The 6th Post of January

To hell with this month. I'll get back on track in February. At the moment I'm sat in the Atrium library, I've just handed in my composition assignment, in about half an hour I'll have to start finishing off my theory assignment, and hopefully that'll be done before 2 because I have a theory exam then. And also I haven't showered all week.

But on the plus side Sarah, Cliffey, Tom and myself are going to The Harvester tonight to celebrate Sarah's birthday (admittedly somewhat prematurely). And then we're going to Tesco's to do another humongous food shop because, once again, our student loans have come through.

But don't think that I've been saving that stack of money money for this big end-of-week bonanza tonight, oh no. Sarah and I went to Nando's on Monday night, and followed it up with a popcorn sundae and Oreo milkshakes at TGI Friday's for pudding. And then last night...we did more or less exactly the same thing. I could pretend that I'm going a bit nuts this week as a treat and from next week on I'll go into "prudent" mode, but it's hard to keep a lie alive through a mouthful of chicken and ice cream.

Also, we've discovered - and this is a REVELATION - that you can make milkshakes IN THE HOME. Oh my. It started when I tried out my French coconut syrup (my parents went to Paris for their wedding anniversary and brought me back a bottle), and we all thought that was so delicious that we ought to try some other flavours.

So Sarah, Cliffey and myself hit the kitchen on Wednesday (it was raining, we were bored, it was something to do), armed with ice cream, milk, and a bunch of different treats to blend. Here are my brief reviews of all the results:

Sarah's Oreo Milkshake: Under-milky
Cliffey's Magic Star & Mint Milkshake: Over-minty
Joel's Jaffa Cake Milkshake: Wrong-way-up
Cliffey's Curry Powder Milkshake: Suspiciously bearable
Sarah's Oreo Milkshake (2nd Attempt): Almost TGI quality
Cliffey's Other Milkshake: Can't remember what was in it
Joel's Sugar Puff Milkshake: Well I liked it.

That's all for now - theory calls - but if this has whet your appetite for milkshake-related blog entries, here's one from the archives that you might enjoy.

Joel.