One thing about being a fan of idols is that at any time they will make the decision to graduate, and you’ll be left with feelings of loneliness and sadness.
She’s the eldest of all Nogizaka members at the ancient for an idol age of 29. She follows my oshimen, Ikuta Erika, out the door into the future and real life. I wish her all the happiness in the world, because I have fond feelings for all Nogizaka members (and somewhat for most all idols of Japan).
After almost eight years with a late 2013 MacBook Pro, I caved and bought one of the new 16″ MacBook Pro. Its spec with the M1 Max, 64 GB of unified memory, and 2 TB flash storage. It’s price tag is $4600 after tax. Yeah. It’s pricey. It’s also a monster.
Just this morning, I finally finished transferring my data from the old laptop. I went and used Migration Assistant and moved most my data over. And all my Intel compiled apps! What a mistake and I am trying to clean up all the old baggage from over 14 years of computing.
What? 14 years?
Yes. My previous laptop, too had used Migration Assistant to move data over so all the data is from at least 2008. Yeah, there’s a lot of history there. Not sure if it was worth it. No. It really may be. There’s 2 TB to find out.
Any how, I’m still getting used to the keyboard. Don’t like the short travel on these. I wish I had my mushy old laptop keys. Also, this trackpad is too slick. I have to get used to it. Maybe over the next 8 years I will.
Finally, I wish they included the extension cord for the power block. No idea if I can use an older one considering the brick is much larger.
I just started to rewatch one of my favorite shows. My friend, Annie, used to call me Scully because of how much I talked about the show. I’m gonna see how much it holds up.
One thing that does suck is that my BluRay player playing the DVDs wants to upscale and stretch the picture to match my television. I can’t figure out how to make it run in the original aspect ratio. This is just one of the mysteries that you find in one of the X files.
Anyhow. Doesn’t the theme song just evokes an era? How nostalgic.
I am on a paella kick. I thought I was going to be on a wok kick, but once I found out how easy it is to make a single serving of paella, I have made about 4 of them in the past week.
I’ve made it with cod, chicken and green beans, cod and green beans, and just some chicken.
You really need the paella pan. I purchased mine at PaellaPans.com. You also really need the round Spanish rice. Beyond those two things, I believe its open to your imagination.
First saute garlic, onions, and other vegetables in some fine olive oil. Next is the sofrito with some tomato and paprika. Salt to taste. Then what ever your main ingredient is — chicken, meat, or ? It goes in. Finally rice and some stock. Boil at medium high for about 10 minutes. The water should be just about boiled away. Lower to medium low for another 5 minutes. Finally, for the socorat — the crunchy rice — bring the heat back up for another 2 minutes.
You’re down!
Let sit for 5 minutes covered then enjoy.
I’ve been following Spain On A Fork‘s recipes. He also has given me the directions. I just follow them generally. It’s strange that a lot of recipes tell you ten minutes at high. They’re usually doing a larger portion and yet it is the same time for my smaller portion. Also, follow the Spaniards and don’t mix seafood and meat. But you can do it anyway.
Mayhaps tomorrow will be another paella for dinner?
Was it really thirty years ago that these albums came out? Yes. Supposedly this was the best release days ever. Others can make the claim. I don’t know. All I know is that I remember the day well.
I was still in university at the U. I was especially waiting for the new Tribe album. I went to a music store called Coconuts. On the radio was playing “Smells like Teen Spirit.” I could not find the Tribe album. It was all sold out. I would get it sometime later, but not that day.
Since this was so long ago, I may be misremembering it all and this happened on a different day.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings is just one of the upcoming movies to kick off the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s a kung-fu flick and also a superhero movie as well. It’s got an all Asian cast, which is a first for an MCU film. It is also a film that starts out good, but then falls down upon itself as it fits into a Marvel film with a big bang of an ending.
I thought the action wasn’t bad. I wish we would get more kung-fu flicks in the west. I found it lame that we had to get the big crazy fight at the end — like it had to justify its existence as an MCU movie. I would’ve loved to have seen Tony Leung be more badass. I found that he was somewhat wasted with a disappointing arc. I want to see more and we are going to get a sequel. I guess I’ll watch.
September 4, 2016 Nogizaka46 introduced the Third Generation. At its center was a weak, easily rattled member, Ozono Momoko. She was always crying, which was endearing and frustrating at the same time. How can they have such a center for what was an important addition to the group?
Fast forward to today. Not just their 5th Anniversary, but also Ozono’s graduation day. One reason to follow Japanese idols is to witness their growth as members and as a person. Certainly, Momoko’s growth is one of the more satisfying to witness. She’s not so quick to cry anymore, and it shows how genuine of a person she was as an idol. That was really her as a person and not a character she put on for privacy. Congratulations on your graduation Momoko!
Our final gift from her is this MV for “Omoide First,” the 3rd Gen’s 2nd song which can be found on Nogizaka46’s 3rd album from 2017. Please enjoy and watch over the 3rd Gen members with a smile.
