[Giligan]

You might not want to bother. Talking to me is like trying to eat a bag of baking flour.

[pinkgothic]

Pff. If that's so, then you're a particularly tasty flavour of baking flour.

And - IT LIVES! AHAHAHAHAHAHA! IT LIVES! Now, nothing can stop my world conquest! I...! *hyperventilates and faints*

[Hammerite]

I decided to flow my creative juices and have just spent about half-an-hour processing some drum samples to make some sort of strange fourty-five second .mp3 file.

here!

[bulldog]

Originally Posted by stepurhan

Try to hold on until the 18th. Then you can have a Samorost baby.

Good news. Do try to keep us posted if you feel up to it. I'm sure we'll all be waiting with baited breath.

Well gosh honey bunny ……teehee

[Hammerite]

SAMOROST BABY!!!

ee.

[bulldog]

Originally Posted by Hammerite

SAMOROST BABY!!!

ee.

teehee

[stepurhan]

Originally Posted by pinkgothic

How come I write some of my best work when delirious from sleep deprivation? That's so not fair. *pout*

Doing your best work when sleep-deprived is actually not that strange. I find that tiredness tends to cut down the more rigid, logical parts of the mind (that you need to work, get around, keep yourself fed etc) so it seems reasonable that the more creative side can be unleashed that way. I know I achieved some stunning breakthroughs in AG puzzles late at night (when my brain just wandered into the right connections coming up with creative solutions) Maybe I should try it for the poetry.

[pinkgothic]

Sharing, because it made me laugh:

[After I was asked to help debug a piece of JavaScript]
[...]
[02:45] <X> bV = parseInt(navigator.appVersion)
[02:45] <X> bNS = navigator.appName=="Netscape"
[02:45] <X> bIE = navigator.appName=="Microsoft Internet Explorer"
[02:45] <X> function nrc(e) {
[...]
[02:47] <Taika{Work}> Okay, stupid question #1 ...what browser are you testing it in?
[02:47] <X> firefox.

It actually works in FireFox, but come on! That just spells rofl to me.

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

geek

[lumi]

Can anyone explain why sushi tastes so much better at an actual sushi bar than the sushi you can buy at grocery stores? I see them make it fresh daily at the grocery stores, but something about it just isn't appetizing.

[bulldog]

there is something about sushi that just isn't appetizing to me, I'm sure it is very good if you like that sort of thing but me for it looks more like bait.

It probably taste better at the bar b/c of the atmosphere, that just my guess

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Originally Posted by lumi

Can anyone explain why sushi tastes so much better at an actual sushi bar than the sushi you can buy at grocery stores? I see them make it fresh daily at the grocery stores, but something about it just isn't appetizing.

I know what you mean. I think I've narrowed it down to tempurature. At sushi bars, you have fresh sashimi and it's not served chilled.

The sushi area of the grocer is chilled (rightfully so), but I think the lower temps made a hit on taste. Forget the fact that the sashimi in a restaraunt has been flash frozen--it's served warmer.

Does that mean that you can let your chilled store bought sushi warm up before you eat it? I don't know. I haven't tried that yet. Obviously, they needed to have started with sashimi grade fish. One needs to take care in respect to letting raw fish warm up.

[Melanie68]

Do those places have their own fish tanks? Having the freshest fish would help I would imagine. I went to a restaurant in China town a couple years ago and they had multiple tanks with different fish and shellfish for dinner (that was cooked fish of course).

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Yes, cooked fish is all those tanks are used for.

Sushi using raw fish is simply as fresh as can be, from whatever source (always sea fish). In the west, we use the phrase 'sashimi grade' to mean fish that is as fresh as can be. I've heard from some that this means flash frozen at sea (not deep frozen or brined) so that it withstands a few days shipping without degradation of 'fresh' (in other words, not acquiring parasites that would be bad for the gullet when eaten raw).

Also note that even fish that you buy at the market labeled as fresh (not frozen) may actually have been flash frozen

The term 'sashimi' means something much broader traditionally.

[lumi]

Speck, what are some sushi bars you like in the area?

I went to Kisaku recently, and I thought it was quite good. I did only have the salmon sushi, so I can't comment on the others. The only other place I've been to here I don't remember the name of or where it is. I've thought about going to Blue C Sushi at U Village, but passing by it one time I think I saw teenagers making the food, so I'm kind of hesitant.

[Melanie68]

Oh dear.

This makes me laugh and depresses me at the same time.

[Giligan]

Originally Posted by Melanie68

Oh dear.

This makes me laugh and depresses me at the same time.

That should only make you laugh.

[Squinky]

Thanks, I was looking for decorating tips.

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Originally Posted by lumi

Speck, what are some sushi bars you like in the area?

I went to Kisaku recently, and I thought it was quite good. I did only have the salmon sushi, so I can't comment on the others. The only other place I've been to here I don't remember the name of or where it is. I've thought about going to Blue C Sushi at U Village, but passing by it one time I think I saw teenagers making the food, so I'm kind of hesitant.

Yeah, Blue C is a chain not much worth it. And chain in a big way given that you pick up your food from a conveyor belt as it passes buy.

I Love Sushi is a chain sushi restaurant that's well regarded, but the best are the indies.

Nishino is a good upscale Japanese restaurant with good sushi, but it's pricey. Nijo, in post alley, is a better value. On the eastside, I like Nara (in Redmond).

Very good Japanese food can be had at Chinoise, in either Madison Park, or up on Queen Anne Hill.

[lumi]

I'll check out Nara since it's so close. Maybe I can make it a lunch visit during work.