random-ness

I forgot to mention that the March issue of CIEL will contain a new installment of Sekaiichi hatsukoi by Nakamura Shungiku...with a new main character! ARG! Does that mean that the Onodera arc is over or that she's going to take turns with this new character?

I'm a bit interested in "News na kare" by Yamato Nase, which is coming out in TresTres right now. It's December's rec on the CIEL page (here). It's about an ordinary kid (who has grownup without TV) who lives next door to a very popular actor, gets sucked into the actor's world and is loved muchly by the actor. Sounds really stupid, but I'm a sucker for these types of stories drawn by Yamato Nase. I especially love it when the kid is nothing special and a bit snarky and the older dude is disgustingly indulgent (I still have to mention this one really bad BL novel illustrated by Yamato Nase that totally fits this mold that I like to reread....Maybe when I get around to buying a new scanner?). It's so unrealistic but still fun to read.

Speaking of Yamato Nase, I didn't realize there was a drama CD of Benriya-san! I wouldn't mind listening to this one, I like this manga a lot. XD

once more, with feeling

I can't sleep. I'm tired, but I can't sleep. UGH.

I want a shiny, new song to be addicted to. Haven't had a song that made me listen to it on repeat for days in a while...

This week has been a bit odd for me. This morning I woke up, totally thought it was Friday (wishful thinking, perhaps?), and dressed casually (we have casual Fridays). It was only at mid-morning that I realized that it was actually Thursday and I was not dressed appropriately. I felt bad for a while, but decided to act like I meant to dress this way (like I was going on a site visit to a construction site or something). It was a very comfortable day, if anything. I also forgot to wake up early for the Inauguration. For some reason I didn't realize that the swearing in was at noon and that the East Coast is six hours ahead...Thus I should've woken up at 6. I woke up at 6:30, yay!

Some articles on food I saw in the newspaper last week and forgot about:

Simple techniques to try Nobu way at home

Fresh Start for a New Year? Let’s Begin in the Kitchen by Mark Bittman: I hate IN/OUT type lists, but he has a bunch of interesting ideas in this one.