benihana & chinese sushi : july 26

Normally I don't have much to write about but there are some days when it's filled with a ton of stuff that you can't quite fit in for days at a time. Let's hope this passes quickly since I'm still recapping the events of the weekend and yesterday also.

The girls got together for some Nordstrom Anniversary shopping at the South Bay Galleria on Sunday after King's Hawaiian food. Weekends are not the way to go at any mall. I find the most dejected and bored men at the mall on the weekends. They are there why? Because their wife or girlfriend or perhaps boyfriend dragged them along for some shopping spree. I don't like to subject K to that kind of torture if he's not up for it. We walked past an Asian man in Baby Gap as we were leaving the store and he let out the loudest sigh I have ever heard. The color was drained from his face, his arse was squeezed on the smallest possible seating apparatus he could find, his limbs were frail and weak (probably from holding the mounds of bags at his feet). I feel sorry guys in that aspect. I think your S.O. should understand if you aren't exactly a fashion stylist nor do you share the same zest for shopping as they do. Not only will bringing an unhappy chap along dour your shopping mood but he will also make too many uncessary comments that you don't quite want to hear as you're buying your little heart out.

Going shopping with friends run along the same lines. If it's window shopping, then you're fine but when you actually have to purchase some items and need to get things done, then it's best to go alone. Most chicks I know would agree with me on this. Sometimes they don't want to go to the stores you need to go to. Or worse yet, they look better in the outfits you want to buy. Big no no. Plus, it really ruins your mood when they end up buying a ton of stuff and you don't find a thing. Blah.

Of course if your S.O. or friend loves to shop regardless, then screw what I said.

I gotta say that the South Bay Galleria's Nordstrom doesn't have much of a selection. So I went by myself yesterday to the Nordys at Santa Anita Mall. They have a decent buyer and I picked up a few things I couldn't find the other day. See what I got?

if you religiously read the Nordy's catalog like I did, then you would have seen this BCBG bag. this was the last one they had besides black. it was meant to be in my opinion.

for those of you who don't know what BCBG means, it stands for Bon Chic Bon Genre. feel enlightened now?

so I really didn't need anymore makeup but how could I resist? Lorac had these adorable eye shadows in a compact with an aubergine mascara. plus, i had to pick up some everyday lip glosses in amethyst and lovely and a loose powder too. the salesgirl threw in a regular sized clear lip gloss and make up bag for free! Lorac makes some great stuff in great colors if you're looking for something new to experiment with.

for you men and women who aren't makeup fiends and who don't know Lorac, it's created by the makeup artist Carol Shaw. Her name, Carol, spelled backwards is Lorac.

don't say you don't learn anything new on my site.

Going back to Sunday night, I had dinner at in Torrance. I've heard so much about this place but never got a chance to go. Yes, I live in a fuckin hole alright? Anyway, it turned out to be so different from what I thought it would be. I didn't expect the interior to be so dark, cozy and romantic. I expected it to be airy and bright inside maybe because I was thinking about Kraft's Mac N Cheese colors. The dining experience turned out great. I ordered the Pollo Portobello while the other two had the Seafood Crepes. Mmm...mmm...good. We topped it off with the Amaretto Sponge Cake. I love how they provide crayons to write with on the paper tablecloth. A good deal of chatting and doodling later, we realized it was 10pm!

Last night I went out with my friends Jeannie and Marie for dinner at Benihana. Now, in all honesty, I haven't stepped foot in Rocky Aoki's pseudo Japanese restaurant in about 8-10 years. It's not someplace I think of going to but hey, I'm open to it. I didn't know they installed that Sushi Kaiten deal in there...you know, the floating revolving sushi thing. So there we were...chatting and drinking Asahi beer - when one of the sushi guys puts something I didn't order in front of me. My friend and I looked at each other quizzically and then told the sushi guy that it wasn't ours.

Well <harumph> it turns out that it belonged to the young Chinese couple next to us. This is what that wench said:

Daily Conversation:

Me: Uh, this isn't our sushi. We didn't order this.
Sushi Guy: oh sorry, it's supposed to be for them <signaling the couple on the end>
Me: oh ok <handing the sushi plates back to the sushi guy...untouched, mind you>
Ugly Chinese Bitch: i don't want it after they touched it. i want a new plate!!

I gotta say that that bitch looked like one fucked up pekingese. Her face was snarled up and twisted and after hearing those words from her mouth made me wanna cram a big fuckin piece of wasabi up her ass and then some.

Preparation H?

My friend Marie and I need to take an anger management class because for the rest of the night we talked about them in front of them, loud enough to cause a fight and we gave em the "stink eye." Sure, she can insult the sushi guy because it was his fault, but DO NOT insult me since I didn't exactly fondle your fuckin piece of white fish nor did I excrete any bodily fluids on it. And her man, he was a fuckin wuss. I could take him with one arm tied behind my back.

I don't think I'll be going there for awhile.

And why does Benihana have all Chinese sushi chefs? That bothers me. I feel like I'm getting ripped off.

I'm out.

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