Nevada

For some reason, all the television shows have been mentioning some state I have never heard of before.

NeVAAAAAAAWWWWWWda. 

Where is that place? I think it's next to California, but the only state I can think of that's even close to this Nevaaaawwwwda is Nevada pronouced with an 'a' as in 'cat'.

Nevaawwwwwda? 

Trashcan Chicken

Been playing trashcan chicken for a few months.

I'm winning.

New Songs for Today, Old Songs for Tomorrow

Timorerry Jones

Oh Timorerry Jones he had a cat,

Had a cat,

Oh yes he had a cat.

Oh Timorerry Jones he had a cat.

YES! He had a cat.

(Repeat with random items that one can own)

Fava Bean

Fava Bean,

What have you seen,

Do you know my uncle?

Fava Bean,

Where have you been,

Have you met my aunt?

Henry Kissenger's Menagerie

Henry Kissenger had a cat,

Had a cat,

Had a cat.

Henry Kissenger had a cat,

It's name was Betsy Kissenger.

(Repeat with other animals (always name Betsy Kissenger))

Russian Folk Tunes

Your mom smells.

Your mom smells.

She eats bacon,

And is a Czechoslovakian. 

Slylock Fox

It's the greatest newspaper puzzle section of all times. I just cannot believe how wonderful Slylock Fox is. Slylock Fox allows children to excerce both hemispheres of the brain by solving mysteries and drawing pictures of orangutans. Scratch that, everyone young and old can do some brain aerobics with Slylock Fox. Why, today, I learned that cheese can be used to describe cheeses made from various types of milk, including CAMEL. Where else will you learn that? Uncle Richard's Fun Gazebo? 

Today's Slylock Fox in particular tickled my adenoids (because I laughed so hard). Featuring a deli pig with a difficult question, this puzzle taught me about friendly social interactions and defusing difficult situations with a witty remark. The deli pig asked Slylock Fox what he weighed, and guess what Slylock's ingenious reply was?

That's right.

"You weigh deli meats!" 

Genius. What a great way to both answer the question without insulting the deli pig and without actually answering the question. Children should all emulate Slylock Fox and learn to use their brains (both hemispheres) in all sorts of situations. Scratch that, we should all use our brains more and read more Slylock Fox. 

Great Idea

Bagels with Beards.

Neglected to Mention

I am making a game for EEEEEEEGRA dot com. More specifically, for a contest. 

THIS CONTEST

The only game about sorting laundry ever made.

Four Restaurant (sort of) Reviews

Cha Chaan Tengs are a part of everyone's life. They serve food at all hours. Breakfast! Lunch! Tea! Dinner! Midnight bum snack! Cha chaan tengs are great! Here is a review of four of them.

Noriega

ABC Bakery and Cafe

My least favorite. Low quality food combined with a milk tea that grates the teeth. Their beef is rangy, and most of their dishes taste somewhat strange and grainy. Their prices are somewhat higher than the alternatives on Noriega, so skip this place if anthing else is open. Only go here if you are in need of a very late night snack because they are open until three in the morning. At three in the morning, nobody cares what food tastes like. Their chestnut buns are not very chestnutty, but nobody in the world makes decent chestnut desserts, except for the grumpy old man in London.

Tak Kee (De Ji in Mandarin)

I go here every week. Their breakfasts are a deal and a steal, and their teatime snacks are more like a teatime meal, especially the soup noodles. Food quality is pretty high, and they have an decent traditional Chinese menu. I like their milk tea because it actually tastes like tea, and it is always hotter than the sun. Plus they are super inexpensive. Great! excellent. This is a decent cha chaan teng for everyday meals and take-out. Their porridge is pretty good too (but not as good as the old place downtown). Convenient, tasty, and inexpensive. 

Irving

Macau Something or Other

I don't remember the exact name of this tiny cafe, but I was not impressed. First, they are closed for teatime hours. Second, their food is not very exciting. It's better than ABC (doesn't taste nasty) but everything is bland bland bland and overpriced (compared to other cha chaan tengs). I didn't get a chance to try their milk tea, but I'm not going back to try it. Not worth the trip. Even if they have sardines. Mmmm... sardines.

Taraval

T-28

The best out of all the cha chaan tengs I've tried. I've only been here twice, but I always want to go here. Good quality (their baked seafood rice had actual mussels in it!) and large portions. Their milk tea is very good, and their set menu includes dessert as well. Mango pudding, anyone? Although T-28 has prices approximate the ones at ABC, the quality of their food totally makes up for that. Only problem: Taraval is way far away (from where I am). Great for those times when you don't want to eat downtown and are too hungry to wait for the N train. They also have the largest selection of porky buns I have seen.

Extra segment: Favorite dishes at cha chaan tengs

Anything with ox tongue/ox tail

Baked seafood rice, even though it gives me lactose stummy ache

Milk tea (duh)

Macaroni soup

Things with fried eggs on top

Eggplants eggplants egg-plants