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rachelmanija ([personal profile] rachelmanija) wrote2009-07-03 11:11 am
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Bay Area trip

See [livejournal.com profile] oyceter's hilarious report on alien mpreg and microwaves for more details.

Yoon and I drove up, relieved that there was surprisingly little traffic. For over 100 miles worth of flat yellow land and the occasional cow (I-5) the only sign of human habitation were these bright yellow signs reading: CONGRESS CAUSE DUST BOWL." No url, no explanation, no call to action. Hundreds of them, scattered over a huge area. They seemed to have replaced the former nutty sign UN = SATUN.

Upon arriving, I was thrilled to introduce Oyce to the egg cream, which contains neither eggs nor cream but is a sort of chocolate soda. We also had burgers with an excellent mustard-heavy potato salad, and a hot fudge sundae. The diner offered Green River soda, a florescent lime green substance I had previously only encountered in books, but did not try.

We then began an Andy Lau movie I had Netflixed because it contains Andy Lau, Armageddon. There was soon a scene with instant noodles. Oyce began to crave instant noodles. Then there was a scene at a noodle shop. Loving close-ups of Hong Kong noodles. Oyce and I got so hungry that we raided the pantry, and due to lack of noodles, devoured beef jerky, salami, and apples.

[identity profile] wintersweet.livejournal.com 2009-07-03 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
*waves from the other end of the Dumbarton bridge*

man, I-5--I swear parts of it go through Texas and/or Oklahoma.

[identity profile] branna.livejournal.com 2009-07-03 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! You went to the Creamery, didn't you? That was a favorite hangout for a number of us as young teens.

They have amazing milkshakes, too. I love their chocolate malted to death.

Ramen Halu

[identity profile] amberley.livejournal.com 2009-07-03 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Not instant, but if you're looking for noodles here's a list of the Top 10 Ramen in Bay Area with Ramen Halu in San Jose still #1, somewhat near Illusive Comics and a Korean subtitled DVD rental place.

[identity profile] a2zmom.livejournal.com 2009-07-03 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yum, egg creams.