Long Tan

I've been getting used lately to ordering Thai takeout. It's nice, we don't have to cook, and we pick up the food ourselves since the place we like is only four blocks away. Then I can just eat in my PJs while we watch The Daily Show on Hulu. What can I say, I'm living the dream.

The thing is, Long Tan, our current favorite Thai takeout, also happens to be a great location. Which really raises a conundrum on nights when we want to go out and have a nice dinner. Why should we go to a restaurant that serves the very food we like to pick up when we are feeling lazy?

Because we like the food. This is the answer I've come to.

Whatever. I like the place. It feels very modern and hipstery. Dark red walls, minimalist wall decorations, mood lighting and candles, bamboo plants as place settings. It feels very urban and chill. It also helps that they have a pretty good music selection. Just today we were serenaded by The Shins, Elliot Smith, Interpol and Led Zeppelin, from what I recognized.

I ordered a glass of white wine and Thai fried rice with chicken. Nate got a Yuengling beer and pad Thai noodles. My rice was good and tasty, and was in fact so large that I took some home with me. Nate finished his whole plate, and I'll trust him that it was good since I don't eat peanuts. This menu is really affordable, and it's nice to have a nice night out in a place that exudes fabulousness without breaking the budget.

We also took a bunch of silly pictures. I've been trying to discover all my Minolta's different options and settings. I inherited this camera from my father a few months ago, and though it's not my dream Nikon SLR, but it's definitely an upgrade from the previous one I had. I've been attempting to figure out all the manual settings, aperture, focus, f-stop and exposure. With mixed results, but it was still fun to take 50 pictures of the glasses and coffee.