Cow Crossing

henry iv, part i

2008-04-10T20:41:00.000-07:00

Yesterday
April 10

Breakfast 350

Egg over easy, vanilla almond oatmeal

Sugar snap peas, dark chocolate

A.M. snacks 130

Vanilla Joe-Joes

Lunch 450

Something something noodles, orange

Early P.M. snacks 100

Chinese bakery sponge cake

Dinner 500

Rice porridge, steamed tilapia

Brussels sprouts, tomato-onion-egg stir-fry

Cucumber salad with garlic, pork meatballs

Post-dinner snacks 500

Bartlett pear, bananas and chocolate

Fudge bar, more Chinese bakery cake, frozen banana

Total 2030
Watched Henry IV at A Noise Within in Glendale. It was great -- and Hotspur was truly hot. Buff as hell. Rawr.

Today
April 11

Breakfast 350

Cinnamon-banana oatmeal

Sweet potato, veggie leftovers

A.M. snacks 170

Cinnamon Puffins, dark chocolate

Lunch 600

Chicken Basil panini

Pizza (from Collective), navel orange

Early P.M. snacks 150

Extreme Mocha from Coffee Bean (I'm so not going to sleep tonight)

Dinner 400

Cucumber salad, tofu and edamame stir-fry

Kong xing cai (open-heart vegetable), brussels sprouts, fava bean mash

Roasted duck, seafood soup

Post-dinner snacks 200

Frozen banana, Taiwanese snack cake (filled with seaweed and black sesame paste -- interesting but good), cinnamon-sugar Wasa chips

Total 1870
I am not gonna be able to keep this photo thing up for much longer. I need to take a break from my camera.

where my party people at

2008-04-08T18:22:00.000-07:00

I heard this joint on POWER a few days ago and here it is. I LOVE Tha Feedback (a hip-hop culture/satire blog) because it reads my mind. Oh, BTW, this is my favorite song of the moment. » TF

Nelly featuring Fergie - "Party People"

Breakfast 300

Half a brownie muffin, pumpkin pie oatmeal (oats + pumpkin + pumpkin pie spice + a splash of milk), leftover soup

A.M. snacks 220

South Beach Living snack bar, Bartlett pear

Lunch 700

Healthy Choice Philly cheesesteak panini, mixed nuts (not pictured), PB&J and fruit from the art show

Early P.M. snacks 180

Ravioli and garlic bread samples from Fresh & Easy

Dinner 300

Broccoli and carrot stir-fry, sautéed sugar snap peas

Pickled beets, lion's head meatballs (shi zi tou)

Post-dinner snacks 300

Fuji apple slices, navel orange, pumpkin pie-ish snack

Total 2000

you seem very personable

2008-04-07T20:20:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 350

Oatmeal with walnuts and cinnamon, almond milk, pear (not pictured)

A.M. snacks 100

Walnuts

Lunch 540

Enchilada from Trader Joe's

Chocolate covered espresso beans, navel orange

Dinner 400

Broccoli, rou bing zhen dan (steamed pork with egg ... god, Chinese dishes need to get more attractive names)

Cucumber salad (liang ban huang gua); mao dou chao ji he dou fu (edamame stir-fried with chicken and tofu); tofu, wood ear mushroom and bamboo shoot soup

Post-dinner snacks 300

Strawberry ice cream (tofu)

Navel orange, dark chocolate with almonds (Trader Joe's), chocolate calcium chew

Later ... 200

Fuji apple slices, pumpkin pie mix on a cracker (MMM!), brownie muffin

Total 1890
So Neil's mad at me, I'm getting fat, Andrew's being a total dick to Mira and me, and I'm not psyched for Prom. Oh, and I still don't have a boyfriend. Nicee.
Anything else? Right, I didn't get into any Ivy Leagues, so I fail. I've given up on homework, and I have an essay to write on Slaughterhouse Five.
On the bright side, my dogs are cute. Especially Koffee, who's taken over a corner of my bed. Plus, I'm looking for a job, which will be nice.

koffee has it easy

2008-04-06T20:10:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 450

Oatmeal with chopped almonds and sliced strawberries; yogurt-dipped strawberries; walnuts

Lunch 450

Hu bao dan (fried egg over easy), chicken curry with rice, veggie burger

Early P.M. snacks 400

Fuji apple, Wasa cracker with cottage cheese and blueberry preserves, walnuts

Cinnamon Puffins, applesauce

Dinner 350

Beets, sautéed onions with carrots and bell peppers

Spinach stir-fry, squash stir-fry, sausage

Post-dinner snacks 300

Fresh pineapple, chocolate cupcake in an ice cream cone

Total 1950
Went hiking with Mom and the dogs in Eaton Canyon. She had just taken a Benadryl so she was all drowsy, lol.
I canNOT believe spring break is over. I think I've forgotten how to do homework. And how to go to school.

feeling thrifty

2008-04-05T23:40:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 350

Creamy oatmeal with blueberries

Roasted and sugared walnuts, ginger tea with strawberries and vanilla yogurt dip

Lunch 430

Chicken curry and shrimp

Fresh pineapple

Early P.M. snacks 280
Costco samples!

Mixed nuts, trail mix bar, Nutri-grain bar

Corn dog, sautéed wild mushrooms, stuffed zucchini

Multi-grain cracker with Brie, jalapeño cheese quesadilla with Mexican cream, pancake with maple syrup

Dinner 500

Braised daikon, pickled cucumber, tea eggs, pork sung

Hot and sour soup, sesame mixed tofu, rice porridge (I'm kind of getting deja vu)

Post-dinner snacks 430

Mini cheesecake

Post-8 [300]

Fresh pineapple, walnuts, Bartlett pear, navel orange

Total 1990
Workout - First 25 minutes of Power Sculpt. I am burnt out on DVDs / Eating after 8 - Yes

left on hyland

2008-04-04T18:57:00.000-07:00

Breakfast/brunch 1000

Sautéed romaine, pan-fried daikon cake, sesame-eggplant salad

English muffin with strawberry preserves, soymilk sorbet, tea egg

Cocoa Puffs with milk, rice pudding, chocolate chip cookie

Early P.M. snacks 270

Shredded pork with crinkle cut potatoes (Trader Joe's sample), melted milk chocolate from making chocolate-coated espresso beans

Mini-cheesecake, fresh pineapple

Dinner 450

Rice, gai-lan, garlic BBQ pork

Caramelized onions with mushrooms, mapo tofu

Hongsao xia (ginger-soy shrimp), hot and sour soup

Post-dinner snacks 200

Mango, sliced strawberries with coconut yogurt dip

Post-8 grazing 250

Blueberries, tea egg

Yellow bell pepper with yogurt-chive dip, steamed broccoli, walnuts and almonds

Total 2170
Workout - 10 Minute Solutions: Belly Fat Blaster (40 min) / Eating after 8 - Mucho

murrieta hot springs

2008-04-03T22:40:00.000-07:00

Yesterday
Wednesday, March 2

Breakfast 240

I got a blood test today, which means I couldn't eat till afterwards. So I brought breakfast with me: a BBQ pork bun and a tea egg.

A.M. snacks 400

Melted chocolate and almonds (from making chocolate-covered almonds and blueberries), orange pulp (from making fresh squeezed OJ)

Lunch 300

Seafood soup, vegetable soup

Pork lettuce wraps
Always: rice

Early P.M. snacks 400

Pre-leaving for Murrieta: frozen banana with whipped peanut butter, soybean butter (Trader Joe's), the rest of the lettuce wraps

Post-arrival at Murrieta: walnuts, cashews, dark chocolate with almonds; navel orange

Dinner 600

So our family has this tradition where we always go out to fast food whenever we take a road trip or vay-kay, since we never have fast food otherwise. Tonight we had Wendy's!
Single with everything, fries, vanilla Frosty

Post-dinner snacks 200

Another orange and all these random snacks my grandma brought (nuts, tea eggs, etc.)

Total 2140
Workout - Um ... soaking in hot springs? Taking a walk? / Eating after 8 - Yes

Today
Thursday, March 3

Breakfast 500

Official "breakfast": tea egg and pear

Post-breakfast "breakfast": walnuts, cashews, chocolate with almonds, chocolate biscuit things

A.M. snacks 120

Stopped by the Lake Elsinore Outlets on our way back to L.A.
Samples: mint chocolate fudge from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and almond glazed pretzel from Wetzel's Pretzels

Lunch 400

Second fast food pit stop: Carl's Jr.
Charbroiled BBQ chicken sandwich, fries

Early P.M. snacks 120

Soybean butter, tea egg, eggplant salad

Dinner 500

Braised daikon radish with green onions

Zhacai (Szechuan-style spicy preserved vegetables), pork sung ...

... Chinese sausage, pickled cucumbers ...

... and rice porridge. After a tough trip of "only" American food, Grandma needs to make sure we get our fill of simple Chinese comfort food.

Post-dinner snacks 650

Pear, napa cabbage and glass noodle soup, navel orange

Post-8 [350]

Mini cheesecake, apple chips, (not pictured) Wheat Thins with Laughing Cow Swiss, orange

Total 2290
Workout - Tomorrow I'm going to do the Shiva Rea workout / Eating after 8 - Yes

river crossing

2008-04-01T18:35:00.000-07:00

Breakfast/A.M. snacks 340

Pear, trail mix (cashews, cranberries, almonds, chocolate chips)

Lunch 1000
After hiking, Laura, Magnus and I went to
Kabuki!

Miso soup, edamame

Teriyaki chicken and shrimp and vegetable tempura combo meal (the "Ninja Deluxe," hee), spicy tuna roll

Spider roll, California roll

Tempura ice cream (red bean)

Early P.M. snacks 200

Chocolate-covered almonds, chocolate biscuits, egg salad sandwich

Dinner 450

Pork lettuce wraps, rice porridge

Shrimp, peppered crab

Meatless meatbals in marinara, seafood stew

Post-dinner snacks 150

Frozen banana with whipped chunky peanut butter, frozen raspbarries

Total 2140
Workout - Hiking in Eaton Canyon / Eating after 8 - No

let me check your nails

2008-03-31T19:33:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 650

Reese's Puffs with milk, navel orange, frozen raspberries sprinkled with sugar

Trail mix (cranberries, cashews, almonds), pear

A.M. snacks 370

Chocolate-covered almonds and cashews

Red bean paste bun, meatballs in marinara (Trader Joe's sample)

Lunch 200

Russian cabbage soup, Chinese grandma-style

Early P.M. snacks 240

Frozen banana with chunky peanut butter (mmm), navel orange

Dinner 400

Meatless meatballs (from Trader Joe's!) in marinara with onions, bell peppers and oregano; sautéed baby bok choy (qing cai)

Sautéed celery with baked tofu, pan-fried gao (my grandma's rice-flour version of griddle cakes)

Post-dinner snacks 240

Chocolate covered blueberries, Asian pear, frozen banana

Total 2100
Workout - None / Eating after 8 - No

i love baths

2008-03-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 370

Pear, yogurt with frozen banana slices, strawberries royale (frozen strawberries drizzled with milk and sprinkled with sugar)

Raw sugar snap peas, carrots

Lunch 500

Nian gao, sautéed romaine lettuce

+ +
Rice noodles plus chicken plus peanut butter

=

Chung you mian (mixed noodles)

Early P.M. snacks 400

Banana soymilk ice cream, vanilla bean Joe-Joe

Lots and lots of ice cream

Steamed tilapia with soy sauce

Dinner 460

Zui ji (drunken chicken), sautéed celery with baked tofu, sautéed sugar snap peas with chicken

Edamame with pork and preserved veggies, Russian cabbage soup

Post-dinner snacks 120

Navel orange, dark chocolate

Total 1850
Workout - None / Eating after 8 - Veggies

eaton canyon

2008-03-29T19:54:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 520

Reese's Puffs with milk

Cinnamon raisin toast with blueberry preserves, grapefruit

A.M. snacks 50

Orange pulp

Lunch 400

Roasted turkey soup with cabbage, peas, carrots and potatoes; sautéed asparagus; sautéed jie cai; zacai roupian cao maodou (edamame sautéed with pork and preserved veggies)

Nian gao with walnuts, Asian pears

Early P.M. snacks 200

York peppermint patty

Frozen hot chocolate with mint (I like eating it with a spoon. Bite me), rice with milk and sugar (my childhood version of rice pudding)

Dinner 360

Lunch leftovers

Pork sung and rice porridge. A match made in heaven.

Post-dinner snacks 270

Chocolate covered frozen banana, chocolate calcium chew, cocoa crisp

Post-8 [120]

Pear

Total 1800
Workout - Hiking in Eaton Canyon with Mom, Kookie and Mike / Eating after 8 - **

tall olympics and senior horizons, day 2

2008-03-29T00:52:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 250

Failed fried egg over medium, grapefruit

A.M. snacks 360

A buttload of strawberries, blueberry bagel with Nutella and cream cheese, chocolate muffin

At the Jonathan Club for Senior Horizons! My lovely ladies.

Landry, Lis, Mira, and me (ugh at my hair). It was a swanky place.

Lunch 1000

Dinner roll with butter, grilled chicken breast in a mushroom cream sauce with mashed potatoes and julienned vegetables (so delish)

Apple pie with vanilla bean ice cream

Dinner 600

Zucchini, Romaine lettuce, Chinese sausages

Bao fan (clay pot mixed rice with Chinese sausage and gai lan), rosewater nian gao, roasted turkey soup with peas, carrots and potatoes

Frooozen chocolate covered banana

Silly Leo Club people

Fat Bertha

A few of the acts for the talent show

Post-dinner snacks 480

Cookies, hot chocolate

Post-8 [200]

California-style cheesecake from Star Cafe (it tasted exactly like a Chinese bakery birthday cake, no joke -- down to the fluffy frosting, the fruit, and the sliced almonds all around the edge)

Total 2690
Workout - No / Eating after 8 - Yes

senior horizons, day 1

2008-03-27T20:54:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 350

Daikon cake, butternut squash soup

Grapefruit, chocolate calcium chew

A.M. snacks 200

I didn't realize they had breakfast for us at Descanso Gardens!
Glazed donut, coffee with cream and sugar

Lunch 700

Turkey wrap with avocado (yummy), giant oatmeal raisin cookie, fruit salad

Early P.M. snacks 170

Chocolate covered almonds, homemade trail mix, vanilla bean Joe-Joe

Laura and me!

We are like monkeys.

Climbing trees is so much fun! I definitely missed out as a kid.

Dinner 450

Chinese celery stir-fry with pork, hongsao daikon with green onions

Scrambled eggs with tomato, napa cabbage soup with mung bean threads

Post-dinner snacks 300

Fruit salad (not pictured), navel orange, Asian pear, etc

Total 2170
Workout - Um ... the walk to Encanto Park? / Eating after 8 - Yes

[i love] new amsterdam

2008-03-26T20:11:00.000-07:00

I am OBSESSED with this show right now:

Seriously. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is beautiful. Oh, and the story's really interesting too -- he's this homicide detective in New York who can't die. Like, he's been around for 400 years, and he will only become immortal when he finds "The One" and their souls are wed. So he's been looking for The One for eons, hoping that he'll finally get to grow old and die like the rest of us.
Although, I'd be okay if he just stayed young forever.

Eeeeeeeeeeee!

WATCH THIS NOW.
The FOX site has full-length episodes. It's totally worth it.

oh, johann van der zee

2008-03-26T19:24:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 400

Papaya ice cream, pancakes (adsfjsodfjakl a little burnt) with maple syrup, grapefruit

A.M. snacks 150

Cashews, almonds, cranberries

Ugly picture of carrot sticks

Lunch 370

Eggplant wraps, leek bun, mushroom and bamboo shoot bun

York peppermint patty

Early P.M. snacks 570

21 Choices (again)! Strawberries and Cream, Butterfinger Bar, and Mayan Chocolate with a Reese's peanut butter cup.

I also sampled the Tropical Mango.
And then I went home and ate broccoli (to cancel out the unhealthiness ...).

Dinner 350

Seaweed salad, sautéed baby pea sprouts, chicken

Russian cabbage soup, mushrooms sautéed with bell peppers, rosewater nian gao

Post-dinner snacks 150

Orange pulp, chocolate covered frozen banana

Post-8 210+

Tomato with sugar, chocolate covered almonds, apple chips

Total 2200+
Workout - 10 Minute Solutions: Blast Off Belly Fat (30 minutes. I'm so lazy) / Eating after 8 - Yes

acupuncture

2008-03-25T20:26:00.001-07:00

... and I got firecupped too. I am so hardcore, lol.

Breakfast 500

Coconut yogurt with homemade yogurt, fried egg over medium (my favorite), soymilk

I sliced up bananas to put in my yogurt, and I had some more cabbage soup. I could live off that stuff.

Lunch 400

Healthy Choice smokehouse apple and chicken panini, navel orange

Early P.M. snacks 30

Sliced yellow bell pepper

Dinner 450
.

My grandma is a cooking machine. Black pepper pork chops with green peas, seaweed salad, sautéed broccoli and baby pea sprouts

+ = ahhhhhhhhhh.

Need I say more?

Post-dinner snacks 300

Asian pear, York peppermint patty, random nuts and cookies, broccoli (not pictured)

Total 1680
Workout - Tomorrow. Really. Maybe. / Eating after 8 - Veggies

only man i ever think of with regret

2008-03-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

We're singing "Someone To Watch Over Me" for the spring music concert -- it's so pretty.

Ella Fitzgerald - "Someone To Watch Over Me"

Breakfast 320

Tuna salad wrap, mushroom and bamboo shoot bun

Leek bun, grapefruit, chocolate calcium chew

A.M. snacks 190

Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut granola bars: the best granola bars. Ever. Especially the peanut kind.
Also: yellow bell pepper slices

What I did during my 5th period free instead of writing my government makeup essay.
Eughh, I feel like such a pervert. Is it my fault I like hot sexy men?! Damnit.

Lunch 330

Trader Joe's bean and rice burrito (mmm), vanilla Joe-Joe (double mmm)

Early P.M. snacks 80

Asian pear

Pre-dinner snacks/dinner 600

Rusung soup (Russian cabbage soup), soybeans (edamame) sautéed with bell peppers, soy and garlic marinated eggplant

Sautéed green leaf lettuce

Post-dinner snacks 420

Navel orange, sliced strawberries topped with whipped cream and drenched in chocolate syrup (yeah baby)

Post-8 [200]

Blueberries, chocolate covered frozen banana

Total 1940
Workout - I don't care about getting fat and flabby because I don't have a date to Prom. Eat that. / Eating after 8 - Yes

happy sigh

2008-03-23T17:09:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 250

Reese's Puffs with milk

A.M. snacks 25

Trader Joe's sample: honey cured ham

Lunch 560

Applebee's: chicken and portabello sandwich, mini burgers

Rite Aid: chocolate malted krunch (bliss)

Early P.M. snacks 200

The signs of fresh squeezed OJ!

Orange pulp (my fave), chocolate chip cookie

Dinner 500

Nian gao, hongshao youyu (braised squid with ginger)

Zhu shitou (see note from yesterday), steamed sea bass

Sautéed lettuce, baiyebao soup

Dessert and such 125

Cantaloupe, white nectarine (hehehe)

Total 1670
Workout - Eughhhhhh / Eating after 8 - Probably, but I don't recall.

crepes

2008-03-22T21:46:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 500

Baiyebao/baiyejie tang (soup-whose-name-is-too-much-effort-to-translate), ruobuo gao (turnip cake)

European style yogurt with honey, strawberries and granola; cashew, almond and cranberry trail mix

Chocolate calcium chew, orange

Lunch 350

Sautéed green leaf lettuce, scrambled eggs with tomato (in Chinese cuisine you usually don't eat eggs for breakfast), zu shi tou (you don't wanna know), rice

Grapefruit

Early P.M. snacks 400

I made banana ice cream with soymilk. It was creamy and cold and perfect, since today was so nice out.

Ice cream maker before and after. You see those frozen bits? I live for those. It's like Dippin' Dots.

Dark chocolate with almonds, almond cookie

Corrrnbread

Dinner 450

Chao tudou shi (stir-fried potatoes with peppers), sautéed green leaf lettuce, steamed sea bass

Soup, cucumbers stuffed with pork, mayi shang shu (ants climbing a tree)

Dessert 200

Crepes with strawberries and chocolate syrup (I had one with powdered sugar and lemon), papaya-tofu ice cream

Post-8 80

Orange

Total 1980
Workout - Ehmmmm. I need to get to work on those / Eating after 8 - Yes

chang thai

2008-03-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

Pre-lunch munchies 200

Chocolate-covered frozen banana, mini banana custard pie (tofu), half a tomato with sugar (it's good, trust me)

Lunch 750
Me and the grandparents went to Chang Thai restaurant in Monrovia.

Baby bok choy soup

Grandpa got pork pad thai, and me and g-ma split the green curry with chicken. It was fabulouss.

Cold Stone's! Cake batter ice cream with chocolate shavings ... mmm. Super-rich.

Early P.M. snacks 200

Chocolate covered frozen banana, half a tomato, sweetened (deja vu!)

Soy-glazed walnuts, strawberries

Dinner 500

Sautéed sugar snap peas and some Chinese vegetable

Ants climbing a tree (pork with mung bean threads), pork-stuffed cucumbers

Rice porridge (the ultimate Chinese comfort food), nian gao in three flavors -- red sugar, white sugar and rosewater

Post-dinner snacks 400

Cantaloupe

Post-8 [200]

Chocolate chip biscotti, chocolate chip cookie, pumpkin seeds,
sugar snap peas, sweetened tomato (not pictured)

Total 2050
Workout - Short walk to park with dogs / Eating after 8 - Yes

prom dress

2008-03-20T19:38:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 500

Reese's Puffs with soymilk, European style yogurt with frozen raspberries and honey

Half a sweet potato, spinach, mini banana cream pie

Lunch 400

Bean and rice burrito from Trader Joe's, olive and tomato pizza from Round Table

Early P.M. snacks 640

21 Choices (again)!
I sampled (clockwise from left) Just Peachy, Snickerdoodle Cookie, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, and Vanilla Espresso.
Ordered a tres small with everything but the peach -- they put it in a bigger cup and gave me Twix too! Gawsh, I love 21.

Trader Joe's samples -- animal cookies and chicken fajitas on tortilla chips. Mmm.

Pluot (plum + apricot hybrid)

Dinner 300

Stir-fried celery, bamboo shoots and pork; yellow squash; you doufu xi fen tang (fried tofu + vermicelli soup)

Sautéed spinach with garlic, pork chops with green beans, rice porridge (not pictured)

Post-dinner snacks 670

Huge Fuji apple, frozen raspberries

York peppermint patty

Post-8 [330]

Egg drop soup, Joe-Joe, banana walnut bread

Total 2510
Workout - No / Eating after 8 - Yes

incognito the play

2008-03-19T18:28:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 400

Egg drop soup, maple-brown sugar oatmeal with bananas and blueberries

Blueberries, half a grapefruit

We had an extra-long assembly schedule today. Michael Fosberg came and performed Incognito, one-man play about how he found out that his long-lost father was black.

He was really good.

A.M. snacks 230

Orange cranberry Flavor & Fiber Gnu bar
Random crap: walnuts, cheesecake brownie, apple chips

Lunch 500

Tuna salad wrap with spinach, egg drop soup

Napa cabbage and vermicelli noodle soup, gigantic Fuji apple

Early P.M. snacks 200

Tomato with sugar, broccoli

Asparagus, chocolate chip biscotti, vanilla Joe-Joe

Dinner 200

Cabbage and tomato stir-fry, soy ginger shrimp with green onions, jellyfish (yes), broccoli

Rice-y foods (porridge and gao), boiled peanuts, pork

Post-dinner snacks 100

Frozen banana, chocolate chip cookie

Post-8 snacks 280

Cabbage, spinach (not pictured), grapefruit half, chocolate caramel chew, cashews, walnuts, banana walnut bread

Total 1910
Workout - Jamie King: Rock Your Body / Eating after 8 - Yes. Damnit.

macbook

2008-03-18T18:49:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 340

Turkey ham, egg and Swiss on a toasted English muffin

Grapefruit, frozen banana (yes, I get the Victoria's Secret catalog ... get your frikkin mind out of the gutter)

A.M. snacks 750

It's the second Tuesday of the month = Senior Breakfast Day = happiness!
Lemon and chocolate mini-muffins, mini cinnamon roll, donut hole, strawberries

Foods I didn't take pictures of but still recorded cause I'm a good girl ... molasses ginger cookie, scone, banana-walnut mini-muffin.

Lunch 340

Spinach and ricotta lasagna from Trader Joe's

Early P.M. snacks 310

Fudge bar, white nectarine

I baked chocolate chip biscotti.

Grapefruit, cinnamon sugar cookie (snickerdoodle)

Dinner 350

Pork-stuffed cucumber, jellyfish (yes), lettuce, asparagus

Carrot-onion cakes, egg drop soup, rice (always)

Post-8 Munchies 100
Romaine lettuce, egg drop soup, chocolate chip biscotti

Total 2190
Workout - Walk / Eating after 8 - Yes

objection, your honor

2008-03-17T19:57:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 320

Ham (actually, turkey, shh), egg and Swiss cheese muffinwich

Grapefruit, calcium chocolate chew

Lunch and such 1250
Mock trial goodies: raspberry-chocolate bar, banana, salad, cashew, almond and cranberry trail mix, 3 slices pineapple pizza from Domino's, Girl Scout cookies (Thin Mint, 2 Do-Si-Dos), clementines

Early P.M. snacks 100

Chicken and bean chili with cornbread sample from Trader Joe's (plus seconds)

Dinner 400

Cauliflower-carrot stir-fry, iceberg lettuce, tomato and tofu soup

Rou bing zhen dan (steamed minced pork with egg), potato curry

Soy braised chicken

Post-dinner munchies 200

Strawberries with chocolate syrup and whipped cream

York peppermint patty, oatmeal coconut macaroons

Total 2270
Workout - None / Eating after 8 - No

too darn hot

2008-03-16T23:08:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 600

Whole wheat pancake with maple syrup and apricot preserves, papaya ice cream

Grapefruit, Russian cabbage soup

A.M. snacks 220

Soy-glazed walnut, frozen raspberries

White nectarine, homemade snickerdoodles (cinnamon sugar cookies)

Lunch 200

Baby bok choy, soy-braised chicken, ginger chicken porridge, bamboo shoots, edamame

Early P.M. snacks 300
Bell peppers, York peppermint patty, apple cinnamon chips, Granny Smith apple, oatmeal raisin cookie, Starbucks Doubleshot Light (not pictured)

Dinner 900
Kiss Me Kate cast party!

Food, food, food!

Amazing salad with walnuts, cranberries and dried figs; fruit; mac and cheese; beans; really good rolls; shrimp cocktail; crudités; tri-tip for sandwiches.
Pies (clockwise from top): coconut cream, chocolate cream, boysenberry, pumpkin, custard. And I had some banana cream and apple from Jasleen.

Late P.M. snacks 220

White chocolate macadamia nut cookie

Total 2440
Workout - Um ... Kiss Me Kate strike? / Eating after 8 - Yes

brush up your shakespeare

2008-03-15T23:27:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's the last performance of Kiss Me Kate?! You're kidding me. It went by SO fast!

FRIDAY

Breakfast 350

Tea egg, whole wheat pancake with raspberry sauce, cabbage

Frozen raspberries, chocolate calcium chew

A.M. snacks 300

Edamame

Lunch 350

Healthyh Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled White Meat Chicken & Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo Sauce, mushrooms and green peas, cabbage, York peppermint patty

Early P.M. snacks 260

21 Choices is my idea of heaven. Almost. Samples: Blue Hawaiian, Simply Yogurt, Oatmeal Cookie, Hershey's Chocolate Malt (or something)

Tres small with Hershey's chocolate and oatmeal cookie

Dinner 480

Penne in meat sauce, garlic bread, salad; two-bite cupcakes, cookies, and M&Ms for Saint Patrick's Day

Late P.M. snacks 600

I had an oatmeal raisin cookie post-show. Then everybody went to Rocky Cola Cafe in Montrose for some seriously good food. Toast stick dipped in marinara, chili cheese fries.

Mind-blowingly good Oreo shake, Belgian waffle (not pictured)

Total 2340
Workout - Kiss Me Kate / Eating after 8 - Most definitely

TODAY

Breakfast slash A.M. snacks 870

Russian cabbage soup, scrambled eggs with tomato and green onions, chocolate decadence cake with whipped cream

Fresh pineapple, grapefruit, chocolate calcium chew

Lunch 300

Pan-fried pork buns, mushroom and veggie dumpling, more soup, navel orange

Early P.M. snacks 260

Girl Scout cookies! Samoa, 2 Thin Mints, 2 Do-Si-Dos

Amira & me

Late P.M. eating 200

Baby bok choy, tofu and bamboo shoots (or something); more soup (not pictured)

Total 1630
Workout - Kiss Me Kate night 3 / Eating after 8 - Yes

kiss me kate opening night

2008-03-14T00:37:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 500

Baby bok choy, soybean butter and blueberry preserves on cinnamon raisin toast (= messed up but delish PB&J), strawberries

Chocolate calcium chew, nian gao

A.M. snacks 250

Blueberry mini muffin, frosted sugar cookie

Lunch 300

Healthy Choice Café Steamers chicken marsala, cauliflower-carrot stir fry

Early P.M. snacks 30

Green tea Pocky

Dinner 440

Pre-premiere Panda Express! Beef and broccoli, orange chicken, chow mein, fried rice, mixed fruit, fortune cookie

Late P.M. snacks 500

White nectarine, chocolate chip cookie, white chocolate macadamia nut cookie

Lettuce with garlic; cabbage-onion stir fry

Total 2020
Workout - Kiss Me Kate opening night!! / Eating after 8 - Yes

i'm always true to you, darling, in my way

2008-03-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

Kiss Me Kate is my LIFE right now. And damn do I love it ♥

Breakfast 400

Banana tofu pudding, whole wheat pancakes with blueberry and apricot preserves, ginormous strawberries, soup with huang ya cai and pork

A.M. snacks 60

White nectarine

Lunch 350

Healthy Choice Café Steamers Creamy Dill Salmon, the sweetest spinach

Vanilla Bean Joe-Joe from Laura

Early P.M. snacks 300

The Joe-Joe from lunch was so good I had to buy a box. Mmmm. And carrot juice too.

Yuko (hottie) and me in our 1948 costumes

Grapes, navel orange

Dinner 500

Ohmygosh Baja Fresh. Chicken taco with salsa, beef fajita, beans and rice, cheese quesadilla with sour cream, guacamole, tortilla chips, grapes

Late P.M. snacks 50

Cauliflower-carrot stir fry, green baby bok choy (not pictured)

Total 1660
Workout - Kiss Me Kate rehearsal? / Eating after 8 - Yes, but just veggies

quick change

2008-03-11T21:20:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 350

Muesli (apple + oatmeal + raisins + sliced almonds + cinnamon + milk), chocolate calcium chew

A.M. snacks 100

Cinnamon apple chips

Lunch 300

Cajun shrimp and chicken over rice (mmm, jambalaya), cabbage and tomato stir-fry

Early P.M. snacks 780

Jill's chocolate mini cake, Reese's Puffs

Carrot sticks with ranch dressing, nectarine
Random Kiss Me Kate snacks (ughh): mini chocolate chip cookies, Joe-Joes, clementines, pretzels, Cheetoes, mini Reese's peanut butter cups (not pictured)

Dinner 270

Pizza

Late P.M. snacks 300

Soup, spinach, hugest strawberries I've ever seen (Costco)

Total 2100
Workout - Ummm ... Kiss Me Kate dress rehearsal? / Eating after 8 - Yes

this is a really good salad

2008-03-10T23:01:00.000-07:00

Sunday night was Laurie's amazing yacht party in Marina del Rey!

Me and Lisa acted touristy in front of the fountain in the park.

The captain explained safety rules (I didn't really listen, something about life jackets and such) while everybody munched.

View from the middle deck of the boat

1 Everybody was gathered around
2 The captain looks silly

Camera-whoring

Regulation hotties! (Please tell me you know what movie that's from*)
*Mean Girls

What's that?
A bird? A plane?

Super-dog! (OK, I tried)

Upper deck shenanigans

Laurie, Dani and Linda did an amazing job decorating the yacht.

Bubbles ♥

Additional camera-whoring. You can ignore us.

I look nasty, but Laurie and Lisa are gorgeousss.

Cutest picture ever!

My god, it was pretty.

Supermodel slash goddess.

I like that lone palm tree on the left side.

Lounging on the outer deck of the yacht. Seriously, it looks small, but there's three stories, two bedrooms and a kitchen!

Pretty!

I like the sun. And the sky. And the birdies too.

Red crayon

Multiple red crayons

Hi, Kyong.

Yay, my makeup is uneven!
(Kyong: Yes, I was definitely wearing liner. And blush. Psh.)

G-L-A-M O-R O-U-S

Those clouds are my lifeee

I can see why people like sailing -- they get to see sunsets like these

Artsy?

Silhouette = artsier?

I guess not.

Last one, I promise.

It was SO nice outside!

Natalie and me! I love this girl -- she's sweet and gorgeous!

Neil in his snazzy tuxedo shirt

Why, hello, Kaba's butt.
(Obviously, I did not take this picture.)

Three musketeers!
(Lisa: I, too, need a better version of this picture. And a glass of water. Stat!)

Linda was playing with my camera.

Fortunately for everybody, Laurie's karaoke machine had "I'm Too Sexy" as well as several other American classics.

Gandalf ice cream cake!

Laurie + cake

Laurie + knife + cake + karaoke mike = one happy birthday.
I lurve you Laurie!

♥ Tiff

remember to cheat front

2008-03-10T22:19:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 500

Lettuce, peanut butter and strawberry jam on cinnamon raisin toast (PB&J, basically)

Papaya ice cream, soy-glazed walnuts, grapefruit

A.M. snacks 220

Chocolate decadence cake with whipped cream, nectarine

Lunch 280

Costco swirl frozen yogurt, chocolate calcium chew, carrot sticks with ranch dressing

Early P.M. snacks 320

Girl scout cookies! Tagalongs, Samoas (the best kinds), Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils

Dinner 400

Carrot sticks with ranch dressing, Subway tuna sandwich, grapes, chocolate dipped madelines, shortbread cookies

Post-8 snacks 370

Cabbage and tomato stir-fry, strawberries with whipped cream, Fuji apple slice

Chocolate calcium chew, chocolate with almonds

Total 2090
Workout - Kiss Me Kate rehearsal? Does that count? / Eating after 8 - Yes

yacht

2008-03-10T00:42:00.000-07:00

Breakfast 500

Baked sweet potato, whole wheat pancakes with strawberry sauce

Yogurt, ground walnuts with sugar

A.M. snacks 300

Broccoli, gan bei cau huang ya cai

Fresh mango, chunky brownie frozen yogurt

Lunch 300

Rice, bamboo shoots, huang ya cai, Fudgsicle

Early P.M. snacks 300

Carrot sticks, butterfly cookies, grapes, Ruffles, bagel chips, tangerines

Dinner 900

Salad, stuffed mushrooms, pasta, ravioli

Lord of the Rings ice cream cake

Post-8 snacks 500

Mango, grapefruit (not pictured), soy-glazed walnuts

Total 2800
Workout - Karaoke / Eating after 8 - Yes

every time i do it i do it for my hood

2008-03-03T19:36:00.000-08:00

Young Jeezy - "My Hood"

To-do
1 Exercise then sleep (see number 2)
2 Don't even try to do homework -- it's not gonna work. Save it for your frees
3 Drink more tea (I'm thoroughly obsessed with jasmine right now)
4 Help people with Kiss Me Kate choreography
5 Return cookbooks to Arcadia library (they must be, like, 2 weeks late by now)
6 Spread some love ♥

Breakfast 500

Fried eggs over easy with soy sauce, toast with cottage cream cheese, tomatoes with sugar

Shaomai, walnut crumble with sugar, cashews (not pictured)

A.M. snacks 120

Asian pear

Lunch 350

Swedish meatballs, kettle corn

Early P.M. snacks 160

Carrot sticks (not pictured), brownie

Dinner 340

Tofu, potatoes and carrots, Chinese sausage (not pictured), soup with xiao qing cai, tree ear mushrooms and glass noodles, rice (duh)

Post-dinner munchies 720

Mango, chunky brownie frozen yogurt (homemade)

Chocolate with almonds, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

Post-8 (300)

Orange, blueberries

Frozen banana, chocolate covered almonds

Total 2190
Workout - Don't remember / Eating after 8 - No
Okay, so my problem is really just mindlessly snacking after dinner -- I need to limit myself to, like, 200 or so calories worth. Maybe 100 or so right after dinner and 100 reserve for random post-8 P.M. snacking?

lost wallet + balloons = best day ever!

2008-03-02T22:11:00.000-08:00

Neil and Laura planned a surprise birthday party for me! They told me they were taking me to lunch at Green Street Cafe in Pasadena, but they took me to Hamilton Park instead ("I left my wallet there," said Neil) and everybody was there! Chrissy, Laurie, Lisa, Kyong, Ian ...

I had NO idea they had planned this -- I was SO surprised!

So apparently when Laura and Neil ditched me (not really) on Friday night before Monte Carlo, they were at Party City buying stuff!

There was SO much food. These photos are deceiving (Laurie bought 4 boxes of pad thai!).
Neil made pasta with shrimp and broccoli in a cream sauce (he saved the good shrimp for the pasta). Lisa made pork and chive dumplings, Kyong brought fried dumplings, and Laura and Ian made a fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries and blackberries.

Lisa made me a poster with all the hot black men we appreciate so well! And in the interest of diversity she included some Asian men and sexy white men too. Rawr.

Lovers.

Me + Laura (+ Kyong)

My favorite girls! ♥♥♥ (This is actually kind of a bad picture, I need a better version)

Food -- Funfetti cupcakes, fruit salad, cake.

Good story: Neil's mom didn't think their cake would turn out well, so she bought a tiramisu cake "just in case"!

It's the Pancake!

I love these candles.

The spread.

Neil tried to wipe off some of the melted wax but obviously it was futile. Look at the sad state of that P.

Macro mode.

Chrissy signing on and around the hot men.

This is a hilarious picture. Me, Lisa and Neil are the only normal-looking ones.

Laura was fascinated by Kyong's spikes.

And of course we can't go to the park without some jumping pictures!

YMCA?

TIFF WU!

Hahahaha.

Um, Kyong, this isn't what I meant by "Kyong, take pictures of all of us."

I love these girls!!

The park. SO many memories here!

Mass jumpage.

Hahahahaha.

Is cool peechur.

And oh, the dog ...

The fluffiest dog in all of dogdom! (Kiss Me Kate inside joke.)

The boys! Don't worry, they have enough testosterone to make up for the fact that we had 5 girls and 3 boys.

Um, at least I hope they do.

I-A-N?

Kyong's finger?

Candid. I love Lisa's facial expression here.

"Girls!" (Neil comes running.)

Chrissy had to go change for the concert.

What's everybody looking at?

Nice, Kyong.

I just realized that Laurie and Ian are making the same face. Psychic connection? A fifth sense? ESPN?

Ohmigosh, THANK YOU Laura and Neil for throwing me such an amazing party!! It's definitely the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me and I sooo love you guys to death! And thanks everybody else (Laurie, Lisa, Chrissy, Kyong, Ian) for bringing food and presents and such. I'm still in shock.

Then ...
Chrissy and I performed at the Lenten Concert at Mr. Hill's church -- we sang the Seven Last Words of Christ. It went really well and Neil, Laura, Kyong and Christina Kaba all came to watch! I ♥ you guys!

And if you've made it this far ...
For bigger versions click through to the Picasa page and choose 'Download Photo'

♥ Tiff

angelus domini

2008-03-02T21:56:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 250

Lunch 1000+? (Who knows? Who cares?)
Pad thai (♥ Laurie), shrimp and broccoli alfredo (♥ Neil), chive dumplings (♥ Lisa), potstickers (♥ Kyong)
Fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, ♥ Laura)
Pepsi Jazz in Caramel Cream and Strawberries and Cream, Arizona ice tea, Sierra Mist
Funfetti cupcakes (♥ Lisa), tiramisu cake (♥ Neil's mom), strawberry "pancake" cake (♥ Neil and Lisa)
» Want photos?

Early P.M. snacks 300
Lemon Crisp cookies, brownie bite, cashews, chocolate chip cookies, oranges

Leftover cake

Dinner 200

Spinach with garlic, edamame and something-something, soup (tried to keep it lighter after that massively amazing lunch)

Late P.M. snacks 660

Grapefruit, mango, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

Post-8 [480]

Joe-Joes, frozen banana with chocolate syrup, papaya ice cream (silken tofu + frozen papaya + mini chopper), Ferrero Rocher (not pictured)

Total 2400+
Workout - The Biggest Loser: Cardio Max / Eating after 8 - Yes (stress eating, ugh)

18!

2008-03-01T22:04:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 600

Grandma's pork shaomai (Shanghai-style), papaya ice cream (tofu + frozen papaya chunks + food processor = amazing), pancake with strawberries and maple syrup

Grapefruit; cabbage, tomato and onion stir-fry

Lunch 160

Peanut-sesame liang ban noodles (for longevity), fresh strawberries

Early P.M. snacks 700

Funfetti cupcakes! I ♥ you Amira!
Hearing a church chorus sing you Happy Birthday in harmony ... priceless. ♥
Gah, I'm so happy. :) :)

Blood oranges, lemon crisp cookies (Trader Joe's), peanut butter filled pretzels (not pictured), Rice Krispies treat (thanks Neil!), raspberry ice cream, brownie frozen yogurt (not pictured)

Dinner 700
Macaroni Grill!

Rosemary foccaccia, grilled pork chops with mushroom risotto (Grandpa's, so juicy + delicious + flavorful)

BBQ chicken pizza, chocolate cake (cuz we told them it was my birthday)

Late P.M. snacks 300

My birthday cake! It was light and fluffy, not too sweet (= Chinese bakery-style cake).
Yes, that is the biggest birthday candle I've ever seen. It was the size of a pen.

Total 2460
Workout - The Biggest Loser: Power Sculpt (hopefully I burned off a few of those calories from the cake) / Eating after 8 - No (I know! Crazy right?)

monte carlo night

2008-03-01T21:51:00.001-08:00

Breakfast 350

Raspberry slush, cinnamon raisin toast with (cottage) cream cheese, jie lan (Chinese broccoli), mapo tofu

A.M. snacks 100

Asian pear

Lunch 420

Smart Ones tuna noodle gratin, navel orange, pasta salad, chocolate Quadratini (not pictured)

Early P.M. snacks 200

Pistachios, Thai vegetable gyoza (which are really dumplings, not gyoza) from Trader Joe's, Brazil nuts, iced coffee from Starbucks

Dinner 450

Burger and chocolate chip cookie

Late P.M. snacks 540
Chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies (2)

Total 2060
Workout - None / Eating after 8 - Fo sho

you can be jesus tomorrow

2008-02-28T22:07:00.000-08:00

10-second snapshot
1 Allergies
2 Ohmigod, it's almost Friday!
3 Kiss Me Kate rehearsals
4 Singing Seven Last Words of Christ at Oneonta Congregational Church in South Pasadena, 5 P.M. Sunday
5 Not getting enough sleep
6 Not doing homework
7 Wondering how 5 can coexist with 6
8 Randy Jackson presents America's Best Dance Crew on MTV
9 Go to the printing place near school and order 35 Kiss Me Kate posters, trimmed, and other Assistant Director duties
10 Food, food, food -- I love it way too much
Extra Credit Should I get a MacBook or a Vaio or a Dell XPS?

Breakfast 500

Strawberry and yogurt parfait with homemade maple and brown sugar granola (I love this picture)

Grapefruit, creamy cottage cheese (totally smooth, so delish), sliced almonds

A.M. snacks 80

Brownie bites

Lunch 360

Cedarlane beans, rice and cheese burrito, strawberries

Early P.M. snacks 200

Ghetto Ralphs granola (I'm so into those extra dates), carrot sticks

Vegetable Thins, apple (from Amira!)

Dinner 600+

Amira's mom brought Lebanese food. Oh, my god.

I'm not even going to try to describe everything. It was all SO good.

Chicken, beef, lamb, falafel (which is apparently pronounced fa-la-FELL and not fuh-LA-ful, according to Mira's sis Hannah)

Hannah goes to Glendale High a.k.a. Armenian High so we should trust her judgment.
Pineapple for dessert!

Late P.M. snacks 550

After chorus practice at Mr. Hill's church (which has AMAZING acoustics, by the way -- I was like, "Is that really us? It can't be") there was this spread of goodies.
Brownie bites (2), peanut butter pretzels, chocolate meringues (1), blood oranges (one million exactly)
Mapo tofu, jie lan (not pictured)

Total 2290+
Workout - None / Eating after 8 - Yes

happy birthday laurie!

2008-02-27T19:55:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 460

Creamy oatmeal with cinnamon and sliced almonds, raspberry mousse (firm silken tofu + frozen raspberries + vanilla + sweetener)

Tomato with sugar, banana mini muffins (4)

A.M. snacks 350

Green tea pumpkin seeds, Funfetti cupcake

Girl Scout Lemon Chalet Cookie, Annie's CG campaign sugar cookie

Lunch 360

Pizza wrap, navel orange

Early P.M. snacks 350

Funfetti cupcake, brownie (not pictured), carrot sticks

Dinner 400

Italian and yellow squashes, kong xing cai (open-heart vegetable)

Chinese celery stir-fry, ba bao fan (Eight Treasure rice, a Chinese dessert), soup with dong gua and bamboo shoots

Late P.M. snacks 150

Fresh papaya and strawberries

Total 2070
Workout - The Biggest Loser: Cardio Max (I love Bob) / Eating after 8 - HAYELL NO

bink bink binky bink

2008-02-26T19:31:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 350

Pumpkin pudding (silken tofu + pumpkin puree + pumpkin pie spice + sugar), eggs over easy with soy sauce

Tomato with sugar, grapefruit

A.M. snacks 150

Tea eggs (2), crappy chocolate caramel from Calc

Lunch 490

Amy's teriyaki bowl, Mikey's CG campaign chocolate chip cookie

Early P.M. snacks 300

From Gov (ugh, why is everybody feeding me today?!) -- mini Snickers bar, Reese's peanut butter cup

Nave orange, green tea flavored pumpkin seeds (yummy), carrot sticks (not pictured)

Dinner 480

Sauteed asparagus, hong sau doufu gan (soy-glazed beancurd), caramelized onions with pork

Soup with meatballs, huang cai, carrots, and xian cai (Chinese pickled veggies, kind of but not really like relish); fava bean hummus slash dip, rice (duh)

Post-dinner munchies 230

Navel orange, Fudgsicle

Post-8 [100]

Almond cookie, whipped cream with chocolate syrup and toasted sliced almonds (yes, I'm weird)

Total 2000
Workout - The Biggest Loser: Cardio Max / Eating after 8 - Yes, under control

the amber spyglass

2008-02-25T20:59:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 450

Swiss muesli (apple + oatmeal) with raisins, yogurt and sliced almonds; banana mini muffin; brownie bite (not pictured); grapefruit

Lunch 350

Subway six inch roast beef sub with Swiss, Trader Joe's Everything Pretzel Slims (thanks Laura!)

Early P.M. snacks 80

Beef jerky (thanks Chrissy!)

Dang, I'm such a moocher. I love you all! ♥ Thanks mucho!

Dinner 400

Cha ye dan (tea eggs), kong xing cai (literally, open-heart veggie)

Juan cai cau rou (cabbage stir-fried with pork), stir-fries (potatoes), corn chowder

Post-dinner snacks 260

Navel orange, sau mai (or siu mai, with ground pork and sticky rice)

Chocolate-slivered almond clusters, almond cookie

Post-8 snacks 240
Corn chowder, tomato sprinkled with sugar, frozen banana

Total 1780
Workout - Crunch: Pilates Yoga Blend / Eating after 8 - Yes

oscars

2008-02-24T19:14:00.000-08:00

Brunch 900

Banana mini-muffins (3), strawberry-banana smoothie (yum)

I made pancakes!
Whole-wheat pancakes (3) with maple syrup, whipped cream and strawberry compote

Brownie bites (2), grapefruit

Early P.M. snacks 550

Banana mini-muffins (2), xian sui ya (duck), orange

Candy cane Joe-Joe, steamed tilapia with soy sauce

Green tea pumpkin seeds, Jacques Torres dark chocolate-covered cherries

Dinner 350

Hong sau pork with hard-boiled eggs, bamboo shoots, fava bean mash

Edamame and Chinese picked cucumber stir-fry, pork chops, corn chowder with mushrooms, peas and carrots

Desserts 160

Fudgsicle, Fuji apple

Post-8 P.M. snacks 170
Navel orange, nian gao

Total 2130
Workout - Jillian Michaels: Cardio Kickbox, Pick Your Level: Weight Loss Pilates / Eating after 8 - Yes

tufts interview

2008-02-23T20:18:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 650

Grapefruit, something like 6 bowls of vegetable soup (my grandma made another pot ... nnngh), nian gao, Cheerios

Lunch 120

Shanghai-style stir-fried nian gao, sesame ball

Early P.M. snacks 800

Nian gao, banana bread mini-muffins

Cashews, brownie bites, vegetable soup, Jacques Torres dark chocolate-covered cherries

Dinner 300

Pork patties, edamame and Chinese picked cucumber stir-fry, Italian squash and broccoli

Grapefruit, navel orange

Total 1870
Workout - The Biggest Loser: Cardio Max (my gosh, SO effing difficult but I loved it) / Eating after 8 - NO!

amnesty coffeehouse

2008-02-23T01:43:00.000-08:00

View from the window of the Korean restaurant we ate at (Tofu House on Foothill):

Amnesty performances!

Neil sang Hey There Delilah.

Cody!

Magnus ... the stage.

It's like dinner theatre!

Sandra: "Take a picture of me and Lisi!"

Mr. Mullins was AMAZING.

Angry Genghis finished out the show with a 20-minute set!

I can't believe it's our last Coffeehouse. I'll miss it!

♥ Tiff

soontofu

2008-02-23T00:31:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 400

Egg over easy, cinnamon raisin bread with pumpkin butter

Grapefruit, pumpkin, chocolate-almond cluster

A.M. snacks 130

South Beach Living Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, pistachios

Lunch 340

Smart Ones Szechuan style lo mein, orange

Dinner 600

Salad, kimchijeon, banchan

Random banchan (small plates)

Those fish cakes (right) were really good

Soontofu (also spelled sundubu jjigae)

Bibimbap

Toasted rice (from the sides of the stone bowls) with green tea -- like a palate cleanser; frozen yogurt

Coffeehouse snacks 700

Brownies, Cole's cashew chocolate chip cookies, blondies, cinnamon rolls

Total 2170
Workout - None / Eating after 8 - Cashew Chocolate Chip cookies, rusung soup

this is my buddy wall

2008-02-21T19:20:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 400

Papaya-tofu pudding, baked sweet potato

Mushroom and onion quesadilla, spiced pumpkin

A.M. snacks 200

Pistachios (not pictured), orange

Lunch 450

Lean Cuisine butternut squash ravioli, chocolate shortbread cookie

Early P.M. snacks 170

Popcorn (kettle corn), blueberry muffin

Dinner 500

Rice, squash (yellow and Italian) stir-fry, brussels sprouts

Pork with roasted chestnuts, daikon soup with bamboo shoots

Late P.M. snacks 170

Funfetti cookie (not pictured), grapefruit, chocolate chip cookie, soy milk

Total 1890
Workout - Element: Ballet Conditioning / Eating after 8 - Brussels sprouts and daikon soup

i hate uc scholarship apps

2008-02-20T18:48:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 500

Scrambled eggs, papaya mousse (silken tofu + papaya)

Cinnamon raisin bread with butter, grapefruit

A.M. snacks 230

Cashews, pineapple (and Ian)

Lunch 450

Lean Cuisine spaghetti in marinara sauce, orange, quiche (not pictured)

Early P.M. snacks 400

Chocolate chip cookie, donut holes, biscotti

Oreo, McDonald's fry, brownie bite

Corn chowder

Dinner 300

Rice, Chinese sausage, asparagus

Su ya (vegetarian duck, tastes nothing like duck but it's delish), corn chowder with broccoli, onions, and carrots

Post-dinner snacks 600++

Chocolate pudding cake with whipped cream, homemade chocolate chip cookies (3)

Orange, carrots, plus tons of stress eating at around 1 A.M. (soup, candy cane Joe-Joe, snack biscuits, tomato, pumpkin pudding)

Total 2480+++
Workout - Crunch: Super Slimdown - Pilates Yoga Blend / Eating after 8 - Yes

netflix free trial

2008-02-19T21:13:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 460

Blueberry yogurt, grapefruit smoothie, grapefruit

California veggie burger, rusung vegetable soup

A.M. snacks 260

Cashews, Fiber One oats and chocolate bar

Lunch 400

Lean Cuisine mediterranean chicken

McDonald's fries, chocolate chip cookie, lasagna (not pictured)

Dinner 400

Orange and white cauliflower, daikon and something-something stir-fry, breaded pork chops

Za cai with pork, xian cai soup with pork and glass (vermicelli) noodles, rusung vegetable soup (don't worry, there isn't any more, I finished the pot -- it's like the third pot of this soup my grandma's made in two weeks)

Dessert 200

Brownie bite with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and sliced almonds; cherries

Post-8 snacking 200
Papaya, pineapple, Funfetti cookies

Total 1920
Workout - No / Eating after 8 - Yes

!xobile

2008-02-18T23:23:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 400

The All-American breakfast: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, waffles with Aunt Jemima (non-racist) syrup

A.M. snacks 250

Do you see the steam over that hazelnut cream coffee with milk and sugar?!

Sliced pear and blueberries, Princess fruit snacks

Neil, me.

Lunch 575

Corner Bakery Bavarian turkey sandwich on pretzel bread, chicken tortilla soup, carrots

Early P.M. snacks 50

Boba milk tea

Dinner 1200

Huge salad, chili and split pea soups, pasta salad

Pasta, broccoli, buttermilk cornbread, blueberry muffin

More soup, chocolate lava cake, honeydew melon, chocolate lava cake with vanilla and chocolate soft serve

Late P.M. snacks 600

Orange, Tagalongs, rusung soup

Total 3075
Workout - Yes / Eating after 8 - Yes

tagalongs

2008-02-17T14:08:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 400

Cinnamon raisin French toast with raspberry compote

A.M. snacks 450

Brownie bite, nian gao with walnuts, fresh pineapple, lettuce

I made Tagalong-type cookies with peanut butter and dark chocolate. They are insanely good.

Lunch 360

Rusung tang, roasted duck, stuffed tofu

Beef, rice

Early P.M. snacks 260

Homemade Tagalongs, cherries

Dinner 450

Whipped cream with chocolate syrup and sliced almonds (I'm weird like that), peanut butter cup, rusung soup

Cinnamon raisin bread with pumpkin butter, butter and apricot jam, grapefruit

Hey, y'all.

Late P.M. snacks 300

Princess fruit snacks, mozzarella and meatballs Lean Pocket

Total 2220
Workout - Yes / Eating after 8 - Yes

kiss me kate rehearsal

2008-02-16T18:20:00.000-08:00

Brunch 600

Roasted tomato and red pepper soup (Trader Joe's), papaya smoothie

California veggie burger, orange

Sugar snap peas, green onion pancake, salad Tiffany-style (stir-fried lettuce)

Early P.M. snacks 150

Fuji apple slices, nian gao

Dinner 400

Lettuce, si zhi tou (Lion's Head, a traditional Shanghainese dish), mao dou cau jiang gua (edamame and Chinese pickle stir-fry)

Cauliflower and zucchini stir-fry, rice

Desserts 100

Papaya, pita chips, peanut butter cup

After-8 snacks 400

Funfetti cookies, brownie bites

Total 1650
Workout - No / Eating after 8 - Yes

rocky cola cafe

2008-02-16T00:37:00.000-08:00

Mr. Mullins is SO good. If he did this every week morning meeting would actually be exciting (sorry Kyong)!

Mr. Mullins on guitar

Breakfast 330

I plan my breakfasts. I'm such a dork.
Cottage cheese and apricot preserves, grapefruit smoothie, grapefruit, veggie burger (pre-recovery of camera)

A.M. snacks 220

Fuji apple, orange, pistachios

Lunch 450

Lean Cuisine southwest chicken panini, rest of orange

Homemade Samoa (they took me FOREVER)

Kyong's pro photoshoot of Neilio

Dinner 700

Raspberry and lemon teas with honey, ahi tuna tacos

Dessert 500

Belgian waffle with chocolate and vanilla ice creams, hot fudge, peanut butter cups, whipped cream and nuts (something like one of the best desserts everr)

Late P.M. snack 90

Brownie bite

Total 2290
Workout - No / Eating after 8 - Yes (damnit)

pleaseee

2008-02-14T20:44:00.000-08:00

I think I left my camera in the library at school.
Or, more correctly, I'd BETTER have left my camera in the library at school, and not in some other random place I can't think of.
Aghhhhh.

EDIT (February 15) Found it in the library! I was SO relieved.

Breakfast 500

Swiss muesli with apples, oats, raisins, sliced almonds, cinnamon and yogurt, grapefruit smoothie, grapefruit, kabocha squash soup

A.M. snacks 200

Neil's island cookies (coconut, pecans and chocolate chunks), cashews

Lunch 500

Valentine's Day Funfetti cake (by Neil)

Lean Cuisine chicken, spinach and mushroom panini, orange

Bobby and Joey illustrated this amazing cover.

EDIT Right here was when I left my camera in the library ... so I started taking pics with my cell phone. (Shut up. I'm not addicted to anything.)

Early P.M. snacks 260

Spam musubi, carrot sticks, nian gao, papaya

Dinner 400

Three-mushroom stir-fry with peas and bamboo shoots, rice porridge, sauteed spinach with garlic, sauteed zucchini, soup with tofu, mu er, huang cai and pork, some pork-vegetable dish, cau jiang (beancurd, edamame, pork, and bamboo shoots in a soy-based sauce)

Post-dinner snacks 520

Rice pudding, apple strudel with chocolate sauce, grapefruit, homemade Samoas and chocolate dipped shortbread cookies, banana smoothie

Total 2380
WTF, I thought I ate less today. I am STILL eating way too much after dinner. Okay, I'll choose my dessert -- 150 max. And I'll stop standing around in the kitchen for, like, 2 hours every day.
Workout - Yes / Eating after 8 - No

power sculpt

2008-02-13T18:56:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 500

Scrambled eggs with tomato, banana milkshake

Fuji apple, ground walnuts with sugar (tastes better than it sounds)

A.M. snacks 500

Kettle corn, chocolate chip cookie

Cashews, brownies

Rice Krispies treats, more chocolate chip cookies

I am so dying at, like, 35.

Lunch 450

Lean Cuisine southwest-style chicken panini, navel orange, sugar cookies (not pictured)

I love this weather -- yesterday it was 80 degrees. In February! Only in L.A.
I had lunch and an amazing free on a blanket on the senior lawn. It was glorious.

Early P.M. snacks 430

Coconut glazed donut, brownie bites (not pictured), nian gao bars (my grandma won't stop baking)

Dinner 400

Shui sun sau rou (water bamboo shoots with braised pork), soup with pork, tofu, mu er mushrooms and huang cai vegetables

Rice (more like porridge), exotic mushroom stir-fry (dong gu, oyster and button mushrooms) with peas and chicken, kabocha squash soup

Beef, ban doufu (mixed tofu salad)

Late P.M. snacks 150

Brownie bites (I overbaked them, ugh), grapefruit

Total 2430
I'll have two 'splurge' days a month -- this was one of them. The other days I'll stay between 1600-1700.
Workout - Yes / Eating after 8 - Yes

a shot at love with tila tequila

2008-02-12T22:29:00.000-08:00

Breakfast 400

Quesadilla with onions and mushrooms, banana cinnamon oatmeal, banana smoothie

A.M. snacks 400

Coconut cupcake, grapes, lemon poppyseed muffin, honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple (not pictured); Valentine's Day M&Ms

Lunch 300

Lean Cuisine Thai chicken with coconut rice, Fuji apple

Early P.M. snacks 60

Carrot sticks

Dinner 350

Soup with ti pang (pork), ruo buo and sun, sauteed bamboo shoots, boiled peanuts

Shrimp with garlic and green onions, beef, dong gu (shiitake mushrooms) with broccoli

Pork, chicken with Chinese celery, mu er and carrots

Late P.M. snacks 760

Orange, cherries, butter pecan ice cream

Reese's peanut butter cup, candy cane Joe-Joe, tomatoes with sugar

Raspberry cheesecake

Cashews, butter pecan ice cream, orange (not pictured)

Total 2270

dinesh d'souza

2008-02-11T18:37:00.000-08:00

Dinesh D'Souza, a conservative writer and speaker, gave an assembly at school today. He was SO interesting, but then I went home and Wiki'ed him and realized that he totally toned his message down for our little liberal bastion of a school. I think he's fascinating.

Breakfast 380

Toast with butter, scrambled eggs with caramelized onions and mushrooms, grapefruit

A.M. snack 80

Fuji apple

Lunch 270

Vegetable potsticker from Katie Chen (not pictured), Lean Cuisine grilled chicken primavera

P.M. snacks 280

Coconut oatmeal cookie, orange
Chocolate chip cookie, sea salt pita chips (not pictured)

Dinner 400

Rusung tang, broccoli and carrot stir-fry

Ban doufu, cau jiang (beancurd and edamame in a soy-based sauce), steamed sea bass

Late P.M. snacks 450

Apple strudel, butter pecan ice cream

Grapefruit, kettle corn, soybean butter (not pictured)

Total 1860

nap from 3 to 6

2008-02-10T20:27:00.000-08:00

Brunch 600

Rusung tang (soup), ultra-thin-crust pizza (half BBQ with corn, onions, cilantro, and smoked Gouda; half regular with mushrooms, bell peppers and onions)

And ... lemon-ginger frozen yogurt (photos are always a million times better when there's sunlight)

P.M. snacks 520

Grapefruit, milk chocolate with hazelnuts, Ferrero Garden Coco (crispy!)

Rocky road ice cream, nian gao (Chinese New Year's cake), Reese's peanut butter cup

Butter pecan ice cream

Dinner 400

Chicken with caramelized onions, steamed sea bass with ginger and green onions

Sauteed baby bok choy, ban doufu, more soup

Post-dinner munchies 450

Grapefruit, apple strudel

Candy cane Joe-Joe, nian gao

Total 1970

you can eat the candy heart

2008-02-10T02:24:00.000-08:00

Prep Valentine's Day Sadie Hawkins dance!

A few of my favorite girlies

Everybody looks so gawjus

Tim has the same smile in 90% of these pics

WTH is going on here?

Cute? Maybe?

Me and Lisa!

I love these girls

Joey is a pro photographer

Tim, Charlie, Jon, Joey

Me: OK guys, get close so I can fit you in the picture.
Them: Close ... you mean, like, eight feet apart? OK.

Ahahahaha.

God. I am just SO good at taking pictures of people.
Um, obviously it helps that the people are hot.

♥ Tiff

omgz

2008-02-10T01:47:00.000-08:00

My gosh. HOW have I not discovered Lupe Fiasco till now? He's THE SHIT.

Friday
February 8

Breakfast 350

Banana smoothie, scrambled eggs with tomato, grapefruit (eating in the morning takes me, like, 40 minutes)

A.M. snacks 400

Fuji apple slices, Ms. Madsen's amazing chocolate cupcakes

Lunch 200

Lean Cuisine roasted turkey breast, Nerds rope

P.M. snacks 200

Ms. Madsen's brownies (from 7th period gov class), cherries

Dinner 450

Zen Asian Bistro before the Valentine's day dance
Lisa's pineapple fried rice, my fresh summer rolls, Amira's 'Westridge roll' (sushi)

P.M. snacks 500
Afterparty bean dip, brownies, blondies, mixed drinks, Redvines, M&Ms, Baked Ruffles

Total 2100

Saturday
February 9

Breakfast 600
French toast made by the gorgeous Hannah (Mira's sis) and breakfast taquitos

Snacks 470

1 The barista at the Barnes & Noble Cafe slash Starbucks smushed the whipped cream on my mocha frappuccino
2 Fresh pineapple

1 I am obsessed with my grandma's veggie soup. I think she put crack in it or something
2 Reese's peanut butter cups

Dinner 500

Ban doufu (mixed tofu), baby bok choy, chicken and onion stir-fry

Rice, more souuuup

Dessert 100

Cherries, lemon-ginger frozen yogurt

Late, late P.M. snack 400

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, soup

Total 2070