I've just got home after another ridiculously long day at work and haven't the heart to go running - meaning I will have to fit in a nine and a three mile whilst in London as I am off to Ecobuild tomorrow and then staying with Alice and then Linda for the weekend. Still - they have a lot of nice parks don't they - it will be nice to have a change of running scenery - although to be honest after the first few hundred yards I tend to be busy focusing on not collapsing.
I was going to make banana cake to take with me but it's too late and seems like to much effort and so I shall have to find some other way to be a good guest. I am not going to be rigid about the two eatings out whilst away but shall endevour not to indulge needlessly - I am taking food for tomorrow and will take a flask of tea as I shall feel very hard done to to sit on a train for a few hours, reading a huge amount of stuff on my thesis project, without a brew.
Food is starting to become more....interesting. I have some Pierre's world famous Lentil Lime and Chilli soup on the go but without the onions (which were never a large part of it) and with a rather stingy contribution of coconut - I've attempted to compensate for these with some dry roasted freshly ground coriander. And the lime will be lemon.
I made quinoa, butter bean and nut burgers at the weekend which were great hot but a bit stodgey cold but either way were dead easy and knocked the spots off the cauldron veggie burgers or any other commercial ones I've had. I still think I've got a couple of weeks left - more probably as I'm away at CAT, i.e. The Centre for Alternative Technology (hello Amy!) the week after next.
Singing was great last night although I keep ending up sat next to the loud-and-not-entirely-always-in-tune Yorkshire lady who annoyed me last week by singing the 'It's all too beautiful' in Icthycoo park as 'It's awl tow beyowtifull'. Yesterday however the pissed off face lady's bloke came along - who is like her alter ego - insanely cheerful, dances as he sings (with gusto) and keeps catching people's eyes so he can grin at them and twist his head in a hugely exaggerated wink. He almost sang loudley enough to drown her (and me for everyone else's benefit) out so that was ok.
We did The Chain by Fleetwood Mac and Satellite of Love.
I need to eat, and pack and sleep.
I really need to sleep
I got funding approved for my thesis project today - this made me happy.
Virgin trains however won't let me take my bike to London which made me cross and so I'm up to catch the bus at quarter to seven tomorrow.
yawn
zzz.............