3/19/07

week 41: total


theres this great chinese place down the street from where i live, great in that it doesnt make me violently ill every time i eat there.

every time i go there, i order the same thing, and everytime the total is different.

and the recipt is always in chinese, and i dont speak or read a word of it.

so i smile and pay, and they smile and take my money, and i wonder why the hell i keep coming back.

and the i realize that im not throwing up.

(update: i no longer go to this place, as the last time i went, i was with my mother who was down for a visit. upon returning from the bathroom she informed me that there wasnt any soap at the communal restroom sink... for anyone who lives in san francisco, id advise that you avoid eating at joe's chinese food on ocean avenue.)

5 comments:

laserone_ said...

Hahah that's a riot. :)

Digital Scott's Illustrationblog said...

Nice work, and a great story to along with it!

aura said...

haha!

there's this chinese place in that i like as well. when i get a cantonese speaking friend to get us a table, we always get a free pot of tea and a discount off our meal.

Anonymous said...

haha...that's funny.
Wow, you are pretty good! I am glad that seems like those couple times of power failure did't do too much damage, right? RIGHT???

See, promised I will check in;)
This is J by the way, it was really nice to meet ya!

Unknown said...

I love the fact language barriers can expand one's pallette. But you must remember and be prepared....somewhere on that menu there is a deep fried chicken with its head still attached.