I spotted this pimp car the other day.
A green Toyota Celica, suited up with a great body kit.
You almost can’t even tell it’s a Celica.
Nice!!
-Jane, Sports Car Fan.
Homeschool Co-op Lunch: It’s a BBQ day!
We’re having BBQ for lunch at our homeschool co-op today, provided by my fellow lunch lady, Laverne. Her husband smoked this pork for over 14 hours and it was extremely moist and tasty!
The family goes to see Avatar. It does not disappoint!!
I have been wanting to see Avatar long before it came out but haven’t been able to go see it until now. Of course, by now, it’s raked in a record $2.5 Billion worldwide and James Cameron will continue to rake in bazillions of dollars until long after he’s gone.
I really didn’t know what the story was about but I knew that graphically, I could not miss seeing it on the big screen…especially in 3-D.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE 3-D.
Dick and his marathon: Extensive running may cause chaffing of nipples.
Remember I mentioned Dick is running a marathon soon, therefore he’s training and researching about marathons online.
DICK:
“Baby, I’ve been researching about marathons. And some people have commented about the long term effects of having run a marathon. Like, this one guy said he couldn’t do anything RAPIDLY for 18 months after he ran the marathon. And another guy said that at mile 21, he felt like his ASS BROKE. And, they say, towards the end of the 26 miles, you’re in SO MUCH pain and for the guys, you experience chaffing on your balls and your nipples (from rubbing against your shirt with sweat and stuff.).”
Recipe: Pan Seared Red Snapper and Stripe Bass and Sauteed Snow Pea Leaves. (Ca Chien)
We just went shopping at our local Asian grocery store and bought some fresh fish. Now to cook it up!
The fancy way to say how we’re preparing this is “pan searing” the fish.
Basically, we’re frying it in a pan.
In Vietnamese, fried fish is called “Ca Chien” and it’s quite simple.
I picked these two types of fish in particular because when you fry them, they don’t fall apart and get all mushy like some fish do. I hate that.
My New Mi Goi (Ramen). Instructions included.
Ramen, in Vietnamese, is “Mi Goi“. And I don’t know any Vietnamese people who do not eat “Mi Goi”. If you don’t, I would have to question your true Vietnamese-hood!
So, remember I decided to venture out in life and try something new? I decided to try a new ramen that no one recommended to me, that I have never heard of or seen before…it just looked good and it was the last one. Don’t you love when you’re the lucky bitch Jane to get the LAST ONE ??!?!?!??!
The ramen I selected by careful deduction, is NOODLE KING’s Wonton Flavor Ramen.
And get this, these are NON-FRIED noodles…because most ramen noodles are deep fried.
You know this Jane digs being a little healthier if I can.
Jane and Dick go shopping at our local Asian Grocery Store
Our city of Metropolis does not have large Chinatowns or Asian grocery markets like the bigger cities but it’s enough for us. Dick and I recently went to get some fish. If you want a good variety of fresh fish and at great prices, I would find out where your local Asian grocery store is.
THE TOUR
I’m assuming that there may be some of you Jane’s and Dick’s out there who have never been to an Asian grocery store. So here’s a brief tour of ours.
Fresh Greens. This includes a wide variety of popular veggies used by Asians like Chinese Brocoli, Snow Pea Leaves, Bok Choy, Nappa, etc. etc. etc.
Homemade Sushi: Jane’s Tunafish Rolls. Not the raw kind. The kids LOVE it!
My kids love sushi. They’ll eat the raw pieces of fish too. But, we don’t do raw at home.
Many years ago, one of my friends introduced me to Roasted Seasoned Seaweed. This stuff is DA BOMB! You can eat it plain or with rice…or with my homemade recipe for sushi at home.
It’s easy, it’s fast, and it’s DELISH. It also requires no cooking if you already have steamed rice.
My kids LOVE LOVE LOVE these tunafish rolls.
Jane: Poet? A Ode to Love.
I just discovered that I am also a poet.
I found this poem I wrote in my newly found GREEN INDEX CARD HOLDER.
Written probably about some boy I had a crush on.
I must have thought the poem was pretty good otherwise I wouldn’t have taped it to this lovely green piece of construction paper.
In case you can’t read my bubbly teenage handwriting, here is my Ode to Love.
Love is a rose,
So tender and true.
But nobody knows
Of my love for you.
I hold it all inside,
So one day you will see
All the love I hide,
Deep inside of me.
-Jane, Teenage Poet.
Now that’s GANGSTA! Mini Daddy Adrianisto – El Nino Mas Bonito
Just got this from my favorite Gossip Gangsta, Perez.
Except, this kid totally OUT-GANGSTAs Perez.
He’s AWESOME and SO DANG CUTE!
I bet this kid has been pinched alot in his day.
BITE-ABLE, just BITE-ABLE!
-Gangsta Jane.
