First difficulties...

So, no posts for 5 days, then 2 in 1. That's the way things go, mi amigos.

Tonight was the first time that things were a little difficult. In fact, to be honest, these first couple of weeks are probably going to be the hardest, mainly because I can't eat just as normal. You see, tonight, we went out for a meal. Unfortunately, out of the whole scrummy menu, I could choose from but a few dishes. Richard, my best mate, and Laura, my significant other, on the other hand, purposely, PURPOSELY MIND, decided to choose things they knew I couldn't have. So, while I had my, admittedly delicious, char sui pork with mixed veg and noodles, they were swapping and trying each others duck, beef, seafood and other types of animal, food.

We had gone to Tokyou, a wonderful Japanese noodle bar by the bombed out church in Liverpool. It's the sort of place just about anyone will love, as it's smart, looks up market, and yet is extremely cheap. For the three of us to eat, with a drink apiece, cost less than £30, and we were all fully sated. The staff are very attentive and helpful, and Laura in particular loves it. With a menu full of Japanese and Chinese dishes, I can't imagine anyone would leave unsatisfied.

Anyway, this isn't going to be a massive restaurant review, as, to be frank, I can't be bothered right now. Suffice to say, it's a great little place and most people will love it.

So, why the extra entry tonight? Well, apart from to tell you the difficulties that have arrived, at last, there was something I'd forgotten to add earlier.

In the rules, there was provision for a week off, which I had decided to forego. Well, over the New Year period, I decided I would take that week, but, as a nod to all the hippies in the world who might feel that my quest is somehow wrong, and that I'm unneccesarily looking to eat more animals than is usual (although it's always neccesary to eat animals), I've decided that I'm going to take one week in the year to try and view life from the other side of the tracks, and go vegetarian. That's right, for one week this year, I will be entirely vegetarian. At the moment, with that week a long way off, it feels like that will be fairly easy, but I know I'm just going to be gagging for a steak half way through.Still, I think that will be a good challenge. Well, a challenge anyway. Foregoing meat can never be good...

Keep meaty.