

amtrak

Finalized menu for... Monday?

Braised Pork Belly w/ Pickled Mustard
Citrus-marinated Salmon w/ Pea Shoot Coulis
Ong Choy in preserved tofu/garlic sauce
Steamed Rice
Mango-Pomelo Tapioca

Mangoes aren't in season, so the dessert soup tastes a little sour when it's supposed to be my sweet dish.

Hopefully the pork belly will be fine once it's steamed and glazed w/ the sauce collected from its braising.

The pea shoot coulis has a very intense, deep green color. The individual components from Thomas Keller's dishes amaze me. So much work going into each piece. It's too strangely familiar to a research publication.

Well, will see if Kaiser approves of this meal. Didn't have time to actually cook for her last week with the schedule being pushed back each day.

copy & paste

I was stupid again. Decided to buy some tickets to the California Academy of Sciences for Kaiser.

I have no clue what she even wants to do, so I'm picking places that I think she might like, slash, I won't hate.

Fleet week is also this week, so it might be nice to just hang around and watch the jets practice after lunch, where I'm taking her to supposedly the best Cantonese restaurant in town.

I haven't decided whether I want to cook her dinner or not. There's this sushi place I wanted to try out. I guess I could also take her to some dessert/froyo place. Hmm, maybe that tiny taiwanese restaurant up on Clement as well.

Either around or after dinner close by, we could just walk over to the park and enjoy the museum(s).

Then again, I might just make her breakfast Thursday morning, so that she has something to do while I stop by work for a few errands. Still contemplating whether or not I should show her to my lab mates, who tease me constantly like everyone in college did since they think I'm in love with her. I hate you all.