After a few weeks of traveling in the Headquarters capital of the possibly the world, I still find it surprising that restaurants are so flumoxed at the appearance of the "single" diner.
Tonight, armed with my trusty chick-lit book, ventured into Ra - a lovely sushi chain. The hostesses offered me a choice of seating in the bar (where I'd be stared at), at the sushi bar (where I could stare at raw fish before inhaling it) or in the dining area. Hmm, I think I chose choice 3.
So I sit down and the 24 year old, married, cute guy comes over and says "one?", only the question mark is highly emphasized. I'd love to believe he was just shocked that someone as adorable as me would be eating by herself, but let's be honest, he was just perplexed by the single diner. I had a book, I ordered wine, and stuff myself with sushi, and yet he kept treating me with kid gloves. Poor girl, eating all by herself... sniffle I swear I could hear his thoughts. What I wanted to tell him was, dude, I'm reading my book rather than yapping with co-workers like say... Princess... and I was eating sushi for free!
Pretty good dinner in my book :)
On a different note, I received a frantic call from my Mom:
Guess who's getting new carpet on their first floor?
(I have no idea what she's talking about...)
Um, you?
No, YOU are!
Why?
Did you leave a red pen out when you left? (Like I remember what I left where when I ran out the door yesterday...)
Well, friends, it turns out Miss Gracie Lou was left by herself for a little too long and ate herself a red Bic pen. Apparently the carpet is atrocious. I told my mom it probably wasn't that bad, she disagrees. Turns out not only did my pup kill the carpet, she also ate a good chunk of the pen - well the parts she didn't get on herself. Today Gracie is sporting fashionable red streaks on her belly from rolling in the ink...lol, that's my girl!
Poor Mom had to take Gracie to the vet, where she was x-rayed adn thankfully does not need open-tummy surgery. Not sure mom would've recovered from that one! However, for the next five days we get to .. disect... her poopoo to look for pen bits LOL.
Note to self: dog no longer stays by herself for more than 3 hours!
5 comments:
Obviously waiter boy doesn't get out in the real world much or he would understand that people TRAVEL and EAT ALONE for business. He must be a native to stinky water city.
Obviously waiter boy doesn't get out in the real world much or he would understand that people TRAVEL and EAT ALONE for business. He must be a native to stinky water city.
Um I TOTALLY HEAR YOU on the single diner thing...
I can't tell you how many odd looks of pity I've gotten! Makes you want to go to McDonalds and eat your feelings with a side of French Fries!
agreed, and I have a lot of feelings...
Ummmm, did someone say French Fries?! (ears perked up) HA! Found you Red...you've been hiding from me! I heart your blog, too! Hope you don't mind me followig it... :)
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