Random, Off-Topic, and Sometimes Unnecessary
We just came back from an El Torito restaurant nearby, where I took my dad out for Father's Day, and I cannot help but to think, "What the heck is up with El Torito's chefs?"
My dad and I both had to get our orders switched twice because the dishes they gave us were too spicy, even though we had explicitly told our waiter that we did not want any spices on them at all - which he seemed to comply with at first, since the dishes came with the sauces and salsa on the side, and those are normally the significantly spicy parts of the meal - but this was not a good kind of spicy. This was just spicy for the sake of being spicy. Even the meat had tiny pieces of Jalapeño or something in it.
I can definitely understand adding spice, even very strong if necessary, for the sake of augmenting the food with a specific tang of flavor (such as is done for many east-Asian dishes, and many meats used in Italian cuisine). But this was not it. No addition to taste or anything of the sort. It was just for the purpose of ensuring that one's throat burned sufficiently as the food was swallowed. (As a minor comparison point, those who know me know that my mom is of Spanish descent, and even she had trouble eating it because of the spice.)
But I digress, I suppose it's time for another meme!
Acquired from the great sciathan_file...You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-word answers seldom help anyone out.
My dad and I both had to get our orders switched twice because the dishes they gave us were too spicy, even though we had explicitly told our waiter that we did not want any spices on them at all - which he seemed to comply with at first, since the dishes came with the sauces and salsa on the side, and those are normally the significantly spicy parts of the meal - but this was not a good kind of spicy. This was just spicy for the sake of being spicy. Even the meat had tiny pieces of Jalapeño or something in it.
I can definitely understand adding spice, even very strong if necessary, for the sake of augmenting the food with a specific tang of flavor (such as is done for many east-Asian dishes, and many meats used in Italian cuisine). But this was not it. No addition to taste or anything of the sort. It was just for the purpose of ensuring that one's throat burned sufficiently as the food was swallowed. (As a minor comparison point, those who know me know that my mom is of Spanish descent, and even she had trouble eating it because of the spice.)
But I digress, I suppose it's time for another meme!
Acquired from the great sciathan_file...You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-word answers seldom help anyone out.
- First Name?
Peter, sometimes "Pedro," and ピーター ("piitaa") in Katakana. And yes, named for that Peter, of Biblical fame; though my faith is nowhere nearly as strong. And for those who still need clarifying, it stems from the Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning "stone" or "rock." (Thanks, Wikipedia!) - Age?
22. Though some say how I act is anywhere within 10-15 years of that in either direction depending on the circumstances. ;_; - Location?
Anaheim, California. (Home of the Disneyland Resort, and - according to Wikipedia - one of the safest cities of its size in the entire nation. Sweet.) - Occupation?
Full-time student, part-time Fedora hacker. Previously an Inventory Control Technician for a microelectronics firm (part-time from 2000-2005, full-time from 2005 to mid-2007). - Partner?
None, and currently not looking. (Though, I did have a bit of a crush in high school; but I suppose I'm glad that stayed merely a friendship without the "benefits" as some would say.) - Kids?
This implies getting laid, something which is of very little plausibility for me in the future. That said, would God want me of all people to be warping influencing a young child's mind? ;-) - Brothers/Sisters?
One elder brother, currently a Doctor of Law. (I've got some pretty big shoes to fill.) - Pets?
While I enjoy the company of my friends' pets, I'm probably absent-minded enough that I'd almost certainly forget to properly care for it should I get one. I can just imagine it now: "Peter, we got you a puppy!" / "Aww, how cute!" / A month later: "Uhm, there's a dead puppy in your doghouse, Peter..." / "I had a puppy? OOHHH YEAHHH! Oops." - List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life.
- My brother graduating with his Juris Doctorate last month.
- Currently doing some freelance web-development for a friend's dad's colleague.
- Vising Sci next weekend for her graduation, with lots of purported academic bling. (Congrats!)
- Job-hunting...important, but definitely not fun or entertaining.
- Where and for what did you go to school for?
Those who know me know this information; and to those that don't, this is not something I'd want to divulge publically due to privacy concerns. (Email/IM me if you don't know and wish to do so.) Expecting a BSc (CS) in a year or two. Another few years after that for graduate studies in CS as well as Spanish and probably Japanese, with a goal to focus on i18n/L10n in software development and translations. - Parents?
Though sometimes overprotective, they are awesome without question; and both of them have post-graduate degrees. My dad and I are both technophiles, while my mom and brother are also, but to a much-lesser extent. But they both are ever supportive of me. They both work in microelectronics. - Who are some of your closest friends?
They know who they are. My brother deserves great mention here, too. No matter how much we may tease or argue with each other, no matter how much we may annoy each other at times...he's always there for me when I need it. I only hope that I can properly repay him for it all somehow. :O