Fringes and cocktails and sushi, oh my!
Fun weekend. And quite busy.
Went into town on saturday afternoon to get a haircut. I'd been toying with the idea of having a bit of a change and getting a fringe, and I'm glad I went through with it. It's a short fringe, very retro, and everyone thinks it looks quite cute. The hairdresser even stopped cutting to say that she was really glad I'd opted for a fringe, because she thought it really suited me.
I then popped into my favourite fabric shop, as I was passing, to see if they had anything suitable for my proposed new Maelstrom kit. I discovered thay have a whole upstairs room which I never realised was there, in which they had pure silk satins in some lovely colours (for £8.50/m), but there is also a fabulously soft silk/cotton mix which I rather like.
I also discovered upstairs in the shop a few designer leftover bolts, including some Armani suiting and an absolutely gorgeous Hugo Boss striped cotton - shot burgundy with stripes of gold and some pinkish tones. It was so pretty (and reasonably priced)that I couldn't resist buying enough for a skirt (and an invisible zip). I also bought enough calico to make a toile for my Maelstrom costume so that I know how much silk I'll need.
It was a friend's birthday, so we went out to Lola-Lo with her on saturday night. It's a Hawai'ian-themed club, and therefore had many rum-based cocktails, which were half price until 10pm, so we filled the table with half price cocktails just before ten and those lasted us until we left around midnight. Mmm, many rums.
We then gave the birthday girl her present on sunday night, in the form of a sushi making evening at Moshi Moshi - and special even put on as part of the 'Brighton Food and Drink Festival'. We were slightly concerned that they'd be both stingy and disorganised, and that we've have a a chatic evening and very little to eat (having paid rather a lot for our places at the event). Turns out our fears were unfounded.
The sushi lesson was good - we knew how to make maki, having done it several times at home, but we also learned the proper techniques for tamaki handrolls, gunkan and nigiri. We also learned lots of interesting bits of trivia, like the origins of sushi (raw fish was pressed onto vinegared rice as a means of preserving it) and how to prepare mackerel (never eat it raw, as it contains nasty bacteria - marinate it with salt and then vinegar to kill off the nasties).
We'd been drinking plenty sake while making the sushi - unlimited sake, beer and tea was included in the price. Also, once the class was over, and we were already reasonably full from our self-made treats, we were told we could help ourselves to anything from the conveyor belt. And more sake.
Needless to say, I ate too much sushi and drank too much sake. I feel a little blurgh today. Delicate stomach is delicate.
All in all, a very fun weekend.
Went into town on saturday afternoon to get a haircut. I'd been toying with the idea of having a bit of a change and getting a fringe, and I'm glad I went through with it. It's a short fringe, very retro, and everyone thinks it looks quite cute. The hairdresser even stopped cutting to say that she was really glad I'd opted for a fringe, because she thought it really suited me.
I then popped into my favourite fabric shop, as I was passing, to see if they had anything suitable for my proposed new Maelstrom kit. I discovered thay have a whole upstairs room which I never realised was there, in which they had pure silk satins in some lovely colours (for £8.50/m), but there is also a fabulously soft silk/cotton mix which I rather like.
I also discovered upstairs in the shop a few designer leftover bolts, including some Armani suiting and an absolutely gorgeous Hugo Boss striped cotton - shot burgundy with stripes of gold and some pinkish tones. It was so pretty (and reasonably priced)that I couldn't resist buying enough for a skirt (and an invisible zip). I also bought enough calico to make a toile for my Maelstrom costume so that I know how much silk I'll need.
It was a friend's birthday, so we went out to Lola-Lo with her on saturday night. It's a Hawai'ian-themed club, and therefore had many rum-based cocktails, which were half price until 10pm, so we filled the table with half price cocktails just before ten and those lasted us until we left around midnight. Mmm, many rums.
We then gave the birthday girl her present on sunday night, in the form of a sushi making evening at Moshi Moshi - and special even put on as part of the 'Brighton Food and Drink Festival'. We were slightly concerned that they'd be both stingy and disorganised, and that we've have a a chatic evening and very little to eat (having paid rather a lot for our places at the event). Turns out our fears were unfounded.
The sushi lesson was good - we knew how to make maki, having done it several times at home, but we also learned the proper techniques for tamaki handrolls, gunkan and nigiri. We also learned lots of interesting bits of trivia, like the origins of sushi (raw fish was pressed onto vinegared rice as a means of preserving it) and how to prepare mackerel (never eat it raw, as it contains nasty bacteria - marinate it with salt and then vinegar to kill off the nasties).
We'd been drinking plenty sake while making the sushi - unlimited sake, beer and tea was included in the price. Also, once the class was over, and we were already reasonably full from our self-made treats, we were told we could help ourselves to anything from the conveyor belt. And more sake.
Needless to say, I ate too much sushi and drank too much sake. I feel a little blurgh today. Delicate stomach is delicate.
All in all, a very fun weekend.