Last night was one of those lovely, spontaneous New York nights - Lisa
and I had planned out our free/cheap food tour for the night. Our
destinations? Red Mango in Koreatown, where they were offering free
yogurt to celebrate their grand opening. Then, on to Friedman's Deli,
where they were offering 8 cent hot dogs, latkes, and matzoh ball
soup.

We ran into a coworker on the subway to Red Mango and he joined us on
our journey. The line was not too bad and moved quickly, so soon
enough I was enjoying my plain yogurt with strawberries. We all stood
there chatting for a bit, then said farewell to the coworker and made
our way to Chelsea Market, where Friedman's is located.

Got myself a matzoh ball soup, which I'd never had before, and Lisa
got a latke. Both were delicious, and we ate our 9 cent (with tax)
food while watching the free salsa dancing lessons that were going on
in the market.

Then on our way out, I spotted a sign that had Morimoto on it and
mentioned it to Lisa, asking her if she wanted to go and take a look
at the restaurant. She readily agreed and soon we found ourselves
outside of Morimoto, which is right across from Craftsteak and Del
Posto - quite a trifecta of restaurants on one street! We popped in
to see if they had any room for us and they did! We sat at the sushi
bar, next to an Asian couple who barely said two words to one another
the entire meal, and consumed our anago sushi (for me) and spicy tuna
(for her) and yellowtail "bibimbop" with glee. The decor was nice, if
a bit cold, and the food was lovely but unexceptional.

The bathrooms, however, are a whole other story. Morimoto has these
Japanese toilets that will do everything from flushing to cleaning to
drying. I tried everything out and couldn't stop laughing.

Please, people, it's "sneak peek" NOT "sneak peak." Even Food Network isn't immune to this. Yikes.

Isn't it funny how some people's beauty creeps up on you? You spend years with this person, knowing that you love them because they're funny or loyal or kind, but never really understanding why everyone else is so in awe of them, until you're looking through pictures and you realize you were in the presence of beauty all along.

The Dark Knight is amazing. Go see it!!

Oh my god. I hope someone else is also watching the Miss Universe pageant because it is SO good for a laugh!!!

How does this pageant still exist, honestly? I'm watching the first part right now where they're dressed up in costumes reflecting their national heritage (for the most part) and the way they're posing is pretty damn ridiculous, swirling capes and looking sinister/intense. I really wonder what is going on in their heads. Okay, I'm in a giant feathered headress. How can I possibly make this look good? Right, glare at the camera. Maybe then they won't notice my giant feathered booties. Or the giant stick through my nose.

All in all, good campy fun, I suppose.

Sometimes it's a grand wonder to me that people actually marry and have children.

People are endlessly surprising to me. You really have to know the right questions to ask - but how are you supposed to know if you don't even know the answers you're seeking?