Did you know...

That a potato ricer makes really good salsa...

That the word zhou can either mean juk/rice porridge or week...but you really need to be able to read characters to know which one is which...

That when you disappoint your spouse it is sometimes hurts you so much that it can be physically painful...like when you don't take their work email out of the auto-fill cache in your mail box...

That imitation crab sticks cost about 25 cents for 10 around these parts...I'm not sure I really want to know why...

That our city recently got cream cheese and that I most certainly ordered two boxes which I look forward to consuming in many different delightful ways...

That I miss friends and family in the states and would love to see my little sister's new hair cut in person...

That I also am really bummed that I am going to miss this...and that if I was still in Dallas I would have my calendar marked and already be planning on what Seattle's Best drink I would be ordering while standing in line to wait for my cookbook to be signed...

That I am now craving a Cherry Amaretto latte...doesn't that sound delicious...

That tonight I am going to a Yoga class taught in 普通话 and that sometimes when I go to Yoga here it involves ropes...

That lately when I've been craving a nice, slow stroll through a bookstore I just go to this website...and that it usually does the trick...maybe if I just make a Nescafe coffee pack I'll have that just stepped away from the Barista feeling...