Oh! Sushi.
Since I’ve been so busy this week teaching group exercise (i taught every single day of this week), Jeff asked me out on a sushi date for tonight! We planned on going to a new resturant in Seaside called Oh! Sushi. I was surprised to discover they have the same menus as Ninja Sushi.
We ordered a Hungry Roll (salmon, tuna, cali roll), Pacific Roll (coconut shrimp, cali roll), Beef Yakisoba (fried noodles), and a side salad. The food was good, a decent price, and came out really fast. Though service at the end of our meal was rather slow. They also gave us a free end-of-dinner appetizer thing that was a type of mushroom in a sweet sauce.
Their dipping sauce was not soy sauce — it was like a combo of tempura sauce and soy sauce. I concluded by the end of the night they must do this because a lot of their rolls are deep fried, or have a shrimp tempura inside of it. All in all, a good place and we’ll probably go back again.
Death by Twitter
So in today’s world news travels through twitter! Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died on this day.
Deformed Carrots
These deformed carrots were hanging out in my ziploc bag at work all week, and i’ve been avoiding eating them until today. I had already ate up all the normal carrots so these were the last to be consumed!
Hello Kitty Key Chain
This is my Hello Kitty key chain holder that Rita gave me for my birthday. I placed it on my house key, though it hardly ever gets used because i always come in through the garage door. But least it looks cute.
I had to get rid of my star mirror and Coach leather key chain because i was lugging arund way too many key chains. I only have my car key + remote, the office key, and my house key. I think i had more keychains compared to keys! Plus, all these keychains are quite old, it was due for a switch up. Hope my new kitty likes it’s new home.
Emergen-C
Since i’ve been sick all week with a cold, i’ve been trying to be religious about drinking my Emergen-C drink daily. It is full of B-vitamins and provides 1,000% of your daily recommended intake of vitamin C. Flavored tangerine, it doesn’t taste too bad and is about 20 calories per serving. I like it better than Airborne and it might even be a little cheaper. I read the package and I got the impression they want consumers to drink this everyday, regardless if you think your are or are currently sick. Hmm, got me thinking about drinking it more often, just to get vitamins since i don’t do a daily multi-v pill or anything.
Relay for Life, Year 2!
Pinnacle Bank participated in Gilroy’s Relay for Life again this year. Jeff and I did a better job of raising money compared to last year — we raised $265.23. As a team, Pinnacle Bank raised $9,287.18.
We had planned to do luminaries again this year - Jeff bought 2 bags and brought them home for me to decorate — but I had no time!! We went to the Relay on today from 1-2pm and walked the track about 12 laps within that time. Not sure how long 1 lap is but we estimated its about the same as a regular lap around a normal track. While walking around I noticed a very familiar looking luminary. MY BAG FROM LAST YEAR! Haha. I decorated one in honor of my mom at last year’s event, and I guess they must save them and/or it never got out to be lit. I looked inside the bag, and the candle had been lit from last night’s luminary ceremony. So even though we didn’t get to do new ones this year, we still represented.
Office Birthdayness
My office-mates go all out on birthdays. Lookit! Rita drew my very own custom avatar! And i was bombarded with gifts galore. We all went out to Ninja Sushi for lunch. I had a Rainbow Roll, and since i wore the Schipper Birthday Girl Crown they gave me free ice cream. Though it didn’t taste so great - i think it was tamarind flavor. Angie baked some cupcakes for us to eat, though i was too full to eat them so I had to take mine home. Look at the cute little toothpick characters adorning them. Soooo cute! \ \ ( ^_^ ) / /
Banana Cookies
I had three ripe bananas going to waste on my counter so i thought i’d look up a recipe to use them up. Well, i didn’t want to make Banana Bread so I came across this interesting recipe for a Banana Cookie. It turned out like a chewy granola bar, so it was soft and not very "cookie" like but still a good healthy snack. You can throw in whatever you want! I didn’t have any walnuts but I highly recommend throwing some kind of nut in there for a crunch and texture, otherwise its all soft. Here is more or less what i made it with…
BANANA COOKIES
* 3 ripe bananas, mashed
* 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
* 1 cup mixture of raisins, craisins (or other dried fruit)
* 1/4 cup chocolate chips
* 1 apple, diced
* 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped (or other nut)
* 1/4 cup of peanut butter
* 1/4 cup of sugar (or honey)
* 1 T wheat germ
* 1/4 c apple sauce
* 1 T vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves - to taste
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in rest of ingredients. Mix well, and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
3. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly brown.
Dead Birdie
Who knows how this bird died. I walk by it every morning since it lays in our office parking lot. Did it get run over by a car? Or was it already dead before it got flattened? Guess we’ll just never know.
Our Candy Jar
Here’s a look at our pathetic excuse for a candy jar. Since it sits on our coffee table it often gets random objects in here such as taco sauce or a blinky ring.
