going with the flow

met up with Q2 for hot-pot at grand sichuan on canal and bowery. . .i must say, it was pretty tasty- perhaps not quite as good as what you can get in china- but the upside is it's the first time i've had hot pot and not had serious stomach aches afterwards. we ordered the two broth hot pot- one with chilies, anise, and whatever other spices that give sichuanese food its kick and one with a regular soup broth. we were a bit overzealous with our ordering and didn't even finish half of it- beef, squid balls, dried tofu, cabbage, golden tipped mushroom, wood fungus, winter melon, potato, etc.

right before dinner got a call from debs who was itching to go out. so we decided to meet up at happy ending for some drinks. . it was closed so we went to verlaine instead which had happy hour until 10PM. . great lychee martinis for $4! one drink turned to almost one too many after debs' cousin and friend came. sometime before 1 AM we went to a little japanese restaurant that served great late night snacks. hmm. .

debs crashed at my place and we were up and ready to get to work on time. . unfortunately, someone got sick on the L train ahead of ours so we were seriously delayed. . otherwise, i was ready to pat myself on the back for a late night and making it too work on time!