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magictreehouse) wrote2010-02-19 03:09 pm
magictreehouse) wrote2010-02-19 03:09 pm
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Frogs, bodies, ostrich, mini cakes...the post that has it all.
On Wednesday night we went to see The Princess and the Frog. I feared it would be full up as it was half term. Thankfully I was wrong. I hadn't seen a Disney 2D animation at the cinema for many years but I was so glad that it didn't disappoint. It's absolutely stunning on the big screen. Beautiful in a totally different way to Ponyo. There's so much about the animation that I don't understand, like how do lights work? You can paint brightness! Oh, it was all so beautiful and it was funny too. I think Empire got their review spot when they said that it was thoroughly traditional but threw enough curve balls along the way to make it interesting. So true. I didn't think that having a black princess would make any difference but I'm glad that it added a whole new edge to the film. Loved it.
Yesterday, we headed to The Living Room to spend my comedy cheque of a voucher on tasty tasty food. I probably mentioned the scheme before but the Yorkshire Post are doing £25 for a £50 voucher at certain Leeds restaurants. Anyway, it was lovely. I had crab, guacamole and tomato to start (that does sound quite odd) followed by ostrich fillet with parsnips and mash. Sooo good. I love ostrich. The first time I had it was at Disneyland Paris in the Pirate restaurant which oddly may have been the best meal I've ever had. The waiter's ostrich knowledge was second to none too. I was going to plump for well-done but he suggested that it be left slightly pink and he was right! So the question remains - what do you do when you can't decide on one dessert to have?.......
HAVE THEM ALL! That's eton mess in the middle with cheesecake, a tiny lemon meringue pie, creme brulee and chocolate orange sponge. One each. Yes, we're fat arses! No I don't care! It was soooo good.
On a less tasty note, they've gone and found a body in Clarence Dock. Amazing. For anyone that doesn't know Leeds, that's round the corner from my flat. A year or two back they did it all up and put loads of boutiques in...only for no-one to visit them. It's always dead and we often make jokes about it. When I told Eleanor at work about it the first thing she said was 'was it one of the shop keepers?'. It's bad down there but I don't think that people are killing themselves quite yet. Let's hope it brings the flat prices in the area down!
The other depressing news is that I'm getting a new line manager at work. Depending on who gets this internal vacancy it could be a good thing or a bad thing. We shall see. Unfortunately this puts more mega pressure on me getting this job next week :( I don't know what I'll do if I don't get it.
My Mum, brother and sister are coming up today. We're taking them to York tomorrow which will hopefully be good. It depends on the weather. None of them have ever been before so I'm looking forward to showing them round, not that I know where I'm going. York is the only city that I'm familiar with and yet still can't find my way around! I blame the vikings.
Did anyone watch The Brits? God they were ropey. The only good things were Lily Allen, Lady Gaga's acceptance speeches, and the Florance/Dizzee cover which I quite liked. It even made me want to re-visit her dodgy album (but not that much clearly, I'm still listening to Prince and The B-52s).
Yesterday, we headed to The Living Room to spend my comedy cheque of a voucher on tasty tasty food. I probably mentioned the scheme before but the Yorkshire Post are doing £25 for a £50 voucher at certain Leeds restaurants. Anyway, it was lovely. I had crab, guacamole and tomato to start (that does sound quite odd) followed by ostrich fillet with parsnips and mash. Sooo good. I love ostrich. The first time I had it was at Disneyland Paris in the Pirate restaurant which oddly may have been the best meal I've ever had. The waiter's ostrich knowledge was second to none too. I was going to plump for well-done but he suggested that it be left slightly pink and he was right! So the question remains - what do you do when you can't decide on one dessert to have?.......
HAVE THEM ALL! That's eton mess in the middle with cheesecake, a tiny lemon meringue pie, creme brulee and chocolate orange sponge. One each. Yes, we're fat arses! No I don't care! It was soooo good.
On a less tasty note, they've gone and found a body in Clarence Dock. Amazing. For anyone that doesn't know Leeds, that's round the corner from my flat. A year or two back they did it all up and put loads of boutiques in...only for no-one to visit them. It's always dead and we often make jokes about it. When I told Eleanor at work about it the first thing she said was 'was it one of the shop keepers?'. It's bad down there but I don't think that people are killing themselves quite yet. Let's hope it brings the flat prices in the area down!
The other depressing news is that I'm getting a new line manager at work. Depending on who gets this internal vacancy it could be a good thing or a bad thing. We shall see. Unfortunately this puts more mega pressure on me getting this job next week :( I don't know what I'll do if I don't get it.
My Mum, brother and sister are coming up today. We're taking them to York tomorrow which will hopefully be good. It depends on the weather. None of them have ever been before so I'm looking forward to showing them round, not that I know where I'm going. York is the only city that I'm familiar with and yet still can't find my way around! I blame the vikings.
Did anyone watch The Brits? God they were ropey. The only good things were Lily Allen, Lady Gaga's acceptance speeches, and the Florance/Dizzee cover which I quite liked. It even made me want to re-visit her dodgy album (but not that much clearly, I'm still listening to Prince and The B-52s).