Casey's Blog

Currently I have been working on some projects and assignments since 9am. It is currently 4am. I will have to update later because I couldn't fit in a time to write a blog. The classes here at UWB aren't always this stressful. But today... this Sunday, er Monday is killing me and so i need my sleep.

SO! It seems that my classes are rather... busy these days.I missed a class because I didn't sleep the previous day and now I've been measuring buildings with group members. At the Bothell campus the buildings look and function in a modern way but at the Seattle campus.... not so much. There is a lot of Gothic influence on the buildings and that makes the buildings much harder to draw out.

This is a drawing and measurements of what looks to be a bracket... more like a fake bracket because it doesn't really support anything. It seems like it's there for aesthetics. Which means that it's probably not a bracket; but something else that I don't know the term for.

The plan drawings that we are currently drawing out take a long long time to do and the samples that they showed us look amazing.

My other class is electricity and inventions and my midterm and take home exam are both due on Monday so I must cut this blog short. Hey it's almost Valentine's Day- that is fabulous. It's either wonderful or horrible so I'm not going to really comment on it. What I will comment on, however, is that these chocolates look pretty amazing. These are handmade chocolates from Godiva. They go for around $95. Is that too much? Maybe. Probably.

But then my internet died, and I lost it. This is kinda sad. My internet is being moody. After it settles down I will write a blog post that is very similar to the one I intended to write and a post with lots of photographs of food because it has been very chef-tastic in my life lately.

Hey guys, it's time for me to work on a plan oblique drawing of the Smith Hall entrance. This means that I need to spend hours of time drawing something. It also means I don't want to use any brain power writing a very thoughtful blog entry. So instead! Here is a post full of pictures of food that I have cooked/fried/whatever.

These are English pancakes. They are the same as German pancakes. some orange marmalade with them.

In Europe, I assume they are called pancakes... not English pancakes. Just like how in Canada, ham is called bacon. I wonder if bacon is called American bacon in Canada.

I made some tacos as well. They were good. Ground beef with half an onion, chili powder, and some cumin. Avocados with some lime juice, some onion, salt, and pepper. Salsa bought at a store, sour cream, small tortillas, and some lettuce. I forgot to put cheese on this taco...

I had a friend who always had tacos. He made his tacos in a much different way. A lot more chili powder and a lot of cheddar. Good times.

Anyone can make their own kind of taco... Some people don't like guacamole, some people don't like sour cream. Since you can choose what you put in a taco, I guess it makes tacos very flexible. I put a bit of everything... and in the picture, all the ground beef is covered up so it looks like a vegetaco of sorts.

This is called Okonomiyaki. It's very popular in Osaka, Japan. It's like a pancake made of cabbage, flour, and water. Inside there is usually ginger, pork, and green onions. On top are small pieces of sliced dried bonito and the green are seaweed flakes. The sauce is made of mayonnaise and a sweeter version of Worcestershire sauce. For some reason I think this dish might look a little... different.

This is some pasta. Turkey breast, large thin slices of tomatoes and zucchini, onions, etc etc etc.

Everything comes with rice in Japan. That is all.

Some tonkatsu (pork with a breaded batter that is fried). These descriptions aren't too great... you could type in tonkatsu in google and find out what it is though. Why I don't do this and then post it... is a mystery (or I'm lazy).

Here's some broccoli that's fried. I'm not a big fan of broccoli, but when it's fried this way, it's delicious. Seriously.

Remember that sweet Worcestershire sauce I mentioned earlier? It's normally used with tonkatsu and it's eaten with cabbage.

Alright I think that's about it for now, I apologize for the poor lighting, I was hungry.