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because perfection isn't easy

New Year’s Eve was a merry good time with friends and game-inspired cocktails (along with a few classics).

The drinks:

In true Ying fashion, we did Mother’s Day wrong. Last week, my brother and I were shopping for groceries when I commented that the holiday was that Sunday. We then hurried to find ingredients for a proper celebratory meal—white sauce pizza with garlic, basil, and tomato with cheesecake for dessert. Mother was very appreciative of the gesture, but then we learned that Mother’s Day landed on the second Sunday of May, not the first. Oops. Yesterday, I made up for my mistake by creating a fruit salad topped with brown sugar and a yogurt dressing flavored with lemon and honey. Mother also enjoyed this dessert very much, and I was glad to have done a little something for her, especially after the many years of care and support for a daughter who couldn’t remember what day it was. But she gets two Mother’s Days from my absent-mindedness. I think that’s fair enough trade. Zoom

In true Ying fashion, we did Mother’s Day wrong. Last week, my brother and I were shopping for groceries when I commented that the holiday was that Sunday. We then hurried to find ingredients for a proper celebratory meal—white sauce pizza with garlic, basil, and tomato with cheesecake for dessert. Mother was very appreciative of the gesture, but then we learned that Mother’s Day landed on the second Sunday of May, not the first. Oops.

Yesterday, I made up for my mistake by creating a fruit salad topped with brown sugar and a yogurt dressing flavored with lemon and honey. Mother also enjoyed this dessert very much, and I was glad to have done a little something for her, especially after the many years of care and support for a daughter who couldn’t remember what day it was.

But she gets two Mother’s Days from my absent-mindedness. I think that’s fair enough trade.

I dropped by Comicazi last weekend to peek at the new monthlies, but what caught my eye was this hilarious shirt designed by Tak Toyoshima, creator of Secret Asian Man. The print is a laugh—or maybe a sneer—at the ineptly named Oriental-flavored ramen, and the inappropriate use of the word “Oriental” in reference to Asian people. So, yes, I am wearing this babydoll ironically, but somehow I think that is perfectly aligned with its original intent. Zoom

I dropped by Comicazi last weekend to peek at the new monthlies, but what caught my eye was this hilarious shirt designed by Tak Toyoshima, creator of Secret Asian Man. The print is a laugh—or maybe a sneer—at the ineptly named Oriental-flavored ramen, and the inappropriate use of the word “Oriental” in reference to Asian people.

So, yes, I am wearing this babydoll ironically, but somehow I think that is perfectly aligned with its original intent.