Mashiko's for Dinner...

Omaha and I had a chance to go out for the evening since Kouryou-chan was doing an overnight and Storm was at her mother's. We chose to hit Mashiko's, the "sustainable sushi" place in West Seattle. We were feeling moderately adventurous, so we got the "moderately adventurous" five-course dinner for two.

It started the traditional miso soup and an appetizer of rainbow trout sashimi in ponzu oil and mirin, with shredded daikon and English cucumber. Then poke' salad (Hawaiian seaweed salad) with sashimi.

The next course was sushi of wild coho, raw scallop, albacore tuna and black cod w/spicy mayo. Then rice rolls of steamed asparagus with tuna on top, and pickled tsukemono (a purple cucumber native to Japan) with broiled sardines, topped with a dressing of miso and scallions.

Dessert was jasmine creme brulee garnished with a sprig of mint.

I also had the Yoegahi Dry Sake, which was fabulous. I can taste the difference between cheap sake and good sake, and this was pretty damned good sake, for a hot sake.

Mashiko's is different every time we go there. It's always fabulous... fun, low-key, but it always manages to feel special and the food is entirely awesome.

Yum!

Geek Girl Con!

I went to Geek Girl Con and... not much happened.

Sadly, although Omaha paid for both Saturday and Sunday, we didn't make it there until Sunday late. Kouryou-chan was ill most of the previous week and by Saturday still didn't sound good enough to go. Even when we go there, the schedule messed me up and I missed the one panel I did want to go to. Kouryou-chan's one panel conflicted with her need to have lunch and keep her energy up. It was that kinda day.

Still, I bought a copy of Cards Against Humanity, so that was a win.

I like Geek Girl Con. I like the idea of it. I just wish I could have enjoyed it more.

Dear Pat Robertson: Pbbtbtbtbtbbbtbtbbt....

Although it's not anywhere near Mother's day, I would like to thank my mothers: my biomother, whover she was, for giving me up, and my Mom, for having the courage to adopt and raise me, not knowing what the heck she was getting herself into.

I say this because Pat Robertson (yes, he's still alive, ornery ol' coot) today advised people that they shouldn't adopt kids because they "might be weird." He especially advised against adopting kids from other countries because it's unfair to make your relatives "take on the United Nations."

So, you can't abort, can't contracept, and can't adopt. Pat Robertson's world looks more like Sharia law every day, doesn't it?