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(The setting: The Salt Lick BBQ, somewhere in Texas.)

Min Jung: I love the Salt Lick, but if one more girl asks me if I’m Sandra Oh, I’m going to leave this convention and I’m never coming back to Texas.
Kevin: What happened?
MJ: Someone just said I look like Sandra Oh, from Grey’s Anatomy. While I was on the fucking can.
(Everyone looks at each other)
MJ: What, are you serious? You’re saying I look like Sandra Oh because we’re both Korean women?
Ernie: Well… let’s be honest, girl. You guys do have the same facial shape.
MJ: [sitting up in her chair straight] No, I don’t.
E: Uhm… sitting up in your chair isn’t going to change your facial shape. Just saying.
MJ:

Obviously, after a conversation exchange such as the one above, it means only one thing: a practical joke, orchestrated by Kevin, must be played on her involving the wait-staff while she’s off socializing at another table. Twenty minutes later…

Two giddy 15-year old employees, holding a piece of paper: Ohmygod! Are you Sandra Oh from Grey’s Anatomy? Can you sign…
MJ: WHAT DID I TELL YOU!? WHAT DID I TELL YOU PEOPLE?! WHO’S THE ASSHOLE WHO SET ME UP FOR THIS, HUH? WAS IT YOU?
E: (Loudly.) Oh, Sandra. Be nice to the girls.

Min Jung later punched us all in the stomach on the way to the car. It was totally worth it.

§74 · March 14, 2007 · life, sxsw · · [Print]

19 Comments to “SXSW Story 1: Min Jung gets pwn3d”

  1. Chanel says:

    Better Sandra Oh than William Hung. I’m just sayin’.

  2. vj says:

    that was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. and the food wasn’t bad either.

  3. Aya says:

    Hey, at least they get your ethnicity right. I’ve been compared to Margaret Cho multiple times and I’m Japanese.

  4. John says:

    That was hilarious!

  5. Barron says:

    You guys are mean. But that’s pretty funny. I love salt lick, btw.

  6. Laura Moncur says:

    Thanks for the good laugh! Wish I could have been there…

  7. Tara says:

    I love how pissy pants she gets about the Sandra Oh thing. It reminds me of another friend I have that looks like the lead singer of Duran Duran. We tricked about fifty school girls into thinking Shannon was Simon.

    He also kinda looked like Mark from Sugar Ray – which is, like, sadder.

    At least Sandra Oh has a hit show!

  8. Ms. Jen says:

    Given that I still live in the dark ages and don’t watch tv, I didn’t know what Sandra Oh looked like until I did an image search. Her face is longer than MJ’s and MJ is prettier by far.

    Ernie – great to see you at SXSW this year! Yeah!

    ;o)

  9. jennifer says:

    I was walking out of “Under the Tuscan Sun” and two frat boys pointed at me, saying “Hey, weren’t you in that movie?”

    i was so pissed….so I feel you Min Jung!

  10. Chris says:

    I.hate.you.

    that was SO vintage Sandra!

  11. fling93 says:

    Wow, I’ve met Sandra Oh? :)

  12. Elea says:

    Bwahahahaha. You guys are awesome.

  13. Jess says:

    That was great. Mean but great! :)

  14. Robert says:

    I love the Salt Lick, but I’ve never been there in the presence of a celebrity.

  15. ozma says:

    THE SALT LICK! Oh God, the envy. It hurts my heart.

  16. Jonathan says:

    Bwahahahahahaha–*cough* *gasp* hahahahahahaha!

  17. Ken says:

    I’d always kind of thought there was a similarity, but that was when I just knew Oh from Double Happiness., so I didn’t think anyone knew who she was.

  18. Winona says:

    Best.joke.ever.

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