HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2022

Mister Donuts:  cafe au lait with strawberry heart-shaped pastry.  Not sweet at all!  Delicious.  Didn't even occur to me to share with Math Teacher.😜

Mister Donuts Aeon Mall Hinode

Nina's Paris:  a good afternoon tea shop.  Winter edition set ¥2,200/person.  The sandwiches were dry and the macarons were hard as rocks, but the cakes were great!

Nina's Paris Aeon Mall Musashimurayama

Hotel Chocolat:  Left was Dark 85 + one shot of espresso.  Right was Aztec + one shot of espresso + soy milk.  The two chocolates came with the drinks and must be enjoyed together.  ¥1,300 total.  The chocolate and the coffee were as if no sugar at all.  We tasted the real coffee and chocolate flavors.  The shop was clean, spacious, and very relaxing.  Definitely going back again.

Hotel Chocolat Harajuku Omotesando

A Knight's Tale (2001)

Very entertaining.  They infused modern elements into the medieval times.  They inserted rock music into tournaments.  And they basically made tournaments like current day sports games.

I didn't like the girl.  She looked strange to me.  I think it was the hair accessories.  She looked like bird feathers.

Oh, how I missed Heath Ledger! 😢

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

It was funny because it was true!  Every old culture acted this way.  From thinking they invented everything, to children living at home until they got married, to buying a house right next to the kids!

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD on KDP Select!

Tried using Draft2Digital for going wide for FROM THIS DAY FORWARD; didn't work.  Probably because I didn't advertise about it.  Also book 1 I TAKE THEE is not on Draft2Digital.  Why would anyone buy book 2 when they couldn't find book 1?  LoL NaNaKo, great marketing plan! 🤣😆😂

Starting today, I took FROM THIS DAY FORWARD off Draft2Digital and put it on Amazon KDP Select. That means anyone with Kindle Unlimited membership can borrow and read the book without buying it.  I TAKE THEE is already on KDP Select.  So now, at least both books are at the same place.

I'm still not doing advertisement about it, except here.  I'm a cheap ass.  Sigh.  😔

The Wedding Vow book 1

The Wedding Vow book 2

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

This was a great movie.  The second watch still held up.  The story flowed smoothly.  The acting was phenomenal.  Marisa Tomei was so beautiful.  She stole every scene she was in.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

I don't read sci-fi novels.  Too science-y.  For someone that's not educated much in science, I don't know if it's made-up science for the book or real science in real life.  So I tend not to read any sci-fi books.

Math Teacher summarized it for me.  It turned out to be a real cute story with a happy ending.  I imagine an anime for it, but I highly doubt it'll happen.

Just Visiting (2001)

Cute little movie.  Christina Applegate was beautiful.  I didn't like the toilet humor, but overall very enjoyable.

Noises Off... (1992)

The first thirty minutes were slow to start, but it was very important to sit through this.  All the jokes for the rest of the movie were based on the first thirty minutes.

Christopher Reeve was hilarious!  It was awesome to see him.  He was a great Superman and he was great as a bumbling handsome rich dude that was afraid of blood in this movie.

Timeline (2003)

I found it hard to believe that a bunch of scholarly archaeologists from 21st century that would not kill a man in the current timeline, but wouldn't hesitate to cut down soldiers in medieval times.  By doing that, they altered the history and the timeline.

Gerald Butler looked different from 300, history's "yelliest king".  I'm quoting from Honest Trailer.  One of the best honest trailers!  Also, Gerald Butler got his ear cut off, and he was so happy because that meant he could pork the Lady of the Castle.  He wasn't worried that in medieval times he could lose too much blood, get infection, and die.  Porking is more important!

Jicama Fries

Ingredients:

• Jicama 
• Olive oil 
• Salt & pepper 
• 1/4 tspn turmeric
• 1/4 tspn ginger powder 

Steps:

1. Cut jicama into french fry shape.
2. Preheat the oven to 210°C. 
3. Bake for at least 15 minutes.

Jicama Fries

Don't they look exactly like french fries?  Turmeric especially gave it that golden color.  I tried with paprika before; it gave that reddish color and it can fool a person to think it's spicy fries.

I love jicama.  It can be eaten raw as in salad or it can be in stir fry or it can be baked like french fries.  Its crunch texture is amazing.  I can never overcook it so I can never fail at this delicious ingredient.

Jicama should be more popular.  It is full of fiber and water.  It can fill me up but not feel stuffed afterwards.  The light crisp texture is so much better than the greasy fries.  I can eat a pound of this and not feel guilty at all.