shaken not stirred

was pleasantly surprised by the sushi :) wasn't expecting too much and didn't want to raise my hopes but it was pretty darn amazing and excellent value. definitely worth a repeat visit. and i was so happy to have real japanese food in stockholm. can't go wrong with a free flow of miso soup either! will go for lunch next and try their bento boxes. excited to have a new haunt. thanks C!

the sushi bandits sans J

and instead of sake,

we washed down the sushi with some 007-inspired fun.

and occupied the table the spanish armada vacanted.

J through drinking goggles

autumn colours as i turn into my little path home.

always a welcomed sight :)

although to quote N, it's beginning to feel like, "i've stuck my head in the freezer to search for ice cream."

had a good night. can't go wrong with sushi and great company. we'd the most impolite conversation over dinner about OB/GYN, the birds and the bees. who knew that dangling bits could twist so (no thanks to you, koops!) or that N would know so much about female exams. found out (from N) that S' good with his hands, hmm. and the question of the night was whether conducting pap*smears would be a viable holiday job (answer: vehement no). plus if you needed a gynae, would you be more comfortable with a man or lady doctor? and J's solution to the world's problems is making the guys responsible for their own fertility, or lack thereof. although we did engage in some pseudo-scientific debate and concluded that it'd be next to impossible to do that. S turned green at one point but we were naughty and persisted in putting him off his yakiniku. sorry S!

over at the bond party, filled with pseudo-cool swedish punks who oozed self-obsession, i remained happily ensconed in the booth. caught up with A and S and was admittedly antisocial but just couldn't be bothered to get out there. am in a great place where i'm really happy with the friends i've made and don't feel the urge to acquire more friends just to boost my flagging facebook numbers. if i chance upon likeable people, or vice versa, cool. if i don't, i'm hardly hard-pressed for meaningful conversation and pleasant company as is. life's to short to pounce on every random and attempt establish a connection of sorts.

and to further cement my boring status, all i could think about towards the end of the evening was the pot of earl grey i would make before bed and gold rush by miri yu.