chinatown happy hour w/ kurt was the great escape from tired waikiki nightlife ... actually ended up going down an alley to the mercury lounge not bar 35; where, kurt tells us, shoes are required. fine by me, since i've been to bar 35 already, wearing slippers if i remember correctly, so was fun to check out a new venue. draft bass + cool graphic novel / anime style art on the walls = another nice addition to the downtown scene. got a chance to hang out a little in kurty's reclaimed apartment before we went out, is good to see him enjoying his new urbanism so much. clothes in the dryer, stevie whippin up a late brunch, hopefully a little pau hana surf in a little bit - checked the waves and queen's is lookin even better than the nice farm animal DUDE that was checkin me out down there. [down where?]