Patrick Stewart… you are the man.
Well, this blogging thing sure is going well. 
I really think twitter has killed my ability to blog. Case in point:
Tweets from June 7th, 2009
21:00 Just poked myself in the eye. #failmaster
21:06 Just spilled my drink in my Aston Martin. #failmaster
21:23 I just blew up my microwave. #failmaster
21:27 Just dropped my Glock in the trash compactor. #failmaster
23:38 Just secured a roll of toilet paper. #failmaster
00:08 Just mistook the French ambassador for my physics lab partner. My cover is blown. #failmaster
And I just noticed that my twitter tools is stuck back in January!?
Anyway. I digress.
So what am I doing. Am I still blogging? Am I moving? I just recently moved my photography site to Smugmug. Completely hosted by them. check it out: www.eugenehuophotography.com
My tech blog “You Genius!” is completely a wordpress blog: www.eugenehuo.com
Which leaves this, the orphan blog, self hosted wordpress. It’s not that I don’t like wordpress. I just wonder if I need the flexibility, really. Or can a fully hosted solution meet my needs?
Sigh. Things like this keep me up at night.
Food and Allergies: Cookiemag.com.
“Eating isn’t too complicated for most us, but for kids with sometimes life-threatening allergies, mealtime can be a minefield. Here are the best websites for managing allergies.”
Thanks to H. Davidson for the reference and check out her excellent site Gluten-Free Guidebook.
Ah dear reader.
Are you still there?
Dear reader, if you haven’t given up on following my blog, you are a saint. And a scholar. Or you’re an optimist. And for being all of those things, I thank you.
What’s been happening anyway? (in no particular order)
- I got a BlackBerry, it was almost like changing religions
- I now have a 6 year old
- I am giving up chocolates, chips, and cookies for Lent :S
- I have “guest spoken” at our sister church in North York and will be speaking this weekend in Mississauga
- I’ve been recording a lot of classical music at work
- I got the U2 album No Line On The Horizon yesterday on iTunes and can’t remember the last time I bought a physical CD. Oh wait, I can. It was Led Zeppelin’s CODA and I bought it at a used book shop on the Danforth
- the 4 yo had a fever for a week from an ear infection
- I’ve been playing a lot of bass, and looking longingly at getting my own, maybe a Lakland or a MusicMan
- the 6 yo is signed up for her Grade 2 Conservatory Piano exam in the summer
- I got Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Williams Pinball Classics for the Wii… for myself.
Well, that’s about all I can afford to write this week. I’m still writing my message for Sunday. I watched “Religulous” as part of that prep this week, so I might have some thoughts on that to share later. Until then…
It’s been a long week, and not much energy to post. I came down with a cold, the Linguist got conjunctivitis, and the Comic caught a cough. This meant that they kids missed much of the last week of school, and we had to start the Linguist on antibiotics and eye drops. Have you ever tried to get eyedrops into a squirmy little girl? It’s not easy, let me tell you. And it is accompanied by very high pitched whining… I can feel my blood pressure rising just thinking about it.
Anyway, it’s now Christmas week, and everybody is off this week, so hopefully we can recover from all our sicknesses by taking it easy this week.
Here’s wishing you a very merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season with family and friends!
It started off auspiciously, this Saturday. This morning we split up, DW went grocery shopping, and I watched the kids at dance class. I brought my laptop to work on some things, but those of you on my twitter know that I had no battery left on my MBP (grrr) and I had to entertain myself with twitter on my cell phone… sore thumbs! The highlight of being there waiting, though, was getting a chance to have a preview of the girls’ ballet routine for the recital in June… so cute.
Our girls were at a birthday party this afternoon, at a play place nearby. The party was drop off (sweet), so DW and I had exactly two hours to relax and shop. And shop we did! We went to Starbucks first, to get our caffeine fix, and then we went to the closeout bankruptcy sale at Linens & Things. Mostly things were 40% off, only a few things were 60%. We did manage to score a set of 3 Green Pan frying pans for $60, which was awesome. I had never heard of Green Pan before, but DW had, and they seem like one of the new wave of environmentally conscious companies.
We also stopped in at the LCBO and picked up some Fresita and a bottle of CHRISTIAN MOUEIX SAINT-ÉMILION 2005 (VINTAGES 979955). This is one of my recent favourites.
We scooted back to the play place to pick up the kids, and thankfully they didn’t make much of a fuss when it was time to go. We had already warned them about it, so it seemed to be alright today. I was excited because their loot bag prize was a webkins doll! (I know, I need a life) Actually I was interested to see what this whole webkins thing was about, since we had never bought them one before. It’s actually pretty interesting to see how complex the whole webkins online component is… you have to earn money for buying stuff for your pet’s room, and feed it treats and healthy food. Visiting every day is touted as being a way to increase your pets happiness (way to feed the addiction to the computer)! I’m keeping my eye on this one, in many ways, it’s like a kids’ version of the SIMS… the girls are not going to be allowed to play this without adult supervision.
The converse may not be true, however…
It’s hard not to love a company that makes dairy-free alternatives to difficult to substitute things like Cream Cheese, or Sour Cream. Tofutti is one of those companies whose items consistently top our shopping list. Not only are they dairy-free, but they also taste quite good, both in consistency and flavour.
But what really seals the deal, and what we first knew Tofutti for, were these:
That’s right, Vanilla Premium Frozen Dessert. Sounds pretty boring, but this pint sized tub of frozen treat was the thing that allowed our daughter to feel included when everyone else was having ice cream after dinner. It was what saved us when we went out to dinner parties at friends’ houses. So it means a lot to us to have this product available.
As I alluded to, Tofutti also makes “Better Than Cream Cheese”, and “Sour Supreme”, excellent substitutes for Cream Cheese and Sour Cream, respectively. A more recent product which we also love, is their Soy-Cheese Slices. Having bought and tried a number of different soy and rice based cheeses, usually sold in blocks, and invariably having them either taste extremely foul or going bad before our daughter could finish all of it, these individually wrapped cheese slices were amazing. Normally we don’t get processed cheese slices, but I can’t argue with the sheer convenience and the long lasting nature of this product. It comes in two flavours, Mozzarella and “American”, and looks and feels just like a regular processed cheese slice. It’s great in sandwiches made with wheat-free, egg-free, diary-free bread, AND yes, it melts like cheese should melt. Awesome for grilled cheese. Or putting on vegetables.
The company has a quirky sense of humour too, calling one of its ice cream bars “Marry Me!” bars:
“Tofutti’s Marry Me bars are a match made in flavor Heaven. Fine, full-bodied vanilla made with organic sugar partnered with a rich, deep organic chocolate coating create a classic love story that will leave you feeling happily ever after.
For a healthy, long lasting relationship.”
Hard to argue with that. I think I might just go have one myself. Excuse me…
Note: Not suitable for those with an allergy to soy.
