the rock to work!

so all this week, ive decied im going to listen to a new rock album (i.e one ive never listened to before) on the way to work. my walk to work takes me about 45 mins, so its a good amount of time to fit an album in (in fact so far its near perfect with the last song ending just as i reach work).

so far this week:

monday: ac/dc - for those about to rock (we salute you)
tuesday: ac/dc - dirty deeds done dirty cheap
wednesday: rage againts the machine - the battle of LA

so far, ive liked ac/dc's for those about to rock the best, it really got me going on monday morning, and ive listened to it again since, which is a good sign! rage agaisnt the machine i like, but the singers voice annoys me, its like hes singing by spitting. I mean the guitar playing is cool, and i like the music in genral, but hes voice and some of the lyrics get on my nerves...actually it's not even the lyrics, its just his voice.... this is why i like audio slave, they are like the best parts of sound garden and rage against the machine put together, the sound of rage, but the vocals of chris cornell.

working into work while listening to rage against the machone is like walking into work with attitude.

anyway, i think im going to try queens of the stone age tomorrow, and van halen on friday. this is also good because its forcing me to put new music on my ipod, which is somewhat empty!

a new lunch spot! finally

so today i elected to try out 'gormet hotdog' a new place that opened late last week. ..................my word was it tasty! i thin tis totally overpriced, but it was tasty....also i was still hungry afterwards............but man was it tasty (although i think that was mainly due to the caramelised onions..)

anyway

what: frankfurter hotdog, with caramlised onions and parsnip crisps (scattered on top)

cost: 4.25

quality: bad for cost...but oh so tasty....yummy

good lunch choice!

the curious furniture of ned troide

hello, just thought i would post this link as this guys stuff is nuts! and yet i want it!!! check it out!

LINK

one man can make a difference...at lunch

so today ...until tims direction, we went to the small pizza hut take away place in oxford st plaza...where they offer, 4 6 inch pizzas, 4 fries, and 4 drinks for 12.99....which is good value...makes sence if there is a group of you. but tim.......................managed 4 all to himself!!!

so thats:

what: pizza (i had 2)

cost: 12.99 (for 4 pizza, 4 fries, and 4 drinks)

quality: meh....pizza huts pizza is always the same, big and doughy...filling... no idea how tim got through 4, i was stuffed on 2!

todays lunch...and another munny

today, back to vital ingredients, for another delicious salad, this time the mexican tortilla salad. basically everythingyou would get in a portion of nachos without the greeasy cheese and sour cream. its all good!

cost: 4.95

quality: good, but i had it with a pasta base and now im exceedingly full...

also had time to pop down to 'playlounge' a shop in soho that sells cool design stuff and alot fo japanese vinyl. i go myself another mini munny, this one came with an axe. im defiantley going to paint this one, just havetn decided what yet, although im leaning towards walter from the big lebowski.

MB

happy skeletor day!

today is St Skeletor's Day (apparently) and im all in favour of it! all praise the mightly lord skeletor!

St Skeletor’s Day is a non-commercial alternative to the corporate whorefest that is St Valentine’s Day. Each year, on February 15th, the festival of St. Skeletor occurs worldwide. The purposes are:-

• a) The destruction of ‘lurrve’
• 2) The destruction of saucy greetings cards
• d) The destruction of people with boyfriends/girlfriends

St Valentine of course is the patron saint of making single people feel like crap — each year, the celebration drifts further away from the celebration of love, and further towards the celebration of fluffy handcuffs, expensive flowers, thoughtless greetings cards and other tat shaped into heart shaped packaging, putting pressure on people in relationships to partake of their hard earned cash and actually buy this crap.

the only currency i deal in ....is ewok!

do you ever wonder if george lucas just made up the ewoks to cash in on his merchadising deal? i mean if you knew the money you were making from the film you made was largely drawn from the profits of the merchandise, wouldnt you insert some very cute, cuddly merchandisable characters into the film???

i assume thats what hes was doing with jar jar binks, but i didnt work, because jar jar binks is the closest you can come to the devil incarnate without acually going to hell.

still it makes you wonder. i mean ....ewoks are basically giant teddy bears. what kid under 6 wouldnt want one after seeing star wars?

...just a thought.

meat lunch!

today in honour of my mate butler leaving work (for only 3 weeks mind....kind of wierd we are celebrating this). we went out to EFES.....a turkish restaurant who basically do platters of meat!
i have the iskander....4 types of meat, yogurt, tomato and something people call salad.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....meaty

cost: ummmm 11.50 once we split the bill 14 ways, they rape you on the bread cost!

quality: meatylicisious. although i question the health value of a dish that mainly consists of meat variation and yogurt.

valentines card = breakfast!

today is valentines day!

me and my girlfriend arent particulary keen on it .....although this is just what she says.... im never that sure, which is why its always best to get a card....

before today i was told we were doing nothing, i didnt have to take her out to dinner , its just a commercial holiday etc.... well good i thought...but best to play it on the safe side and get a card and a present (which i did, and it was the very cool mini munny i posted earlier on). anyway, low and behold i was right! there was a valentines day suprise....breakfast!

which leads me to believe there is a direct connection between greeting cards and a free cooked breakfast... so im thinking, i should buy a card tomorrow:

HAPPY 15TH FEBRUARY

...just to see, im possitive it will lead to some kind of breakfast...

how many uses are there for real canadian maple syrup?

i mentioned previously that we celebrated shrove tuesday with a few people and one of my friends (a canadian no less) brough real canadian maple syrup with him........and it was delicious!!!!

very kindly , he left half a tin with us, claiming that it would be gone within 2 weeks, but...i just dont see how, there just arent that many things you can pour maple syrup over...

eggy bread/french toast
waffles
pancakes


...ummmmmmmm thats about it if there are any others please let me know, because i just cant really think of anything, he mentioned he's had it in his coffee (unfortunately im not a coffee drinker).

anyway i mention it, because this morning my girlfriend made me pancakes as a valentines day special breakfast...and i finalyl got to use teh maple syrup, but theres just so much of it left!!! surely this is something that stays at the back of your cupboard for occasiaonal use. i cant see how you would need to buy it regularly?