Pic a Day (2 Weeks' Worth) - 12/17 to 12/30

December 17 to December 23

Mon. Dec 17, snow on the mountain

Tues. Dec 18, spying between finals

Wed. Dec 19, the fool on the hill

Thurs. Dec 20, my new favorite mall store

Fri. Dec 21, apocalypse

Sat. Dec 22, cloud-gazing

Sun. Dec 23, Ravi the entertainer

December 24 to December 30

Mon. Dec 24, "it's the new fashion clip!"

Tues. Dec 25, Christmas goods

Wed. Dec 26, lego bug

Thurs. Dec 27, Thai vegan

Fri. Dec 28, 12/28/2013

Sat. Dec 29, my "lady cove" (feminine man cave)

Sun. Dec 30, the lazy song

Thai Vegan

Today for lunch my dad and I dined at Thai Vegan, on the southeast corner of Solano and Central in Albuquerque.

My dad ordered green curry, tofu satay, and Thai iced tea. I ordered freshy rolls, wonton noodle soup, and chrysanthemum tea.

Chrysanthemum tea

Freshy rolls

Wonton noodle soup 

Green curry

Tofu satay

this spoon was fun to eat with(hard to get the noodles, though)

The lady in the photo below amused me so much I had to write about her on my blog. When the waitress walked over to her table asking how her meal was, she admitted that it was really good... but that it wasn't what she ordered! It humored me so much I had to photograph her.

Another fun thing... the chef actually came out to visit the customers! He stopped by everyone's table and checked on them and their meal, and bowed to them, wishing them happy holidays. I loved his hat but I couldn't get a picture of his face with it.

Vegan or not, this restaurant is delicious and filling - and healthy, too(as the sign proclaims)! I kept calling everyone who walked in a hipster, and I had no regrets about walking into the quirky vegan diner rather than the Route 66 Malt Shop - which definitely would not have catered to non-meat eaters.

P.S., for dessert we had a fruit called rambutan, chilled over ice. It was sweet and gummy in texture, grape-like.

Some Christmas Pictures

I apologize for spacing out on Sunday's Pic a Day post; I will be sure to share double this coming Sunday, the 30th.

So, our cousins drove in on Sunday evening and stayed through this morning. They didn't celebrate Christmas with us because they're Jewish, but I won't say that stopped us from having fun. 

Akiva and Ravi were getting into some serious rough-and-tumble wrestling and fighting - my brother the wimp was the one who got hurt, and not the adorable six-year-old little boy. Sad.

 Neshamah quickly became addicted to my Samsung Galaxy Player and watched pre-teen Disney TV shows all the live-long day. (Which, I'll let you in on a secret, was completely tolerable when she was cuddling with me in my bed.)

I was so unused to having little kids around. Our parents still let us watch Family Guy, and Neshamah and Akiva were drawn from their dinner to the screen, mostly fascinated because a) it was TV and b) it was animated. Aunt Lesil let them watch it only this once, and every time the rest of us laughed at something, the kids would look up at us with uncomprehending eyes. It was a Christmas episode retelling the story of Jesus, and when it showed Jewish people working, Akiva quickly piped up, "Those are Jews!" Basically, they repeated phrases from the show (and from the YouTube videos I subjected them to) that they understood.

 The most adorable things about these two kids: Akiva's speech impediment (he pronounced his k sounds as t's) and Neshamah's affection (she admitted "I like to cuddle"... and I could have cried my agreement).

 My brother really got along with Akiva, despite the injuries he claimed to have received from him. He was always picking him up and carrying him and playing with him on the DS and watching movies with him.

 These kids were curious and asked about everything; also, they asked for everything, which I was hesitant to refuse them, but I let their mom do that for me.

Holiday Reminiscing

I'm not going to get all weepy about the past. I will just award you with pictures.

Season Tin Bounce Competition

Yet another crazy game created by my brother.

Materials:
a tin of any kind, preferably metal or wood, roughly the same size as your splayed palm
a bouncy ball of any size, but not too small

Directions:
Hold the tin in your dominant hand. Bounce the ball against its surface, as a ball and paddle. There can be one person or twenty-seven competing. The object of the game is to get as many bounces at one time on the tin's surface.

Note:
Engage in the game in an open space, NOT around computers and/or uncovered beverages; an open park, outside in the street or in a large room are enjoyable and safe places to play this game.

Pic a Day - 12/10 to 12/16

Mon. Dec 10, captivated

Tues. Dec 11, Rio Rancho gas prices

Wed. Dec 12, composing a song

Thurs. Dec 13, studying physics

Fri. Dec 14, gray day

Sat. Dec 15, hot chocolate

Sun. Dec 16, making a doomsday playlist