Skype dreams and tasty treats
Fri Mar 03, 2006 17:57 (UTC -5)Today I made my first Skype call since getting back into it a few days ago. This morning, after waking up uncomfortably early, I saw a post in the Skype Me forum from a Korean girl named Tamara. According to her post, she spoke fluent English, had a variety of interests, and was interested in talking to anyone. So I figured I’d give it a whirl.
It turns out that when it’s early morning here on the east coast of the United States, it’s pretty late at night in South Korea. Nonetheless, we talked for nearly an hour about a number of things, so it was very enjoyable. She was very bright for someone of 13. (She told me she was 15 in Korean years, and that I would be 18 under their reckoning. Cool.) I hope to talk to her some more in the future.
This past week my friend Kevin’s mom came home from a business trip in the Netherlands, and she brought us back some (literally) sweet gifts. Among these was a box of 10 extra grote siroopwafelen. They’re sort of thin, waffle-like cookies that you microwave for a few seconds, after which you can savor their syrup-like filling. Wikipedia sez they’re more commonly known as stroopwafels.
Apparently Gouda’s Gilde brand stroopwafles are not imported into the United States, but they are exported to Canada. While I’m at it, here’s a Canadian site that sells them. And here’s a Dutch site, and here’s another Dutch site that sells them in bulk. Actually, here’s an American site that has them. Hooray.
The other day, my friend Brian was munching on a bag of wasabi peas in class. As you can imagine, they’re dried peas that are really spicy. I tried one, and even though I don’t really like wasabi or peas, it was good, and I want more. They should be easier to obtain, because I believe the supermarket sells them.
Of course, I’m not going to go crazy and pig out on either of these treats (if I get either of them). The No S Diet has kept my urge to snack in check. According to my pseudo-scientific approximations, I’ve lost 19 lbs. in the four months that I’ve been with it, and almost all of that was in the first two months. I’m on stage two — maintenance — that will hopefully last the rest of my life.
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3 comments
#1 by Eric Moritz: Sat Mar 04, 2006 14:32 (UTC -5)
Cool, maybe you can get to talk to some folks from different countries in Esperanto. I finally found my “Teach Yourself Esperanto” book since I moved to Naples (It was packed in some random box) I’ll have to get back into learning it.
#2 by Jordon: Sat Mar 04, 2006 14:35 (UTC -5)
Yeah, I was hoping that I could do that eventually. But I have an awkward enough time talking to random people in English right now, so it’ll have to wait.
#3 by Brian: Sat Mar 11, 2006 15:41 (UTC -5)
Those Wasabi peas are crazy, man. Ever have any other kind of food that actually *screams* in your mouth, and then settles down and tastes like oatmeal cookies? If airplane run out of gas, and airplane crashes, does airplane get extra credit? NO!