The day before today

So the last two weeks have been a real buckle down for me. Essay writing, essay struggling and the lot. When I get into the groove of things, it sometimes shuts down all other aspects of life. Thankfully, I have a little someone here. In between various deadlines and classes, we caught some comedy acts and hey, it makes a cool combination of work and play. I sit there, not think about work and just laugh!

Anyway, I handed in my last piece of work for the semester on Monday. Then, I met Fran for lunch at Fort St. Union. The waitress, Minnie (I'm assuming this is how it's spelt) told us to shout her name if we wanted something. I wish I did but it reminded me too much of the "Fu Yuan" calling in China and instead, we opted for the raising of hands. Usually, when I meet someone for a meal, we take ages to decide! We always jump right into catching up. This time though, us hungry souls decided on three mains between us. Hah! That's right, three! I excused our piggery by mentioning my impending oral surgery of two and a half wisdom teeth tomorrow (yesterday now). Yeah, she gave me that face too, in want of further explanation. I just sighed and said... long story!

Over our meal, Fran discussed her law thesis on commercial surrogacy for Nz and we talked about opinions, sign language and moments of peace. It was a nice break from student life (although one never really escapes it till you've graduated). Together we ate and ate!

Ceviche with wasabi peas and bean sprouts. In the background, some teriyaki chicken thingy (was yum!)

Seared tuna with poached egg on a whole lot of rocket salad.

Fran herself (:

Bathtub plant?

Yup! So I wanted to make the most of the day. Cleaned the house thoroughly and invited Evan over for dinner. Been perusing my Jamie Oliver cook book for a while now wanting to try his salmon en croûte... Tadaa. One trip to Nosh (fancy pants supermarket) and there... my personalised cut of salmon hah. The dish was delish and real simple to make too. Basically, it's all about assembly.

The final product even looked like the one in the cook book. *pat on the shoulder* Lately, when it comes to table settings, I've gone the more practical route (: 

After dinz, we bundled ourselves up for The Importance of Being Earnest. Always a ball of laughter with wit and satire!

Nath's handmade deconstructed apple crumble (: noms...

And some Lucrezia before bed. 

Yes, a day I needed to calm me for surgery.