Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Some things just don't fit in a single Facebook status update.  And since it's relatively tame information for the public sphere, I'm okay with posting it publicly.  

Stupid f*cking sushi set

If you see the previous post about the sushi set, I'm still angry about it, but it's a non-issue for Kitchen Stuff Plus and the manufacturer, MSC International.  Kitchen Stuff Plus' president never emailed, but as I can see from recent stock updates, it's full swing in-stock, except for the two stores that don't carry it.  And it makes sense that I would never seen the offensive item in five years since I would have shopped at those exact two stores while living in Toronto.  Well, you've lost my business, Kitchen Stuff Plus.  I actually don't even like seeing your sign anymore.

I suppose the consolation is that it's not a well-known or widely popular item, so in proportion to the time it takes to rally people (many who frankly can't be rallied for a North American Asian-only cause), I at least had a go at raising awareness.

Media consumption

With being around so many writers (of books) these days, I'm always a little embarrassed by my lack of a book in hand whereas everyone else is toting one.  But then I realized that I consume a LOT of media, because I write/produce for interactive digital media.  

So the question is not "what am I reading?" but the list goes:

- What book do you have on the go?  N.M. Kelby's White Truffles In Winter

- What e-book do you have on the go?  Maya Angelou's Letters To My Daughter

- What iPhone game are you playing?  Social Girl (I know, it's like crack)

- What iPad game are you playing?  Settlers of Catan (campaigns)

- What audiobook do you have on the go?  Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

- What preschool shows did you last watch (that you enjoyed)?  Charlie and Lola, I Can Cook, Sid the Science Kid

- What tween shows did you last watch?  Suite Life on Deck

- What kids shows did you last watch (that you didn't enjoy)?  I'd rather not say publicly

- What shows are you watching in continuous sequence?  House of Lies, 2 Broke Girls, New Girl, Glee, Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, The Cosby Show, Portlandia 

And while you might think I'm a complete media couch potato ... how many pounds have you recently lost?  7

If only I could manifest winning the lottery

I have no idea how people manifest winning the lottery, but I'm still figuring out how to control what's in my dreams.

Last night, hubby and I were talking about how my matron of honour and her husband are going away to this spa in Northern Ontario at some point.  Lo and behold, I dreamt that hubby and I had taken a trip to a Norweigan spa.  All I remember is having to do work at a computer terminal with other people, searching for shells on the beach, and finding large chocolate Easter eggs in blue foil. 

I'm surprised that I didn't dream about being incredibly obese.  After last night's post, hubby and I sat down to watch TV, and by chance, World's Fattest Man was season premiering on TLC.  This man is 760 pounds!  His fat has become so large, that it makes his belly button slope to the side.  And he has to wear diapers.  

I dunno ... I still wonder: at what point do you kind of look at yourself and say, "Hey, I'm getting really wicked fat.  When somebody calls me in a panic, I can't muster up any kind of speed or urgency.  I should do something about that."