Category: Daily Life

Planning a Barbecue

So this is my first time throwing a barbecue party. It’s going to be held at the park down the street and my hope is that I’ll be able to wake up early enough to be other people out for a spot.

I’ve begun preparing by taking a trip to Costco to purchase hamburger patties and hot dogs. I really would have liked to have made handmade burgers in the morning instead of pre-made burgers, but I can’t do everything at once.

At this moment in time, I have at least 16 guests coming. I wonder if there will be more…

10 Year Anniversary of Picnic Day

Ok, so technically, I haven’t gone to UC Davis Picnic Day for all 10 years. I think I’ve only gone something like 4 times now, with this year being the 4th.

Back in December, my friend, Margaret, mentioned that 2011 would be the 10 year anniversary of the Anteater Band going to Davis, and I thought, I should go. Since I hate road tripping it (or even going on a trip that’s longer than a day), I haven’t gone much after graduating UCI.

The theme for this year was Disney. After much mental deliberation, I decided to go as Lilo from Lilo & Stitch. Hawaiian dress, Stitch plushie, and done!

I took a lot of pictures as well. They’re up on Flickr now.

Sitting On a Baby

I’m not really sitting on a baby. I was however baby sitting while my sister and brother-in-law were working on their music video shoot.

I suppose it was more like watching over baby and trying to keep her calm while they were working.

Every time I visit, she’s even cuter than the last. She’s smiling a lot more, too. Pictures on Flickr soon. :)

Storm Comes In, Lights Go Out

What happens when a storm comes in with huge gusting winds and tons of rain? A power outage.

I was working on my friend’s hat when the power went out at around 6:15. I made sure it wasn’t something local to our house because the neighbor to the west still has power. It’s not. The neighbors to the west and south do not have power. The street lights are out on the other street as well.

My mom suggested that I take a shower while there was some light outside. I said naw. I should have listened to her.

Instead, since there really wasn’t much to do, I decided it was nap time! Lots of naps. Adamu called sometime in the evening, and I talked to him for a while, then back to sleep. Now it’s almost midnight and there’s still no power. I guess that means it’s time to go to sleep for the evening. Yeay!

Kinda sad that I didn’t get to finish the hat, but working by candlelight suck. Oh, well.

Sakura Blossoms and the Last Home Basketball Game of 2010-2011 Season

Went to the South Coast Botanical Gardens with a small group of my friends to view the sakura trees blossoming there. I was kinda expecting more, sorta like Ueno Park or the banks of Uji River, but it was still nice.

After the cherry blossom viewing, I drove down to UC Irvine for the last game of the season. We lost. The women’s team played against UC Riverside. The men’s team lost later that evening.

Looks like it’s going to be a noon game for Irvine during the Big West Tournament. Took a day off from work on Thursday to attend it.

Kefir and Coffee

My brother-in-law just came back from a business trip from Hawaii and brought my family some macadamia nuts and coffee. Since we still have coffee from his last trip to Hawaii (or my trip to Hawaii, not sure if it’s mine or his) along with Costco coffee I decided to make myself some coffee.

Unfortunately, I had to throw away my soy milk creamer a few weeks back because it went bad. I think it expired in January, but when I looked at it in early February, it was molding. Out it goes.

Remaining choices in the fridge were milk and kefir. Both lactose-free, so I decided to try it with the kefir. Poured kefir and honey into the cup, and then poured coffee in… I got microscopic curdles… Holy crap.

I wondered if I could filter out the curdles and get regular coffee again? Pass. Down it goes into the sink.

Since I made 2 cups. The second cup ended up with regular lactose-free creamer from the cupboard.