Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Excuse me while I go crawl in a hole.

In order to assure someone tonight that the sushi pieces of The Spider Roll were not too big to eat in one bite, I made the argument: "Trust me, big things DO NOT fit in my mouth." Halfway through the last word of that statement I briefly considered running full force and plunging my body through the window. I was talking to a COMPLETE stranger. Man with wife and baby to paint a clearer picture.

After that I almost left Surin with my beer in my hand. You know, just because I wasn't thinking. No wonder the bartender couldn't take his eyes off me as I was walking towards the door.

My life is such a joke sometimes.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Jenny Deschanel

Jenny Lewis and Zooey Deschanel. Seriously, can you find a better combination?? I have a mild, starstruck infatuation with these two. Years down the road, if my husband were to ever get a chance with one of these women I'd probably approve of it... no wait, not approve. Encourage it. If he asked why my sudden understanding I could see myself responding with something to the effect of... "I'd do it if I were you."

Calm down. I'm only being mildly serious. ;)


Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Feb & March Mixes

February 2010
1. He Bled- Laura Hackett
2. The Dress Looks Nice On You- Sufjan Stevens
3. Now That I've Found You- Alison Krauss
4. Closer- Matt Gilman
5. Sons Of Men- Tim Rheimherr
6. Alive In This Moment- Starfield
7. He Woke Me Up Again- Sufjan Stevens
8. Swallowed In The Sea- Coldplay
9. February Air- Lights
10. Piano Man- Billy Joel
11. Taking Chances (Glee Version)- Glee Cast
12. The Outsiders- Needtobreathe

March 2010
1. Your Song- Elton John
2. Silver Lining- Rilo Kiley
3. Dokkoise House (With Face Covered)- Anathallo
4. Thank You- Dido
5. For What It's Worth- Buffalo Springfield
6. Sweet Caroline (Glee Version)- Glee Cast
7. True Colors (Glee Version)- Glee Cast
8. The Saltwater Room- Owl City
9. Nightvision Binoculars- Passenger
10. The Time Has Come- Melissa Wise
11. Defying Gravity (Glee Version)- Glee Cast
12. Jump (Glee Version)- Glee Cast

So I don't know if it's Spring Fever or just my obsession with my new GLEE albums that have influenced the cheesy song selections for the past two months, but these mixes are certainly a lot more perky than usual. Whatever the case may be, it's got me ready to frolic in some fields and jump around on Wendy's trampoline.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Ode to the Glory of the Restaurant Business

Ryane and I finally finished our sushi sampling at Surin of Thailand last Sunday. The last time I posted about our progress down the Nigiri menu I believe we ended with Ika (squid).

Since then we've tried...

Inari (Sweet Tofu)
- If you are tofu eater, then you would love this. I personally do not care for the sweet taste but it certainly wasn't something I regretted trying.
Kani Kama (Crab Stick)- Very good, of course. This was probably my favorite but I had a feeling that it would be even before I tried it. Crab is just awesome. Period.
Katsuo (Bonito)- NOT a fan. I don't know why but it tasted like gingerbread to me. Sushi should not taste like gingerbread. Ever.
Kunsel Sake (Smoked Salmon)- Fair.
Masago (Smelt Fish Eggs)- Fair. There really wasn't much of a taste. I actually think the only reason I enjoyed eating this was because the eggs were fun to chew and pop in my mouth. Pleasant thought, huh? :)
Masuro (Tuna)- Good. No objections.
Saba (Mackeral)- I didn't really care for this one. Too fishy.
Sake (Salmon)- Fair. I mean, I like salmon, but I generally like it best in sushi when there are other components and sauces that help balance out the fishy taste of it.
Tai (Red Snapper)- Eh, it was alright.
Tako (Octopus)- The taste was fine, but I struggled with chewing it because all it is, is simply part of a giant octopus tentacle.
Takwon (Pickled Daikon)- Two thumbs DOWN.
Unagi (Fresh Water Eel)- Yuuuum.
Wakame (Seasoned Seaweed)- Yuuuum.
Zuwai Ganu (Snow Crab Salad)- And once again, Yuuuum.

Talk about luck on the last three. All of them were absolutely delicious. AND as a consolation prize Surin's manager gave us coconut ice cream on the house for being the FIRST customers to eat all of the Nigiri menu items.

Now it's time to explain why I gave this post it's title.

As Ryane and I were eating this particular Sunday, our server, Jenn, told us that the previous Thursday during Midnight Sushi an eighteen-year-old girl entered the restaurant completely hammered. As you can probably imagine, or even predict, she stumbled into the dining area and collapsed on top of her table. Okay. She then proceeded to CLIMB on top of it (the table. yes, the table), pull her pants down (yes, the pair that she was wearing), and attempt to PEE (as in... URINATE). Luckily someone pulled her down in time before she actually took the leak, but still, SHE TRIED TO PEE ON HER TABLE.

Poor Jenn. At least we can walk away with some good stories.