re: clam chowder
eh, i've had it a few times, it depends on how fishy it tastes
but there is this one time where i was at a fancy restaurant in oregon and they had salmon rangoons and clam chowder and that stuff was good
u had stuffty calamari prob
go to outback or cheesecake factory
there aren't any in this tiny-ass town
i miss living in the city :(