Richmond Night Market / Restaurant Closures / Croissan'wich

Note: LJ Trick-Or-Treat / LJ What Would You Be / How Some LJ People Died blogquizzes. (by Jillian, Tamara, and Jordan)

The Night Market trip was fun: I decided to ask my mom whether she would have gone on the tour if I'd said I didn't want to go, and she believed I was having second thoughts when she'd already booked the trip. I can be a commitment-phobe sometimes about these things, but what she thought was wrong, haha. Sure, certain things might have me anxious about it, but it'll be interesting even if I don't get the hour's more sleep that I would if I were going to the Awana Conference instead! (as I told my brother later on to make conversation on the way home, it's one of those once-in-a-lifetime things, sorta...)

My parents and I went around the merchandise section of the Night Market after walking for about ten minutes. Dad said it was five... yeah right! So much useless crap like live goldfish (Jeremy jokingly wanted Jon to eat some later on), "magic bras," "trinkets," and "angry poop." (this plush red poop that had an angry face on it with bared teeth) Jon and his friends were there, so I went off with them... he had three Regent friends (Ray, Clement and his wife Tracy) and Jeremy in tow. We discussed the skewers ("ONE DOLLA! ONE DOLLA!" "I think they're thinking OH CRAP, WE MADE TOO MUCH! since the guy at the back is like DON'T BE SO LOUD!") and the stinky tofu. Of course Jeremy had to buy some to see how strong it was: yes, you have bad breath after eating it! (he breathed into my face to see my reaction: not sure I gave him much of one, heh) Ray expressed surprise that he'd like that stuff: this is Durian Dude we're talking about here! (he doesn't really like cigarette smoke, but at least it's not a severe allergy to the stuff like someone I know!)

We decided to go see the other food stands: bubble tea at different places, Korean pancakes, noodles, red bean stuff, etc. Later, we bumped into Ryan and Karen Grace near the shaved ice stand (Ray couldn't resist the skewer temptation!), so we talked for a bit. Jon admitted that he was horrible about introducing people (sometimes I can be that way too), but it was all good. Nathan called Jon about his dinner tomorrow, and Jon called Eric to see whether he was going: I guess I have options tomorrow for getting there, then! (I'm assuming a certain person isn't going, so I can always bus home from lunch and then get Eric to pick me up on the way there... not sure what's on the menu, though!) Then we checked out the trinkets for a while: jackets, stainless steel pots, big bouncy balls, Korean stationery, shirts (5 for $6 is a great deal!), books (the ones with accessories are great!), and other things.

Tracy and Clement just got married in January, and went to Maryland (where he grew up) for a bit in August after moving here from Taiwan... very interesting! Ray said his girlfriend Peggy is Catholic, and likes light theology only: I can identify with that! We had to drive illegally for a while on the way home: six people in a five-person car? Jeremy recalled a time when they had to squish four people in the back of Nathan's car, which is really only designed for two people since the third "seat" is a cupholder thing: that must not have been pleasant! It was an interesting time out, though! (I told my brother that I had to set my computer clock back when I really meant "forward"... I'd be even later if I did that, he told me... I hate this confusion!) Jon has time for a quick lunch before he has to go do some stuff tomorrow at another church before the dinner, so I guess we'll see about stuff. (my options are always there, hehe!) At least I exercised self-control and didn't buy anything, not even a skewer! :D (I need to do that more often...)

When I got home, Randal had emailed a bunch of us: "Here's some important info for planning your next Bible study group outing. I Love Sushi, but not at a restaurant of the same name when they're having a sewage back-up -- That would be so unappetizing! Food Closures (PDF file)" (those things are so gross, but I bet Kevin knows all about them now what with his line of work!) Those food closure things are always in the newspapers... SO yucky! :P I think he also commented on my blog about my Amazon / Wikipedia links... he should see my book list for a bunch of those, haha. Apparently, he thinks he can learn a lot from my blog... if you say so...

This is what happens when you read spam subject lines too fast: I somehow melded two separate lines into "Find a replacement BJ specialist near you!" (no, it didn't actually say "BJ," but I'm sure you can fill in the blank there)


Croissan'wich

1 8-ounce can Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls
4 eggs
salt
ground black pepper
8 ounces ground breakfast sausage (such as Jimmy Dean) or 8 slices of bacon
4 slices American cheese

1. Prepare the rolls by first unrolling the dough out of the can. Separate the dough into four sections, each made up of two triangles. Detach the triangles by tearing along the diagonal perforation, then reattach the dough along the outside parallel edges, pinching the dough together along the middle. This will make one bigger triangle. Loosely roll the dough, from the wide end, all the way up. Now, bring the ends around so that they overlap and the roll is in the shape of a circle. Press the ends together and place the roll onto a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, then bake following the directions on the package (bake at 375 degrees for 11 to 13 minutes).

2. When the rolls are done baking, build the sandwich using the above steps 2 through 5 in the recipe for the biscuit sandwich clone. Makes 4 sandwiches.