Moules, frites, et biere...

How Belgian. i first had this when i was in Paris two years ago. since that was a chain restaurant (Leo..sth), it was cheaper than what we had tonight. Belgo is in fact a chain, too, albeit a little more upscale. The mussels are fresh but the overall taste (Provençal: tomatoes, celery, and other ingredients) was okay. i preferred the Thai green curry style my friends got, though (people over here co-opt lots of thai cusine into their food, from "Belgian" mussels dish to potato chips). However, the chips are really nice (crispy on the outside, juicy soft on the inside: see image) and the beer (St.Feuillien Blonde, 7.5% alc.) is good, too.

As a devoted vegetarian Mimi had to miss out on the mussels.

This place is crowded even on a Monday night. but then this is Covent Garden we're talking about.

Some of the mussels weren't "cooked", that is they're not all that firm but i ate them anyway. hope i won't get food poisoning later tonight haha. but my sturdy Thai stomach is immune to all kinds of things.

Gah. i'm too sensitive. in every possible way and it sucks. i should stop caring about every single thing, especially those things that don't matter to me at all. this is one of the reasons why i dislike growing up as an only child.

speaking of being an only child...i miss my dog! (i think my dog has ADD because he can't stay still.) going to school abroad means that i have to go without seeing him for 9 months! and believe it or not after all these years he never forgets me and always gets excited at the sight of me getting off the car. 5 more months until i see my dog again! Sigh...

last week's episode of Desperate Housewives

is amazing. AMAZING. marc cherry has outdone himself again. more often than not the story revolves around the main characters in all their top-form bitchery. tonight the housewives bubble was broken and we got a broader glimpse of Wisteria Lane and its fictional landscape. i'm not gonna recap it; i'm just going to keep raving. so good. how the story pans out is a tad unrealistic, yes (as it always is). a little on the cheesy side, yes. but in the process a point is made, faith in humanity restored. Bravo.

earlier tonight i went ice-skating with 8 other friends (whose respective skills and learning curves varied tremendously). last time i did this was a little over a year ago in providence so i was a little afraid that i'd forgotten and shit. and i did! it took a while to get familiar. AND i fell, um, twice. that said, knowing how to rollerblade helps a bunch. ah how i miss grade school.

me looking stoopid as usual. should photoshop sth in so i look like im holding sth. guitar? maybe a huge watermelon.

OK, i'm not over desperate housewives yet. and it's not just me and my natural tendency to melodrama, since lots of people can attest to this. i should give the ultimate credit to the guest star Beau Bridges though. i'm not a fan of drama (thus grey's anatomy consistently on my bad side) but tonight's episode can move all hearts.