Just an FYI, if you find my lj... I mostly only use this for commenting. If you wish to follow me for some silly reason, find me on facebook for personal use http://www.facebook.com/starbreiz and http://www.barefootgardening.com for my gardening/photography hobbies.

Posting an entry to Gardening Gone Wild.

I took this at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA. I think it might be a bauhinia, but please comment if you know better.


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omg... the soup was SO tasty. it sticks to your ribs too. i halved the recipe so it made 4 servings instead of 8, and i couldn't even eat a whole bowl. one serving is like 145 calories too. i found the recipe in a magazine while getting a pedicure. if anyone is interested, here you go: Read more... )

My last entry was wicked depressing. Hell, I was having a great day until I saw that Freddie died on my way to bed. I was super productive and got some things done around the apartment. So to alleviate the depressiveness that my last post left, check out the photos of the new decals on my bathroom walls.


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Last week, Mr Pink died. I named him after Steve Buscemi's character in Resevoir Dogs, and then translated it to Thai (as he was a Siamese Fighting Fish) - Nai Chompoo. I had him for about 2 years. I recently upgraded his tank to a 3 gallon with a biological filter, so he could have some roommates. I purchased two African Dwarf Frogs. And tonight, ( Read more... )

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Sunday i went to Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival) in Japantown. We watched a cosplay fashion show, did a lot of shopping, and also watched some traditional dancing. Most everything we bought was treats... red bean paste pastries, brown sugar ginger candy (my favorite!) sweet potato caramels, green tea hard candies, and plum tea in the cutest container ( Read more... )

The IT Crowd is now on IFC. You all MUST WATCH THIS SHOW.

Like a good little pirate, I've already seen seasons 1 and 2 via Torrents, but I'm still getting a Season Pass.

Holy cow. Ordered a 20" widescreen monitor from Dell got $200 with free shipping on Tuesday night, and it shipped yesterday, Wednesday. 3-5 day free shipping from TN somehow got here overnight! Sweet! I'm still using a little 15" monitor from 1999. Can't wait to play WoW on this ( Read more... )

"Dear Amazon.com Customer, As someone who has purchased classic crime and film noir movies on DVD from Amazon.com, you might be interested in our Film Noir DVD Sale."

Sweeeet. Time to make a mass Amazon purchase. 50% off.

In case anyone else cares, http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=pe_13640_10417680_fe_exp_1/?&docId=1000118241.