Kushi Bar?

Yup. We got one here in Mad-land. They serve skewers and donburi along with a handful of a la carte items like Edamame, Agedashi Tofu and chicken wings. I was all excited to go, so we went last week. It felt like Japanese Tapas... it would've worked except for the lousy service. Not being entirely sure how the whole thing worked, we each ordered two skewers and a rice bowl/donburi. By the time the skewers arrived, we were so hungry we pretty much inhaled them. 15 minutes later, the rice bowls landed. while they were good, we knew that they were not going to fill us up, so we decided to order more skewers - too bad the waitress took forever to check back with us.
Not gonna bother going back there.

Oh. My. Buddha.

This bag is DEVASTATING!!! I must make it mine.
Say it with me: "Happy Birthday to Me!"

Halloween. feh...

We just endured Halloween. I'm not so into this holiday. Even when we were in the bay Area, I only endured it because it meant we got to hang out with Ver and girls... oh! and the soup... Ver always made great soups on halloween and Anna would bring her home made croutons. but i digress.
This whole trick or treating thing makes me very uncomfortable. Strangers coming up to my door and asking for candy. This is begging, right? I feel embarrassed for these children. I also feel embarrassed for their parents standing a few feet behind them. If I had kids, I wouldn't do the trick or treating thing... I 'd host a party. They'd still get to do the (ick) costume thing, but they wouldn't need to go out and beg for candy. I can buy candy for my own children, thankyouverymuch.
Costumes freak me out as well. Costumes AT WORK really freak me out. I went to lunch on friday in the company cafe and there was a woman sitting alone at a table wearing a giant top hat, a black top and pants and gold shoes. I had no idea what she was, but i was mortified. I kept thinking about her getting dressed that morning... "I know! I'll grab that giant top hat that Lizzy got at that waterpark in The Dells... oh!!! and those gold sneakers I got at the outlet mall!!! THAT'll be a GREAT costume. Everyone will love it and I'll have such a great day at work!!" She didn't look like she was having a great day... she looked like she was thinking, "Why did I think this would be fun? And why didn't any of the girls want to have lunch with me? And why is that little Asian guy looking at me like that?"
Boo Humbug!