If the last month of my life was a book the title would probably be something along the lines of
The Epic Cooking Adventure
Part 4 of the on-going Elle and Lauren series
Yeah, I never thought I would be able to list cooking as one of my hobbies, but lately I've developed a love for it. It all started with me and E trying to get creative with the spaghetti because we got tired of eating the same thing every day. It became a game to see what all we could actually manage to make with the limited ingredients we had available.
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| Taco Ring |
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| Chicken Alfredo Spaghetti |
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| Horchata |
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| Hayashi Rice |
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| 4AM On-a-Whim Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Sugar Cookies |
Also added to this list would be a chocolate cake for Daiki's birthday, biscuits and gravy, chicken and dumplings, chocolate truffles, chicken soup, cheddar garlic biscuits, and what E and I call 'Mexican Spaghetti' which is basically like eating spaghetti noodles with queso poured over it. We get desperate for Mexican food fixes around here haha
The 'Short Stories' of this month would include:
30 Minutes Without Air
"Wearing a Kimono was everything Lauren dreamed it would be
until she realized she couldn't breathe..."
Actually in all seriousness, this was a fantastic experience. We went to the school and were able to wear real (rather expensive) Kimonos. But I'm not lying when I say that I had to learn to survive with significantly less oxygen than normal while I was wearing it. There was SO MUCH padding to the outfit, but this padding is meant to suction you in and hold the fabric in place. I don't think it really -pads- anything. I am convinced that the woman dressing me was not going to give up until she achieved giving me the appearance of having a bust size equivalent to that of a 13 year-old. Once we were dressed, we were allowed to walk around in them and take pictures for about 30 minutes before the next group had a chance to try them on. After we were back in our normal clothes, we were able to take part in a mock tea ceremony as well. However, I think mine and Molly's most excited moment was discovering the traditional Japanese sweet that was basically the equivalent of a Fig Newton. The little things make us happy.
Three Sexy Ladies
"Shinjuku didn't know what hit it when these three women came out to celebrate White Day."
In Japan Valentine's Day is celebrated a little differently than it is in the U.S. On February 14th, girls are expected to give the guys they like chocolates, then on March 14th the guys return the favor. But since E, Macee, and I have no guys to return the favor we decided to celebrate White Day in our own style: a girl's night out! We got dolled up and headed to Shinjuku for a fun night of drinking and being with friends! I'm so glad I have these two around <3
A Gamer's Guide to Birthdays
"Nothing says Happy Birthday like chocolate cake, presents,
and a good competitive game of Super Smash Bros."
Daiki's birthday was on the 19th so me and Elle celebrated with the guys a little early. We baked a super yummy chocolate cake and cooked chicken soup for everyone~ And naturally after we ate, we had to have our usual game of Super Smash Bros. Having a big group of boys sprawled out in the middle of my living room playing video games is such a typical sight for me and I love it. I always have such a great time with them, even if I still lose every time.
A Night With The Colonel
"Two girls spend the night at the home of one of the most famous colonels in history:
Colonel Sanders"
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| E showing the lack of people in the restaurant with us. |
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| A chicken sandwich, a chicken leg, a large french fry, and a drink: each. SO MUCH FOOD!! |
Yep, that's right. Me and E went to KFC from about 1AM until 3:30AM for no other reason than we couldn't sleep anyway and we were tired of sitting in my dorm. We spent about $20 but it was the most meat we had eaten in weeks and it was -fantastic-! It was also made even better by the fact that we were the only ones in there so we could be as loud as we wanted and listen to music on my iphone.
The Fuzzy Hat Duo
"The story of two friends and their hats"
There really isn't too much of a story to this other than we were going grocery shopping and we realized that we were wearing the same kind of hat. We also noticed that our hair colors matched our jackets. And naturally we couldn't just take a normal pretty picture. It's just not our style haha
Journey to the Live House of Kashiwa
"Three young women set out on a journey to Kashiwa
that puts them on a path toward old and new friends."
Ok really that's just a long way of me saying that Macee, Elle, and I went to see Daiki's band perform. The venue was in a section of Tokyo called Kashiwa, which as E repeatedly pointed out was in the middle of NOWHERE. It's a good thing Daiki and Kazuya met us at the station or we never would have found our way there. We had a great time hearing Daiki's band perform covers of X Japan and Luna Sea. Also, during their set I made friends with a Japanese girl behind me and she and I rocked out for the last two songs together <3 Her name was Monica and she was so sweet! After we saw Daiki's band we decided to hang around for a little while. We were the only foreigners there so -naturally- we stood out so I didn't think much of it when E told me that there was a guy who kept eyeing us and kind of hovering. However, eventually this guy got the courage to talk to us and informed us that he was the brother of one of the guys in the band we had just watched. He was really sweet and adorable so we were happy to stand there talking to him and he eventually introduced us to his brother. At first I was totally stoked that there was a cute guy standing there being obviously flirty with me.... until.... he told me that the guy in the band was his older brother. Upon asking said older brother his age, a huge neon flashing "I DON'T THINK SO KID" sign went up in my mind because the OLDER brother was 19. Dude trying to flirt with me: 16. While I'm flattered that people often think I'm younger than I really am.....that was just ridiculous.
These Boots are Made for Cross-dressing
"The story of how one pair of boots will forever haunt the boys of I-House..."
So... I have these boots... they are thigh-high, 5-inch heel, rhinestone studded, REALLY AWESOME boots. And for some reason these boots fascinate the guys who visit my room, particularly when they are intoxicated. I'm pretty sure that before I come home most of my male friends will have tried on these boots....usually at Molly's suggestion. It's mine and Molly's evil plot to have blackmail on all of them (not really, but I guess we do accidentally haha) Shou didn't know what he was getting himself into tonight when he said he wanted to come hang out in our room. He should consider himself lucky that this didn't end up as my facebook profile picture haha This was the eventful part of the night. The rest was spent playing Mario Kart.
