Lifestyle | Food | Travel
[2018] 191/365: Taco Tuesday
My wonderful coworkers went to go get tacos from La Calle Tacos and brought me back two mini ones! Barbacoa and pastor. They were a bit on the bland side and not at all what I’d expect quality wise for being downtown. Jarro Cafe is still my clear winner when it comes to authentic tacos. Sadly they are closer to my house (but not close enough) than to my work and therefore I never get them. Sigh. We’ll meet again soon, Jarro.
[2018] 190/365: Over App
I haven’t had much time to learn my new apps. I just downloaded the Over app and am surprised there’s so much free stuff. Apparently, if you want full access you have to pay a certain amount a month. I don’t know if I want to commit yet but so far, so good in the free version.
I have so much to learn. I need to practice writing in GoodNotes4 to get a hang of it and understand how my handwriting fairs on it. Scruffy thinks it’s ridiculous that I’ve rewritten the same notes continuously and haven’t found my mojo yet.
And don’t get me started on ProCreate. There’s SO much I want to do and so much to learn! I’ve watched countless videos but until I get to do it, it’s just useless knowledge.
Scruffy and I went to Willie’s before he had to leave to meet up with his cousin somewhere. He got a burger and was surprised how delicious it was that he doesn’t mind coming back here again. I asked for the Baja shrimp tacos but they sent over catfish tacos. Ugh! She did say she would bring me the shrimp tacos and I could continue eating the catfish. I thought they would charge me for it so I declined. It wasn’t until Scruffy told me they were going to give it to me for free after the server left. Whoops. Oh well! At least the server didn’t have to pay for it right? My good deed for the day. I just wanted to make sure I didn’t get charged for shrimp since it’s more expensive than the fish. We also got the wings and it was flavourful outside but not at all inside. Fail. I’ll come back to try the shrimp or burgers though.
[2018] 189/365: Rizzo and Kong
We stopped by the pet store so that Scruffy could pick something up for Luna and Bailey. Bailey is his cousin’s dog that’s staying for a while. I got Rizzo a Kong and he chowed down on it. He never really gets any treats so he was in paradise.
I made delicious Asian style noodle soup. It’s a pish posh of cabbage, zucchini, mushrooms, and fish tofu. Nothing too fancy but definitely delicious enough to satisfy my hunger. My lunch for the next few days will be this but with macaroni pasta and I’m excited.
Drop off and pick up for Rizzo’s check up went by pretty fast. Scruffy went with me to pick him up and we bumped into an adoption and found this little beauty. Sadly we couldn’t take her with us. When we went to get Luna some shots, there was an adoption there as well. Poor puppies need homes. #adoptdontshop
[2018] 188/365: Movie Date
I made everyone kimchi noodle soup and Scruffy assisted in making Bulgogi and Galbi. Yum!! After our full tummies we went to see Incredibles 2 with my free tickets from last year. This was an amazing movie. Jack Jack is still my favourite character. Sadly halfway through the movie I tried to lean in for a kiss and Scruffy ended up spilling his beer all over his lap. He toughed it out and finished the movies after drying off best he could and standing on the ramp.
Now we’re going to play some board games then call it a night.
Scruffy came over today after work and we went to Tiger Noodle House for dinner. I’ve been here before but my whole family wasn’t a big fan. I decided to come since they have xiao long bao and I haven’t had a good one since I was in Taiwan at Ding Tai Fung. Let’s just say, this does not even compare. No soup in the dumplings, the folds for that nice chew wasn’t there either. The ginger was sliced too thick and the black vinegar tasted off. The shrimp egg rolls aren’t the best either. Overall, I’m still disappointed at this place and have decided I won’t be back until they get their act together. Everyone who reviewed and loved this place hasn’t had a real xiao long bao, you’re in for a surprise when you do one day because this wasn’t it!
[2018] 187/365: Bulgogi Fries
We went to grab some bulgogi fries just to satisfy my fried potato hunger. It hit the spot. We went home and spent time with Mum where we played three rounds of Sequence (I won!) and Scruffy and I played LIFE! (I won, too!).
Now he’s playing his golf app game while I blog but I’m heading off and we’re going to spend time watching telly until we fall asleep.