What a bust

So tonight I thought I might go out, do some shopping, get a cheap bite to eat, listen to some tunes at Nancy Blakes.

and none of that actually happened. go figure.

by the time I got out of lab, and out of the gym (which was lackluster might I add), and took a quick shower. it was later than I had hoped, but I still thought I would make it in time before Wacky Shoes (please forgive the poor bastard who named the store) closed. So I went to hop the bus, which ended up being the EURO bus, starting off my bad luck. The EURO bus is 40e cheaper than the regular Uni bus, but it goes fuck all over town; to where I have no idea. So by the time I made it downtown, looked at my watch, I had exactly 35 minutes before the store closed. Then...WTF the store was shut down for the night. Why? For another reason I do not know. So here I am with no shoes, stuck downtown with all the rest of the closed shops (things close here too early for thier own good). What is a girl to do now? I went into Roches, because they are going out of business, but the Levis shirt I want ( a black western shirt with turquoise buttons) is still not on sale, and still 80E. No way.
By now it's close to 7 and I'm really hungry. Great. Most of the bistros, cafes, and quaint eats shops are closed. After 6pm is the domination of restaurants with steep prices, set menus, and drink ordering expectations, or the fast food joints that reek of oil, lard, and fried uh cod? meat? kebabs? I have no idea. I get worried because when you are really hungry, everything and anything sounds good. I remembered that I wanted to try the Indian Vegetarian restaurant Copper and Spice. So I head down to the Milk Market to the restaurant. It's in a sketchy area so there is a bell you have to ring to be let into the lobby of the restaurant. Immediately I like it. I ask about dinner for one (oh god how depressing is that? Have you ever eaten alone? Well it's my second night out in a row eating by myself and its miserable even if the food is amazing). It looks doubtful because they are swamped with reservations. He asks if I can eat about be out by 8. Its 6:57, giving me one hour to play with. I scoff. HA, I say to the cheery indian man, I can eat the entire set menu AND enjoy a pot of tea in less time than that. And so I did.

I ordered the veggie pakoras, the thali special, and Kulfi ice cream with a pot of thai tea. The thali special included 3 small portions of any of the vegetarian main course options with spiced yougurt, yellow curry, naan and rice. I ate giant popodums with peach chutney, chili yougurt, and jicama salsa until my starter arrived. Let me tell you, it was delish. I wanted to eat all of it, but I was getting full (too many popodums), so I had the poor girl wrap up my meagar leftovers. At least I'll have a good lunch tomorrow... The kulfi ice cream wasnt exactly what i wanted, but I had to leave pretty soon after I ordered desert. I enjoyed my tea and watched the other groups of people enter the restaurant and thier dynamics. There were 2 groups of 3 (not together) and i thought about how awkward it is to be in that type of a table arrangement, especially when there isn't a couple involved. How do you arrange the one girl and two men? Do you get a round table (my choice)? When the kulfi arrived, I could tell it was homemade. I was very icey with pistachios and rich flavor. I needed a knife to cut it, but I only had a spoon, so i shoveled it down with some tea and marched up to pay. My total came to 27euro after i added my tip. That's expensive, because after having tallied up my expenditures here...well lets just say I shouldn't eat so extravagently on a regular basis. Not that it stops me, I just keep going through money like water because to be honest, I'm not the one keeping track of my finances. I couldn't tell you how much being here is costing me, except that from my calculations, I will be broke when I get back and will need to find a job.
After leaving the restaurant at 8:01, I caught the bus back to the University. I wasnt much in the mood for fending off people at the bar at Nancy Blakes to hear some music, mostly because I was too full. I decided to go to the SuperQuinn because I really needed some fresh fruit, eggs, soy milk, and veggies. I find that if I don't have healthy stuff around I eat for shite: grabbing cookies and candies. I bought way more stuff than I could carry home, which is typical. Why I bought another jam conserve (total of 3 in my cupboard) is beyond me, but what can i say? I love jam. I even had to leave some unpurchased goods behind. The walk isn't long, but it seems that way when you are carrying alot of awkward bags. When I finally returned, my door was fucked up, as in the key wouldnt turn in the latch. I thought someone might have locked it from the inside, but no, no one was home. It took 15 minutes of wiggling to get it, and the only reason it wouldnt open was that there was a card stuck in the door.

so there is my night. my theatre options sucked, which left me with the previous cascade of events. I hope this weekend goes fairly smooth, I mean I pray that this weekend goes smoothly, because I will be relying on alot of public transportation. Tomorrow is up in the air, and I'm sure it will go by fast. I'd like to bake some carrot plum bread with all of my carrots that I have, maybe the gym, more lab reports, essay research and studying. No too impressive, but I'm hesitant on spending another 2.60 to go downtown just for shoes.