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Due to poor planning, I'm about to head out and see what the least worst drink is that I can find within a 10-minute walk now that the real shops are closed for Easter. I suspect Leffe or one of the less toxic Polish beers might have to be the upper limit of my ambition.

We beat Chelsea at home too.

Ah, smooth ball sacks. No risk of pube/teeth interaction, countered by the nagging feeling that you might secretly be a paedophile.

Also hungover here (surprise surprise), but feeling all the better for this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33zwYlO_o4

I felt it didn't add to the debate.

Tandy in the Newgate Centre, now that was a shop.

Ah, now there I have been - the fella used to live just round the corner and Honor Oak is still just about on our radar from this end of Ladywell. Spot on high-end/crossover/fusion type stuff, as you say. There's a really good Italian called Le Querce just the other side of the main road there too.

Eat more vegetables and pulses. There's no shortage of recipes in the Cooking thread.

That's it, aye. This is exactly what people have said he needs all along, a stint at a Championship club to build him up a bit. It neither demonstrates he's not Premiership material, nor does it prove he's the solution to all our problems. It's just nice to see Pardew and the club doing the right thing by the lad. Having said that, just for CT:

I'm sure I'll get pelters for the presentation here too, butter and all, but what the heck: a man cannot live from moong dal alone, so I knocked up a hearty rye bread loaf today. Toasts like a dream.

ESPN Classic has had some good stuff recently. Euro 1988 and 1992 finals today.

I haven't, but the menu looks lush. Plus it's right on one of the train lines from here, so no excuse really. Noted

Spirited Away. I'm a little baffled. Does watching it stoned help?

Tons. That plateful barely scratched the surface!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Wasn't sure where to put this, but this seemed like a decent place for it. Fascinating read!

Saag paneer, moong dal, tomato and okra curry (see a few pages back - great tip!), lentil rice and stuffed roti. (Oh, and a dollop of lime pickle that I've got rid of because it tasted as turd-like as it looks on there - came out of a jar though, so I'm taking no responsibility for that one ). Not particularly aesthetically pleasing but by god it all tastes fine. (I realise that's CT's usual excuse too.)

Making good on my "veggie weekend while the fella's away" promise, though I'm not sure about the "detox" part.

Isn't that a character from In The Night Garden?

Really rather good.

I'd make the trip back home for it. Has to be done.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Androo/newcastle_metro Something to do.