Monster sushi

Oh my God! It's November already! Scary!! Equally scary is this monstrous sushi. It's from a Japanese restaurant near by which mainly sells sushi. They do have salad and rice bow etc, but no katsudon or oyakodon. It's fish-based only, weird. 3 of us (my parents and I) ordered 2 combos and 4 pieces of nigiri sushi, thinking it would be just the right quantity. Who knew the sushi are gigantic!! Of course we couldn't finish it and had to take the leftover home (which can easily feed 2 more people). We could have ordered one combo instead. The bill was around $23. With one fewer combo, it would be less than $15. So, $5 each person (+ tips). Pretty cheap for a sushi dinner, eh?

However, it wasn't too tasty. Well, it wasn't bad or anything, but the lack of craftsmanship decreases appetite. This monster is the House Roll. I don't think I can eat more than 2 slices.

Again, Pinkys are about 10 cm tall (4 inches). You can see this sushi is even bigger then the diameter of the mug!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone~! (^_^)

Itchy butt?

Clock? Virus?

That's strange... the clock on my computer is one hour slower. Is it time for the fall adjustment? Noooooo, I checked the radio, the internet... They're all the same. What's going on? Guess I should do a virus scan. (But I just did one last week!)

Today's photo is from a while ago. Sunshine is getting scarce.

Halloween parade

Parade of the Lost Souls to be exact. This is my first time.
Hmm... afterthoughts...

• More crowded than I though.
• Cold and rainy. The weather report was wrong.

I need a new camera. The one I have right now is old, but I like it very much. The battery is at the end of it's life, though. And yeah, it died on me tonight. I'd like to take a lot more pictures.

• Couldn't see what I was walking on.
• Couldn't really see anything behind the crowd. I'm too short. Sigh...

Despite all that, I still think it was pretty good. Thanks Steven!

11 years

Wow... time really fies. Can't believe it's been 11 years since half of my brain was gone. And this rod has been sitting on my book case for almost 10 years. It's like a bad dream that won't wake up... because it's not a dream.

A person is defined by his/her memory.

Tonight at the hot tub at YMCA, a lady called me by my name. We started chatting. Apparently I should know her. We even ate out together, but I can't remember a bit of that. I don't even remember her face. It was super awkward and uncomfortable. I just wanted to get out of there ASAP.

Actually, the other day when I dropped off a book to my ex-colleague, similar situation happened. A few other ex-colleagues walked by and said hi. They were people who I worked with for years. Some were on my team. But I can't remember their names. (Well, at least I remember their faces, but that's not good enough.) They called me by my name, but I can't return that. It was beyond awkward. It was scary. That probably is what keeping me from returning to the field. (T_T)

Min cow chair

When it comes to money, my parents are like Scrooge. Well, I'm not gonna expose their unbelievably gross way of doing things which gives me 90% of my stress, but this one might just worth a second look.

My mom's been suffering from gum infection for a while. She ignores it until it's time for her annual cleaning appointing. (Ideally it should be every 6 months but she sets hers at a year. I don't understand because it's not like she can't afford it. And it's money well spent.) Somehow she has the idea that when her gum is infected, she can't have a cleaning. Instead of going to the dentist, she went to the family doctor to get anti-biotics. My idea is, specialists fix special problems, and dental stuff is pretty special. Right?

However... there is an estimated 35% chance that she might be right about the cleaning rejection. The dentist or hygienist may fix the infection first, but then a second appointment will still be necessary. Which, would result in doubling the cost. Family doctors are covered by MSP so it's free. If dealing with the infection calls for the same prescription, then the family doctor is a waaay better deal.