Twitter and Flickr

I use both of 'em now! Sorta makes the need to write and post pics in here kinda worthless now unless I have a LOT to say, which I do right now!

Plans for the death star A-kon 20 trip are finally complete and I know who all is going and not going and such but I'm a little sad about not cosplaying like I thought I would be this time and that's mainly due to money and lackthereof because I am still saving everything I can for the big move this summer and I know there's no way I'm spending less than $200 on this Dallas trip so I don't need to be spending another $100 or more on a costume right now! :(

Thinh says he's going as Ishida from Bleach and I can't wait to see it done because he's one of the cooler characters and I WAS going to go as Isshin Kurosaki, Ichigo's father but thought better of it after awhile.

We're staying in the Indigo again since it'll save all of us more money that way and James is going YAY!

Until next time...

The Austin Adventures (a.k.a. i need a flickr)

I was pretty lucky to have been able to see Austin twice last month, first with my mom and then again a couple weeks later with my good friend Thinh and below are just some of the pictures taken from both adventures, enjoy!

Rodeo White Tigers

February is Black Austin Month

Or just Austin month because I go there every year around this time and even though I was just there two weeks ago, I CAN'T GET ENOUGH AUSTIN! This time I'm going with Thinh and we're going to visit a friend who's getting married soon but I'm really going because I get to 1) leave San Angelo and 2) EAT. We haven't decided where yet but I've suggested T&S Seafood off N. Lamar(where I went a couple weeks ago) and he suggested a pho place so I'm sure we'll fit both in but I know we're going to be hungry for something else while we're there too, we'll end up driving all over to find it probably but that's whats great about Austin, there's really no shortage of good food in that town. Sushi sounds great but our wallets might be a little too tight for Uchi this time around...unless anyone would like to donate? No? Darn.

77th Annual Stockshow and Rodeo

It's that time of year again, the time when we small town folk head out to the local carnival to experience the fine culinary wares of the traveling fair! I really could care less for the crappy rides because the heart-attack food is where it's all at honestly. I went with a couple friends and we ate so well that of course I forgot to take any pictures. I did get pics and video of the white tigers that were there though so I guess I'll post that below but I really wish I could have shown you what a Cheesecake on a Stick looked like, or a greasy foot-long corndog, or a powdery cinnamon funnel-cake, or even a beef and lamb gyro all tasted like because it was all a stomach exploding blur right now. All of that set me back about $20 and it was money well spent I say! The only thing missing was maybe a little cotton candy or candy apple but hey there's always next year...

Superbowl Sunday

Went to Justin's this past Sunday to watch the big game with his family and Michelle. Justin made a ton of food...


Stuffed and ready for the oven...

Crispy and ready to eat!

Bacon, burgers, cheese fries, oh my...

Beans, beans, the more you eat...

They were acting REALLY nice for some reason...

Then that night...




If you guessed Applebee's you just won yourself a hungry stomach! ^_^

Finally...

Out of the Apartment! YAY.

It only took a few days of moving and we ended up not really cleaning anything because I figure we're not getting our deposit back anyway. I'm more worried about Ruth charging us even more for things than our deposit being taken because the dishwasher doesn't work, they also have to replace the carpet because of Hannah. So getting any money back will be slim to none so there wasn't any reason for me to clean the tub really good or toilet, etc.

Last night my mom came and helped me move the last of it out--mostly kitchen stuff and I turned in the keys afterward so we're officially DONE with that place. Now I'm actually looking forward to life at home again because I REALLY need to save money and refocus on what I want to do with my life. I'm going to start working out next week, probably on Monday if end up not going to Austin this weekend with my mom. Originally, I was going to go with Thinh for Ikkicon but that fell through and I still have the weekend off Fri-Mon so my mom is considering a trip there just for getting groceries from the chinatown there, lol. That and a chance for dim sum! I think we'll go Sunday if we go at all and come back Monday but it still depends on what the doc tells my mom tomorrow when she goes for a visit...

Change...

is an extremely gross understatement to say the least in my life as of late.

I'm not going to get too into it since it's very personal but the short version goes like this--Billy and I aren't together anymore. Our 4.5 years are up. I have no angry or hard feelings about the matter, in fact I currently have NO feelings about it at this time which worries me but no there wasn't any cheating involved or anything like that. It's something I may talk about later but for now all I can say is that we broke it off a few days ago and we're still trying to move out of the apartment and it's just kinda strange now when we're together talking or doing anything together, akward is a better word. Hopefully things'll get better and we can just be friends because I don't want him totally out of my life since we shared so much for so many years its hard to let some things go but that's where we're at and I just thought I'd share that here since no one reads this anyway. I'm sure Billy is taking this harder and he's already going through some other things that I know he needs sorting out but I really do wish him the best and hope that we can one day be friends because the time we shared was an experience that I know I'll never forget and I'll always cherish the good memories that made us happy forever. Okay, now I'm sounding almost cheesy so I'll spare the rest because this really isn't the best forum to be using about this topic but I just wanted to write something about it and its pretty late at night so rambling is about normal for me right now. I'll prob just delete this entry tomorrow but we'll see.

This Week in Food...

January 29th: 4:30am @ Denny's with my friend Justin



Top is the new "Slamwich", at least that's what I think it was called and underneath are some hush--I mean "Pancake Puppies" they were fun to eat but I don't recommend eating too many of 'em...or your stomach will make you pay for it later!

Denny's is giving away free Grand Slams tomorrow between 6am and 2pm, I'd like to go since I get off work at 7am but I don't know anyone that'd go with me that early :(


January 30th: Road Runner's Burger Deli (yes again lol)



Forgot what the top one was, but it had bbq sauce and onion rings inside--something Daniel would enjoy :) and a Jalepeno Burger (bottom)


January 31st: Armentas Cafe w/ Justin and Michelle




Kinda dark, need a better cam...

Top Chef...w/ spoilers!

Am I the only one watching Top Chef anymore? I don't think this season is as bad as some of my friends say it is, the personalities are maybe not as wild as last season but this year's contestants definitely have more skill overall. The episode tonight was an All Star battle against former season's Top Chef contestants and guess what, this year's crew beat them out in the end sorta proving that point. Stefan is going to win Season 5 and his asshole-ness is great stuff to watch. When Carla won the challenge and walked into the 'waiting room' where Stefan (a loser for the first time) was waiting and says she won very excitedly, Stefan says "No fucking way." in his signature, fake-surprised-mocking sorta way it made me almost fall out of my chair I was laughing so hard. Fabio should have probably went home for over-cooking his food but he, like Stefan, have overall put out better food than Jeff so maybe that's why they sent him home. Jeff was definitely a more skillful chef than a couple others still in play but having a technical or very refined skill set doesn't mean anything if the food doesn't taste very good. The judges say that they grade each challenge without memory of previous perfomances as a factor is such bullshit after this episode I have to say because if that was the case, Fabio would have been booted. I like Fabio though so whatever, I really wish I had his accent because its so cute! The way he says "my mama" in this episode is so adorable I just want to pinch his cheeks.

The only negative I have about this season is this joke of a British judge and his stupid comments that he probably thinks are hilarious. Please don't bring him back next season Bravo, thanks.

Ice...Ice...Baby...

It was freezing last night, literally. Billy had just finished his first day at his new work only to spin out his truck on the way home last night O_O

I also had a brush with potential death when I nearly fell down the icy stairs of our apartment going to work last night.

He's safe because he was lucky, it could have been a lot worse. Anyway I'm going to have to take him to and from work for awhile until he can get a paycheck to pay for his truck damage or more importantly his tags and insurance, etc that is expired.

How did it get to this?

We still have so much to move and I don't know yet if we can rely on his truck now...

So much for the year of the Ox being lucky for Billy, sigh.

Another One...

Three posts in one day is a lot I know but since I have the pictures ready and everything why not? I'm overdue on a lot of these anyways and I swear I'll start updating these a LOT faster but to get on with it--this what I've eaten most recently!

ROAD RUNNER'S BURGER DELI
I don't know what took me so long to get here but ever since I went on the 13th I've been back there at least 2 other times, hence the 3 photos here! They are that damn good.

This image is a little misleading as the Club Sandwich is HUGE, it has 3 texas toast layers in there with 2 cheeses, 2 meats, and even a fried freak'n egg.

Tumbleweed Burger (or was it the Cactus?) w/ Jalepeno Cheese Bun. The waffle fries are THE best in San Angelo, no competition at all there as is their beer battered onion rings--you can TASTE the beer in 'em.

I think this was the Bison Burger w/ Waffle Fries that I got when I went with Thinh. It tasted just like a regular beef burger to me, and I could tell that it wasn't hand-made like their other burgers so it was alright but not amazing. Props to them being the only ones in town offering it though.

This post isn't really a proper review for Road Runner's but I'll just go ahead and proclaim them the new king of burgers for this town and you shouldn't eat anywhere else when you think of burgers from now on that's how serious I am about them. They are superior to Big Burger and Charcoal House in many ways and that is saying enough trust me. Don't forget to use those phone book coupons too, it saved me $1.50 on each visit and that's like laundry money people!

And Speaking of...

Not only is Chinese New Year awesome because I get free money in little red envelopes, but the food is GREAT! Mom makes a traditional chinese (well Taiwanese) dinner with at least a half dozen family sized plates of yummy goodness that my camera phone does no justice to whatsoever! I need a REAL camera if I'm going to keep taking pictures of food as often as I do...


Steamed tilapia and catfish with a sweet fish sauce on top.

Stir fried tofu with green peas, onions, and ground turkey.

Chow mein of ground turkey, onions, cabbage, and other good stuff.

Spring Rolls! Crispy and delicious, I could eat a dozen of these easy.

Assorted stir fried veggies, chop suey really.

This is one of my favorite Taiwanese dishes ever, I only know it as "Lo Ba"(sp?) but its basically a 3 hr slow cooked pork butt in some soy sauce and chinese rice wine and 5 spice to make a freak'n good fall-apart in your mouth taste of heaven if there is such a place there certainly will be this stuff there. Mom adds hard boiled eggs into the mix so that it soaks in the yummy flavor and gets this cool brown color added to them.

Dinner was fantastic and I have to say it's because I helped mom make some of it, lol. But seriously, I will die a terrible death if I don't at least memorize that Lo Ba dish and pass it on because it is too incredibly awesome to let it go to the grave with my mom...not that that will happen anytime soon hopefully, I love you mommy! ^_^

**P.S. I'm not sure why ground turkey was used so much but I think its because my mom is on this whole eat healthier because-I-have-high-cholestrol thing so we cut out the beef this time but it still was pretty good.