Saturday, August 8, 2009

Sorry for the ummmm....misunderstanding

I recently returned from my yearly pilgrimage to Carlsbad California. It's been a tradition between me and my bestie for years and includes a luxurious stay in my auntie's massive ocean-front house, a lot of beach time, boogie boarding, shopping and relaxation. Nothing too exciting to report on, but on a drive down PCH from L.A. I saw this restaurant that took me back to a memory that I cannot believe I haven't already shared.
So about two or three years ago two girlfriends and I were in Orange County and met up with some random guys for dinner at this very restaurant. Well there was this guy that I was sitting next to, we'll call him "Chad" since I don't remember his name (Chad is my default guy-name for some reason - no idea why other than in the 6th grade I had an experience of unrequited love with a guy named Chad because he was the only guy that was taller than me in my class. Tragically he liked blonde, pretty, Rachel instead and never gave me the time of day. It probably didn't help that I habitually wore home-made culottes and didn't know how to do my hair.) Anyway this guy at dinner was a nice guy, outgoing and one of those unpredictable personalities that probably made him the life of the party among his friends - the kind of guy that doesn't ask "why" but rather "why not." Well I went ahead and ordered shrimp in this Hollandaise sauce (don't judge my unhealthy choices, I was on vacation). So to eat the shrimp I would kind of put a piece in my mouth, suck the sauce off, bite the tail off, and then pull it out of my mouth and put it on the plate. So by the end of the meal there were a handful of shrimp tails that had been in my mouth sitting on my plate. Well Chad had been gabbing the whole time and apparently not paying attention to how I was eating them. He turned his attention to my plate and the tails and said "You don't eat those?" And before I could say anything he grabbed a bunch of them and PUT THEM IN HIS MOUTH AND ATE THEM. What can you do? It was really too late to say anything, and doing so after the fact would just have invited embarrassment. When he grabbed for the rest of them I figured the damage was already done soooooo....I just let him chow down. Sorry Chad. But thanks for being the highlight of my night.

11 comments:

BIGjun said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

BIGjun said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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Courtney said...

Love this story. Love that I was there, and no need to feel too bad, I remember Chad being a totally idiot. Judge me.

Joe said...

Mmmmm... ABC shrimp tails. (Homer Simpson drooling sound)

thanks for sharing this on the new Jacelle 360!

Unknown said...

uhhh not really new Joe....

Joe said...

New to me. I usually read you on the Google Reader. So the new name was refreshing, delightful and charming to me.

Braden said...

I thought the culottes were rather attractive, and that hair... stunning!

amelia said...

WHO EATS THE TAILS? Chad is nasty.

Kyle said...

Oh, if only I had been there . . . you know how i love to eat droppings from your mouth.

Kate said...

oh tiff. i am just dying. wiping away the tears of laughter. i just read this out loud to my dad. he too, thought it was weird. so funny. i wish we were there at this very moment. at penny's...not the restaraunt.