Yummy

Anybody want to buy this delicious perfume for me? :)

I smelled it at Sephora today and it is so amazing, but so overpriced. At $65, I refuse to buy it.

Personal space

One thing that really irritates me while at the cash register or anywhere in public is a violation of personal space. This happened to me recently at the Nordstrom Rack in Brea. There is one line that feeds into multiple registers, but is set back at least 7 feet away from the closest register.

Well, some middle-aged woman did not follow that one line, and she chose to stand less than 1 foot away from me while I was getting a large amount of money back. Not only was she not following the rules, but she was also staring at me like I was in her way. What the hell?? I don't want you looking in my wallet or giving me the evil-eye when you should be 20 feet away in line./end rant

I don't know why I felt like talking about this, but I neeeed my personal space with strangers. Kind of like lecture halls in college. Why sit directly next to me when there are 4 seats open all around me?

Running shoes.

I've been a little lazy about running 3 times per week. It gets tough when I have a lot of stuff to do and I can't run before I shower in the morning (I hate taking two showers in one day... so drying.)

Despite not running as often as I used to, I can tell that I need new running shoes. My right foot hurts every so often, and my left hip has been cracking/popping at the beginning of my runs (and I can't stretch it out as far when I'm stretching.) I should be talking to a doctor about this, but I'm an idiot and figure it'll heal in time. I figure if it gets worse I will, but right now it isn't bothering me outside of running. I've been wearing the same Nikes for about a year, but I've been thinking about getting Asics or Mizunos. They're supposed to be better for running, but I still am not sure which shoe to get since I don't know anything about my arch or my pronation. Le sigh...

Any advice from seasoned runners/shoe experts? I try to run on the balls of my feet, but other than that, I don't know about whether I run more on the inside or outside of my feet...

Sushi Roku

Darryl and I (mostly I) decided to try Sushi Roku in Old Town Pasadena for lunch on Friday since it was participating in DineLA. We would have eaten at Cafe Santorini but their lunch deal wasn't as good as their dinner deal.

I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was (garlic-seared Albacore tuna was TO DIE FOR!) but I think it was a bit strong for my first meal of the day. All that raw fish didn't sit well with me for a couple of hours haha.

Garlic-seared Albacore/garnish after I started eating it. Darryl reminded me mid-bite :)

Darryl, hiding behind his piece of Albacore :(

The service was great. Our waiter was really nice and always came by to check up on us at exactly the right time. Even the manager came by to chat with us! Normally they ignore us college-aged kids :)

Plus, Darryl and I got to sit wherever we wanted and were able to have a good conversation since nobody was around us.

My bento box
(6 pieces of sashimi, tempura, cod, chicken, kimchi cucumber, steamed rice elsewhere)
Also partially eaten.

I was pretty much focused on the food and talking so I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted.

Sadly I forgot about taking a picture of the dessert, but I was just so excited to have chocolate lava cake!!

Super Bowl

Watching the Super Bowl while drowsy from anti-histamines and with a lot of people I don't know (one being a Trojan fan and half of them not paying attention to the game) was not the best experience ever, but whatever. At least my bean dip was good. Next year I'm sticking with my brother's Super Bowl party at my house.

Sprinkles cupcakes are really good, btw. Although the cupcakes were good, I was surprised I didn't like the Red Velvet more. I guess it's because I make a Red Velvet cake that's just as good. I also make a banana bread that's equivalent to the banana cupcake. I should open my own damn bakery haha. The strawberry was my faaavorite, though! Such light, perfectly sweet frosting.

Clockwise from bottom right: dark chocolate, banana w/ dark chocolate frosting, strawberry, red velvet.

Tutoring this week is on Mon., Wed., and Thurs. Not too bad. Thursday I get to see Darryl and go to Katsuya for our four year anniversary, so I get to end my week nicely :) Not sure what I'm doing Friday, but it'll probably be chill.