off the wagon

after the geneva festivities (and the weekend that preceded them), i was really making an effort to not drink. it lasted two days. in my defense, last week was a bit of a toughie at work and by tuesday (which would have been day three), i needed an ear to bend (Beth's), and where to do this but at the pub over half pints of kwak. gah. but i didn't overindulge, i only had one or two. i think.

wednesday i was not so well behaved. i went to a new pub in southeast london called the rake, which has an outstanding selection of beers. it would take you weeks to try them all really, and i only got through three. the first one was called:



very nice, although in actuality it tasted a lot like guinness. this isn't a bad thing. sadly i don't recall what the next two were, but i do know that one of them was a wheaty beer. i love wheaty beers. needless to say i accidentally got kind of drunk.

thursday night was a bit better and i managed to contain my consumption to a glass of wine at dinner with Beth in shoreditch. (i think my co-workers think Beth and i are dating). i always forget how close i live to shoreditch! it's only a 15-20 minute walk from my place yet i never think about going there. maybe because going there makes me feel like a super unhip geezer. :-) all the cool kids hang out in shoreditch, it's like london's version of brooklyn. the place we went to was called:



the food was really, really good and i was very excited because they had free matchbooks for the taking. one of our gas stove burners at home is broken and must be lit by hand, which i HATE doing with a lighter because i have to stick my hand too close to the flame. so anytime i spot a place with matchbooks, you can bet i'll be taking two of them. all in all a good night!