Mmmm dimsum
Today was lovely, got to hang out with the awesome yaviasad and Chloe. We gave the Vallco Dynasty restaurant a try, upscale (read: slightly overpriced) dimsum. Much of the same stuff as the cheap places by my house, so I'll have to drag people over there next time. But they had this cool roll which was mango and shrimp! Yummm. No lotus paste dumplings with sesame, apparently people don't like it so now they make them with red bean paste, tear. (emmysmythe, you totally got that turn of phrase embedded in my head, damn you. :OP)
But! They had dumplings with sweet black sesame paste, like in yuanxiao. Yumyum. And we ended up having discussions of cultural relativity of sweetness. Apparently Indian sweets can get very very sweet, while sesame dumplings are about as sweet as I can handle without going into sugar shock. Marzipan is waaaaay too much for me. Chloe mentioned that's why a lot of people like dark chocolate, because it's more bitter and easier to handle. Also it's better for you, hee.
Then we went and had geekgasms over at the Legends comic book store in Vallco, and snickered over the lack of title imagination (Man-Bat! Man-Thing!). They had a Yoda bobble-head doll, deeply traumatizing. And I think it says something about us (not quite sure what, but...something) that between the three of us we could recognize as many figurines in the display case as we did. :P Yay for Vertigo comics- some day I will own all of the Sandman series (and stories in the universe), and I'll have to bum Fables off Chloe, who says there's a used bookstore near her house. *rubs hands gleefully* I spent a lot of time being shocked by Chloe's deeply dirty comments, and there was prolly way too much high-pitched giggling going on for the store owner's peace of mind, hehehe.
And now, pictures! In the parking lot we found this tram. Like they have at Disneyland or something for tours. Bright red, and the insignia on the side (see the bottom left of the photo, the bright yellow bit) is that of Ferrari. o.O Swear it is, according to Priya and Chloe.
And then we went to Priya's house and had fun snarking at episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. MST-ing those are awesome, watching by oneself, boring. Also I let Priya have free reign with my nails, and now my fingernails have abalone-shell shiny colors, and my toes are gothy purple. :P Wheee, a fun day.
But! They had dumplings with sweet black sesame paste, like in yuanxiao. Yumyum. And we ended up having discussions of cultural relativity of sweetness. Apparently Indian sweets can get very very sweet, while sesame dumplings are about as sweet as I can handle without going into sugar shock. Marzipan is waaaaay too much for me. Chloe mentioned that's why a lot of people like dark chocolate, because it's more bitter and easier to handle. Also it's better for you, hee.
Then we went and had geekgasms over at the Legends comic book store in Vallco, and snickered over the lack of title imagination (Man-Bat! Man-Thing!). They had a Yoda bobble-head doll, deeply traumatizing. And I think it says something about us (not quite sure what, but...something) that between the three of us we could recognize as many figurines in the display case as we did. :P Yay for Vertigo comics- some day I will own all of the Sandman series (and stories in the universe), and I'll have to bum Fables off Chloe, who says there's a used bookstore near her house. *rubs hands gleefully* I spent a lot of time being shocked by Chloe's deeply dirty comments, and there was prolly way too much high-pitched giggling going on for the store owner's peace of mind, hehehe.
And now, pictures! In the parking lot we found this tram. Like they have at Disneyland or something for tours. Bright red, and the insignia on the side (see the bottom left of the photo, the bright yellow bit) is that of Ferrari. o.O Swear it is, according to Priya and Chloe.
And then we went to Priya's house and had fun snarking at episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. MST-ing those are awesome, watching by oneself, boring. Also I let Priya have free reign with my nails, and now my fingernails have abalone-shell shiny colors, and my toes are gothy purple. :P Wheee, a fun day.