Break Time

Sorry peoples, I decided it's time for me to take a break from blogging again. I'm really getting into this watercolor painting thing and I just wanna cruise and enjoy doing that for awhile. 

This will be my view instead of my computer monitor for the time being. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 will pretty much be playing all the time. I love that movie. The part that's on now is where I cry and cry and cry . . . so touching.

The paint set in the lower right corner is da bomb! I used it for the first time after taking this picture. OMG it's so vibrant that I wasn't prepared and struggled with it for a bit. It's hard to describe, but I love the look of it.  One of the YouTube watercolor painting instructors said that it's the brand that he uses. It wasn't too expensive on Amazon so I ordered it.  You can check it out here. 



K den . . . laytahs!

Dream (Spiral Corridor) - ? date

I'm in a narrow corridor that is only a shoulder width wide. There's a line of people in front of me and a line of people behind me. We are all walking forward. I'm worried because I can't stop if I wanted to. 

The corridor starts going into a spiral and gets narrower and narrower. It gets so tight that it's hard to breathe. After awhile, I can see that there's a tiny opening at the very end of the corridor up ahead. The people are squeezing through the opening.

It's my turn. I don't think that I can fit, but I have no choice. With some effort I manage to squeeze through, and I exit on the other side.

It is very, very bright. I can hardly see.

Portabella Mushroom Wrap

This is from Kahai Street Kitchen. I liked it a lot! Landon ate it without the cheese and thought it tasted like a veggie wrap and wasn't special.

Fire Roasted Portabella Mushroom Wrap (Veggie Meal of the Day).. $10.25 

Marinated charbroiled portabella mushrooms, fire roasted red bell peppers, green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, caramelized onions, carrots, cucumbers, clover sprouts, provolone cheese, with a chipotle aioli drizzle, wrapped in a flour tortilla, served with choice of fries, tossed or potato macaroni salad 

Dream (In the Woods) - 08/09/1988

I live in a shack in the woods. I am deaf and live alone. Once in awhile a married man comes to visit me. His visits are the highlight of my life. 




I got the idea for this from a painting by Annya Kai found here. 

Dream (Vietnam) - 02/02/1991

I am a woman living in a remote village in Vietnam. My sister comes and leaves her baby with me. She says that she has to go and find her husband who is off fighting somewhere. She is gone a long time, and I feel really sad because I don't know what happened to her.

Dream (Fairy) - 11/17/1987

I'm Up-Puunui (grandparent's house). I'm a fairy and someone's trying to catch me.

Grandma and Grandson

I love love love this.

The Beyond Burger

Landon had heard about Beyond Burgers before, but we weren't able to find any . . . until recently. Lan's friend texted him last week and told him that Whole Foods had some, so one day after work I picked up a few. 

Lan added vegan cheese and teriyaki sauce and turned it into a thing of beauty.


And it was delicious. 




It's not cheap . . . on sale for $6.29 for two frozen patties. But it's very worth it. 

Dream (Outside World) - 01/24/1995

I've always had vivid dreams. Long ago, I would sometimes jot down what I could remember right after waking up.

Here's one. 




I live underground in an area much like an underground subway station. I've lived there all of my life. It seems that my people (who I think are mostly women) were originally trapped there long ago by what might have been an earthquake or some similar disaster. 

A friend and I spend our days looking for a way out. We have to sneak to do this. Although we're not in any danger, it seems that we're not supposed to be looking. 

We climb up fallen rocks and boulders trying to get high and close to the ceiling to look for an opening. We don't know what it's like outside, but for some reason we feel an urge to get away from our underground situation.

Two older oriental ladies lead us to a rusty, orange-colored tub that's filled with water. They seem to be in charge of it. In the middle of the tub is a pipe that's about a foot in diameter. They tell us that this pipe goes to the outside world. You may enter it only when it is your chosen time and not sooner.

The pipe seems too narrow. I doubt that anyone can fit into it. 

I watch as a woman approaches the tub. She enters the pipe, and head first, goes down and disappears into it. Another woman follows. As she goes downward, water sloshes into the pipe, and I worry that she'll suffocate and drown. I point this out to one of the ladies in charge. She peers down into the pipe and says that it should be okay. I don't trust that she really knows.

I know that later when no one is watching I could easily sneak to the tub and jump into the pipe. But I'm afraid.

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Today is this blog's 10th Anniversary. I can't believe it!

Mitch's Sushi

I mentioned earlier that we went to Mitch's Sushi. Here are the pictures. We went there to celebrate Wendell's birthday. Even though I don't really eat raw fish, still had some good stuff for me.

 New Zealand Pacific Oysters


California Roll, Negihama - Yellowtail with Green Onions, Unagi


Lobster Van Van


Amaebi Miso Soup


Scallop/Mayo, Chu-toro, Abalone, Salmon, Hamachi


Salmon, Hamachi, Chu-toro, Scallop/Mayo, Uni, Ikura, Anago, Toro


Salmon Skin Roll


Negi-toro with Green Onion, Saba, Amaebi


Cucumber (yup . . . mine)