is it your birthday too?? :O

[vareshe]

i swear, i know soooo many ppl who have their birthday on or around my birthday. :p grunters finally got to celebrate a bday in dc after 6 years of griping that his day of aging was always spent alone. some new faces at the table and some old, including the formerly estranged vandy friends marg and ryan of yesteryear. ahh yes, it has been too long

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[kusoyaro]

>dried seasoned anchovies

Best stuff in the goddamn world.

[transistor_girl]

yep,
they (koreans) definitely love their grilled whole mackerel..
i agree, it's sooooo good but DAYAM does that *fish aroma* every linger!

[vareshe]

if the mommers made fish for dinner, 9/10 it was mackerel. my childhood was spent in an area that was totally inland. seafood there was catfish, trout, and fried frozen cod. :p there was a small korean grocer that sold frozen mackerel and squid, so we would drive an hour to get there and stock up!

[lovereesie]

"raw egg + soda + milk drink"

What?? Somehow, this is reminding me of the super salty yogurt drink they sell at the armenian store near me. I thought it would be good (salty lassi = good), but super salty yogurt drink = VERY BAD!

And wow, all that looks so good. It amazes me how many asian cultures like to eat anchovies when it's such a weird thing in American culture. I grew up eating dilis, the little spicy fried anchovies, as a snack or over rice. When I request anchovies on my cesar salads (available by request as the menu often says), waitresses always kinda look a little funny.

[vareshe]

man, i'm so out of it. :p you have a new lj and it's SOOO cutesy! :p i've friended you of course. XD

i'm all about raw eggs, but a CARBONATED drink of milk and raw eggs?? i definitely want to try it one day. :p the carbonated part is what freaks me out the most. XD i loveeee salty lassi though! totally prefer it over mango lassi. :p i mean come on, that's just a mango smoothie!

growing up, i kept on hearing about how anchovies were soo nasty and ewww and all that, especially when it came to pizza. of course i never EVER saw anchovy pizza until i ordered it one day myself. :p at the same time, i always snacked on dried anchovies and loved that shit to death, then i found out they were supposedly the same thing. ok, i TOTALLY don't think american/italian anchovies are anywhere near the same as asian anchovies, but it bowled me over that it was the same fish. :p i think i made this discovery in college! XD but really... americans sure don't like their fish fishy! :p

[jayamei]

yeah there are about 5 people in engineering downstairs our agish who are born this month. i htink may and august = many bdays. and what diet is this you are on?

[vareshe]

wes' "sister"'s bday is the same as mine (conflict!) and his mommer's is the 21st (i think it was). singe's current roomie also has the same bday as me!!

then there's 2 friends of rob's that has a bday the same week, and my old manager had it the same week too. then doofus has his today, and jake of course is a week later. buh!!

ah HAH!!! you noted my mention of a diet! :p i don't even consider it a diet really though, it's more that i eat healthier. i've been eating this way for a while now, so it feels normal. i eat smaller portions (but more often a day), and cut out as much processed foods as possible. no fast food, no soda, no bread, no white pasta, no ramen, no cereal, that sort of thing, but i'll eat it if i have to. :p

[vareshe]

oh boo, i'm totally not competitive at all!! XD i'm doing this for my health. :p~~~ plus being active really helps my moods since i tend to get depressed a lot if i just sit around and do nothing.

when i'm really bonked out tired, i switch to a higher gear on the downhill and pedal with all my might for a NOS boost. :p but normally i just stay in the same gear and pedal down at a faster cadence.