pluto-less and daikon cranes and BABIES!

Congratulations to John & Kristen Chew on the birth of their baby boy yesterday!!

Above: Thanks to Antonia T. (and Monty Python, of course) for the text in the comic above. I was inspired by a comment she posted in response to my LJ entry about Pluto no longer being an official planet.

From the LJ discussion, I learned that many children had been taught the phrase "My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets" to learn the names of the (then) nine planets. In German, this was apparently "Mein Vater Erklärt Mir Jeden Samstag Unsere Neun Planeten" ("My father explains to me every Saturday our nine planets"). In the UK: "Mother Very Eagerly Made A Jam Sandwich Under No Protest (Heinlein had 'Jelly' rather than 'Jam', and I believe E was different as well). A for Asteroids..." (from keristor)


Suggestions for a new mnemonic sentence that came from the discussion:

"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles" (from vixyish)

"My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nothing." (from peteralway)

"Mother Very Eagerly Made a Jam Sandwich Using Nutella." (from technoshaman)

That last suggestion, of course, evolved into a heartfelt discussion about Nutella. I love LJ. :-)

Some of you have been asking if it's ok to link to the comic above or the one below. Sure, feel free.




Thanks for the anniversary congrats, everyone. Jeff and I had a wonderful time at Hashimoto's last night...definitely one of my all-time favourite dining experiences.

I will be posting a detailed report with sumptuous descriptions and photos soon, but here's just one of the eight courses that were served during this incredible, unforgettable meal:



In the larger bowl: two delectable pieces of king crab wrapped in a thin layer of cooked egg, delicately flavoured hamo (pike conger fish) wrapped in seaweed, crunchy deep-fried corn on top. I'm sorry, but I don't know the proper Japanese names.

The crane sculpture was hand-carved from daikon by the chef and was so gorgeous that it took an act of will to finally dismember it and dip the tangy pieces in the mouthwatering carrot sauce in the smaller bowl. Note the "Happy Anniversary to Debbie and Jeff" mini-banner across the dipping sauce. :-)

More details in an upcoming Blathering!

You can find out more about the restaurant at http://www.kaiseki.ca/ but if you're going to be viewing the site at work, be sure to turn off your sound first (the main page is accompanied by fairly loud music, unfortunately).

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