President's Day

Well I finally got vacation time from work. Got some real sleep and tried to cook some more. I recently tried the plant-based "Just Egg" substitute because a review said it scrambled well. It does not. It wouldn't curdle, and when I pushed it around, it just left a burnt film on my non-stick pan. I was using oil and it didn't help at all; after the disaster, I had to let the pan soak in soapy water for hours, and the stuff wouldn't scrape off. Almost ruined the damn pan. I'm sticking with real eggs. However, I was more successful with pan frying lumpia (a Filipino version of egg rolls) after I thawed them in the microwave.

I've also been using a learning app to learn Spanish and Vietnamese. It works okay for a free app, and I don't get confused switching back and forth. I am Vietnamese, but have forgotten most of the language, and I don't know where all the accent marks go. But I do remember more words as I listen to the speakers in the app.

Anyway, I'm sorry to hear that Turkey/Syria suffered another earthquake. Some people are calling it an aftershock. I was hoping that the worst would be over and they'd find more people alive from the last quake.

Freezing February

Well I survived another ice storm. I worried that I'd have a blackout again like in February 2021 when the power grid failed, but I didn't lose power this time. I just was stuck at home for most of the week, with a full fridge. I had enough food because I managed to get groceries on the few hours on Monday before the freezing rain started. At last the snow and ice melted with rising temperatures. Hopefully things will get back to normal now and I can get out to the movies and other errands.

Meanwhile, the Dallas Zoo has been suffering with missing and dead animals lately. I don't know why somebody keeps targeting them for break-ins lately, or if the arrested man is guilty of all the crimes or not. I guess we'll see.

People keep talking about some new zombie show called The Last of Us, because it had a touching gay romance, and the episode used Linda Ronstadt's classic Long, Long Time. I've always loved that song, so it's already in my iTunes playlist, but I'm happy that the internet is discovering it. I won't watch the show because I'm not interested in what is described as a zombie apocalypse/horror show.

I did watch the new Poker Face on Peacock. It's okay in its Columbo-like storytelling, and I did like seeing guest stars like Brandon Michael Hall. It just bothers me a little that Charlie Cale keeps setting events in motion that get the murder victim to be killed. Oh and I hate her frizzy hair. Some more midseason shows will premiere soon, so I'll try them out.