Snack Attack

Geez, what is up with me? I am not much of a snacker. That title goes to my sister. But the past week or so, I have been buying up snacks left and right. Not all sweet nor all salty. Both. Like I cannot make up my mind which one I want. More like the female dilemma. Eat some sweet, crave some salty. Sweet in the left hand, salty in the right. Bite left, bite right. Never happy having a lot of one but always having or trying to even it all out. But I am not sure what really got into me. I really am not one into sweets but I have been buying those wafer cookies with the vanilla cream in the middle. And the chocolate wafer with coconut filling. Maybe I am just having another one of those comfort food moments. The reminder of the slight crunch of the wafer. A soft crunch. Light and airy. You must have had these when you were growing up. I think most parents have had them and passed them along to their kids. Many companies make them so tossing out a name does not really bring the brand to mind. Wonder how long this jones is going to last me this time. Seems like I go through a new one every week or so. Oh, well, it sure keeps it interesting and different...

Spock's Turn

Well, it turns out it was Leonard Nimoy's birthday the other day. Live long and prosper, Mr. Spock!

Happy Hour Friday - Appletini

I think I may have tried this...once or twice. It is a popular drink though so give it a try.

Appletini

Fill a shaker with ice.
Add:

• 1-1/4 oz. vodka
• 1/2 oz. Apple Pucker

Shake until cold and strain into a martini glass.

Garnish with:

• Cherry

Spring Sprung

Spring has started off with nice, sunny days of late. Sat outside at lunch two days last week. Trying to get a base tan started. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, so bad but I look good in a tan. I know. Lousy excuse. Bad excuse. I am one who is always cold so getting some good rays makes me feel good/better. Oh, and I am a sun child (Leo) so we just love it out there. The sun is our ruling planet. Can't help it. What can I say.

Sassed Out Teens

Oh, geeeeez. Is it because I am getting older or is it that teens nowadays are so much more sassier? I took the bus on the school run this morning. Just so totally hate it. Teens are so loud, inconsiderate and disrespectful. Oh, not every teen. Just a lot of them. But, y'know, that may have been me when I was younger. Just that I am seeing it differently now that I am older (note how I did not say adult but said older). Teens just have too much mouth. Shut the eff up and get some respect.

About a week ago, a lady was trying to get into an inner seat since a teen gal was sitting on the outside of the seat. The poor woman. She literally had to put her bag down over the gal and climbed over the statue of teen. Disrespect. Get your butt off the seat and let the woman sit down. Think about it, missy. What if this was your mother that was trying to sit down and some teen just sat there not even having the manners to get up for your elders.

Just wait another coupla decades. The word payback will come to mind.

Trek B-Day

Yesterday was William Shatner's birthday as I read from the newspapers. Captain Kirk is 79! Whoa. Hmmm...wonder what that translates to in star date. Nah. Star date does not happen until years and years from now. According to Trek, of course. Not our regular calendar. Well, Captain Kirk, hope you had a trekked out birthday. Live long and prosper!

Happy Hour Friday - Irish Coffee

Probably to wind down from St. Paddy's Day.

Irish Coffee

Place a sugar cube in a coffee glass.

• Add 1 oz. Irish whiskey

Fill with hot coffee

Garnish with whipped cream.

Happy Hour Friday - Irish Car Bomb

St. Paddy's Day. Yipppeee!

Irish Car Bomb

Fill a pint glass halfway with Guinness.
In a shot glass, pour:

• 1 oz. Irish whiskey (Jameson)
• 1/2 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream

Drop the shot into the Guinness.

Whooooaaaaaaa!

Burmese Buffet

I checked out a new buffet. The restaurant (Pagan) is not new but their new offering of a buffet lunch is fairly new. I tried getting in awhile ago but it was too busy and was not in the mood to wait for a table (too hungry; needed to eat). But I made it in this last weekend. I had not really tried Burmese food much so thought I would give this a try.

It was tasty. The food reminded me a little of Thai cuisine and some of the dishes actually were Thai. Maybe this place is a Burmese/Thai restaurant. Could be. They offered a fried appetizer (onions, tofu or squash). They had mainly curries but they were tasty. Eggplant with tofu. And their specialties of tea leaf salad and green papaya salad. I think my fave was the yellow chicken curry. Mild curry with a good taste of coconut milk.

Give the place a try. I am always game for a buffet so I could try different dishes. The place got a good showing of customers. Check it out. I hope you enjoy it.

No More Trottin'

Oh...boo hoo. My all you can eat place where I can get my fix on pig's feet has closed. So, what (where now)? Sigh. I may have to resort to making it. Which means I need to find a recipe. I should be able to find one off the internet. I had one years and years ago but lost it somewhere. It does not have many ingredients (trotters, of course; black vinegar, ginger, etc.) and should be fairly easy to make but, c'mon now, I am not a cook. Not in the blood. Rats, rats, rats. It was just so much easier just to head over to the buffet but times are so bad. I have watched many places close and even just as many struggling.

Even at the big major stores. I was at Nordstrom's the other day and the salespeople were trying even harder to get a sale. Nordie's has always been great for customer service but I can see the desperation in their mannerisms.

I ran into one of the ladies who works at the mani/pedi place. She tells me she works ten hours a day every day of the week. She is a single mom with two small children and an ailing mom. When I hear of things like this it just make me cry. We all have been struggling and wanting to help but being bound by my own struggles is so frustrating. But we all have to keep the faith...

Happy Hour Friday - Cosmopolitan

How about a Cosmopolitan? These were the rage years ago. Oh, well...why not...

Cosmopolitan

Fill a shaker with ice.

Add:

1-1/4 oz. vodka
1/4 oz. Triple Sec
1/4 oz. lime juice
1 oz cranberry juice

Shake until chilled. Strain into a martini glass.

Garnish with:

Lime wheel

Mr. Pot Head

You know who I have not seen for awhile? Mr. Pot Head. Huhhhh? Mr. Pot Head? Yep. There is this dude that gets on the bus in the morning and he reeks of maryjane. Yeah, I know. This guy smokes a joint in the morning on the way to the bus, gets on and carries the smell with him. I guess he can care less if he reeks of pot or not. He is quite young and is a bit ghetto. I thought he may have been commuting to school. Until...I saw him downtown during my lunch hour. The guy works near me. OMG. How can someone smoke pot and then go to work reeking. And to dress like you are hanging out in the ghetto to boot. Sheesh. What has the young generation come down to now. Scraping the bottom, I suppose. Shocking...

Gym Girl

Spotted Gym Girl again this week. I am still trying to figure her out. Pretty much the same thing each time. She gets dressed, gets a cup of hot tea and roams the gym floor. I have yet to see her work out. She did have a cup of ice water the other day and then managed to spill it all over the floor. What a mess. Thank goodness it was only water. Well, let's just say, I think it was water. Now, wouldn't that be a hoot. If Gym Girl goes to gym and chugs fire water on the gym floor. Ohhhh, maybe? Wink, wink...