Ninja by day, student by night

As I wrote the title, I stopped and wondered if I was planning to have a honeymoon EVERY year, haha. In my mind, yes, I plan to have one, even if it is something simple like going somewhere with Gogu-ji and staying off the computer.

We had a great time in Seaside, Oregon, and also got to visit Cannon Beach and revisit all our old haunts (except for the Happy Clam, RIP). We also got to try out some new places, and believe me, it was worth exploring new restaurants. As luck had it, Junior and his girlfriend Corina were visiting Seaside as well, so we ended up having dinner and a bonfire on Junior’s birthday. From what they told us, Corina planned out the birthday trip for Junior, what a great girlfriend!

We met a few characters at the bonfire, which made things really hilarious because everyone seemed to be “clam digging” which is basically saying they were wandering the beach while super drunk and/or stoned. Our group wasn’t, so we had a good laugh at all their antics, and just enjoyed the ambiance of a warm fire and a beautiful ocean right in front of us.

It was a really great night, especially since we had fresh seafood earlier. I had fresh crab and Gus had fresh halibut at…I want to say Broogies, but that isn’t right. Ah it was Dooger’s! Their service was okay, the waitress forgot our salads and gave us a bit of attitude, but the fresh seafood was very good. Gus preferred Norma’s Ocean Diner and I agree on principle because my chowder was really good, with lots of chunky clam bits (and without pork to flavor it up), and his grilled halibut sandwich was really amazing. The prices were a bit better as well, and we noticed that the clam appetizer was filled all the way at Norma’s, and didn’t look dried out in comparison. The environment is definitely more casual, but we were there at lunch so it isn’t a fair comparison.

One thing I’ve noticed, especially with me working on web design/development is the state of small local websites. Dooger’s website isn’t too bad, but it could use a little help but Norma’s needs a design update, badly. I think if I was to go with social networking, I’d do updates on specials, maybe mention what’s fresh that day, etc. It doesn’t take much to give information, especially with Twitter’s API, which you can use in your website, or even a Google map so people can look up the location.

That’s just me though. Anyway, I’m back to bed, I had to get up at 3:45 am to get Gus off to an early workday, and now it’s hitting me hard.