I was looking through a friend's blog (click the title of the post to visit it; I highly recommend it) earlier today. The depth of her thoughts really amazed me and got me thinking. She's one of my best friends, but I don't think I've ever really seen this side of her before. I started thinking about the front people put on for the appearance's sake, and how it's through a computer that people can really communicate their thoughts. It's so much easier to be able to communicate without seeing people face to face or even hearing their voice, because you aren't able to see their reactions and you don't have to pretend to be something you're not.
Sometimes I wonder if it really is better to have all this technology... I think technology is brainwashing us! We can't imagine life without computers, phones, iPods... and I know this is nothing new. Anybody who's reading this has probably heard this a million times before, but I feel like ranting about this subject again =].
Anyways, onto slightly more uplifting topics... well, maybe not. I feel like I have to say this somewhere so I'll just say it here where the chances of a certain person reading this is much more unlikely. So... I'm in a relationship right? And... I used to like this guy. A lot. But now... let's just say we NEVER, EVER talk. Not on the phone, not in person. I don't know if he's just shy, or what, but it's KILLING ME. I can't keep "dating" someone who refuses to say two words to me. I know I should probably go up to him and talk, but I shouldn't have to. I think we just went from having absolutely no contact with one another to being in a relationship, and we just completely skipped the middle ground. I'm thinking of telling him we should step back and just be friends, but... I don't know. I don't think I should have to think this hard about it. I either like him or not, right?
Well, thanks for listening/reading my little rant. I feel all better now :).
Oh wait. Before I forget, my mom and I went to see the movie Julie & Julia. It's about this woman named Julie who decides to write a blog talking about how she cooked all 524 (or something like that) recipes in Julia Child's cookbook, and it's also about Julia Child's life and how she first got interested in French cooking. It reminded me of why I started writing in this blog again, and I don't want people to think I'm a copycat or something. I never even heard of this woman until after I started writing in here. Did I mention that the movie is based on two true stories? I guess I neglected to mention that, didn't I.
Ok. I'm really done now. I promise.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Saturday dinner
I know it's been a while since I last posted, and I'm sorry. I'll try to be better about posting in the future.
So, my mom, step-father and I went to this restaurant called Pranna. It's sort of fusion-ish, but it mostly includes dishes from southeast Asia. We decided to eat family style, that is, everybody shares all the food ordered. We started out with a bunch of satays: chicken, shrimp, vegetable, and beef, with lime mint, peanut, sour mandarin galangal, and lemongrass sauces. The satays were extremely disappointing. They were bland and ordinary; no thought appeared to have gone into their creation. Next, we ordered a bunch of "small bites". We got Penang chicken spring rolls, a lobster slider, and mushroom stuffed tofu. The spring rolls and tofu was average, and the lobster slider was overly ambitious and ended up being passed around from person to person looking for a final resting place. As main courses, we ordered braised Malaysian goat and Vietnamese clay pot chicken. The goat and chicken were both extremely tender. I wish they had given us a bit more goat meat, rather than all the fat and bones, but otherwise it was succulent and we enjoyed it very much. The clay pot chicken was excellent. The chicken was marinated very thoroughly in a very flavorful sauce, and it was probably my favorite dish of the whole night. For dessert, we had the Pranna bakery for the table. It came with chocolate cake, banana bread, peanut butter cookies, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, biscotti, and chocolate, caramel and peanut butter dippings. The confections were obviously preheated with the exception of the brownie, which was stone cold. Overall, the meal was rather disappointing and I would not recommend this restaurant.
Note: If you wish to view the menu on the restaurant's website, just click the title of this post. Thanks for reading!
So, my mom, step-father and I went to this restaurant called Pranna. It's sort of fusion-ish, but it mostly includes dishes from southeast Asia. We decided to eat family style, that is, everybody shares all the food ordered. We started out with a bunch of satays: chicken, shrimp, vegetable, and beef, with lime mint, peanut, sour mandarin galangal, and lemongrass sauces. The satays were extremely disappointing. They were bland and ordinary; no thought appeared to have gone into their creation. Next, we ordered a bunch of "small bites". We got Penang chicken spring rolls, a lobster slider, and mushroom stuffed tofu. The spring rolls and tofu was average, and the lobster slider was overly ambitious and ended up being passed around from person to person looking for a final resting place. As main courses, we ordered braised Malaysian goat and Vietnamese clay pot chicken. The goat and chicken were both extremely tender. I wish they had given us a bit more goat meat, rather than all the fat and bones, but otherwise it was succulent and we enjoyed it very much. The clay pot chicken was excellent. The chicken was marinated very thoroughly in a very flavorful sauce, and it was probably my favorite dish of the whole night. For dessert, we had the Pranna bakery for the table. It came with chocolate cake, banana bread, peanut butter cookies, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, biscotti, and chocolate, caramel and peanut butter dippings. The confections were obviously preheated with the exception of the brownie, which was stone cold. Overall, the meal was rather disappointing and I would not recommend this restaurant.
Note: If you wish to view the menu on the restaurant's website, just click the title of this post. Thanks for reading!
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