Attack of the landlocked sushi

Never again will I eat sushi in a state or country that does not border water.

(With exception of maybe Las Vegas)

Photo: Serious Eats

My friend Mike invites me to sushi at his favorite place in Salt Lake, but I just cannot muster it. He has tapered off with the invites, with knowledge of my 'landlocked sushi' fear...

To elaborate:

A) Happy Sumo.
Only been twice, because on the last time I got food poisoning...from the looks of it (I know...TMI), it was the seaweed salad. Or the San Francisco Roll?

B) Costco 2-day old assorted California rolls (yes, I know its not 'real' sushi).
Ate the remains of what I bought on Saturday for lunch yesterday...then I went on a run later with Rindz...had to stop at a gas station because my stomach hurt so much...it was not pleasant.
Then, upon my return home, the minor chills that ensued and stomach ache that persisted prompted a Google search of "swine flu symptoms"...

(BIG HINT: Read THIS and you won't be scared of it anymore!)

Nevertheless... sorry Utah, but I've decided from here on out that when I'm in landlocked places (including you), I'm sticking to above-land animals.
Comprende?

Oooh, hoy es Cinco de Mayo!
Vamos a celebrar.... the knowledge (from that above link) that you are now empowered to take on the Swine Flu, should it waft your way...

Ojala que tengas un buen dia!

Down the Rabbit Hole

Above from Vogue's 2007 Alice in Wonderland fashion shoot featuring Natalia Vodianova, shot by Annie Leibovitz.

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First look at Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie!

(coming 2010)

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A 4th Grader questions Condi Rice about waterboarding.
Wow.
I think in 4th grade I was most consumed with beating boys at recess games.

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Vanity Fair slideshow of actors and directors:
"Something Just Clicked"

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Swine Flu count at 1,000 and counting: via Al Jazeera. Yikes.

Mexicans finding that (masked) laughter is the best medicine.

Full NYT story here: "Viral Humor Helps Mexicans Cope"

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Also funny: Vanity Fair's Frank DiGiacomo's The WASHMEN!

parody of "The Watchmen"

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Oh, wait, this too:

NY Mag's "analysis" of last week's Gossip Girl.


and last, but not least...
Have we swooned enough over the 6'5" actor Armie Hammer yet (aka Gabriel on GG)?

No, not enough, methinks....


XOXO, Gossip Girl