I forgot to make a post this past weekend, but I promised myself a post a week, so I’ll just throw a quick update here.
Pictured above is my Valentine’s Day breakfast, featuring a taste test between two different instant drip brews from Starbucks. Next is my Valentine’s Day dinner, which consisted of spaghetti with meat sauce (yes the sauce was from a can, but I added extra meat and other seasonings), smoked salmon and cream cheese and capers on Ritz crackers, and garlic bread. The drink is a sweet strawberry wine from Hokkaido.
Next is a picture from Paper Mario: Origami King, which I am currently playing through in Japanese. It’s not easy, but I’m sure it’s good practice. The last line in the screenshot above says たいむ・いず・まねー, which can be written in romaji as taimu izu manē. Any guesses as to what that means?
The last two pictures are today’s lunch (bacon-wrapped asparagus) and the Valentine’s Day chocolate I’ve been slowly working through.
In other news, I’ve been staying in a lot recently because of the snow. That means I get plenty of time to read (I finished this month’s book club pick, The Dispossessed) and study and watch the Olympics on YouTube (since I didn’t watch it at all during the two weeks that people were actually competing). All the while, I’ve been enjoying delicious baked goods and bloody marys (thanks for the care package, Aunt Sherry and Uncle Manny).
Next week should bring a more exciting post, as my plan is to go skiing on Monday. Wish me luck!
Alisa & a Visa 