Panera Bread Pumpkin Cookie expectation vs. reality

Expectation

Reality

Trader Joe's 3 Cheese Pasta with Eggplant

This one was good.  Two small trays per package.  I could choose to eat both or one at a time.  Something in it made me think of smoked bacon.  I had to check the ingredients.  Nope; this was vegetarian.  Perhaps it was the cheese, kind of smoky.  This was good quality.  So I checked the packaging again.  Yup, product of Italy!

Front, frozen

Back, frozen

Microwave'd

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Horror of Dracula (1958)

I'm convinced that nobody read the actual book when they attempted to make a movie about Dracula.  This movie started with Jonathan already knew about Dracula and went to Dracula's castle to kill him.  Why but why?  The original book was perfect.  There was no need to change it. Every change I've seen sucked.  Bram Stoker was a theater writer; he knew how to make storylines and stage designs.  This movie had a castle that looked like a rich person's manor with short walls, a small garden, and two bedrooms that no one would be afraid to walk in.  This movie also had Dracula taking more than thirty seconds to strangle someone and had Dracula running like a wussy.  Ugh!

On the other hand, this movie had a very good Dr. Van Helsing.  He was intelligent, sophisticated, caring, patient, and well-dressed.  Every scene with him was enjoyable.  Every scene without him felt dumb.

Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

Yes, it tasted as bad as it looked.  At least five years ago Trader Joe's had delicious frozen pasta and entrees that were products of Italy or France. Not anymore.

Movies I Could Not Finish

Weekend at Bernie's (1989) - not the movie's fault.  I was exhausted from work and gym.  It had some funny parts.  Maybe I'll try again.

Remo Williams:  The Adventure Begins (1985) - racist and sexist Kung Fu Panda without the funny parts.

Grumpy Old Men (1993) - the grumpy old men were a bit funny.  It was the female characters that I couldn't stand.  Also, I don't need to watch this movie.  I'll just watch Math Teacher turn into a grumpy old man in thirty years.

The Naked Gun 2 1/2:  The Smell of Fear (1991) - I hung in there for ten minutes.  Juvenile, childish humor.  No part of it was funny in those ten minutes.

The Protector (2005) - The fight scenes shook too much that I got nauseous. The editing was so bad. I think they cut out all the plots and moved directly to the fights. So the first ten minutes made no sense. Then I gave up.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978) - I walked away twice during this movie. Everyone was deliberately acting incompetent at their jobs. At first it was funny, but the jokes got old really fast. Additionally, I simply couldn’t get over the premise of scary tomatoes.

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

This was a comedy, especially the old maid’s acting. She was everywhere all at once. She screamed with her eyes wide-open and arms flailing. Hilarious! At the end when they finally made the bride, I thought “uh oh;” what if she didn’t like The Monster? The next second, she screamed at him and pushed him away. I laughed so much at this supposed horror classic.

2025 中秋節快樂 / Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2025

今年終於跟上現代，買了冰淇淋月餅🥮

不過也因為這個好小顆，現在人老了甜品不能吃太多

和數學老師分著吃才不會有愧疚感

Mid-Autumn Festival 15 August per lunar calendar fell on 06 October in 2025.  I finally caught up with the modern time and bought ice cream moon cakes.  It was also because these were small.  Can't have too much sugar now that I'm getting old.  Sharing these with Math Teacher reduced guilty conscious.

Trader Joe's Gluten Free Organic Rolled Oats with Ancient Grains and Seeds

This oatmeal included amaranth, quinoa, chia seeds, and ground flax seeds.  Usually half of cups of oatmeal was not filling for me as lunch, but this one did.  It included so many other delicious and nutritional items, and no added sugar.  I like savory oatmeal more than sweet oatmeal.  This one was delicious with a little bit salt, pepper and sriracha!

Trader Joe’s Olive & Herbs Mixed Nuts

This was flavorful, delicious and filling.  Healthy, too.  I’m not complaining about the small pieces of olives, but some people might not like it.