Too darned pretty

 

Hi Natty!  How are you today, Sweetheart?  I hope everything is A-OK with you.  I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart.  You are MY girl, and I long to be with you.  We're probably going to be one of those huggy-kissy couples, but never in public.  In public, we must behave very formally.  That's because you're too darned pretty, and there's too much jealousy going on as it is.  You know that.  I don't want to have to install an M61 20mm Vulcan cannon turret on the roof of your house, nor set up booby traps in the yard.  Seriously, never underestimate the power of a beautiful woman.

Otherwise, it's a typical Sunday over here.  I cleaned my mother's bedroom in the morning.  I had takeout rice for lunch, but I made myself a big dinner.  A whole kilo of home fries!  I think I've perfected my technique.  Don't worry, a kilo of raw potatoes makes only ⅓ kilo of fries.  I also rolled out 4 small tortillas, and made cheeseburger burritos.  It may sound abnormal, but it's actually very typical.

Purple

 

Hi Natty!  How are you, my beautiful darling?  Did you know that once I get to you, I'm going to hug and kiss you lots and lots?  I hope all is well with you, and you are having a splendid time.  I love you!  Oh, there's not much going on over her.  It's hot.  I'm waiting for a package from Lazada, but I guess it's not going to get here anytime soon because of the lockdown.  At least it's not groceries, huh!

Today's color is purple.  Purple is my mother's favorite color.  I love you, Mom!  When I took Mary's avatar to get a snapshot of a flower, I was looking for a flower shop but it wasn't there anymore.  Instead there was a pit, and after climbing out I came across an inn with a flower bed in front, and that's where I found the purple flower.

Adolf Kitler and the pickled soybeans

 

Hi there, beautiful Natty!  Do you like the flowers?  Those are virtual magnolias that I found somewhere on Second Life.  I have to activate the Advanced Lighting Model to get the best photos, so I have to find the most remote locations where there's no one else around so my puny computer can handle the load.  I hope you like them!  I love you!

Adolf Kitler knocked a jar of my pickled soybeans down to the floor last night while I was asleep.  Of course, it's my fault for not putting the jar somewhere where he can't move them.  When I woke up at 4 am as usual, I was greeted by a mess of glass and soybeans on the kitchen floor.  Adolf has a taste for soybeans, it's a good thing he didn't eat the whole lot.  I guess he just wanted a snack.  It's another good thing I have another jar, which I put somewhere safer.  Pickled soybeans are a big hit, Natty.  So says Adolf Kitler.  The bitter bean hot sauce I made yesterday improved while sitting overnight in the cooler.  Oh my God, it's so good.  Alhamdulillah.  I turned a kilo of potatoes into home fries to go with my breaded squid balls, and it all turned out perfect for a huge, manly dinner.  I locked Adolf outside while making dinner.  I'm not punishing him, I just wanted to get his snout out of my food.  He's not naughty, he's a cat.  Adolf, don't be a nazi!

Flowers

 

Hi Natty!  Oh Honey, I forgot: February is "I don't need Valentine's Day to love you because I love you everyday" month.  I'm sorry, please forgive me.  I do love you, please believe me.  Anyway all day this month except February 14, I will post a picture of a flower just for you, to celebrate "I don't need Valentine's Day to love you because I love you everyday" month.  Happy "I don't need Valentine's Day to love you because I love you everyday" month!

Oh, what did I do in the kitchen today?  I made a condiment.  You know, something you would dunk your chicken nuggets in.  Specifically, I made a hot sauce.  Oh my God, this is probably the best hot sauce I've ever made in my life!  Alhamdulillah!  It's bitter bean hot sauce, and I dunked my breaded squid balls in it.  Oh but it would make a great chicken wing sauce...  now I want hot wings... It's made of rehydrated red hot chilli peppers, (a lot of) roasted bitter beans, pickled soybeans, "belacan" (fermented shrimp paste), corn starch and water all blended together until smooth.  I should mass produce it!

Tuppence

 

Hi Natty.  Are you doing OK today?  I hope all is well with you, and you are keeping your safety and good health.  I guess I'm in somewhat of a fightin' mood today.  Perlis is a poor state with few natural resources, so her children up and move to the big city to find better fortune.  Allah commanded me to stand my ground here and after many years, it's becoming obvious with more and more witnesses, that the music generates revenue for the locals.  Some people believe that all wealth belongs to them, and have tried to oust me many times, for those of you who have been paying attention.  MashaAllah I am still here and alive, and still able to make music.  Next I believe they are after my transportation.  All I have is a motorcycle, which I use to run errands for my parents, buy supplies and pay bills.  So enjoy the show, folks.  The world is watching.

Here are some more nice snapshots from the How does your avatar look today ? thread:

Mary doesn't rap

 

Hi Natty!  How are you today, my beloved?  I hope you are healthy and keeping safe.  I'm doing OK over here.  I cut the grass in the evening, it's been a while since I last cut the grass now that it's the dry season.  The grass still grows like mad, though.  My Mom gave me some shepherd's pie for lunch, and I ate leftover fried noodles for dinner.

Since I really liked these girls when they did Thumva live, I thought I would help them out a little.  Mary herself doesn't rap.  As her manager, I officially announce that Mary Unknown7 does not rap.  As for Atarashii Gakkou, I do have a question more a concern: those girls are growing fast.  How long are they going to pretend to be high school kids?

Here are a couple more nice snapshots from the How does your avatar look today ? thread:

Buy the food!

 

Hi Natty!  How are you today?  I hope all is well with you, and you are having a wonderful time.  I'm feeling better than I did yesterday.  I recently changed up my workout to phase out sit ups which I thing are worthless, and replace them with leg exercises.  Which left me with a pain in my butt, but I'm getting over it inshaAllah.  Hey, check out the video above.  I remember spending over 70 bucks for dinner once at Benihana just for an itsy bitsy steak and some lousy vegetables.  I'll bet the meal above cost an arm and a leg.  What you're paying for is the show, which isn't worth it if you already know how to cook and can afford the ingredients.  If I wanted to hear him play the drums, I would go to a rock concert!  But I'm sure you would enjoy such a show while waiting for your food.  What really impressed me is that flat grill.  I'm seriously thinking about owning one if I could afford it.  Cleaning it involves scraping the grease and trash into a drain at the side, and it would be tough to keep it that shiny forever, so a black one would be better.  I can't toss and juggle utensils like this guy, though.  Hell, it costs me half my sanity just cleaning and putting away the dishes.

I spent more time in the kitchen today over yesterday.  I made fried curry noodles for lunch.  Which is really simple folks, just make noodles in curry then cook off all the moisture in the curry!  It worked out quite well, and I have some left over.  For dinner, I went and spent money at the night market.  This is a responsibility of our family Natty, we must patronize other merchants so please make sure you do that.  Pandemic or no pandemic, don't let the economy die.  I bought takoyaki, fried fish sausage, and some cakes and sweets from a little old lady.

Custom lighting made strange shadows on Mary's outfit, but had a nice effect on her face.