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Went out for a b-day (mine!!) dinner to Kumo Izakaya today
Holy. Fucking. Shit.
Been a hot minute since I've enjoyed a meal so much.
Everything we had, slapped. Slapped hard.
Only gripe, tempura didn't have a mayo dip.
First world complaints right there.
Happy birthday!
Did you end up getting the set menu?
Went a la carte and loved it all
Happy Birthday. 🥰🎂🍾💐
Kumo on Lygon st?
I should check it out.
Thank you and yes you should
It's great and reasonably priced for what it is .
Not cheap, but not stupid either.
Hey happy birthday! Glad you had a good time!
Dinner was going well until I tried to push my chair in
You couldn't say no to that, surely
Call Me By Your Name :
Released in 2017 starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer
Basically It’s a coming of age love story between the two. They are intellectual, artistic, and confident for their age and you can sense the sexual tension fairly early on between the two but, at first, I felt let down by the pacing and aimlessness of the story. It meanders like a long, wine soaked lunch in a country town.
Eventually, I became comfortable with the pace of life portrayed in northern Italy and ultimately fascinated by the bond these two characters developed.
Chalamet gives an astonishing portrayal of a young man both confused and totally confident with his sexuality. I had no idea because I’ve only seen his work in the Dune series and that doesn’t really showcase his range.
A pleasant surprise at the movies tonight
5/5 apricots 😉
William Tell. Pretty generic peasant vs nobility medieval story. Felt a lot like Braveheart, Rob Roy, Robin Hood, etc. Not bad but forgettable. 2/5.
I watched Exodus with Paul Newman and Eve Marie Saint a few times recently. I'm still not sure what to make of it. It shows good human stories and explains the events surrounding the creation of Israel accurately. It treats everyone with respect and understanding. I suppose in that regard it did what it was meant to do.
4 hobbits
Tonight I watched "Relax I'm From the Future" with Rhy Darby. A light weight sci fi time travel farce. It was ok.
2 hobbits
I have not heard of that one. Looking at the wiki, the musical score received the most accolades.
4 hobbit is a pretty good I might put it on the list.
The signature tune of Exodus is magnificent. I think nowadays that it celebrates a form of colonialism that grates a bit on today's sensibilities. Still an incredible anthem of those times. One of the great earworms.
Friend spontaneously suggested shopping trip, and I found some clothes I actually liked! That was a rarity, but it's nice to know that I have a couple of outfits for the professional setting now :) Excitement!
Nothing feels like having clothes that you like. It's just such a great comfortable feeling.
Happy for you. 😘🙂 yay
Thanks Seagoon :)
there is a loud doof doof bday party across the lane tonight. It's a good party, lots of laughing and dancing and flashing lights. 🙂
When I lived in Fitzroy I'd invite myself to parties like that. I found the trick was to find tenant, explain that I lived near by and ask if it was cool to hang around. Bringing my own booze, sparking a fat joint to share and being the bouncer at the local club that ran to 5am helped too. From about '03 to '13 I knew so many people in hospo, there was almost always people I knew already kicking it.
Just watched Mickey 17. It's no Parasite but it's very entertaining and Robert Pattinson somehow manages to transcend into a new and admirable realm of memedom.
Now to go wolf down some dinner
Broke out the hose to do a bit of watering for the aunt. Super nice little overgrown but not thing going on:
Complete privacy.
Doing well for a late 70 yr old.
A lot of the gardens here follow a similar format (lots of box hedges, bluestone paths and shit), but hers also has an element of chaos.
Hambam wasn't a fan of the hose.
that's lovely , a cool green haven 🥰
I see there are some tiger lilies in pots that haven't bloomed yet and toms and basil , and maybe some tree dahlias?
it's just so nice
Asking “is it good?” Is a bit pointless when he’s only eaten the naan.
Steak, roasted potato, asparagus, and black beans for dinner. Basic. Good.
Apricot chicken here.
Steak, 5 colour tomatoes, onion gravy
Chicken schnitzel, peas and gravy here.
Pizza for dinner after the talk recently of it. The local place has been dropping in quality for a while, they're still not as good as they were. Maybe suffering the costs of living on ingredients themselves, but for the price and calories, I think I'm done with the place.
What are you getting?
Supreme with extra garlic. Family sized because that's basically meal prep.
Sorry for the photo dump. Google photos keeps sending me notifications.
Anyone have a parent forget your birthday?
Yeah, my rather useless dad has always gotten it wrong by a few days since I was a teen
Yes, though dementia is a very good excuse. Partner forgetting is a different bucket of fish.
I forced myself out even though I had already lost a couple hours and all up the driving probably took longer than the fieldwork. It's okay. Every bit counts. I finished up the furthest section at least so no need to go all the way there again. Next round: finish the last undone area, then redo like 30 records with bad data. And then on some cloudy day I'll have to go back to remeasure about 70 records in mm, not cm... and that's that council area done. Got a whole stack more to do north side. Might be pushing it to finish it by the end of this month but I'll do my best.
Oh shiiiiii, this week's Severence might have been a bit flat but The Pitt just absolutely blew the fuck up, holy shit. This show is simultaneously so hard to watch and so freaking good.
You shoulda seen invincible. My god!
Jesus I feel like the oldest dad at this play center with the youngest kid. Everyone else looks like they are in their late 20s with 4 year olds!
a day punching holes in masonry is reminding me why I am mounting twintrack everywhere in the fucking garage.
Unfortunately said twintrack needs to be mounted on said masonry.
My Aldi had a full egg section this morning. I haven't seen that in yonks. I was tempted to buy some just because they were there, but I refrained, I already have some.
Dog owners of the dt, I have a question. A friend of Mr P called in with their tan and white border collie rescue. She (the dog) was used for breeding at a puppy farm and she was scared of outside, had never been out for a run until this friend got her. Anyway, I got down to her level and patted her and she just sat there pushing her forehead (?) against my knee in steady constant pressure. She didn't move for ages. It absolutely melted my heart, but what does this body language mean?
Probably the most interrupted sleep I've had in a while thanks to hams. Dude just wouldn't sleep and kept walking around.
Too hot for ball throwing at the park today :( maybe a little sesh at sunset. Was having a read on collies temp tolerance and consensus seems about 24c max. I thought it'd be higher. Last night even after just a few small throws the rapid panting started. Looking at the forecast he's gonna be bored shitless for a bit.
They need a hose / kiddie pool for dogs at the park.
If plain meat pies were all sold out what would be your next choice? Mine is always curry.
Off to gym. They didn't debit the right account so we'll see if my access card works.
Then video games
Learning songs for new band
And generally chilling out. Heading out to Moomba tomorrow night, so quiet one this evening.
Edit: Gym is done. Shopping is also done. Now its cat hassling time! Lol
