You're Flying to Auckland

I was watching The Soup this morning (don't ask), and I got to watch a clip from Kate Plus Eight where the ex-Mrs. Gosselin ends up picking a fight with the bungy-jumping instructor at Sky City because she thinks he's BS-ing her about her harness and all sorts of things worth whining about when you're about to jump off a building.

I hate heights, but I still have this to say: Shut up and jump, woman.

Speaking of clips from Auckland, here's an ad from the TourismAuckland channel.



And also: Miss J + NZ tourism >>>>>> Kate Gosselin.

How To Pack Your Carry-On

A friendly reminder from the United States Transport Security Administration:

Pack an organized carry-on bag using layers – a layer of clothes, then electronic, more clothes, and then any heavier items. This will help transportation security officers see what's in your bag. Innocent items can actually appear to be potential threats in an X-ray image, simply by the way they're packed. (Source)

Sweet Tofu Action

From Wikipedia:

Tahô is a Philippine snack food made of fresh soft/silken tofu, arnibal (brown sugar and vanilla syrup), and pearl sago (similar to pearl tapioca). This staple comfort food is a signature sweet and can be found all over the country.

Or, in my case, the most perversely awesome breakfast treat known to man.

 Yes, folks, I actually had THIS for breakfast.  

Don't knock it till you've tried it - just ask your Uncle Tony!



Or, better yet, ask these guys!



If you ask me, though, I would pay to watch this guy walk the streets of Manila for a piece of sweet tofu action...



(What, did you really think I was going to put up a Domesticity spinoff without at least one mention of the Smug Canadian Bastard Boyfriend himself? Hell no.)

A Short Story in Wrought Iron Form

Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, Cleveland. June 2008.

Scene. 

Catalyst. 

Title. 

Food and Travel Hosts: A Basic Field Guide

Note: I'm about to get started on An Idiot Abroad soon, which explains the field-guide format for this list. Expect a review in the near future! 

Bourdainicity.



Zimmernicity.



Ianicity.



Jamie-nicity.



Drunkticity.



Smug Canadian Bastardicity.



To be continued... 

So, A Grown-Up Blogger Walks Into a Zoo...

True story.

Me: "Look, Scribey! What a strange-looking deer!" 

"And it's just crouching down on the grass, munching and munching on - hey, wait, what's with the tail?

Scribey: "Um, those aren't deer, Mei." 

Bird: "Odd human. Wouldn't know a kanga if it didn't look at her straight in the eye."

Me: "Oh, dear." 

And this, my friends, sums up my first experience with a fine mob of Australian marsupials.

Pictured: Bennett's Wallaby (first two pictures) and the Red Kangaroo (last three), taken at The Wallaby Walkabout in Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Happy Easter!

No eggs, bunnies, or sugar-coated marshmallows here. Just lots of fine nommage from the friendly neighborhood Food Hole in Cleveland. Perfect for post-Lent!

There's an app for that: Two kinds of artisanal bread with extra virgin olive oil. 

Springtime on a plate: Grilled asparagus with balsamic vinegar

Seared scallops with peas and bacon. Can't remember what the sauce is, though. 

That is definitely one gigantic meatball.