highland potting fence

I still can't wait for the 7.0 graphics update so my wisteria trees will look gorgeous. Am also super ready for the housing item increase, prayge for enough slots to make a wine/jazz bar in my basement.

diadema

I procrastinated so hard on getting anamnesis, I can finally eat grapes now. 

Moving limbs is hard tho

star anise

Updated egg cooking parameters for soy marinated eggs:

• Boil water per usual, add eggs only after water is vigorously boiling
• 6 mins gets you firm whites and liquid yolk
• Into ice bath, the temperature shock also really helps with peeling
• Overnight marinade (I just use 鹵水)
• Profit 

I would still do 6:30 for just set yolks if I'm eating the eggs boiled. 

peel

Hair is one area of my appearance that's had minimal continuous improvement, mostly because I don't want to throw additional time / effort into my daily routine for it. I've not changed anything aside from adding in a hyaluronic acid serum for my scalp (drastically reduced flakes) and changing up my washing & drying routine (drying before applying conditioner and letting hair air dry before applying oil then heat drying). 

But now I'm forced to change since my favourite shampoo (and its corresponding conditioner) has been discontinued by Aveda. Contrary to my expectations, my current litres still haven't ran out and I continue to dread the day that it finally does. Unfortunately the new product line that directly replaced this one doesn't give my hair the same experience / effect. So I've been looking for:

• Has litre size or refill packs
• Shampoo won't leave my hair feeling crunchy 
• Preferably herbal smell 
• Preferably locally available 

Surprisingly the first criteria eliminates like 90% of all choices. I do see other categories of cosmetics adding more and more refillable packaging, hopefully this hits mainstream sooner. But the remaining 10% are generally the more expensive options, and so I've spent about $100 on 3 sets of samples which is ouch. Will report back maybe at the end of the year and see if I found a new favourite.

一刀刀的割下所有記憶的畫面

Another work week done, another song that carried me through it:

But also a Tablo song I can sing?? I appreciate the official music video having simplified Chinese, but guess I better learn the traditional characters if I want to read the lyrics off during karaoke.

I've been losin' it
Feelin' low and high
'Cause I'm down all-day
But I'm up all night
落了空
獨自一人受
那是多麼痛

I'm all alone
Feelin' overdosed, singin' love songs
Runnin' out of lies
Runnin' out of time
When all I wanted was to run to you, girl
Run into your arms
傷太重
獨自一人受
那是多麼痛
早就註定
一敗塗地
求求你, baby

We dreamed about fancy houses
Thought we had at least a thousand years
Memories we got, they call us
And now they're all drowned out by tears
Help me
這根本沒道理


Baby, please don't let go
怎麼都變了
若選擇要切割
Then just take it slow
一刀刀的割下所有記憶的畫面, oh, girl
如果已走到了最後的分岔路口
If you wanna leave, baby, I'll let you go
該走就讓你走

Your memories got me so sick
那清晰的記憶重演
But I'd do it again, you were my best friend
Evеn bad times, they werе worth it
那些從前
那些大半夜
閑晃的街
都帶著你的甜
Late-night drives, hands up high
Speakers bumpin' lofi

We dreamed about fancy houses
Thought we had at least a thousand years
Memories we got, they call us
And now they're all drowned out by tears
Help me
這根本沒道理


Baby, please don't let go
怎麼都變了
若選擇要切割
Then just take it slow
一刀刀的割下所有記憶的畫面, oh, girl
如果已走到了最後的分岔路口
If you wanna leave, baby, I'll let you go
該走就讓你走

I'll miss you
Miss you for a thousand years
I'll miss you
Miss you for a thousand years
I'll miss you
Miss you for a thousand years
I'll love you
Love you for a thousand years
Love you for a thousand years
Love you for a thousand years

I'll be with you
With you for a thousand years

Mima of the Forest

I'm making a generalization here, but there's a way that some korean web comics that just perfectly depicts the raw feeling of loss. It's not like Murakami who wraps the sensation in whimsy that helps the reader contemplates the feeling. It just lets the loss take up the whole room. 

Like Muse on Fame in the previous post, and like whichever this series is.

So I don't make the mistake of not mentioning the series like before, this is the last chapter of Mima of the Forest.

arcadia

I thought the first arc of Muse on Fame hits hard, but oh boy Director Cheon's backstory is a sucker punch.