I have come to realize that I love the winter season so much more when I’m home. I’m not just talking about the holiday season, but the whole winter season. Winter seems a little more bearable here…but then again, San Jose isn’t in the middle of the forest…and we have Pho.
Food, basically.
If I were to ask you to name at least one thing that brings people together, I’m pretty sure one of the things that will cross your mind is food.
Every time that I come home, it just so happens that my parents decide to take my brother and I to go eat some amazing meal somewhere and luckily today, we got to eat at Hog Island Oyster Company along the Embarcadero. I can say that I’ve had my fair share of raw oysters in my day, and these have to be the best I’ve ever had! They were so fresh! We had some Sweetwater Oysters, Atlantic Oysters, Kumamoto Oysters, and Kusshi Oysters, all from the Pacific and some Island Creek Oysters from Massachusetts and St. Simon Oysters from New Brunswick. My dad had gumbo with manila clams, little neck clams, stewed fish, and andouille sausage. My mom had little neck clams stewed in white wine, roasted tomatoes, red beans, and roasted Walla Walla onions. My brother had the clam chowder with leeks, manila clams, yukon gold potatoes, roasted onions, and bacon. I had their grilled cheese sandwich with Mezzo Secco cheese (created in Sonoma, CA; it’s kind of like a dry Jack cheese and is smooth and creamy, but not stringy, when melted), cave aged gruyere cheese, and fromage blanc (it’s like French cream cheese) and on the side was home made pickled vegetables.
Afterwards, while my parents got coffee at the Blue Bottle Coffee Company and my brother was getting gelato, I was off at the Miette stall buying Rose Geranium and Chocolate macaroons and Fleur de Sel Caramels. I gobbled those macaroons up right away :3
On our way back home, we decided to stop by Ling Nam and get some pork asado and BBQ pork siopao and their Senorita Bread.
I think you can say that I’m a happy camper.
A couple things:
- I think my family is full of foodies. We all love gourmet food. But I think I’m the foodiest of them all :3
- Fleur de Sel Caramels from Maison Bouche are delicious. Actually, Fleur de Sel Caramels (especially Maple ones!) in general are delicious. I MUST TRY THEM ALL!
- I’m craving Lavender Honey Gelato from Holy Gelato! by Joann’s house.
- I had rose geranium macaroons today and I loved it. Maybe even better than chocolate? Also, I think I prefer swiss meringue filled macaroons compared to the buttercream filled ones.
- I had the best grilled cheese sandwich of my life today.
- I don’t think anyone loves raw oysters more than I do.
- I love my family.
- I’m sorry for the horrible picture quality, all I had was my Blackberry.
After Shopping at Sanrio - Submitted by sheeze
LOL. Eastridge on hello-kitty.tumblr.com :(
WHAT IF!?!? (a conversation about what might happen when gloria goes on the George Lopez tonight show)
- Gloria: taylor lautner
- Gloria: will be on the same show as me..
- Gloria: cuz he's not on the first week
- Me: OMG
- Me: Im going to shit all over you!
- Me: what if taylor swift is with him too
- Me: Because you know they are dating.
- Gloria: OH
- Gloria: MY GOD
- Gloria: ... I will throw up
- Gloria: and cry
- Gloria: and throw up some more.
- Me: Im going to kick you so hard in the clit out of jealousy
- Me: at least beg her for tickets to see her in san jose
- Me: LOL
- Gloria: HAHAHAHA
- Me: Like if she says something like "Oh I love your videos!"
- Me: Tell her "Oh thanks! Im a big fan of yours too, i actully tried buying tickets to your show in san jose but it sold out so fast!"
- Me: Then she will say "Oh well in that case, WHY DONT YOU JUST SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE STAGE?"
- Me: "And bring your gay little friend Ryan too!"
- Me: Thats how it happens in my dreams.
- Gloria: "Your gay little friend ryan"
- Gloria: What if i said "WHO!?"
- Me: I would cut your face off and put it on mine so i could go see her.
- Me: What if Taylor Lautner says "Oh you can be in the next Twilight movie too"
- Me: "You can be the ho that sucks edwards dick on the honeymoon"
- Me: Because you know, he has that power to rewrite the script and cast whoever he wants.
- Gloria: What if Stephanie myer comes out of nowhere and says "Hey are you gloria!?"
- Gloria: and im like "yes?"
- Gloria: and she says "This is kristen stewart" and she comes out from behind her.
- Gloria: Then she says "I fucking hate you kristen, now burn in hell!"
- Gloria: Then she lights her on fire
- Gloria: And we all just laugh as she melts.
- Gloria: yay.
LURK.
Ever go on Facebook at look at people that we either used to talk to in high school (or maybe even middle school) and see where they are now? It’s always those kids who were either incredibly popular and you just want to see where they are now, or they’re those kids who were incredibly unpopular and you want to see if they’ve changed at all.
Ryan and I lurked on Facebook for a while looking at people that we used to know in high school and middle school and we read all sorts of Facebook drama. Sometimes we wonder how people can just put their whole lives out there for the world to see.
At least it makes for good lurkage :)
(via thatsnotmynamex)
After tonight, this makes me 10x happier.
I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT SO DAMN MUCH.
SHE’S SO FUCKING HILARIOUS. I’M SO EXCITED FOR THE REST OF THIS EPISODE OF SNL.
This has so far been the best 24 hours of my life.
OH SAFARI, YOU DO UNDERSTAND ME.
You make lurking hella easy to hide.
P.S. I’m creepy.
