FYI - will be slow

[chesstotem]

Hey all, I'm flying home to Nebraska tomorrow for ten days, which means my internet access will be limited to my phone and my parents' dinosaur of a computer. So while I plan to keep up with things as best I can, I'll probably be a little slow until about the 30th.

Happy holidays!

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[dreamsofmazes.livejournal.com]

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS, BB!

And a safe trip home.

♥

[chesstotem]

Thanks, hon! :)

[mutedpoint]

Safe travelling and happy holidays.

Also... is there really much of a way to get many things done over the hol's at home? Especially in terms of RP... so yeah, slow all around it seems.

[chesstotem]

Haha yeah no kidding. Admittedly, aside from my LOTR blu-rays and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (and my phone) I won't have too much to do at my parents' when I'm not family socializing so, I might get bored. XDDDD

[mutedpoint]

My dad's been putting off decorating because I haven't been home. (Really.) So there's that, and a ton of other things/people to get around to seeing.


I'm the only with schoolwork and studying to do over the hols, aren't I? OTL

[chesstotem]

LOL my parents... actually haven't said anything about decorations. I assume their tree is up... O_O

Awwwww ♥ school work over hols sucks. I'm between quarters right now so yeah, nothing much on my plate. Just seeing my family, maybe pay a visit to my old job to see some friends there, and eat, eat, eat.

[mutedpoint]

I hope it is.

The hardest thing about living by yourself, is cooking. I have to agree.

[chesstotem]

Yeah, it's not like it's actually difficult, what's tough is just getting up the wherewithal to do more than pop something in the microwave.

Also, there are a lot of local haunts that I have really been missing (my local Irish pub, a fantastic little BBQ place, etc.)

[mutedpoint]

I do most of the cooking, so it's making one giant tub of food for the week. With the chance encounter of putting on a rice cooker or instant noodles.

Oh yeah, you may find new places, but some just never compare.

[chesstotem]

I just buy lots of frozen things. Mostly only cook when I have company. Once in a while I'll make a big pan of something and eat it for a week.

There is no good BBQ in LA. There just isn't.

[theendisme.livejournal.com]

Frozen things, I'm still trying to be health conscious. So every once in a while, just take half a day to make a lot of food to stockpile. Not that it's much better....

No? Sucks. Does it have decent chinese?

[chesstotem]

I buy from Trader Joe's! So, uh, most of the frozen stuff is at least "all natural" if not actually "organic". LOL

I've found the same problem in NY, to be quite honest. And I'm sure LA has lots of good Chinese food (maybe not as easy to come by as San Fran), given the history of immigration on the west coast. But I don't eat Chinese food. Never have liked it. (Probably because there is no such thing as "good" Chinese food in Nebraska.)

[theendisme.livejournal.com]

I should look into stores like that around the area, as long as it's not a long commute.

And, being Asian, I have to say a lot of what you get outside the little pockets of chinese/korean/japanese the food is, really, really subpar. A little because ingredients can be hard to get and pricey, but also because people expect different things.

[chesstotem]

Here in LA, TJ's or Whole Foods or other "healthful" grocery stores are on practically every corner, so yeah, it's a bit easier for me to eat that stuff. Still not *ideal*, but meh. I don't care that much.

I'm sure it is, and I enjoy trying new things, but as a white midwestern girl who grew up eating a midwestern "meat and potatoes" diet with the occasional plate of spaghetti or tacos, most Asian food is just not suited to my palate I'm afraid.

[mutedpoint]

Shopping made easy. If only it were like that in more places.

And well, I have to admit there are times you don't want to know what you're eating. But I do recommend the desserts like egg tarts and pastries should you ever run across a bread and biscuit shop.

[chesstotem]

I do like pastries. :D

[mutedpoint]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_bun would be wonderful, if you can find them.

[chesstotem]

Mm, looks yummy.