This is the one day a year we don't go out on Thursday, because it is officially deemed "Drink with your Family Day". One way or another, that is our task - our oath.
We hope you also had drinks with your family. See you next week!
Shooter's Family Menu:
Turkey w/ gravy
Stuffing w/ gravy
Mashed Potatoes w/ gravy
Home-made Crescent Roll
Sweet Potatoes (no that's not gravy, it's brown sugar)
Everyone trekked out to North Natomas for some really good New York style pizza. Thin, crispy crust. Lots of fresh toppings. Their own label beers and some cheap ass wine that will get you sloshed really fast! Sounds like a Thursday to me! Only lame part...getting our salad at the same time as the pizza. Would have enjoyed it first.
We had a couple of newcomers this week. Frankenstein and his bride from the Halloween party have decided to give us a try. They fit in perfectly, drink, and were super fun to have - we hope they come back often!
With such a large red-checkered plastic table, I can only report on the conversation on the south side. Actually, I could probably make some good guesses for the other side too...
Much convo on the #12 menu item at C.F. Cheng's in Natomas: Steamed Creaming Buns. Really?
Journal Tidbits:
"How many sites in your top ten have the word 'douche' in them? - Jarla to Shooter
Refreshing = Cocky + Dumb (example: Palin is so refreshing.)
Oh, and we want to make velvet covered horns for wee little wednesday and send her off to daycare. We don't expect mama Slug to get any calls over that one.
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We were down three people again for various reason - all of which we don't believe. We had a NakedBob, TheJenny, RobotGoBen, Scribby, Sluggy, Nairb and wee little Wednesday.
Inside a renovated Denny's or Carrows, and next to a freeway frontage hotel, you wouldn't really expect much from Samurai Sushi. But it's pretty damn good!
The prices are on the affordable side for sushi and right now, they offer half off sake and draft beer during dinner, Monday through Thursday. Really. I got a full bottle of Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake for a whole $3.50, which I shared so really I was out $1.75. Large Sapporo $3.
Our waitress was very to-the-point, but nice as well. She wanted our lunch box. They have pretty inventive sushi, lots of choices and good quality fish. Overall it's a great place to go. The only weird thing is that it still kind of looks like a Denny's inside. But for the value, tastiness and people...totally worth it!
We had some good topics of conversation including how Sluggy's dog bit Nairb. Of course, we all knew he was probably harrassing her, so it's not all her fault.
Journal Tidbit: "If I pet her butt a little too long she gets mad. If I don't pet it enough she keeps coming back." - Nairb
Loosely based on the rousing success that was Thai Fu! night a few years back we decided to hold a Thai Travel night at Casa de la SlugCrab. Instead of poorly-dubbed vintage Kung Fu movies, we would be entertained by travel pictures from Jarla (recently back from Croatia) and KiwiBobs (recently back from New Zealand).
Memory cards in hand we (KiwiBobs and Shooter) made the drive to the Casa. Upon arriving we found the place inhabited by a lone Captain Crabby. Sluggy and baby Wednesday had been coerced into going to their weekend destination of Sea Ranch a day early (who can blame them?). Jarla was the next to arrive with mixers for the popular Croatian favorite Red Wine and Coke (pretty nice, like a wine-based Shandy). Nairby followed quickly after and we discovered we were down two more in the form of Nurse Scribby and her ailing Robot GoBen.
Thai food was ordered. With so many core constituents absent, the general consensus was to forgo the travel footage and just post pics on the web for all to see. Instead the recent election results were discussed (including origins of the elephant and donkey), football was watched, followed by Daily Show, American Dad and some other Tivo-ed goodness.
Thai was picked up by Crab and NakedBob and deliciously delivered back to the Casa. Tasty Pad thai, curry, pineapple fried rice, spring rolls, and tom yum soup were devoured heartily. Freaking yum. Much of it contained enough Scribby-death to really be dangerous. Here's hoping next Thursday will find all of us together again and in good health.
Our annual Halloween party, hosted by the Roseville Bobs, pretty much kicks ass. This year was no different. With the theme of classic monsters, everyone went all out.
We had Carrie, Exorcist Girl, 2 Jasons from Friday the 13th part 3, Shaun from Shaun of the Dead, two ladies from The Birds, Ash & Sheila from Army of Darkness, Chuckie, Jack the Ripper & his victim, Priest and Nun with devil baby, Where the Wild Things Are family, Frankenstein & his bride, and two flies.
The night was filled with lots of drinks, rum soaked fruit, the infamous cheesy bread, ridiculous fun and hours on hours of self-made entertainment.
Late into the night, we wondered down to the Basic Bar to visit our favorite waitress from this past Thursday. Jenny entered the costume contest as a fluke and won $500! No shit!
Then off to the Owl Club, a favorite amongst drunks, to watch NakedBob dance with strangers. A good time was had by all.
This is confection sushi made of Donettes, fruit rolls, Twinkies, and Swedish Fish.
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