Niniane's Blog

Aff and I visited Rio de Janeiro. I had a feeling of awe as soon as our plane circled the tree-covered hills and landed on an airstrip next...

Aff baked me a birthday pie!  It is a coconut cream pie. I am very happy about it! 

Saw this awesome art in Taos! This is a cool tree painting. 

We are visiting Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and soon Taos.  It is fun to tour New Mexico, because I grew up in Las Cruces in the south of NM.  Th...

I am thinking of walking the final 100km of the Camino de Santiago.  I'll be doing it on my own, since Aff isn't into it. He prefers...

 I love this video. It reminded me of watching all the LoTR movies (plus all 50+ hours of bonus commentary) in 2014.  Viggo Mortensen is suc...

I think it's harmful how the BBC show Sherlock whitewashes sociopaths. In the show, Sherlock Holmes repeatedly calls himself a "hig...

I like this photo a lot. It's a young artist carving a red lacquer vase. The artist is my mom in her 20s.

Me: "There's a saying, 'The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.'" Aff: "19 y...

For many months, I've had a habit of watching a show with my mom after dinner. We watched Bourdain's "Parts Unknown", The ...

I've been going on a daily walk of 10,000 steps during the pandemic. It is my primary exercise, since I don't feel safe going to the...

This 45-second "Doc Vader" video is great. Sometimes, I'll remember an annoying memory from the past. Now I think of Doc Vader...

Today I thought, "Who from my college do I wish I could talk to?" I thought of my friend "Aria".  Aria was a computer sc...

Recently a friend introduced me to a YouTube star "Max".  I have some trepidation about YouTube stars after reading about the call...

I've read 160 books since the pandemic started. Others baked bread or played Animal Crossing, and I ended up reading.  I read some analy...

I am planning a bicycle trip with my good friend "Zora", and I am excited! We are planning it for November, because of work commit...

This month, my book club is discussing "The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11". It is a fascinating book. Reading it,...

I am intrigued by multi-day bike trips! The idea of seeing a new place by bicycle is enticing.  Luckily, one of my friends wrote a book abou...

We saw some food left unattended.  Aff: "That food looks great." Me: "Just go in and start eating it. Keep eating until you h...

Talking recently to a longtime friend "Hanh". Hanh: "I was asked to give a talk, and I need to tell them a speaker fee....