thriller

This month, I found out that they were holding lessons all over Los Angeles for people to learn the "Thriller" dance. This was all part of Thrill the World 2008, an attempt to set a world record of the most people around the world simultaneously performing the dance (which they did).

My 12-year-old nephew is very into the song, so I thought he'd actually want to learn the steps. They had lessons in the area, but he actually didn't want to do it. Maybe it's that age. I would probably have done if the family was doing it. lol.

Fortunately, they had a couple of lessons on the UCLA campus, and last Tuesday (October 21), I was able to catch a little bit of it.

(I actually have a couple of video bits, but it's taking too long to upload, so you'll have to settle for the pics.)

baking

In the beginning of October, Sharon, my former roommate, put on her Facebook status that she was baking pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. That sounded good, so I asked for the recipe, and I baked it the next day. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take pictures. They were good, though--not too sweet. And my co-workers can attest to that.

I hadn't really baked in a very long time. I used to do it a lot when I was in college, but that's a really long time ago. Baking those cookies has gotten me back in the mood for baking. (This is not necessarily a good thing since i'm trying to cut down on sweets).

The following week, I wanted to bake again, but I didn't have a recipe in mind. Based on the ingredients we had on hand, my niece and I decided to make chocolate chocolate chip muffins. They were okay. I actually took pictures, so here they are.

chicken adobo

The past couple of years, I haven't really cooked much. Since I returned to LA in May, i've mostly just cooked breakfast food. In late August, I actually cooked real food. I made chicken adobo. I don't really know how to make adobo, so meAnn, my friend in the Philippines was actually giving me instructions while I was cooking.

So here's the result. I'm not sure it looks appetizing in the wok, but it's the only picture I took. I can tell you, that it's good. Yum! I want some right now!