the meal

1

this is the biggest plate i own. 12 inch diameter.

( i think it was especially designed for this meal )

2

on go the jockeys.

( feel free to say something along the lines of "hello lads" )

3

pile on the chicken fried rice.

( by all means spill a few grains of rice overboard )

4

pour the curry sauce over the top.

( it's important that you whistle "push it" by salt 'n pepper while pouring )

5

pop the plate on a robin day, pour out the winona ryder and you're all set.

if anybody out there is brave / foolish enough to try this meal, please send me a photo

 or two and i'll publish them here on my blog, along with a few words of praise...
( or constructive criticism )

the aftermath

tidy

very tidy

nike footscape woven... brasil edition prototypes

one final pair of kicks for 2011.

i bought these from a friend of a friend of a friend a couple of weeks ago.

they are a deadstock pair of nike footscape wovens in a colourway which was

never released to the public... only a handful of prototypes were made in this colourway

before it was decided to make them with yellow soles and green woven parts on the upper.

they are brasil editions by the way.

i've no idea what the number 12 is all about. 

any ideas ?

i'm not exactly sure about these. 

as you know, my game is all about the air force 1

and i mainly bought these because of their rarity value

but there is definitely something good about them. i really like the use of

woven thread... but i'm not a fan of the big-ass white midsole

still, the green outsole is a nice touch, blending well with the black, yellow and blue.

but grrr ! that white mid is massive.

here's another look at them

oh... did i mention thet they are really comfortable by the way ?

they're a bit like wearing slippers but with an air sole.

the brasil football logo on the insole is a good effort

as you can see, there's no padding inside these bad boys.

the majority of the shoe is black suede by the way

with a swoosh stamped into the tongue and blue laces

the laces go off to one side rather than down the centre as with most shoes

hmmm....

here's the view i get when i look down at my plates

what do you think ?

i keep thinking i really like them, but i also think they might look

better worn with shorts rather than jeans.

they are really really comfortable, but definitely an odd looking shoe.

maybe i'll just leave them boxed or on display at whitfield towers.

anyway, that's it... no more kicks for 2011. 

obrigado

at the chinese take-away

while i was sitting in the chinese take-away last night,

waiting for my chicken fried rice, chips and curry sauce

to be cooked... i took 25 shots with my iphone.

and here they are... cheaply cobbled together.

whistle whistle, click click.

mince pies

i like mince pies... that's a well established fact.

this festive season i've been wading in to heston blumenthal's efforts.

here they are presented on one of my favourite plates...

lightly dusted with pine tree sugar or some such nonsense.

four photos from xmas day in regents park

1

a solitary rose looking pretty healthy while everything else nearby seemed

a bit on the dead side

2

some sort of puppy that kept coming over to the bench i was sitting on.

3

i won't lie... i was really concerned that the little thing was going to pee on my kicks.

4

a kindly squirrel feeder, who discovered that squirrels don't like ordinary bread,

but that they lose their minds for a bit of shortbread biscuit.

( then again so do i ) 

a few xmas presents

there were a few presents kicking around on xmas day

see the grey box at the top with the red ribbon ?

it was delivered to whitfield towers in this bag on xmas eve

i like the labelling... no address, just "mark whitfield n7"

perfect... nice one michael !

this little gem was part of my haul

a mousemat featuring my favourites

i like this gift too

grrr ! i heart tokyo

did i ever mention that i'm a big fan of tintin and that i have all the books ?

well this is a corking addition to my collection

and is something i'd recommend to any other tintin fans out there.

ha ha ! this little present kept me occupied for a long time on xmas day

let's put it this way... i doubt i'll be appearing in the gb olympic lego team...

( if such a team existed )

it took me ages to put this together and during the process i did turn the air

blue with some very unseasonal language... sorry.