Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/50 sec, ISO3200 “Detective Pikachu” Cedar Park, 2019
こんばんは。How’s it going?
This evening I joined a couple of friends at the movie theater to watch Detective Pikachu. We all loved it! Granted, we are all fans of Pokémon, but even if you aren’t, I think you’ll enjoy this movie. The jokes were funny and the story was decent. My favorite part was definitely the scene with Mr. Mime. It was hilarious! I was a bit skeptical about the CG Pokémon, but after a couple of minutes, I really enjoyed seeing them in “real-life”.
As a cool bonus, we each received a promotional pack of Pokémon cards. Actually, calling it a pack is being generous since they only contained two cards. But they are definitely cool! They are keepers for sure.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO2500 “Detective Pikachu Cards” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/80 sec, ISO3200 “Camera Shy” Cedar Park, 2019
It’s so funny that Lani doesn’t like when the camera is pointed at her. The only time to get a photo of her face looking at you is if you catch her off guard or if she is severely distracted by the prospect of food. 🐶
The cats, on the other hand, are pretty willing to have their photos taken. 🐱
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO1600 “Sweet Anko” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO2000 “I Am a Cat” Cedar Park, 2019
こんにちは。How’s it going?
I’ve decluttered my paper book collection quite a bit, but these three volumes of I Am a Cat by Sōseki Natsume are ones that I want to keep. Not only is the story interesting and funny, but the book cover art is so great. I love it! The book lists the cover art as by H. Doki, but I cannot find any other information about the artist.
I bought these when I lived in Japan (¥1243 sticker still on the back of volume 2) and the printing was from 1995, so I am guessing the artwork can’t be that much older. I think the simple color palette for each volume is perfect. It just makes me smile. 😀
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO3200 “Burger” Cedar Park, 2019
The second meal I prepared on the new barbeque grill was hamburgers. Actually, I would have thought burgers would be the first meal, but steaks aren’t a bad choice either.
Anyway, the burgers turned out great. As usual, I used 80-20 ground chuck, but this time I added Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard to the mix. I think I did that last time too. This time, though, I used a fork to mix it all up before dividing the meat and forming the patties. I think this makes a huge difference because the ground beef doesn’t get as compressed so the cooked burgers have a nicer, coarser texture. And maybe they stay juicier too? I don’t know, but these were certainly moist!
Mariko made homemade buns, which were fantastic. Natural ingredients and no preservatives are healthier than store-bought, of course, and the taste of the freshly-baked, homemade buns cannot be beaten.
To round out the burger, the toppings were lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, jalapeños, mayo, ketchup, and mustard. Can’t go wrong with the classics for toppings!
I sometimes like to make simple burgers using just salt, pepper, and garlic powder, but the family really enjoys the Worcestershire/Dijon version so I’ll probably keep making those. Purists say that adding anything more than simple seasonings turns a burger into meatloaf, but hey, we like meatloaf too!
I’m wondering if there are any other things people like to add to the meat before grilling… I must do more research.
I hope you had a nice day!
またね～
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