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Thu | October 27, 2005

the sushi place

Today I went to this sushi place for lunch, because I could tell it was going to be one of those days where unless I get out, I will do a little of everything all day, and thus do nothing. The best thing for me to do on such days is pick a book, pick a notebook, and leave the house. That way the only choices I have are read the book or write in the notebook.

The sushi place had tall booths made of bamboo and wood of the same tan color. It felt spacious and private at the same time. It was a great place to write and I was glad I went. I got there at about 2 and stayed til 3:30. I was a little uneasy about staying too long, especially since they had taken my order, brought the food, and given me the bill all really quickly. But I figured I was justified staying as long as I pleased, especially since it was the middle of the afternoon and no one was there. And so I stayed until I finished a writing exercise. I wanted to do another one but I thought I had better leave. It was my first time there and I thought, I will come back, and maybe stay a little longer next time.

I got up to go. As I walked by the other booths, I saw that there was one person sleeping in each booth. All the employees were napping. Well that is nice, I thought. Sincerely, I was happy for them that they had jobs where they could sleep in the middle of the day if there was nothing to do. There was also something surreal about it-- I felt as if I had walked into a private dormitory.

I looked back on the door as I left and saw a "closed" sign, and reading the hours, found that the place is only open from 11-2:30 for lunch and 5-9:30 for dinner.

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