Last night I looked up what was the best rated 1$ place on Yelp for Mountain View and Palo Alto. It was a Vegan/Vegetarian place in Mountain View called Garden Fresh (Yelp). Steph and I went there for dinner and it was pretty tasty. We split some stuffed tofu, scallion pancakes, and mixed veggie noodles. The place was also nicely quaint. I’d like to order out of there, or go back again.
Steph and I have started watching a decent anime called “Attack on Titan” at the suggestion of Andrew. I like it so far, but the premise has some really strange parts to it. There are these nearly invincible giants called Titans that eat humans, but they are also idiots and naked. The only part that makes them scary is their size, strength, and speed. I find it funny how often these things sneak up on the main characters, like they would be sneaky at all.
Archer and Lana have been getting cuddlier lately, and I really like it. I found out how to make them cuddly, or more like when to expect them to be. If I give them wet food, then for the next few hours they will be full and ready to cuddle. I also haven’t needed to pick them up and put them in my lap too much, as they will come seek me out for the cuddles. I kind of want to make a game like Hungry Hungry Hippos, that is Cuddly Cuddly Kitties. You would have to catch and cuddle with all the kitties as they went running around. It would be very silly, and not that complicated to play, but I like the theme.
This past weekend I spent the entire weekend making games at the SF Indie Game Jam. It was a ton of fun, and I really enjoyed the people I was working with. I hope they thought I was as good to work with as I thought they were. I was especially impressed with Frank, one of the developers on the team. To find out more about what went on at the game jam look at my post on caduo.com.
This is a great place on 2nd street in SF. It is a buffet service with dim sum, deli food, and other tasty Asian deliciousness. I got a box full of dim sum then went to a Starbucks to work for a bit before the competition started.
This book is an amazing comprehensive look at the big questions. I especially like it because he doesn’t give answers. He looks at the way we can look at the universe and the people who are looking at the universe. He gives each method of looking at the universe an equal treatment with the other; pointing out their shortcomings and their strengths.
Yesterday I played a really good set of games of squash with Nima. He had just eaten and had played a couple hours of volleyball earlier that day. Even with those extenuating circumstances he won the first game, and nearly got me on all the subsequent games. The third game was especially close, with us playing to nearly 15 in decision points before I was able to take it. Him being tired and full is certainly what made the difference. He wasn’t positioning himself nearly as well as he normally does, so I was able to get a lot more kill shots than would normally be expected. I look forward to next week when we are on more equal footing, and I can make it to games night.
Last night I gave Steph her birthday present of a Paint Nite at Willow Street Pizza in Saratoga. I was doing it as a surprise, and she was guessing what it would be until she saw the canvases in the window of the restaurant. She really enjoyed it, but I’m not sure she liked the surprise aspect. The food and drink was good, and we both decided not to just paint the basic painting. The painting that was taught was more or less what you see below, but the trees in the background weren’t given the red leaves. I also added in a bit of a sun ray coming into what I made to be a clearing. Steph and I were doing really well compared to most of the rest of the class. I also noticed that there were 3 men and 27 women at the paint nite. The painting on the left is mine and the painting on the right is Steph’s.
The kitties moved up on the toilet training yesterday and it is going great. The hole in the middle of the toilet is much bigger, and they have been tending towards going straight through the hole and skipping the littler all together. Here are some cute kitty pics with a toilet in the middle:
