I suck at blogging.

I am a lazy bastard. This blogging this is hard to do. I find that I am a lousy first draft writer, so whenever I do these things I tend to re-write everything, a bunch of times. Over and over. Then, I go back and edit stuff. Like most beginning writers I also tend to be over critical, it is easier to be negative than positive. Hopefully, this will help me develop a clearer voice and some kind of writing style.

Roast duck soup with vermicelli noodles at Joy Luck Place Cafe. I've been going there since they opened in the mid-nineties. The Ranch 99 used to be a gourmet supermarket and the whole complex was a dying strip mall.

The menu at this place keeps getting worse. They seem to take off the stuff that I want and replace it with other stuff, that I don't want. I used to order Wonton Noodle Soup with Roast Duck and a side of Chinese broccoli in Hoisin Sauce. It was cheap and good. Now, I just get the noodles and duck which is half the soup and it costs more. It also doesn't seem to taste as good, but maybe I now have a little more knowledge about Asian foods. The place is still packed and I eat quickly as I sit between an old man and three old ladies. It's early on a Sunday night.

I really wanted to try HC Dumpling that just opened, but it is very busy. It has a waiting list at 6pm on Sunday. I also don't really know what to order. I need an expert, I'll have to find one or go there with the ex on a "how's it been going since we broke up" dinner.

I am a bit disappointed with the food this evening. I want more, but don't know what I want.