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Thursday, 11 May 2006
Nicotine and asparagus.
So must be quick, I have set a curfew of my own - head down and working by eleven. A delightful evening last night with my newly engaged friend last night. We haven't been casual for a while, no expectations or agendas, no forced meetings or structured time, just an ample evening in which to talk, smoke and eat.
She roasted cashews in oil, salt and chilli as we spoke of things, mining the exploits of the underpaid and underfunded while I drew back on the week-that-never-was. I opened champagne, accidentally. Then, asparagus tips drowned in butter and lemonjuice, creamed feta and dark large spinach leaves.
After eating, we drew up lists of music for the wedding, spanning decades, whilst smoking cigarette after cigarette and giving ourselves fierce nicotine headaches into the small hours. The walk home was still and warm, lit by the moon, and gradually as I fell into exhaustion the headaches were released like balloons.
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