when the sun hits

i woke up at 4:30am (i seriously think that's the earliest i've ever woken up) to go check out the fish market. this is me at about 5:15 with a 500 pound tuna. i wish i had a camcorder (actually i think my phone does take video) -- it is hard to describe the scene. it felt like i was in star wars. the market is in these dark, wet warehouses by the bay and there are thousands of merchants under these dim yellow lights. and there were all these "carts" that were like forklift/golfcart hybrids. they were super loud, driven super fast, and all over the place. it was kind of like being on another planet.

after scoping the auction (there were fish from all over the world -- spain, africa, etc), i went for "breakfast sushi" (this is about 6:30am). this market is renowned for having the "freshest sushi in the world," you know, still dripping with sea water. (my friends had some second thoughts after seeing the fish being dragged around on the wet, dirty floors of the warhouses). the place we ended up at had an autographed picture of cameron diaz. i like to think of myself as pretty open minded when it comes to food, but raw squid and raw octopus are not for me. i don't care who you are, octopus is tough to get through. it's like super-rubbery and hard to chew. luckily it doesn't have much taste, but i think that's my last octopus for a while.