Ruffles Potato Chips & Ketchup...

...are delicious together!!! Don't knock it 'til you try it. It tastes just like french fries!

I need a vacation...

...and during that vacation, all I'd do is sleep. I'm so tired and haven't been sleeping very well. I've been averaging about 4 hours of sleep per night. It's not good. I'm sure sleep deprivation must be shortening my life span. :P My older brother also has trouble sleeping sometimes. I wonder if it's genetic?

More Ghetto Dinners....

Last night, I had some frozen Stouffer's Meatloaf and a hot dog bun. The meatloaf was delish, especially since I made sure to slather on some Del Monte ketchup. Dior, I'm glad I opted for the 1 hour in the oven versus 18 minutes in the microwave.

I'm trying to cut back on the white rice. I'm a starch fiend and white rice with Kikkoman shoyu (a.k.a. "soy sauce") on it is like crack around here. So, instead of rice, I ended up with the hot dog bun. Is that any better? Hmm.... Anywho, since I didn't eat rice, I had a little more meatloaf than usual. Was it a wash? Maybe.

Tonight, I'm craving me some grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. If I wasn't trying to stay away from the rice, I'd probably have a bowl of rice with a can of Vienna Sausage, an island staple.

Son of a Bee-otch!

So I'm sitting at my desk today, happily typing an e-mail, when I saw something moving in the corner of my eye. I thought it might be a fly. Nope. It was a honeybee! I work in an air conditioned building so I wasn't expecting to see that! The bee hit my computer screen, ricocheted off towards ME, flew away, only to return to my desk a few minutes later! Very weird. I've never been stung before (knock on wood), so I'm not even sure if I'd be allergic to a bee sting.

New License Plates

Yay! I got the license plates for my new car today! Not bad, they arrived in just 2 weeks. I was wondering what my number would be (silly, but this is my 1st new car so I was all giddy about it). I knew we were in the "P"s, so I was definitely hoping it wouldn't be something like "PRV" or "PUS"...thankfully, it turned out to be neither.

Ghetto Dinner & Ketchup

Brian unexpectedly had to work last night so I just couldn't get motivated to cook a decent dinner. So, what did I end up eating? I found a 1/2 empty bag of tater tots (leftover from sometime last year, I believe) and had a craving for creamed corn. So, yep, dinner consisted of a tray of tater tots, ketchup, and a can of creamed corn.

On another note, ketchup is my absolute most favorite condiment. I joke to Brian that I could probably cut out a lot of calories if he just let me eat ketchup right out of the bottle--forget the french fries. They are merely a vehicle for me to eat ketchup. Disgusting, huh? What can I say. :) Oh, and for economic reasons, I only buy Del Monte, but I also like Hunt's. I refuse to buy Heinz for political reasons. :P

In Memory of Grandma Nakanishi

We just got back from the hospital a little while ago. Brian's Grandma, Chieko (Furubayashi) Nakanishi passed away at 7PM tonight. Although this is a sad time, the mood at the hospital was quite light-hearted. I think we all knew Grandma was in pain and it was just her time. She was 94 years old! She's in a much better place and looked so peaceful. Here are some photos of her from our wedding, which I'm so thankful she was able to attend.




Oh yeah, and I changed the color of the blog background this afternoon. While dark blue is my favorite color, it was a bit too melancholy and was totally bringing me down today. So, it's a little brighter now. :)

My New Favorite Blog

Here's my new fave blog that I plan to check daily: "Dispatches from the Island"
It's by Jorge Garcia a.k.a. Hurley "Hugo" Reyes from LOST. It's cool to read about his life with some insight into island life, in particular.

I wish I had random, yet cool, things to blog about everyday. My life is, seemingly, mundane. Either that, or...I can't believe I'm going to say this...I need to get me a nifty little point-and-shoot to make picture-taking & photo processing much quicker. I think I see some random interesting things from time-to-time, but I don't have the Rebel with me or the situation wouldn't warrant me bringing it out.

Rabbit Photos

Happy Anniversary, Keith & Dior!!!

My very great friends, Dior and Keith, celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 25th! I'm so happy for both of you!!!! I'm so sorry, but I meant to send you two a card and a little something from Brian and me, but with all that was going on last week, I never got around to it. I hope the day was a great celebration of your life and love together. :)