Sumocat's Rambles

A simple way to improve chocolate bar wrapping

2012-05-25T14:45:00.000-04:00

Make the wrapper open to the top of the bar instead of the bottom. Helps those who only eat one brick at a time.

Finally cold brewing my coffee...

2012-05-21T08:51:00.001-04:00

...and it is strong as hell even cut with soy milk. Must reduce proportion.

Two tales of Lincoln: one is revisionist fiction...

2012-05-19T17:24:00.000-04:00

...the other is about him hunting vampires.

Vegan sorbet from thecupcakeladi.com

2012-05-12T14:17:00.000-04:00

thecupcakeladi.com didn't have the vegan cupcakes this morning so we had to settle for sorbet.

I find broken iPhones to be strangely beautiful

2012-05-10T10:50:00.000-04:00

Don't worry, it's not mine. Thinking about an iPhone skin that looks like this though.

HK with an AK

2012-04-24T17:22:00.001-04:00

Last meal before leaving the islands

2012-04-13T08:35:00.001-04:00

Was running late so had to stop here on way to airport. Just potato and carrot in curry.

Last breakfast at home

2012-04-13T08:34:00.001-04:00

Potatoes & spinach in a cheese-style taro sauce, plus leftover manapua from Legend.

Packing and cataloging my worldly treasures

2012-04-13T08:33:00.001-04:00

Didn't finish but trimmed not quite six long boxes of comics to 1.5. Will be listing a lot of eBay in the coming months.

Closing time deals at Shirokiya. So tempting.

2012-04-12T09:56:00.000-04:00

Would have eaten two of everything if I wasn't vegan.

Local flavor x2: SPAM flavored macadamia nuts

2012-04-12T09:52:00.000-04:00

Ingredient listed as "SPAM brand flavoring". Assuming it's not vegan.

Autobots vs. Decepticons in Honolulu

2012-04-12T09:44:00.001-04:00

Star Wars LEGO at... a hair salon?

2012-04-12T09:33:00.001-04:00

No explanation. Just a lot of LEGO Star Wars above and around the hair products.

Jollibee at Ala Moana food court

2012-04-12T09:33:00.000-04:00

Never seen this place before and not vegan. Just struck me as interesting.

Dim Sum at Legend Vegetarian Restaurant

2012-04-11T08:52:00.001-04:00

Will have to return at least 99 more times. Only tried one menu item out of a hundred.

Is it still hoarding if you're selling the stuff?

2012-04-11T08:50:00.001-04:00

Ah, Chinatown.

Best pharmacy in Honolulu Chinatown

2012-04-11T02:23:00.000-04:00

According to my mom who helps out here part-time.

Just another bright morning at Kailua beach.

2012-04-08T15:29:00.000-04:00

...and the food I could not eat tonight.

2012-04-08T03:38:00.000-04:00

Had I skipped lunch, my willpower wouldn't have lasted.

The food I could eat tonight...

2012-04-08T03:34:00.001-04:00

Plus, my mom made an excellent pot of vegan Portuguese bean soup.

Civilized version of yesterday's #Vegan breakfast

2012-04-07T16:43:00.000-04:00

I returned to Morning Brew for a late breakfast. Repeat of what I got yesterday from Kalapawai Market, but with proper dishware.

Yesterday's #Vegan Manapua from Down To Earth

2012-04-07T16:37:00.000-04:00

Forgot to share this glorious snack yesterday. Tofu and mushrooms were prepared to mimic the usual chewy insides. So good.

Keeping it #Vegan this morning

2012-04-06T15:22:00.001-04:00

Hummus bagel and a soy mocha.

Getting a taste of Sweet Greens (Reston Town Center)

2012-03-30T12:05:00.001-04:00

What's old is new again: Tablet PC Vs. Laptop http://tinyurl.com/7qqd55o

2012-03-29T10:56:00.000-04:00

Mother f-word. This “article” is so vague it could have been written 7 years ago. My gift of pattern recognition really is a curse with all these rehashed tablet vs. laptop arguments returning to haunt me.