Author: cryskie
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Imaginary Day
Today in my imagination, I woke up from lovely dreams in a comfortable bed. I had perfect bed-head. I spent the morning in a Paris cafe, sipping coffee and reading a book. I ate cupcakes for lunch. I swam in the ocean all afternoon. I ate cotton candy for dinner. After dinner I rode the…
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On Finishing vs. Not Finishing
I’m reading a book that has me in a tizzy. It’s called Refuse to Choose: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams. I admit to loving self-help books, because even though many of them end up being cheesy or underwhelming, every now and then there…
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Sometimes you just need pancakes.
And sometimes you need to make them from scratch, and eat five at one sitting. 🙂 I had a ton of batter left, so I cooked up the rest of the pancakes, layered them with wax paper, wrapped them in foil, and popped them in the freezer for another day. Pancakes 1 1/2 cups flour…
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Takeout Madness!
Happy Cinco de Mayo! In our household, we celebrate this momentous day with Japanese food. Apparently. I’ve been under the weather all week, and Justin has excelled at taking care of me. Today he brought a smorgasbord of delights from Sushi Zushi. We’ve eaten there before, and I remember that it was very expensive and…
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Lunch at Hai Ky
I had lunch with my coworkers a while back at Hai Ky on the drag. Everything was really good… I now have a go-to place for really good pho. I loved the peanut sauce that came with the spring rolls, which were stuffed with shrimp and pork. The pho was bright and fresh, the noodles…