I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello

Good morning!

This post is a celebration...

First off, this is the 201st post! Thanks to everyone for sticking with me! It makes it more fun to write when I hear feedback and that people actually enjoy good ol' OBWN. Please keep it up!

Secondly, I write to you from my new baby. Its name has yet to be determined. Any ideas?

It is wonderful. It's so smooth it makes my hands sweat. It's so fast that it probably gets bored waiting for me to take action as opposed to the other way around. Few things I'll have to get used to: volume on the right hand side, Spaces, Snow Leopard (I had Tiger... :/), and much more that I have yet to discover. I also have tons of files to transfer, which is a little overwhelming. I hope I don't overlook something important and lose it in the hustle and bustle to get move things over. It's like physically moving, hah. Which, I'll have to do soon... yuck.

Next on the agenda, let's celebrate delicious food!

Miso Chashu ramen from Himawari, in San Mateo. This was absolutely delicious, despite the fact that the weather was hothothot and the restaurant itself was also super hot and stuffy. By the time I finished, I was sweating up a storm.... but it was so worth it. The pork was nice and tender (although I tried a friend's stewed pork, which was EVEN better... it had been premarinated in a sweet-salty broth and had layers of fat. It was like eating bacon, but in big chunk form...). The noodles were nice and chewy, and they were fantastic with the miso broth. It was nice and salty enough, but not too salty, and the miso was perfectly savory. Yum. Would love to go back there again... a big upgrade from my delicious Shin Ramen :)

Afterwards, we went to Sweet Breams, which is a place that makes and sells taiyaki, a fish shaped waffle/pancake. It comes with a filling of azuki (red bean), vanilla custard, nutella, or chocolate custard. I ordered a "school" (12 fish) of a variety of the first three, and my favorite was the vanilla custard... Mmm. Definitely yummy when they're fresh, but they can get a little soggy when they've cooled off... A cute little treat!

Last night, I also went to see Babies, the movie. It was very cute (especially when there were cats.... meow!), but I eventually got tired of reacting to every adorable thing they did. The Mongolian baby was definitely my favorite (this also seemed to be the consensus amongst the people I went with... either him or the Nigerian baby). Indeed, we've come a long way from those silly little creatures who can't string a sentence together, and can't walk.

So, today? What is on the agenda for today?

Going to have a get together, and we'll watch Sleepless in Seattle, as part two of a Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks marathon.

After that, maybe climbing?

More computer, that's for sure.

I'm hungry. Eggs? Pho? Unsure...