Making Sushi at Home

[mason55]

Has anyone ever done this? I know that kits exist, is this the best way to go or are there other good ways to do it that don't require buying a whole kit? Any tips or tricks?

Also, any recommendations on buying fish? I have a pretty large Asian community near me, so I would imagine I can get good fresh fish there, but I'm not really sure what I'm looking for. I also have Whole Foods and Wegman's near me if it would be possible to get sushi quality fish from an upscale grocery store.

I obviously don't know anything about this other than the fact that I love sushi. I'm having a girl over on thursday and we're going to try it, although we're both expecting disaster (the kind of disaster that will be easy to parlay into getting laid), but some hints would be good so we might end up with something edible.