** i'm reading stephen king's on writing. he comes off funny, witty, and very wise. it puzzles me why he doesn't write more funny stuff. i checked out hearts in altantis. is this his only non-scary book?
** i called taiwan economic and culture representative to inquire about travel visa. a very friendly young voice answered the phone. first thing first, i volunteered the most crucial piece of information, my birth place. it is a highly sensitive geographical region as far as taiwan government is concerned. a short but noticeable silence ensured. then the young voice had an idea.
"how long have you been to america?"
"20 years."
"oh in that case there's no problem." he said, "it usually takes two weeks. you would need the following before coming to our office ... ..."
i'm so happy that 20 years of living on the right side of the pacific has cleansed me of whatever the wrong education i had received. tomorrow i'll go to town again. i must get up early to make time for the library of congress, a brilliant place i was told.
** on the home front baking continues. the wedding cookies turned out superb. i added a measure of cayenne pepper to make it thoroughly mexican. it worked. the almond cookies taste pretty good but not like those you get from chinese restaurants. i think it's because i used the wrong fat. i didn't have lard, which the recipe called for. and not knowing where to get it in this squeaking clean suburbia, i used butter. next time, no cutting corners.
** i called taiwan economic and culture representative to inquire about travel visa. a very friendly young voice answered the phone. first thing first, i volunteered the most crucial piece of information, my birth place. it is a highly sensitive geographical region as far as taiwan government is concerned. a short but noticeable silence ensured. then the young voice had an idea.
"how long have you been to america?"
"20 years."
"oh in that case there's no problem." he said, "it usually takes two weeks. you would need the following before coming to our office ... ..."
i'm so happy that 20 years of living on the right side of the pacific has cleansed me of whatever the wrong education i had received. tomorrow i'll go to town again. i must get up early to make time for the library of congress, a brilliant place i was told.
** on the home front baking continues. the wedding cookies turned out superb. i added a measure of cayenne pepper to make it thoroughly mexican. it worked. the almond cookies taste pretty good but not like those you get from chinese restaurants. i think it's because i used the wrong fat. i didn't have lard, which the recipe called for. and not knowing where to get it in this squeaking clean suburbia, i used butter. next time, no cutting corners.
** today being monday, i'm faced with the usual dilemma of flipping between anthony bourdain and top gear. now i understand why they offer us split screen tv. so we can watch both shows simultaneously. or neither at all.
** hope you all had a productive day. memorial day is just around the corner. hang in there.
4 comments:
Bourdain is better than top gear.
Nope Loach, Top Gear wins for me :)
Cookies look YUM!
but you have to admit the top gear guys are hilarious.
i believe stephen king also wrote the green mile and the shawshank redemption (although i haven't read them, i recall the movies saying they were based on his stories). they're not funny, but not scary either :)
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