Artistic Food

Hey,

So I blew through a couple more volumes of the foodie manga Oishinbo. This time it was Ramen and Gyoza and Fish and Sashimi.

I get a kick out of reading these things. Sure it makes me hungry for Japanese food, but it also makes me hungry for food in general and pushes me to appreciate more about what I'm eating. As usual, the stories are pretty thin. In fact, the original manga ran for a number of years and these collections don't follow the chronology, they just block things together according to food category. So in one story, the protagonists are just partners, in the next they're engaged and in another they're about to have twins. So it jumps all over the place. I'm hoping the last volume in the series actually handles some ending plot stuff.

Anyway, a fun set to read.

later
Tom

Artistic Food

Hey,

So I blew through a couple more volumes of the foodie manga Oishinbo. This time it was Ramen and Gyoza and Fish and Sashimi.

I get a kick out of reading these things. Sure it makes me hungry for Japanese food, but it also makes me hungry for food in general and pushes me to appreciate more about what I'm eating. As usual, the stories are pretty thin. In fact, the original manga ran for a number of years and these collections don't follow the chronology, they just block things together according to food category. So in one story, the protagonists are just partners, in the next they're engaged and in another they're about to have twins. So it jumps all over the place. I'm hoping the last volume in the series actually handles some ending plot stuff.

Anyway, a fun set to read.

later
Tom

Very minor irritants

So...howzabout that Homestar Runner?

Hasn't been updated in...forever.

later
Tom

Very minor irritants

So...howzabout that Homestar Runner?

Hasn't been updated in...forever.

later
Tom

The people at work think I'm strange...

[regarding the image on my whiteboard]

"So...it's a Pilgrim pirate?"

"No, there's a skull on the main sail and it seemed like he needed a little hat so I put the hat on the sail above the main sail."

"It looks like a Pilgrim hat."

"You know what, you're right, they are Pilgrim Pirates. They sail the seven seas and plunder the ships of witches. Then they burn the witch ships."

"Wait. Don't witches float? Why would they need a ship?"

"Ah, the ships are made from witches. And because of their unnatural witch-y buoyancy, they can hold lots of valuable cargo. So it's Pilgram Pirates chasing down the Witch Ships."

later
Tom

The people at work think I'm strange...

[regarding the image on my whiteboard]

"So...it's a Pilgrim pirate?"

"No, there's a skull on the main sail and it seemed like he needed a little hat so I put the hat on the sail above the main sail."

"It looks like a Pilgrim hat."

"You know what, you're right, they are Pilgrim Pirates. They sail the seven seas and plunder the ships of witches. Then they burn the witch ships."

"Wait. Don't witches float? Why would they need a ship?"

"Ah, the ships are made from witches. And because of their unnatural witch-y buoyancy, they can hold lots of valuable cargo. So it's Pilgram Pirates chasing down the Witch Ships."

later
Tom