Sketch Cab

For dinner tonight we went to TGI Fridays. It may have been Thursday, but we just couldn't wait. After waiting forever for Austin and Lea to get out of class, Austin, Christian, Danny, Deb, Lea and I left 42 and headed out to find a taxi. Well, two taxis as six of us wouldn't fit in one. That's what I thought, but as it turns out there are "Ghost Cabs" in Beijing. Basically what you do is find a guy, tell him where you need to go and how much you'll give him, then get in. Okay, fine, whatever. But then there is something that I will now dub the "Sketch Cab."

The Sketch Cab looks like a Ghost Cab, but is actually just two guys sitting in the white, windowless van near the other ghost cabs. We mistook it for one and asked them for a ride to TGIF. The guys was like (as translated by Austin and then put into more fun words by me), "Well, I'm not a Ghost Cab, but, I mean, why not? I'll take you guys. And you know what? I like the looks of you foreign kids so much I'll do it for free!" After a minute long debate of whether or not we were about to be murdered, we got in the Sketch Cab and headed off. The guy drove just like a taxi and I was sick by the time we reached the restaurant, but we got there in one piece and for free. He also said that he would give us rides whenever we needed and that he hangs out at the spot we found him a lot. Yeah, he's a creeper.

That aside, TGIF was amazing. I LOVE American food so much more now. We had buffalo wings and potato skins and burgers and salads and chicken tenders and it was all so delicious. Sure it cost like $18 per person, but it was so delicious. If it was a little cheaper and a lot closer, I would eat there every week. Too bad this is going to make all of the other food taste so much worse. (As much as I'm hating on Chinese food right now, I really do like it, I just prefer American)

And now I'm to watch 3 episodes of Heroes, but I'm so tired I may not make it.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!