Two deep fryers in one day

Yeah baby. I have reached the pinnacle of vacationary laziness.

Today rocked. It was 29.5 degrees, blue skies, I bought a bucket-hat and 30+ sunscreen, packed my water bottle and my ipod and met Dan for lunch in town. Mmm, vegetable tempura. And Sapporo beer at lunch. Yeah. It wasn't as good value as the Denman Street Akira tofu teriyaki bento box, but Dan was buying and he chose the venue.

We had arranged to meet under the red statue, so I filled in time by appearing to be a tourist:







I think every town should have paper thin statues of kangaroos with briefcases. And that they should always be set up at an intersection so that it is impossible to get a good angle photo without getting run over a second afterwards. Anyway, back to lunch with Dan:

We discussed the existential angst of cubicle life versus "living the dream" which seemed elusive but not completely off the radar. Bearing in mind Dan thinks professional poker is a good career move. Anyway, I got to tour his cubicle (mine's bigger, has higher walls, and I have three guest chairs while he only has one. However Dan has his own windows with blinds that work and a view of trees as well as piles of paper on the floor to stop people putting anything extra in his workspace).

Then tonight, I got to tick another verb off my list: fish and chips in Cottesloe. Mum, Dad and I drove to Cott nice and early (about 5 ish, I guess) and had a good wander around the beach. It was quite full for a Tuesday night: fishers on the groyne (yes, I've heard whatever joke you're thinking of), volleyball playes using the free nets on the sand, kayakers, surfers on the other side of the groyne (oh, ha ha), and lots of people eating takeaway on the grassed terrace bit. Now, when I say "fish and chips", I mean that conceptually. Out of all the food I have on the long list of "things I don't eat", anything oceanic has always been at the very top - since day one on this planet. But how's this for Perth gastronomy:

I get chips, a pineapple fritter and a banana fritter. What are they, I hear you ask. Well interenet - open a can of pineapple rings. Drain the juice off said rings. Batter rings and chuck into the deep fryer. Oh yeah. Imagine the banana version. Peel banana ...

I can't explain to you how good these are. Hotfattygreasysweetgood.

But man, do your teeth feel furry afterwards.

So that's it: two deep fried meals in one day. Tomorrow, not only will I try to go to the gym, I think I shall also eat a salad. I remember vegetables. They were in the tempura.