Coincidence? You decide...

OK, so our first lunch here?

Best. Sushi. Ever.

The fish here is SO fresh...and the tuna they use for sushi is the white kind not the red kind. It literally melts in your mouth. No stringiness, lovely, delicate flavor... *sigh* ... we should all be so lucky to eat like this ONCE in our lives. And, it was cheep. SO cool.

So, I'm actually telling this story for a different reason. As Karen and I were sitting at the sushi counter (place was packed even in midafternoon...with Japanese folk...definitely a good sign...) this guy sidles up and sits in the chair next to us, and before you know it we are yakking away. (We've found Vancouverites to be quite friendly...) Guess what? He's an independent film maker. He's making a DVD for the now defunct band Jesus Lizard, and so off we go to the races. He's a little down on the local scene for being competitive but it's an interesting conversation. He even uses the same editing program (Final Cut Pro) as Karen. Go God...gotta love those "coincidences"...

[UPDATE] So today (Sunday January 23) we decided to go back to Samurai Sushi for lunch once again to get another helping of that wonderful white tuna. We had no sooner sat down (in a booth this time) and ordered our sashimi when who should show up but Kemal (the film/video guy from the above story...)?! He didn't notice us at first, so I leaned over and said "what, are you following us or something?" We had a good laugh at that...and then chatted for a little while until his food came. Kemal is probably about the coolest person we've met here in Vancouver. Thanks for being friendly Kemal! :-)