Went down to Galveston today, and played around on the beach for a while (Kelly poking any and all dead jellyfish with sticks) and then headed back up to NASA’s Johnson Space Center! Giant rockets and basketball shooting robots! Oh, and we got Kristin some space ice cream as promised.

We are about to go get some sushi at “Todai”, a sushi buffet! Woo! So, why don’t you view the Houston – Day 2 gallery?

UPDATE – 2:05AM

Sushi and plenty of it. We went to Todai, the mother of all sushi buffets. Yeah, I said SUSHI buffet. Awesome. I normally don’t go in for sashimi, but DAMN. Yellowfin and dark red tuna, and UNAGI (eel). It doesn’t even taste like fish! Hot dishes such as yaki soba (fried noodles), hot noodles, miso soups, and tasty salads were also had. They even cut up the cheesecakes and tiramisus like sushi for ease of eating! Cool stuff, indeed. Note to self: next time in Chicago, go to Todai. Also, if its your birthday, you eat free (proof of birthday needed).

It is my opinion that a bar in Louisville needs to start hosting bocce. Matt, Kelly and I went to “Hans Bier Haus”, a little hole in the wall here in Houston. It’s a fairly small bar, but the cool thing about it is that the rear “beer garden” has two bocce courts in it! Essentially, a bocce court is a hard-sand rectangle of about 30 feet long and 10 feet wide or so. Large balls are thrown at a smaller ball, etc. It’s a game that is extremely easy to play, and hard to master — thus making it the perfect drinking game. Ah well, I restate that A BOCCE BAR IS NEEDED IN LOUISVILLE.

After the Bier Haus, we headed down the road to “Timberwolves”. Timberwolves on the outside and inside looks like a ski lodge or something, but its true mark of distinction is the 80 some-odd beers ON TAP. Oh goodness. That’s a lot of beer. I had a half and half to start off, followed by a tasty non-alcoholic “Root Beer” and then I had my first-ever “Old Speckled Hen” that I found to be very pleasurable with a great head and a good aftertaste for a “pale” beer. We threw some darts, with Matt getting beat at cricket by yours truly (I threw Matt’s darts, which are very nice and I think Kelly may procure a set of slightly heavier darts for me for our anniversary). We threw some double-in/double-out 301′s with Matt’s buddy Aaron and his date Allison. We split two games. Allison had bet Matt a shot of good tequila on the game, and thus anted up her agave later. Kelly also enjoyed a shot. Later, Allison was thus surrounded by 4 Louisvillians, so we regaled her with tales and trivia of Kentucky. Matt, Kelly and I then hopped over to IHOP to enjoy coffee and pancakes.

Tomorrow: Malls and Houston Astros Baseball! Woo!