Lions and tigers and custard buns, oh my!

I have been introduced to a new food stuff. Fair enough, this introduction occurred about a year ago, but after much time apart, the forces of the universe have collided and I have re-established the acquaintance. That's right, dear reader. The custard bun has returned!

The yummy nummy Chinese custard bun has again made its way into my culinary experience. After experiencing the phenomena at Yum Cha (an experience in itself... little plates of fried goodness - and chicken feet. Who eats chicken feet? Is there even any meat on them? In which case, who eats bone? Can you even eat bone? Questions for the ages indeed). Anyway, after experiencing them, I fell a little bit in love, but promptly forgot about their sweet goodness. Until the other weekend at the markets.

There is a little shop that sells lots of different kinds of chinese buns and the custard one figures prominantly! So, I purchased one. My wordy, it was as good as I remembered! Crunchy custard on the top, improbably yellow custard inside, surrounded by the softest, sweetest bun eva. Awesome fun dessert times! I would def recommend to all you bun lovers out there. So now I am hooked on the things and must purchase every time I am at the markets. I wonder if London will have anything to compare... I'm sure Vanessa has already done the recon for me...

In other news, Torchwood has arrived on Oz tv. While the first episode was not all that and a bag of chips, Ep 2 has restored my faith in Russell T Davies (not that I really lost it, but I was a bit worried for a moment there). It's a weird blend of Doctor Who and sexromp and procedural and sexy John Barrowman. Yet another reason to stalk... I mean, visit Cardiff.
Still, fun times with the television shows. You gotta love it when you are excited about watching something. The download revolution is quickly changing how we are watching television, so it's nice to find something that, while I'd love to have all the episodes to watch all at once, I am hanging out every week to watch and find out what is happening! Plus, I KNOW that it hasn't been cancelled and, in fact, has been given a second season. Maybe my curse is finally broken! Or, American TV execs are the devil's spawn and don't know what they are doing. Either or.

The best lunch break eva!

So, what do you do when your shoulders are killing you and you have an hour to kill? Wander past the Chinese massage store and pop in for a quick rub! I've passed by a little hole in the wall masseur for about six months now and today, I decided to take the plunge. My wordy lordy, am I ever glad I did! I actually feel mostly relaxed, instead of ready-to-tear-peoples-eyes-out tense (I'm a violent child, I admit it). I had my shoulders and neck massaged and it was feeling pretty darn good. PLUS, I have a sneaking suspicion it can all be claimed back on my health insurance. Bwahahahahaha!

I am such an evil genius.

And I've just realised how extremely boring this post is. My wordy, I am almost putting myself to sleep... Um, how can I make it more interesting?? Oh wait, I don't have to worry. By the time you read this, I'll be out of the country and won't hear your groans of "what trite crap has she written now?" Aha! Back to the bwahahhahahahaha!

RIP Ms Mars

So. It looks as if Veronica Mars has been cancelled. It is a sad, sad day. Whatever shall I order from Amazon.com every August now?

We will miss you, Mars & co. Or at least, I will. Especially those episodes that demanded a shirtless Logan. *sigh* True tragedy right there, folks.

Fox strikes again!

What is it about TV shows that I like and the dreaded axe falling? It has happened so many times it can't be a coincidence. Firefly - LOVED that show, cancelled after less than a season. Dead Like Me - nifty little drama about grim reapers, cancelled. Kitchen Confidential - pretty men, great storylines, cancelled. Veronica Mars - not cancelled, but I endure the nail-biting tension of the whole "will they, won't they cancel it?". Wonderfalls - sure, only found out about it after it was cancelled, but the principle still applies!

And the latest casualty? Drive, the new TV show from Tim Minear, him of the school of Joss (and previous cancelled shows, Firefly, Wonderfalls, The Inside...) I've seen the first two eps of this show and while it didn't cast me in to raptures, it did have one redeeming feature - Nathan Fillion was the lead character. Ah, my beloved Nathan, when will you get a show that is not cancelled five seconds after it airs? (Two Guys & a Girl doesn't count... Namely cos I didn't like it that much!)

The premise of Drive was an illegal cross-country car race, where the winner will receive $32 million. We had people coerced into the race (poor Nathan - his wife kidnapped and held to ransom so he would compete... and we will never find out why), a new mother who has husband issues, a stupid blonde woman trying to avenge her parents who were killed in a previous race, a hispanic ex-con who bonds with his never-before-met half-brother in two seconds so they can join forces and race, and some guy dying of cancer (cos there has to be one in every bunch). While it did have the crappiest credits I can remember seeing in quite a while, it wasn't a bad show. It might even have become quite good over time. However, Fox have pulled it from their scheduling after four episodes, which I'm pretty sure were grouped into two two-hour specials. So, because Drive didn't garner immediate huge ratings on the TWO nights it aired, it has been pulled. Seriously, how can you know that soon if a show is going to tank or not? Fair enough, it would have cost a fortune to film, but still. If you are going to give a show a chance, you should at least let it run for 13 episodes, see how the plebs like it and then make a decision.

So, Doctor Who, Dexter, Battlestar Galactica, watch out! The sword of Damacles is perched precariously over you, if only because I like you guys. You have been warned.

Posting pics is fun...

I am super bored at work, so I thought I would mess around with my blog for a bit. It never hurts to use your time productively. Anyhoo, here's me discovering how to load photos onto my blog...
Okay, finally got my pictures to work. Who knew you had to wait overnight for them to load up on the system? That' s just crazy.

So this first one is my grand attempt at art. Grand, is it not?
It's fantastic when you are standing at the bus stop, wondering what to do with yourself as you wait for the bus to take you to work... that glorious, glorious institution and you think, I shall take a photo of power lines.
Don't pretend you don't love it.

You gotta love a bit of pig action. Everyone loves a bit of pig action. I would tell you the pig's name, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. I'm going to go with Horace, though. He looks like a Horace, doesn't he?

Forcefeeding a TravellerCass

I have eaten too much. A common occurance, I fear. I start eating and then continue, the signal between my stomach and brain telling me "stop! you're full! what are you doing?? Stop, I say!!" getting lost somewhere in between (I think those signals might all be turning right instead of left at Alburqeque). Consequently, I now have a very full belly and droopy eyelids. But it could have been worse. Much worse. After consuming my yummy Wok in a Box (It's a wok! In a box!), I thought it would be a grand idea to purchase a doughnut. Thank the lord, my stomach signals finally negotiated that tough Alburqeque terrain and caught up to my brain, tell me "NO! You are full! Leave that doughnut in the store!" Which I did. Yay for me!

Marvel people. This is the level of gold you can expect. Grand, no?

A blog is born

I have joined the revolution. Blogspot has lured me in and I now have my very own blog, ready for the big trip in August! This is where you'll find all the exciting and marvellous things that happen to me overseas... well, not actually here. I would imagine you would kind of have to be there for that. However, I will do my very best to keep you entertained with my many adventures via this beautiful medium. And you know what? It's payback time! For every person who has sent me an email from overseas, suffer! My time has come!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!