Rice Shortage?!?!?!?

With Fuzzy Logic finally traipsing into my life, in follows the possibility of a worldwide rice shortage... Please allow me to repeat. World - Wide - Rice - Shortage.

Now sure this isn't huge news, as it has been discussed all over the place for the last few months, but it really hit home in the past week. What, hmmmm...., has made this message hit home like the fried egg in frying pan 'This is your brain, this is your brain on drugs' ad? Well friends, it all began last week when my friend Ng was at Costco (the one in Alhambra, no less). Now this Costco is so heavy in the asian persuasion, they sell oyster sauce in the gallon size container - and families of 3 buy it. I swear, this is the suburban Chinatown, and also where I grew up. Well not in Costco, but in it a lot - since it takes one a good 17 hours to get in, get stuff, and wait in a check-out line on the weekends. Ok, where was I? oh yes, Ng calls all in a huff, and asks, 'Did you stock up on rice?' Wha? I am a family of 2, and a small dog. Now sure Moose will eat his and my weight in rice if given the opportunity, but my sister/roommate and I don't cook it all the time (this is pre-Neuro Fuzzy, of course). So I chalk it up to hysteria over a possible rice shortage. But Ng continues to tell me that even at Costco they are running low on supplies and she is getting 5 bags of 50 lbs rice. Shall she pick me up some? Now Ng is one of my favorite people in the world, gorgeous and all of 5'1. Her husband was a dancer so he ain't heavy. And though they are a family, their kid is 6 months, so I know he ain't chewing on them grains at the rate of a Tasmanian devil, but hey, kids grow up so fast nowadays...you never know. IMHO, 5 50 lbs bags is 250 lbs of rice. If I am correct, that is the entire weight of their family. Crazy. I love math. Must be all that rice I am eating. :)

Ok, so I trek on over to Costco to load up on allergy meds yesterday and low and behold, where there usually is a disproportionate amount of rice for all to partake after purchasing, there are a few paltry bags of 50 lbs left...and the sign above? Well it read that due to a looming rice shortage, a person's 'Rice Allowance' purchasable today will be based on their past purchases. Whaaaa? Ok, so since i never bought my weight in rice from Costco, should I even venture? I wasn't feeling lucky, so i left with only allergy meds in hand. And of course a non-fat fro yo from the food court. I have to every time!!!!!! My point is, in the longest way around to it, is that this rice shortage is causing mass panic when it hits my Costcos! And the worst part, will this infringe upon my future love affair with my Neuro Fuzzy? I can't even fathom...

And my lovely people, the reason I am not blogging of the wonders of new neuro in my life is because a day after I got it, I left for Salt Lake City, which is where I am now, for my cousin's wedding. Since I knew I was going to a Chinese family's home, I didn't think Neuro needed to make the trip. Otherwise, you know it'd be my carry on! I think I'm gonna have to decal up my new rice cooker. Maybe outfit it in a 'rice rocket' theme, put MUGEN POWERED across the top, little fire extinguishers on it's sides....Maybe paint it in iridescent purple. Rock out! Decals first, paint job later...baby steps people.

Pictures of trip to come. Blackberry down!

Neuro Fuzzy!!!!

I thought my birthday was a complete wash...I mean, what did I do besides spend my birthday with 8 of my closest friends, then karaoke the night away with another 10 friends? Absolutely nothing but ring in my new age smiling, riding bare back on a unicorn to the end of the rainbow. Did I mention the box of kittens I was delivering to an open animal farm? See what I mean? Worthless! Forgettable!

And then it happened...the heavens saw my need for it, and delivered upon me my dream...my new Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy! It utilizes fuzzy technology. YEAH! Not only is the name the hottest thing to hit my lips since brad pitt's ass, it can cook up many, many different types of rice, from sticky to porridge. Neuro Fuzzy: 1, Brad Pitt: zero!

I love my new little rice cooker. Life is now complete. Excuse me now, I must go dry my eyes. This is true happiness-a new rice cooker. WURD.
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Birthday

It's my birthday weekend so what does a girl do? Well if she's a sensible person like me, she goes out to get her hair did! Now almost every single time I go get a cut and color or whatever, I hate it for a good 3 weeks. And when I say hate, I mean self loathing. But this guy is icelandic, so I hope his work is euro good. And when I say euro, I mean it's 1.60 for every $1 I spend. Yeah economy! Well pressure is on cause I'm turning 25 again and ready to show this world the meaning of bitter and unloved! ;) but honestly, ill just be spending it with my close friends singing bon jovi and guns N roses all night long. The asian is coming out powerful hard this weekend!
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Set visit

I'm now on the actual set. I am so ready to play! No deal!
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Deal Or No Deal

Today, I am working for TV GUIDE CHANNEL. Did I mention that I'm doing that? Yes, I did and today is my first shoot on location - on the DEAL OR NO DEAL set! Very exciting. This one contestant is super close to winning, and no I'm not wearing mismatching socks today. Actually, I'm not wearing ANY socks today! Ha ha!

Now allow me to talk about this picture. I go into the women's restroom with the simple wish of using it, and low and behold, my eyes are met with this curious sign. Can you read it? 'Please put toilet paper into the toilet. Not on the floor.' Now sure this is the lobby bathroom many of the audience uses while watching the show/waiting to watch the show, but huh? I thought the sign was going to read 'no hand towels' but no toilet paper on the floor? Are we savages who only put toilet paper into the toilet when we're at home? Do audience wranglers go deep into the woods and bring out only feral adults to be a part of the studio audience? Let's ponder....

I have to admit that I was traveling with some producers from MTV when I worked for OVERDRIVE, and I don't remember how we started talking about this, but sometimes while staying in hotels, I prefer kleenex to toilet paper and am wasteful with the towels. Foreign private pad, different antics! The producer, who I adored, admitted that when he stays in hotels, he pees in the sink instead of the toilet. Whaaaaaaa?! I hoped it was only #1. He then proceeded to say he doesn't do it at home, just in hotels. From that point on, I never put anything into my hotel sinks.

So yes, I guess we all go a little savage when we are in unfamiliar bathrooms. Oh how the world has changed...
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