stereotyped

little A has us neatly classified.

she sees me and says, read!

she sees HOM and says, cashews!

eat cake - jeanne ray (2003)

warm cozy and sweet story line.

likable characters with relatable struggles. 

surprisingly authentic psychology.

as much tension as i can tolerate (minimal).

with luscious descriptions of cakes.

quite delicious.

pseudo-lunch

we stop by a ragged looking chinese place and become the only two asian-looking people in the (sparsely-occupied) place. our vegetable order turns out quite nicely i think (which is not what HOM thinks but then he has higher standards). the chicken dish (on the right) is unrecognizable.

on reflection, an establishment that advertises orange chicken to-go as their key offering is already suspect. we were forewarned.

yogurt ice cream

yasso. 

better than mini magnum.

yummo.

shopping

my boots from the online used goods circuit, purchased for a price i am embarrassed to repeat. intact waterproof and good lookin'.

there is asia with your lower cost of living and affordable almost-everything and then there is the thrift culture in the states which, if you couple with deal-of-the-day specials, can net you some unbelievable catches. girl ain't complainin'.

change of pace

so here we are at Ji and J2's and the focus emphatically switches from adult cares work weights various bypassing irritants and mature food options to elementary readers crumbs on every surface cheese slices and diapers. i vaguely remember i have another life somewhere else.

in other news, the cost of living here is stratospheric.

ff 3

• i still randomly and reflexly try to open the facebook app
• but having signed out and resolutely stayed out, my phone battery lasts a whole lot longer
• and my book is read a lot quicker