Dinner and Heroes

The dinner for class was a great success. We've raised the potluck bar. I made a batch of chicken skewers, half teriyaki flavored and the other half barbecue flavored, the other couple brought chili and cake and my mother made her amazing potato salad. She has not been to any of the clases yet but will probably attend one or two before they finish... extended family are encouraged to attend.

After class, we watched a new episode of the show "Heroes". Some parts of it are a bit pompous, and the comic art is mediocre, but on the whole it's a good show. The plot has been very well-constructed so far. The basic premise is a variation on X-Men, with ordinary people suddenly developing superpowers. One thing that struck me tonight -- the thing that really sets the show apart -- is the interracial romance. There are more interracial romances on this show than on any other show I can think of. The show is stuffed to the gills with them.

- A black man married to a white woman with a biracial child
- A black woman in a relationship with a Hispanic man who breaks up with him and starts a new romance with a white man
- An Indian man flirting with a white woman
- A Japanese guy flirting with a white woman

This last is absolutely astounding. Asian guys NEVER get the white woman. Hiro is currently travelling back through time to see if he can save the top of his sweetie's skull from being scooped off by the mystery villain. Good luck, Hiro! Ganbatte!