Slow Food

When you haven't seen someone in 8 years, probably the best thing to do is go to a comfortable restaurant, sit back and let the unbridled consumption of food melt the years away.

Such was the case last night when I visited with my old friends eric and bret. The restaurant was pretty good -- the warm glow of Christmas lights everywhere -- and despite these ghiardiac (new word) photos , the food is actually pretty good.

(People should know not to top-light raw fish. It gives it that certain slimey sheen). Eric and I split the TREASURE SHIP, an obscene amount of food consisting of:

Beef teriyaki, Chicken teriyaki, Sesame chicken, Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, Salmon teriyaki, Snow crab, Seafood kushiyaki, Soup, Salad, Rice and Fruit. All served on a 2' wooden craft boat. Oh no, my friends, I did not say a CHOICE of some of the above -- I said ALL. This was no treasure dinghy.

After a short walk back to Bret and Paul's (his roommate, not his lover -- she came later and Bret had to "tidy up" HAH!), we get real nerdy and played a game of network Bolo, an old favorite. All was great until Eric decleared himself the winner and we simultaneously discovered that we were not actually playing each other. Please, please, please, someone fix this game and bring it into the modern age. It's too much fun.

And so is seeing old friends. It helps to remind you of what is really important.