This rat stops racing for a fortnight

Translation: I'm on vacation :-)


D: Ichnusa (imported from Sardinia), Bluetongue Premium Light (imported from, er, Gosford) and Bernard Dark Lager (at Bazaar Beer Cafe, St Leonards).

E: Those four wacky Smith's Chips flavours, which I'd rank (from best to worst) - Caesar Salad, Buttered Popcorn, Late-Night Kebab and Coat Of Arms BBQ.

R: "Red Princess - A Revolutionary Life" (2007) by Sofka Zinovieff, utterly riveting autobiography "For Richer, For Poorer - A Love Affair With Poker" (2009) by Victoria Coren, my first subscription copy of "Retro Gamer" (#69), DL's freshly baked wrestling fanzine "15,000 People Go Silent", the gem of a novella "A War Of Gifts - An Ender Story" (2007) by Orson Scott Card, and the GN "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Predators And Prey" (Season eight, volume five) by assorted peeps...who aren't Joss Whedon :-(

W: "New Zealand's Next Top Model", "Major League Eating St Patrick's Day Chowdown" (three rounds - corned beef and cabbage, donuts, jalapenos), "The Poker Star" and the 15th Deadlys.