Monday AMV

We've been stuck indoors for days now.

Thank heavens for the Wii and Samus Aran.

Snowpacolypse 2010

Work is canceled today, which is good since I'm still snowed in. Hopefully a plow will make it to our complex today.
It took me two hours to dig this little pathway out. We have two sets of outside steps, and the drifts on those suckers was ridiculous.

What our cars looked like after three feet of snow.

This is me, showing off my Virginia snow gear. A military watch cap, leather jacket, jeans, and "snow sketchers." Also notice the vast expanse of pristine snow behind me. That is our parking lot.

Sweet

An awesome rap for an awesome movie.




Its been snowing non-stop since 9 this morning.

Snowpacolypse

We're supposed to get two feet tomorrow. People are going insane, and the grocery stores have been cleaned out. You'd think it was the end of the world. On the upside, work might get cancelled, or end early tomorrow.

Monday AMV

One month into the great Ninja Diet Challenge and I'm down by 8 lbs. Yeah me!

I've been watching Tsubasa, mainly because of a friend of mine at work is getting me into all things Clamp, and a little because its February.

Sigh..bring on the romance.

Monday AMV

Wiggity wack or normal wack?

Restaurant Week!

Needless to say, my diet was blown this week. On Wednesday we went to Sushi Taro, which boasts authentic Japanese cuisine. This had a set restaurant week menu, which started with a Japanese New Year Platter. On the platter was a bowl of sweetened black beans, two fish cakes (which didn't really taste like anything) some slices of duck (very good) a pickled beet salad, (okay) and six candied baby anchovies, staring up at me with their wide fishy eyes. They were odd, and had a strong fishy flavor, but I ate them all in one big bite. I figured that my chopstick skills were bad enough to embarrass us already, I didn't need our waitress to think I was a wuss on top of it. The second course was tempura shrimp and vegetables, and then a sushi box with miso soup. We drank the miso and the sushi wasn't rolls, but slices of fish on rice. There was tuna, yellowfin, salmon, flounder, omelete (cooked eggs on rice) shrimp, and salmon roe, which was seafood wrapped around rice, and then filled with salmon eggs. It was gooshy. For deserted we got a little square of jelly filled with fruit pieces. It was good. It was an interesting experience, but not one I would rush back to. On Friday we went to Cheff Geoffs, and since one of our party was late, we started with hush puppies served with maple butter, and fried plantains with guacomole. Then I got grilled lamb skewers, served with cucumber-yogurt sauce, and onions, tomatoes, feta, and cucumber salad. It was a gyro without a pita. For my main course I got bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin which was amazing. It melted in my mouth it was so tender. It came with sweet potato gnocci and greens glazed with a sour cherry glaze. For dessert I got pumpkin cake with marscapone filling, and came in the shape of a giant moon pie. It was awesome. Starting Monday though, back to the diet. ;)

Monday AMV- late

I was at book club last night, so I didn't have time to get online.

I weighed myself yesterday and ... after the first week of my first ever diet...

*drum roll*

I have gained a pound. This is very discouraging, causing pain that can only be soothed by Cookie Monster singing German Rock.



It really is frustrating. Apparently, I've been hitting the granola a little hard.