Month: April 2019
Airport security theater
This. THIIIISSSS!!!
Seriously, if my nail clippers and rasors can hijack a plane, they shouldn’t be selling them at duty free!!!!
Grown-up date day
Katy and I managed to wangle some private time yesterday and had a long-overdue date. We did a spot of shopping, shared a teriyaki chicken donburi bowl and some beef tataki at Wagamama’s (the pink peppercorn in the G&T didn’t do it for me), then we got mildly tipsy at 45 West, with gin cocktails and cheese&onion crisps. What dreams are made of…
Found my dream job
I want to become a professional cocktail tester.
The bartenders at Burleighs gave us one of their WIP cocktails, based on smokey whisky, elderflower and hibiscus. Katy and I both agree it needed something. We finally agreed on sweetness, and the bartender sent us a Mk2. It’s amazeballs. And probably a bit dangerous.
Shouldn’t work, but damned if it doesnt
Gin cocktails and cheese & onion crisps shouldn’t work together. But they do. And we needed this.
[gallery] Colin Banks
Colin Banks has a passion for exotic wildlife which is powerfully expressed in his innovative animal portraiture. Each stunning image gives the viewer a remarkable sense of closeness to the animal in question. Despite the semi abstract feel to some of the work, Colin believes that the eyes should always be the focus of any life study, so this feature is always very real, drawing the viewer in and inviting them to engage with the subject.
There is also a strong sense of narrative; these animals have a story to tell, of past adventures and uncertain futures. Colin is a committed conservationist and his concerns about endangered species, particularly tigers, add a frisson of empathy and authenticity to each piece.
Easter egg hunt
Happy Easter
Benzo Ferrari and his mobility scooter
Fuzzy flip-flops
Gorgeous weather in the UK. Walking back from town today, I see a cute girl in front of me. Train of thought goes like this:
Hmm, nice bum.
Hmmm, nice legs.
OMFG she’s wearing fuzzy slippers!!
