Sushi For Breakfast

Day 308 Well not quite, but they're naturally arranged that way:



We've got so many because Tesco have an offer on - buy 1, get 2 free - so we thought we'd stock up for Christmas, or whenever we can eat our way through these.

And in case you've not seen, Stephen Fry is back tweeting ♥ he has a post on his website about recent happenings. I did think that if he's coming back, then it would be within a few days.

Day 299 Had to stop for petrol on the way home from work, so I went to Sainsburys. Now, the little shop at the petrol station sells stuff you can't get in the main store for some unknown reason. This includes Rowntrees Randoms:



They're jelly-like sweets in random shapes. And very nice too, I've been wanting to try some ever since I first saw the advert:



:)

Day 293 Well, we did get cut in half in the Spending Review :( We were fortified by this, made by one of the managers, partly for a colleague's birthday and partly for medicinal support for a mad yet gloomy day workwise.



It's very rich-tasting, not very sweet, just creamy cocoa tastes. She started to tell us all of what is in the cake, ie ton of butter, ton of sugar, 132165464461313 calories. There's still some left, in addition to the items I brought in yesterday, and someone else has added chocolate digestives to the collection. Don't think we're going to starve just yet.

Day 288 Halloween starts earlier every year! We have been eating these at work this week:



They were bought by T, who decided he couldn't bear the non-rattle of an empty biscuit tin any longer. They are nice, but I find it odd that we go out and buy them for the novelty value of a slightly different flavour filling and spooky picture on the wrapping. It's not as if we eat Cadburys Mini Rolls all year round.

Having said that, I'm looking forward to treating myself (and possibly others, if there's logistical reasons to share) to Halloween cookies. Yum.

Day 282 Decided to wear my Audrey Hepburn socks today:



I saw them in Boots years ago in Birmingham, I've never seen them anywhere else, I thought they were cool (if a little unusual, being immortalised in socks isn't one of the usual fandomages) so I don't wear them too often in order to preserve them.

We're having Chinese takeaway tonight \o/ now I have to decide what I want. I'm really in the mood for chips, their chips are really nice. Have to decide what to have with them. My usual order is vegetable curry with plain rice, which is delicious, but I don't want to keep having the same thing from them for years on end.

Day 275 I know I post pics of food a lot. Here's something healthy that was grown on the estate (ie in the greenhouse at the bottom of the garden):



The little coloured tomatoes are nice, but Dad says the bigger ones don't have much flavour. He's made tomato soup from a recipe my aunt sent to use some of them up, with some guidance from myself as a seasoned soup maker. Except I can't make any soup until Dad's eaten his, cos he's used my freezerware to store it. Anyway, whatever these tomatoes taste like, I love how they smell so fresh and summery.

Day 261 We're not long home from Pizza Hut. Yesterday was my cousin's older daughter's 18th birthday, this was a family meal like they usually have. Only not quite like they usually have, because this was nice.



There were only seven of us - self, Mum & Dad, cousin, two daughters, Birthday Girl's boyfriend. Cousins from Wales weren't there, uncle wasn't there, Birthday Girl's brother wasn't there (he was taking his grandmother to see a West End show as it was also her birthday in the week). The food was nice, the staff were very good - cheerful, made one mistake with the order in that they had a large pizza for Mum instead of a small one, but charged only for a small one - and the service was good and the place was clean.

Day 258 Mum & Dad just came home with fish & chips for lunch! Far too many chips, so they let me pinch some - this is a little side plate, please note:



They were delish even though they were starting to cool noticeably and weren't all crispy. And in case you were wondering where the partly-German title to this entry is from:



And if you knew exactly what I was on about and want to hear That Line again, it's here (better quality, YouTubed by one of the writers):

Day 254 I just had a Penguin biscuit to accompany my afternoon coffee. One like these:



They're something of an institution biscuit-wise in the UK. In terms of composition, they're similar to the Australian institution, the Tim-Tam, except the cocoa content of the Penguin is lower. And there's no such thing as a Penguin Slam.

Day 237 This was my healthy breakfast this morning - it's my usual working day breakfast:



The bread is Hovis Seed Sensation with sunflower seeds, which is the yummiest bread ever.

Am trying to do some more VHS to DVD conversions. Was sorting out my Monty Python episodes - but one tape of them rolls constantly. Problem is you can't solve it by tracking, that only affects how the tape is displayed on the screen. Therefore, I think this is one more box set for the Amazon Wishlist. I just hope M*A*S*H converts OK, Mum & Dad have most of the episodes also so if mine don't work there's a chance of a backup. Most of the programmes I like best are ones I've converted already or have purchased on DVD, but there's lots of stuff I'd rather not lose forever. So, now I am converting Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps (shut up, the first two series only).