和 敬 西 洋

Did nothing today, and it was quite nice. (I had originally planned to take part in a study for a friend's masters program, but with the already early-for-Sunday-morning time being bumped up another 45 minutes, we agreed to postpone it until August. I still need to get serger thread from her, though, for coif sewing that needs to be done.)

Other than watching Sky High on Disney channel, then Some Like It Hot on TMC, then various BBC-A and NGC programs (am I the only person who thinks it would be girlish fun to have a trannie boyfriend? We could share makeup tips and we'd probably wind up in the same size of shoes and clothes, really...) I did nothing productive at all.

Still in a rather foul mood, and I wonder if it isn't fighting a bug, because I've had an upset stomach on and off all weekend plus a headache now that I'm wary of taking Benadryl for, because I'll be loopy for the rest of the afternoon. Bah, Humbug, etc etc.


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On a positive FYI - Funashin is a sushi/Japanese restaurant on Brookhurst and... Slater? -- It's in the strip mall behind Claim Jumper. The food is fantastic, and the service staff are pleasant and charming. They passed the scallop sushi test, too - plenty of scallop, not too much mayo (a little more roe might have been nice, but that's probably a matter of preference). The tuna rolls had tuna that was still cold - nothing sits after it's been made, which is A++ in my book. If I ever remember, I'll be hopping on Yelp.com to rate 'em. The udon nabe is enough food for ten people; if you order it, plan on splitting it two or three ways. [My only critique is that they use tap water to make their rice, and the tap water around here is really not good, which means the rice then tastes of the mineral/chlorine content in the water. And if that's the ONLY thing? They're doing pretty darn well.] I'll need to remember to specify 'sencha' instead of 'ocha' next time for tea, though; their standard tea is a black tea, and I prefer green. Seriously, though - good food, good service (that speak Japanese and know about Japanese culture), fresh fish, and while the place is smaller than some restaurants, it's not super-crowded, and it's laid out in a way that makes it feel intimate even when you're sharing a booth wall. Mom loved the food, so we'll be going back there far more often. (Come with us!) Next time, I'm going to order some a la carte sushi and a few appetizer items like the calamari basket and the cucumber salad. (Fish-based nabe does NOT reheat well; the cabbage sours everything. Learn from my experience, O Readers.)