Park Life

Mrs P is making noises about Austria her spiritual homeland...Started tuning it out when she mentioned the great mountain walks...

CL place is the only thing that will be taken seriously. Not straight into the CL proper but that qualifying bit just before groups are drawn.

Weird Science.

Still piling through all the Culture novels I ain't read....

"Soyulent green" was a nice touch in the script.

Chicken with red wine sauce today...The usual malarky but now use half a bottle of good red and my twist is teaspoon of garam massala.

NLP sometimes works on girls and you get that delightful evil feeling as some kind of master of reality artist. Few years back used to assist a mate of mine who was trained in it doing 'coaching' for elite businessmen who had lost their way... Always giggle when I think back to that..

Seeing that slave film tomorrow can't wait.

Funniest moment in the film tho.

Really wonderful film. Criminally overlooked last year and very badly marketed (mainly due to length, cost overhangs and studio cowardice). The Suomni (the cloned fast food worker who escapes) parts are especially brilliant. It is of course flawed and over long but there is really nothing better than a flawed work where the symphony is kind of lost at times cause the vision is magnificent and refuses be boiled down to the cinematic language. One of my fav films of last year. Watch it a couple of times.

Yeah it was a general comment. If you know what you're looking for and pick and choose your veg I'm sure it can be fine. I have to say that when I lived in Paris back in the day - the veg from local farms in open air markets was very high quality. Honestly never tasted a tomato that good apart from in Italy.

That menu looks massive mate.

You can't compare Eng supermarket veg (kept in chillers for days) to the stuff you can source in Paris. Find eng supermarket veg very bland and colourless.

Always fresh kill from the Turkish butcher. Throat cut so no fear chemicals in the meat. Zazza!

Do the spicy potato filling and it's vegan safe..

It's very high in that thing that makes your tits bigger. Be careful out there.

Quinoa needs veg stock cube and a couple of raw onions in it when boiling to make tasty.

Looking forward to the skinny and pale shots.

Part of 5 title winning squads. We can debate to the end of time how instrumental he was. Nasri has gone on record to say that pressure has stunted his, Hatem's and Menez development as the expectations have been too high for all of them. "Ben Arfa looked every bit the superstar during his four years at the club, winning the domestic title every year and picking up the Young Player of the Year award in 2007-08. Rumours of a rift with former youth team colleague Benzema seemed likely when coach Alain Perrin admitted “I wouldn’t say they go out as best mates” ahead of Lyon’s Champions League quarter final clash at Old Trafford in 2008. Ben Arfa looked to have put the issue behind him when he signed a contract extension with the French Champions later that month, but a training ground bust-up with another current Gunner, this time Sebastien Squillaci signalled an end to his time at Stade de Gerland. Supposed interest from English big hitters Man United and Arsenal, as well as Real Madrid, failed to materialise in the wake of doubts surrounding the 21-year-old’s temperament, despite his clear ability. A potential switch to a bigger club can’t have been helped by Ben Arfa publicly announcing his refusal to return to Lyon for pre-season training that summer, who finally cut their loses with the player and sold him to Marseille for around £10million ahead of the 2008/09 campaign. The transfer was further complicated by involvement from the Ligue de Football Professionel, who were forced to intervene after negotiations between the two clubs turned sour. At the end of 2008 Ben Arfa stuck the knife into his former club, telling a Lyon newspaper that they ‘lacked class’ and ‘weren’t a great side’. Less than a month into his spell with Marseille, Ben Arfa had another training session scuffle, this time with Djibril Cisse, who was promptly loaned to Sunderland. Ben Arfa played well in patches for the southern French outfit, but he continued to court controversy. Clashing with team-mate Modeste M’bami during a warm up did little to alter public image of the eccentric forward, whilst a refusal to leave the bench and come on as a substitute drew the ire of boss Eric Gerets. The season after he was fined nearly £10,000 for skipping training, and argued with new manager Didier Deschamps shortly into his reign. Despite their conflict, Deschamps liked Ben Arfa and he found some of his best form under the former Chelsea player."

It all sounds really tasty mate. I do a week of veggie every month and tofu is a mainstay. Flash fried to golden outside (touch of sesame and veg oil) with ginger and soya sauce and then topped with a little honey and crushed fresh chilli. Nice on a bed of basamati or fat noodles.

What sort of nosh are you eating?

Couple of bits I've seen and read he's gonna be brilliant. Sexy name as well.