Getting Otter

[lupestripe]

The weekend furmeet went very well, with a great time being had by all. I even got an Easter egg - my only one this year - kindly bought for me by Jaku. It was a Mario one and came with a mug. I do like the mug/egg combo although it does generally make for less chocolate.

Tungro and Washu came to stay over the weekend and it was great seeing them. Second time in four months and we have arranged to host them again in June for our World Cup evening. It's good to get in touch with old friends and see them more regularly than you used to.

We took them around the sights of Pudsey and had fish and chips in the Wetherby Whaler. They commented on the deceptive chips which looked undercooked but are actually fried to perfection. I think they also enjoyed the meet too, which was large due to an influx of furs from Glasgow and the Midlands. I didn't suit at this one as I was still recovering from a bout of diahorrea earlier in the week but the walk went well and we had a range of new suits rather than our regulars. They also gate crashed another wedding, this one featuring Morris dancers, and the suiters got a lesson in traditional bell dancing.

Tungro introduced me to the concept of Amazon lockers and we saw one called Almond in the Merrion Centre. Almond was in nice and super convenient. I may start using the service going forward. I also showed the otter the new buildings Leeds now has in comparison to his last visit eight years ago, including the Trinity Centre and the Arena.

They opted to stay in Bradford overnight on the Saturday to boost their Hilton Reward points ahead of Confuzzled so we bid daisy around 10pm and retired to the pub with Ent, Taneli and Tonks for drinks. We saw Tungro and Washu the next day though after they had crashed a wedding and had a curry with DJ V (brap brap). I was working when they arrived and that couldn't stay long due to their need to travel to Gloucestershire for an evening meal but it was great seeing them one last time.

While I did work, which quickly expanded into the day, Taneli and Ent watched TV with Wolfie including A View To A Kill in which Roger Moore plays a geriatric Bond. This film is cringeworthy in terms of its puns and one of the reasons why the franchise became a little bit of a laughing stock around this time. It's not a bad film and a good way to pass an Easter Sunday but Bond definitely needed rebooting at this time.

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[porsupah.livejournal.com]

That reminds me - when I'm next back in the previous locale, I need to check if my old regular is still offering their superb triple-cooked chips. =:9 Hardly an exotic technique, but it's only now getting rediscovered in the UK on a popular level. So fantastically crunchy on the outside, moist and fluffy inside. Just gorgeous. ^_^

I admit, I barely remember AVtaK, but my sedimentary recollection jibes with your ascertainment. All the better, then, that we eventually found ourselves treated to Goldeneye. =:D

I'm not using Amazon as much as once upon a time, given their tax dodging ways. Hardly exclusive to them, but still, a reason to favor retailers who do pay their fare share, like CCL (a Yorkshire company, no less, based in Bradford) and eBuyer (hm. Also Yorkshire!). Not to mention, they're not necessarily even the cheapest - when I bought my D7100 last year, Amazon were stuck in the middle of the pack, whilst the excellent Grays of Westminster were amongst the cheapest. (If you're ever looking for Nikon kit, they're an amazing outfit - the shop's a veritable Nikon museum, and they even publish a quarterly magazine of superb photography. I want to be featured in there someday!)