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  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Margaret! Congratulations, Margaret! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

Win a $50 Sephora eGift card from Makeup and Beauty Blog
Rise and shine, morning glory. 🙂 I hope you slept well.

Tabs has been keeping new hours lately, staying up later at night and sleeping in later in the mornings. Right now he’s conked out at the top of his cat tower, with his cute kitty tail poking out through the hole in the bottom of the cubby. That’s sort of like his version of a hotel room’s “Do not disturb” sign, so I’ll leave him be while I have my coffee, and you and I catch up.

Other than dinner at a Japanese restaurant I’d never been to before, my Friday night was blissfully uneventful. Dinner was great, even though I was a little concerned right after placing my order…

“I’m sorry,” the waiter replied, visibly distraught. “We’re out of the regular white rice tonight.”

The words hung over the table for a few seconds before I could formulate a thought.

Wait — what? How does a Japanese restaurant run out of rice? Isn’t that like an Italian restaurant running out of pasta or a burger joint running out of buns?

I shifted uneasily in my seat looking over at the chefs working behind the bar. “So what are you guys using for the sushi?”

“Oh, I can get you some of the sushi rice,” the waiter answered, his eyes lighting up at the suggestion. “Would you like a bowl of that?”

“Uh…sure. Is it just regular sticky rice?”

“Mm hmm. Would you like a bowl of the sushi rice instead?”

Instead? Instead of what? “Yes, please.” This is weird. “Thank you.”

LOL! It was just a little confusing at the time, but I get it now. The steamed white rice they serve in bowls at the tables is slightly different than the steamed white rice they use to make sushi.

Anywho, it’s still early here. Cut me some slack. 🙂

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

Win a $50 eGift card from Sephora

  • One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).

  • There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, what’s your favorite restaurant? Do you have a little black cocktail dress? Do you like sushi? What’s your favorite dinner date makeup look? — you get the idea.
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
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  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 11:59PM (PT).
  • Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
  • A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
  • Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
  • Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.
  • Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
  • The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
  • Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Margaret! Congratulations, Margaret! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

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  5. i’m a little embarrassed to say that i’ve never actually had sushi. i had one california roll once, and that’s it. i really have to get on the ball with that one!

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  8. Funny you mention Sushi. The first time I ever tried it, I was so reserved about it I didn’t give it a fair try, and hated it. Months later I realized I hadn’t been fair to dear Sushi, so I gave it another try at a different restaurant (this time at a new Hibachi joint that opened up in town). After having it a second time, and being more adventurous about it, I realized Sushi isn’t that bad!
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  12. I hate sushi, I had a terrible experience the first time I had which involved wasbi and my intense hate for spicy foods, I have been traumatized since.

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  13. I guess that’s because sometimes the rice used to make sushi has a bit of rice vinegar on it. Perhaps he was scared it’s taste different, which just happens if you use too much, so I guess he just worried too much?

    Hugs!
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  24. Happy Saturday! I can totally see Tabs snoozing away in his cat tower. What a ham.

    My favorite restaurant is called FIG (Food Is Good). Here in sunny Charleston, SC, it is incredible beautiful food. All fresh, all from locally owned farms and fishmongers. The head chef Mike Lotta has been featured in Bon Appetit many times. I swear that food is magical.

    I really love sushi, but not the conventional kind with a lot of raw fish. Sushi rice is different because they put rice vinegar in it! Gives it a slightly tangy taste.

    As for a date night look, I like to smoke it out with a saucy smokey eye. Not too much, but definitely something to dress up the eyes.

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  27. Cacau is right–sushi rice is seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt. It’s different from regular white rice. The waiter probably thought that you wanted the unseasoned plain rice, but they were out of it. I love rice and I love sushi rice and I love sushi. ; )

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  33. I just went for sushi for lunch, yesterday! It was a friend’s recommendation, but it wasn’t very good. What’s unfortunate is this is her second not-so-great recommendation for sushi, and she’s kind of killing my taste for sushi altogether. What a shame, since it used to be one of my favorites 🙁

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  34. I absolutely Love sushi My first time eating sushi was horrible! So the second time I tried it I was a little scared but the first bite was just amazing and I’ve been obsessed since. We just have to know how to find places with really good sushi:)

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  37. I promised to take my boyfriend out to dinner tonight since he’s being pouty from being sick. Unfortunately, there aren’t fantastic sushi places nearby anymore.

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  39. Tabs… like Tab soda? I woulda totally been confused n uneasy with that rice fiasco, lol.. just give me some dang white rice.

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  47. I love sushi! It’s one of my favorite types of food. They add something special to sushi rice to make it slightly sweeter. Mmm I’ve never had a bowl of plain sushi rice, but I would love to try it.

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  48. short grain rice is more glutinous (and stickier), good for sushi rolls. long grain rice isn’t as glutinous, separates more readily.. the “normal” rice we’re used to eating. happy dining! 🙂

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  51. I love working out and running because it keeps me in a great shape and thin 😀 and I love Harajuku Lovers stuffs althought it’s’hard to get them in France …

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  57. I don’t particularly care for sushi. It’s the texture. I like rice though. That sounds like a great idea for lunch!

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  59. Today’s my anniversary and after six years a trip to Sephora to indulge in some new date night makeup might be nice!

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  60. Hey T-Money and K-Dawg! I just had sushi at an all-you-can-eat place on thurs and it was AMAZING. One kind of roll we ordered was a dragon roll, that had shrimp tempura, crab stick, and rice on the outside wrapped with eel and avocado… Excuse me while I go wipe off the drool.

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  69. Had a HUGE thunderstorm here last night. On my way home from the mall a telephone pole got hit by lightning (or a tree did and fell on the pole) and exploded right after I drove by it! Thank goodness for my timing, we did lose power for 6 hours though. But I love thunderstorms so I didn’t mind : )

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  71. The harvest year of sushi rice and normal rice may be different, as older rice is supposed to be better for sushi. If eaten alone, new rice tastes much better

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  76. Running out of rice definitely seems weird. The last time I went for Japanese food, I tried to order their mackerel bento (I loooooove mackerel), but they were out. That makes a lot more sense than the rice, though!

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  77. I LOVE SUSHI! My current favourite is called the SAC Roll (Salmon, Avocado, and Cream Cheese) and then I get it deep fried! It’s so addicting and amazing!

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  78. Best dinner date makeup tip — go easy on the lips! You’re going to eat off all your lipstick anyway, and you don’t want to be left with a weird bright outline or colored teeth.

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  81. Reading about the mentioning of sushi has suddenly given me the biggest craving for spicy tuna rolls! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂

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  90. My latest obsession is Pho. I’ve had Pho before but it wasn’t great, I’ve finally found a place that I love! I’ve eaten it every day for lunch for the past week.

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  92. I might take it as a good sign, running out of rice = lots of diners = good food! Optimism in action! 😀

    Mmmmmmm, sushi!

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  98. Although i haven’t had it in forever i love sushi, and cats.<3
    To be honest i don't think Toopie and Tabs would get along well if they had the chance to meet,
    they are much too diva and much too in control of their human pets to mesh well. hehe
    I am a Sephora virgin. Would absolutely looove to win 🙂

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  106. Haaaaa, that rice story is hilarious. i have only tried sushi once sadly! but yes i have about 3 cute little black dresses. very sexxay i love them, i think for a dinner date my fave makeup would be the simple cat eye look and a pink blush! with a subtle shimmer lip glass! 🙂

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  111. I do not like sushi but I did see some cute Hello Kitty sushi online somewhere. I do, however, really enjoy steamed white rice with lotso butter, salt and pepa. Hmmm.

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  114. Sushi is my number one favorite food. My daughter, who is 10 and a very picky eater, also loves sushi, so when we go out, that is what we have! 🙂

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  117. I love sushi. I used to buy it when I got bummed out in college because it’s such a cute food and it reminds me of my family.

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  125. I like sushi alright, but not nearly as much as the BF. My favorite has to be a salmon and pineapple roll. I am all about the pineapple. Eel is good, too. I like the sauce they put on it!

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  128. I loved sushi 🙂 but as a vegetarian it is no longer on the menu for me. Luckily enough I also love, love, love Thai cooking and there are plenty vegetarian options in there! Like Lily I love the smell of rice 🙂 sometimes I enjoy eating just plain, freshly steamed rice, nothing added.

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  137. I do have a black cocktail dress, but sadly, it seems like it never gets worn anywhere these days – life just isn’t that exciting, haha. I love sushi, having previously lived in Japan for a while. For dates, I like to keep makeup simpler and less obvious – so I guess basic neutral eye looks with a peachy blush.

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  139. I do have a black cocktail dress and as it is, well, black, I like to rock red lips and red pumps and a red bag with it 😉 No originality I know, heehee…

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  143. Never tried sushi, always thought it was risky to eat?? But all these positive comments are making me curious to try it.

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  146. I love sushi too but I really love Outback Steakhouse. Since moving to Germany I have yet to find a good steak so I am anxiously anticipating our trip to Miami in a few weeks where I will have steak galore!

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  147. My going out/date makeup is always the classic Marilyn Monroe look. Red lipstick, a flash of kohl eyeliner winged out a bit, and a flushed cheek. Airspun powder is the best thing ever for this look. Plus it smells wonderful.

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  148. I love sushi! I always ask for extra spicy mayo and eel sauce..Yummmmm!! That being said, I was gobsmacked (my word of the day) that a sushi place would run out of rice…that’s just bizarre.
    ps. Gift card funds will be going towards the purchase of BOS IV….which is looking really really good!

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  150. Its my birthday on Friday so I really hope I win. I could use some new makeup.
    Hope you are having a good weekend.

    Thank you

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  151. I think it’s funny how often the media refers to 3 and 4″ heels as “sky high” when shoes I wore as a teen were always at least 5″.

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  152. I really wish I liked sushi. It meets the definitions of my favorite kind of food: pretty, portable and healthy. Alas, I don’t eat any fish.

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  156. I was laughing as I was sipping on my coffee and almost choked right now. That conversation was too funny. Let’s see. I can’t really choose my number one, but my top favorites are Fogo De Chao, Texas De Brazil (yes, they are similar but completely different in my opinion – both excellent) Stir Crazy, PF Changs (despite I gain 3 pounds and am dying of thirst for 2 days later bc of the sodium) and Morton’s Steakhouse. I really like Wildfire too.

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  157. I ♡ sushi! :3 I also love Japanese fashion,so bright colors are amazing in my opinion.I cannot resist sushi,heehee. ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

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  165. I love love love sushi 🙂 and my fave dinner date look is all about the eyes – as lipsticks dont last on me at all during meals.

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  169. I’ve never tried sushi before, but I don’t think I’d like it. I don’t like seafood very much. The only seafood I eat is Fried Boneless Bangus(Milkfish). NOMZ. 🙂

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  170. Good Morning Sunshine! Thanks for all these great contests and the blog. I’m a sushi wuss – I like California rolls and crunchy crab rolls:-)

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  172. I’ve never had true sushi. I think I had something like sushi with a vegetable inside it. I don’t know the name of it since I’m not familiar with sushi. What I had I did like. I’m sure I would like sushi. I do like fish! Thanks.

    makeupgirl21@comcast.net

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  174. I love sushi! But I think soy may be causing my acne, so I have gone soy-free for awhile to see if it clears up. I miss sushi and all my other Japanese food favorites like crazy!

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  177. Portland is such a foodie town that it’s downright impossible for me to pick just 1 favorite restaurant. It’s much more like a top 10 situation 😉 However I do LOVE sushi, my favorite is from Saburo here in town – if you’re ever in the Pacific Northwest {specifically Portland} I highly recommend! I totally have a go-to LBD, my mom raised me to always make sure to have one. My favorite go-to one as of late has been the Blakely from J. Crew!

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  184. LOL learning about the different rice properties for diff cooking purposes is always kinda funny. 🙂

    Thanks for another giveaway opportunity, Karen, and hope everyone has a great weekend!

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  185. My favorite restaurant is La Fiesta. It’s a locally owned Mexican restaurant. Everyone who works there is extremely nice and the food is always awesome; and they have queso dip (my favorite food in the world).

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  195. I love sushi! and date nights! and lbds! My hubby and I just had a date lunch because my mother in law is in town to visit and watched our son for a bit. It is so nice to get out of the house for once! We stopped at sephora and the mac counter on the way home so I could stock up on some back to school basics.

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  196. Ha! The do not disturb tail sounds like one of my cats, Gizmo! She has this little tunnel thing she’ll sleep under with only her tail sticking out. The other cats like this nightstand with a little tablecloth I have in one of the guest bedrooms and normally they either have a paw sticking out or their tail. If you lift up the tablecloth they’ll just look at you with this innocent look like “Why are you waking me up, Mama?”

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  206. This is great! Thanks for offering up the giveaway! I’ve been trying to but the Laura Mercier Eye basics primer in buff for a while now, but it was too pricey and i opted to get my much needed brush cleanser instead. I’m sure whoever wins will be thanking you to the ends of the earth!

    P.S. Sushi. I ADORE SUSHI. I’m Japanese-American and I remember the same confusion when I was little and my grandma told me we had to prepare the rice differently to make sushi. It still tastes good though, so I’m glad you got your rice eventually!

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  208. I’m a cop out. I’ve been to a few Japanese restaurants telling myself I’m going to try sushi and every time I get there I order something else. Lame I know, but there’s just so many options and people have give stories about their different experiences, liking or hating it, that I don’t know which to try.

    Need to try again with someone who’s a sushi expert and maybe I’ll brave it up. Indian food however, that I’ll try. Love me some curry spices 🙂

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  211. I loooove sushi! I hadn’t tried it until I met my boyfriend, but even though I was scared he made me try it and I love it now~! We just had some last week.. I have been craving a lot of the really plain rolls lately though, what can I say, I like plain food sometimes. 😉

    Tuna rolls, California rolls, Dynamite Rolls, and Tempura rolls are my favourites right now. =9

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  218. I love sushi! The hands down best meal I ever had (and the funnest) was an ahi tuna dish with poprocks. I kid you not, red poprocks. We had them bring us another round of them. I’m trying to remember the restaurant, it was at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Fishbone? maybe? we had a bottle of saki too, then after dinner, plum wine at the bar. Delish!

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  219. So I’ve been on a low-carb-low-sodium-high-protein-high-fiber diet with no weight loss (but more energy and some stomach shrinkage.) The past week I paused the restrictions to vacation in Ocean City and lost 5lbs!! Explain that. Lol

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  223. I love sushi rice even more than normal white rice! It’s usually what I make when I use rice as an accompaniment for dinners.

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  225. Loooooooooooooove sushi! I am super excited that we just booked a january vacation to Disney World…and one of the dinner reservations I’ve already made is at the sushi house in Epcot. Can’t wait!!!! 😉

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  230. Hi Karen I have been following your blog for about six months or so I absolutely love it. It does encourage me to try new things with my makeup which I love. Also it’s made me want to buy everything lol, but it definitely helps with your wonderful reviews on products which would work for me. Thanks so much. Anyway enough blabbing I have a few favorite restaurants. My husband and I used to go out every weekend before we had children. We love a place called the red violin here in Canada. It’s a Brazilian restaurant. It’s a dinner and dance place which is so much fun. We also like a place called josos it’s a Mediterranean seafood place in Toronto. One of our very favorites is terrace on the green it’s amazing. They have the best lamb. Anyway thanks again hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend.

    Marlene

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  238. I’ve actually been to an izakaya where, upon walking through the door, the host walked right up to us and said “We don’t have any rice.” Not even “Good evening. I’m sorry, but…” Just “We don’t have any rice.”

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  241. Tonight I am going to a fun conveyor-belt sushi place. I know it’s not the best quality sushi in LA yet I love it just the same. YUM!!

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  243. I must admit I have never tried sushi and never will because I have a fear of raw fish. I have had one with imitation crabmeat in it, that was good. I have a LBD, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it a cocktail dress.

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  246. I have never tasted sushi. Everytime I see it, I gag. I haven’t worn a dress in over 6 years. I gained so much after having kids I don’t like the way I look!!!:(

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  248. Oh my, i loooove sushi. I was born and raised in Hawaii, so i started eating sushi at a very young age. Haha i remember when i was in the 4th grade, my dad would bring me a Mcdonalds happy meal and 3 pieces of Tobiko sushi for my school lunch. Yum. Have you ever tried tobiko sushi ? 🙂

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  250. I LOVE SUSHI. Haven’t had some really good sushi in a long time = sadness. Hopefully I will be able to indulge again soon.

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  251. I used to hate sushi, actually! But my then boyfriend got me into it. I don’t get too crazy with it, still haven’t tried eel or squid and don’t plan on it, but I do like it!

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  253. I love sushi! Now that I’m back in my dorm, I’m close to a nice place where you can get fresh, handmade sushi. I’m pretty excited for that 🙂

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  254. Houston has some great sushi! I love it. I also love Too Faced…I am waiting on a shipment of makeup that I bought! Woo hoo!

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  257. I can not handle the taste of soy sauce so Sushi is totally out of the window for me. My husband is allergic to shellfish, but loves eating Sushi. (We get him the imitation crab or vegetarian kind to play it safe…)

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  259. My fave dinner date look is a smoky lid that makes my eye color stand out!
    Thanks for the giveaway, I’d really love to win this gift card, I’d get a mascara for my mother in law : she wants one but she’s scared by all the different kinds you can find….

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  263. Rainbow Roll is my favorite! My date night look is something semi-sexy that doesn’t say either Mom or Professor C. But my better half has a thing for walking around downtown at night after dinner, so the hot-but-don’t-try-to-move-more-than-30-yards-in-them kind of shoes are OUT. Alas.

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  268. I started season 4 of True Blood, you see in Greece we were still in season 3. But I kinda ruined it for myself because I completely ignored your spoiler alerts,and yeah I know about the hottest thing on earth and Sookie. Oh my. I seriously hope thought that this season is better than the previous, cause dude did the last one kinda blow or what!

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  272. I love fried sushi rolls! And I love the type of restaurants with sushi trains and sushi boats. You have to be impulsive!

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  277. I just discovered your blog, and let me tell you I love it!! I will definitely be returning. Thanks for the fabulous posts.

    I love sushi. I was a bit late to the party when trying. But I enjoy it very much now.

    🙂 Jessica

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  278. When I was in high school we got to assist teaching ESL at a Japanese girl’s school in Boston. The first time I ever had Sushi was one day when they made it for us. At the time, places to get sushi weren’t common. It was a fun (and yummy!) experience!

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  279. My kitty gets a very disturbing, stressed-out urgency face with serial killer eyes when ever I bring home sushi. No carry out for me anymore, I can’t take the bad face!!!!!

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  291. What’s your favorite restaurant?
    Buca di Beppo’s! I love Italian food!

    Do you have a little black cocktail dress?
    Yes, it’s a black velvet with a plunging neckline, makes me feel sexy whenever I wear it!

    Do you like sushi?
    Ugh, no. I hate most seafood.

    What’s your favorite dinner date makeup look?
    Taupe eyeshadow and a glossy red lip gloss.

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  294. My favorite restaurant in the universe is Biaggi’s. The food and the atmosphere is refined and beautiful, but the prices are very reasonable. The lobster and crab pasta is to die for!

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  296. The Japanese restaurant we go to makes the best fried tofu!! I have tried to recreate it at home, but I can’t get it quite right.

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  304. I thought about sushi for dinner tonight, but we ended up at a little diner that had pretty much everything but sushi.. My hubby had a stir fry, and I had a hot chicken sandwich.

    Hope everyone’s having a good weekend.

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  308. Today me and my beautiful children had lunch at the elephant Bar in Daly City. I am wearing the urban decay natural palette with my unsung hero lip glass Ohh Baby by MAC oldie but goodie.

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  313. Weird about the rice thing. Hmm, I’m a picky eater. I like the hot bar and salad bar at Whole Foods because they list all the ingredients and it is healthy and fresh. I have a few casual black or black-with-pattern dresses, but I’d love to have a smokin’ one some day, more like cocktail dress quality than the ones I own.

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  325. For first dates I like to go with a neutral eye using shadows in the brown/bronze category, with LOTS of mascara, and a pop of color on the lips. MAC’s lickable lipstick is my favorite.

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  327. Never tried sushi but not too sure I ever will, doesn’t seem like my thing lol. My favorite restaurant is Red Lobster since they have some awesome dishes and drinks! And don’t feel bad, I would have never guessed there was a difference between white rice and sushi rice! I would have been so lost…lol.

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  328. I didn’t have a little black cocktail dress for years… and then on a shopping trip with my sister I decided to finally find one. I came home with 3!

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  329. If you ever visit Salt Lake City, Utah you should make sure to visit the following restaurants:

    1. Mazza – Amazing middle eastern food and a sexy atmosphere.
    2. Cafe Trio – Yummy Italian. My favorite item on the menu is the cheese ravioli with butternut squash sauce.
    3. Pago – Locally grown food that changes with the seasons. Everything is delicious.
    4. The Atlantic Grill – Mediterranean food that is authentic and delicious.
    5. Shogun – My favorite sushi restaurant. I’ve been going there since I was 3! Make sure to get a booth for an authentic experience.

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  335. My favorite restaurant is a little taqueria named Lalo’s. It has the best, simplest asada tacos I’ve ever eaten.

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  340. After 20 years of raising a family, my husband and I have just begun exploring restaurants in our area once again. We rarely dine out and these past years have been spent at kid friendly places so I don’t really have a favorite at this time. I’m working on it .

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  342. my favorite restaurant is a syracuse native franchise called Tully’s its a sports bar restaurant and whenever theres a good game on we always head down there to cheer on our sports teams!!

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  344. My favorite restaurant is called the Vegetarian Palette in Brooklyn, NY. The food and atmosphere are great. I go with my best friends all the time.

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  351. I’ve been interested in trying sushi for a while now. My favorite restaurant is Papadeaux Seafood Kitchen, and I’ve only seen them in my home state of Texas and Louisiana.

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  357. Sushi is not my thing lol but i am signing up for the gym next week! Its never to late to get my “summer” bod 😉

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  358. MY favorite sushi is called a mango roll. It’s a california roll but it has thinly sliced pieces of mango on top, YUM!

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  359. I have a few “little black dresses”. They’re great staples for a night out and they’re all different enough that I can justify having them.

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  360. I think I like Sushi. I mean, I’ve had it and it was ok, but it wasn’t a great place for Sushi to begin with. I really liked seafood though, so I think I just need to find a good restaurant.

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  363. I did not ready through all 300 of the replies, but sushi rice is actually quite difference from normal white rice that you get a sushi place. It has rice wine vinegar in it and is mixed in a special way. Did it taste like normal rice to you?

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  376. I still refuse to eat sushi. Its the seaweed that grosses me out! My boyfriend who is very picky actually enjoys sushi and made me try a piece of raw snapper or something. It was so awful!! But i always order some terryaki or something deep fried (mmmmhhmm yams) instead!

    My fave food is Italian but why goout when we cook it better at home! :p

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  378. I love sushi, it’s one of my favorite foods. Unfortunately, I only eat it a couple times a year because my hubby doesn’t like it. 🙁

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  380. I think a lovely shade of soft pink blush and some sheer pink gloss is a great natural date look!
    I love, love, love sushi!

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  381. I’m not sure if I like sushi or not. I live in the midwest and don’t have a sushi place anywhere near. =( Dying to try it though!

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  382. I don’t like true sushi…like the raw stuff. I’m all about maki rolls though! And I’m surprised I don’t have a go to little black dress…maybe after I lose the weight I’m wanting to, I’ll treat myself to a new dress.

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  387. So hard to pick a fave restaurant! It depends on the mood, but for Italian at least I’ve always loved Buca di Beppo, and I pretty much love a lot of Asian restaurants I go to, whether it’s Korean or Chinese or Japanese

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  388. It all depends, what I’m craving, how far it is and do I really want it. Hmm, as of right now its chocolate, red velvet cupcakes from Cako Bakery please:)

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  392. Years ago a coworker took everyone’s order and went through the drive through of a fast food place called Rally’s. He placed about 9 people’s orders at the first window. When he got to the second window they told him they were out of buns!! They closed ( I wonder why!!} and I never did try a burger from there!!

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  393. I never thought I’d join the ranks of sushi snobs, but I’ve been enlightened — the sushi stateside is nothing compared to the real deal.

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  401. I like sushi, but vegetarian-style (there’s a few places in SF that have tempura vegetable sushi, avocado sushi, spinach sushi with a peanut sauce, etc.) – but my *favorite* restaurant is Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. Reliably delicious food, gorgeous views of the Golden Gate Bridge, nice ambiance … what more could a girl ask for?

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  402. Not even embarrassed to say that I spent two hours at sephora today, trying on my date night look. Dont judge me….

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  403. in high school, we had to dissect squid in biology & my teacher fried some up for us to try. it was actually not bad! but now i really want some white rice.

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  406. Thanks for sharing this weird experience. A little chuckle to end my day. ;o) It is odd that a Japanese restaurant would run out of regular white rice. ;o)

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  410. I like TGI Friendy’s. It’s my favorite place to eat Their frozen food to cook at home is really good.

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  412. I really like Gyu Kaku, can’t get it in MD. my boyfriend has gone twice since I’ve been gone (he lives in Chicago) and rubbed it in my face each time 🙁

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  415. I don’t like the real sushi selections, but I do love tempura fried California rolls! On first dates, I like to try (or used to like trying) to always incorporate pink into my makeup look. Pink cheeks, or pink lips always seem so cute and innocent and perfect for first dates! Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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  416. But running out of white rice really IS like a burger joint running out of buns or Italian restaurant sans pasta, as you said.

    Sushi rice is white sticky rice + dashi and vinegar, maybe some salt. It’s strange to be offered sushi rice as a replacement, though I understand. But being from Japan, I would see it as the equivalent of the said burger buns being replaced with hot dog buns!

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  420. I could give this gift card such good use =). I tested some Illamasqua powder products like blushes and eyeshadows at Sephora last weekend and fell in love…

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  422. Well since you were talking about sushi I thought I’d mention my favorite place. It’s Edo Sushi in Baltimore and its awesome. I went there the other day with my friends and my friend Victoria had no idea what to do with the hot towel. It was hilarious to watch lol.

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  429. I used to avoid raw fish like the plague (first I didn’t like the idea of it, then I didn’t like the texture), but a meal I had at a Japanese place during Restaurant Week came with a few pieces of sashimi, so I ate them, seeing as how I was going to pay for them anyway, and decided that I liked it after all! I just like the mild-tasting fish like tuna and salmon, though.

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  433. Oh my so many comments, yay for you!

    Ok my question is lame but are you Filipino? I am not that your asking 🙂 just thought I throw that in there. Pick me, pick me so I can buy the Argon Oil I was window shopping today at Sephora.

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  437. i love sushi, but haven’t had it in the last year coz i was pregnant and sushi is a big no no! my little girl is now 5 months old so i guess i can start eating it again 🙂

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  438. My paternal grandmother’s a Japanese (Matsushita-Yanagitani) but she died a decade before I was born so I wasn’t exposed much to Japanese food. I don’t like sushi but I love yakitori and tonkatsu 🙂

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  450. hello, i’m filipina just like you! i only go to sephora once in a while but i absolutely LOVE it! i’ve bookmarked a gazillion products and would love to use the gift card on em! xxx

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  452. Just assembled a bunch of IKEA stuff and currently doing loads and loads of laundry… MY PARENTS ARE COMING TO VISIT NORWAY. I’m so excited!!

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  453. I had a wonderful weekend!
    Chinese food & Netflix Friday night, then Italian food & saw Crazy Stupid Love on Saturday.
    Today will most likely include a nap after laundry is done 🙂

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  458. I love sushi! I just moved to a new area and there is a great restaurant just around the corner, I have to be really good and not go there every week!

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  459. My favorite go-to restaurants would have to be Qdoba, Applebee’s, and Buca di Beppo’s. I absolutely looove the tiramisu they have at Buca’s, but I went yesterday and apparently they changed the recipe and lowered the rum content due to legal limitations. Such a shame, because now the tiramsu is dry instead of nice and spongy. 🙁 Looks like I’ll have to start learning how to make it myself!

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  460. Omg I am so jealous! After I had my son, I COULDN’T eat sushi anymore, I tried and I tried, but I kept blowing up and blowing up! Maybe one day down the road :/

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  461. I’m from Arkansas so I have to share how excited I am that the West Memphis Three were freed on Friday. These men spent 18 years behind bars, one of them on death row, for a crime they didn’t commit. Their only “crime” was being weird, listening to Metallica and wearing black in a small town, closed minded community. Though the state of Arkansas states they will not look for the real killers, the West Memphis Three will continue their work to find out who committed this heinous crime against those 3 precious little boys who deserve justice.

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  462. there was a pita place by our campus in grad school that was out of pitas when we went to eat there….more than once. Huh??!

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  463. I love sushi! I’m a vegetarian so I obviously eat mine without any fish. There is no direct word for vegetarian in Japanese, so when I went to Japan I had to carry around a card that said in Japanese, “I hate fish and meat. Vegetables are best!”

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  469. I LOVE sushi! However, I tend to stick with the “safe” picks, like the dynamite rolls or spicy tuna rolls. I went to dinner with a girlfriend of mine the other week, though, and she got me to tr y the unagi roll. I never thought I would try eel (and like it!) in my life, but I’m definitely a convert now!

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  470. Thank you for having a blog I ACTUALLY like to read- I mean, thoroughly READ!! Don’t tell, but I’m sure my classmates will see me scouring it from time to time during class 😉

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  476. My lil monstah kitty milo is passed out on me right now :). Crazy about the rice- i just went to dunkin donuts and they were out of croissants! Wtf is going on?! Lol

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  488. Mmm i love sushi! But only the vegetable kind!! I lovee your blog also:D and im super duper excited to get your lipglass from mac its such a gourgeous color!!(:

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  491. I love eel sushi – both the handroll and the regular cut roll! That is strange that the restaurant ran out of regular rice. As for a date night look – a soft, glittery eye with dark winged liner, bold lashes and soft pink lips. =)

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  492. Ok….all this sushi talk is making me hungry! Time to convince my hubs to take me on a sushi date tonight! 🙂 Yum!

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  494. I can’t eat sushi…i’m pregnant. But i love it!! I can’t wait until I give birth and then I can go back to eating sushi!

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  497. My comment will have to be about my new favorite lipstick brand- Makeup Forever! I only have two so far, compared to my (at least) 10 MAC lipsticks… but I know I will be getting more 😉

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  498. I do have a LBD. It’s just a simple strapless one. I also love sushi, especially California and rainbow rolls.

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  501. I have a LBD, it’s actually a skirt that is a dress on me, but it looks EXACTLY like a strapless dress except with a un-structured top. It’s just very ruffly until the bottom of the ribcage, then goes down flowyish. So it looks like a dress, no one has ever guessed it isn’t. Normally, the ruffles go to the bottom of your hips, and then it flows out. But I just pulled it up about 3 feet. 🙂

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  503. I love sushi! Eat it at least once a week. At the restaurant I go to the whole staff knows my name! I guess there are worse things to be addicted to 😀

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  504. I’ve been moving into our new house all weekend. I’m exhausted and ready to shower,
    but I decided to get on the internet instead.

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  506. My birthday is a week from tomorrow. I’m quite excited. It’ll be the first birthday that I get to spend with my family in 5 years. I love my family and I’m so happy to be back home!

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  510. I am very excited! Tonight I visited a gym that I fell completely in love with… omg, steam room, sauna room, AND jacuzzi! Hells yeah… and so Tuesday (yes, weird, I know… but that’s when my check clears and I’ll have monies!) will be the first day of my new healthy life style! I’m so excited about it that I’m celebrating with really unhealthy food… last meal if you will. Plus, tomorrow starts day 1 of the 2nd year of law school. So some serious new beginnings starting this week! I’m excited, nervous, freaked out and happy all at the same time!

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  514. I have tried california sushi rolls & there quite good. This weekend there’s a 3 day portuguese festival 5 minutes from my house, haven’t slept since friday! 🙂

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  518. My ex boyfriend and I used to go everyday to eat sushi. I love getting the variety sushi, but favorite is the Philadelphia roll

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  523. I’m not a sushi person but I love sashimi! I really don’t like rice so much except when I’m having Filipino or Chinese meals!

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  535. I recently bought a black cocktail dress, but I’m not so sure how much I like it anymore… :0/ I hate when that happens.

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  541. I have accidentally found your blog so many times its not even funny, think its fate. and I have entered this competition one or two many times! love your blog, keep it up cos you keep my makeup addiction alive. xxx

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  544. I love sushi soooooo much its not even funny! Unfortunately the closest place to me with even halfway decent sushi is about a thirty minute drive and so expensive 🙁 But once I taste the yummy food its definitely worth the price and drive!

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  549. love to go out to dinner again with my husband, haven’t had the chance yet since the birth of our baby boy early April. love to have some sushi again, cause I wasn’t allowed to eat any during my pregnancy and craved it sooo hard 🙂

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