Went out in Cheriton last night to a restaurant that everyone has been recommending, Saurav Ki Rasoi. It's a small Indian place, perhaps more like a cafe in the day, but definitely restaurant at night. I had Mille Feuille Onion Bhajia for starter, it looked more like a dessert and was fabulous.
The wife's starter also good, looked like little spicy fererro roches or something. Then She had the vege thali and I had the vegan thali. It's not all vege, our friends had soft shell crab, pork vindaloo, and goat curry. All a bit unusual, was really good. We had some beaujolais with it, and it was lovely too. Recommended!
After we tried to go in Finn's, but it was shut. It was raining hard, properly horrible and the streets were desserted. So instead we tried The Royal Cheriton, a place we we have been too scared to go in since we've lived here, but it was fine. Really nice inside, in that overdecorated way, lots of things to look at. They had no real ale, so I won't become a regular, but it was nice. Quiet, could be the weather.
Today had a quiet day but got some jobs done. One more for the day, just ironing now, then relax in front of the TV.
Shocking step count for the week, that's being ill for you. Then today we went for a short walk to collect the car, by my watch battery died part way so I haven't counted my full steps for today.
Got a load of free bin food from Tesco today, probably more than I can eat. We're doing penne arrabiata for tonight and I got loads of roast vegetables to have with that. Then there's a vegan pasta ready meal that should be eaten today but I will have for lunch tomorrow. Then there's free bread and vegan pastrami and mushrooms too, when am I going to have that? It will be a feast of a lunch before we head off to Radiohead tomorrow.
Hmm following on from that last book (and it turns out it is not even the book that I bought1) I followed a link to a Nikki Sixx biography, and I thought it looked a bit weird. What's going on with this description?
Central to this biography is the gripping account of Nikki's battle with addiction, vividly portrayed through his personal diaries. The infamous "Heroine Diaries Nikki Sixx" entries offer a raw and unfiltered glimpse into his darkest days. The heroin crisis that plagued his life nearly cost him everything, but it was also the catalyst for his incredible redemption story. These diaries, compiled in the "Heron Diaries Nikki Sixx Book," serve as a powerful testament to his resilience and will to survive.
Is it sloppy? No I think it is seo, it is trying to trick people who are looking for the real Heroin Diaries1.
I saw this review which confirms it, and makes the book out to be even weirder. So weird I'm not linking directly to it:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I thought this book was actually a biography of Nikki Sixx. It mentions him here and there, but it actually is about the writer of the book. I’m definitely disappointed!
Amazon is rubbish and the web is broken.
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It's a tutu run today, when the Saturday lands on the 22nd of the month that's what we call it in the cult of parkrun. The next one is not until August. I'm still slightly under the weather (though a hundred times better than Monday) and didn't want to risk anything for a) curry out tonight with friends and b) Radiohead on Monday. So no parkrun for me. Probably back to it next week, but the next tutu run is not until August.
Braved the pub last night, we went to The Bell in Hythe first for a change, as we heard someone new had taken over. When we got there even that was old news, the "someone new" from Canterbury had taken over four weeks ago but then walked away from it, and someone even newer had taken it on that very week. It was the people who used to run The Drum near Holiday Extras. It was good, they had a Timothy Taylor Landlord on and a Dark Star Hophead, and they had the big old fireplace roaring and we sat right by it, lovely. Then on to The Potting Shed where I had completely forgotten he was doing his beer festival so he had seven or eight different beers on the go! I had a Kent Brewery Prohibition X - this is the extra version of the great Prohibition, brewed a bit stronger. A great beer but slow to drink.
We got a Chinese on the way home and there was a bit of a battle between them and the Indian next door going on. Coppers were doing some sort of work and had parked a van RIGHT in front of the door of the Chinese, actually blocking any customers coming and going. They were furious, the police got called. We had to get served through the window. Not impressed with the guy from Coppers at all, a terrible time to be doing this, it seemed vindictive.
Other giggings from the past, Queens Of The Stone Age twenty-five years ago this very day, and today way back in 1991 it was Skid Row and Love Hate in London, two of my favourite bands of the time together. Of the time. I read a great book about the era that was just ending here, was it this one12? I am reminded the hair metal MTV rock era was ending as I also saw Nirvana in the same week as that gig.
There's a chance parkrun would have been cancelled anyway with this weather.
40Kph winds and rain, 7 - 9℃.
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No, no it is not. Same name, same subject, similar cover, but different authors, how odd.
Some things missing from the graph since September 2023, working on getting them back just kind of hoping someone else will fix it and they'll come back.
In other music news I was at Gorky's Zygotic Mynci thirty years ago tonight, and I'm sure I was ill then. Still a bit peaky now but basically over it. And it looks like I was considering going to Wet Leg at Portsouth Guildhall right now as I just got a calendar reminder about it. I am not going.
Saw this news story about a cheating pub quiz team, it went viral apparently, which is why it's being followed up in proper news. A team cheated, and they were found out, and that is the story. Anyway it reminded me very much of a book - The Killer Question by Janice Hallett1 that we both read and enjoyed recently. Wife has started referring to their team as the name of the team that always wins in that book, though yesterday THEY ONLY CAME SECOND. They have brought shame to the house. They still got accused of cheating by the team that always comes last.
Very cold here today, heating is on. There has been snow loads of places (including London and Portchester) but none here yet.
I am officially not ill now, though not quite 100%. Might be best if I don't go to London tomorrow don't you think?
Heavy rain and a fresh breeze, 1 - 7℃.
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"Don't want no Samsung"... that was interesting, a thing about phone thieves only wanting iphones when they mug people. I don't think I look like I have in iphone do I? I'm clearly not one of those people. Now others quite nearby are... so what can I do to make them look look like android users? You have to start dressing more like a nerd guys.
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