some fun now!

i just had the silliest date with j. we had thai at a very odd restaurant. i forget the name but it's on 48th and stark. WEIRD! even by portland standards. the guy says, "hello my friend! welcome to paradise! i'm jose, who are you?" and he seriously wanted to know. odd. so it got more bizarre. i was told to pick my beverage because it was "on the house". three great words for the cheap bastard in me. so then i hear the woman approaching my table (i'm perusing an apt. guide), "here's your appetizer on the house". i'm thinking SUPER! j comes and he gets the same welcome. well as we eat what we ACTUALLY ORDERED (pad broccoli and fried tofu) here comes the woman again, "here's sweet and sour soup...ON THE HOUSE" ok. it's nice but freaky. i'm thinking - what is the deal here. but no..it didn't end there. she came out AGAIN, this time with a plate of mango sticky rice and said (though i'm sure it's no surprise what i'm going to type), "dessert for you ON THE HOUSE". so, yes, that's: 2 thai iced teas, 2 salad rolls, 2 bowls of soup and a plate of mango sticky rice....FOR FREE! crazy! j thinks it was because it was the end of the night. i hope so! how else do they stay open?? so we did some walking around my 'hood, critiquing homes and such. then we played in the yard of the local elementary school. it was fun. i turned cartwheels..can't beat that.