A cold and snowy night....

[fajrdrako]

I updated my walking mileage today: I have now walked 387 miles of the way from Rivendell to Minas Tirith. A good six miles today, as I walked after work to a restaurant near the corner of Bronson and Somerset, where I was meeting Marcelle for dinner.

It's called "Sushi 88" and it was delicious. I had a couple of california rolls, the vegetable tempura main dish, and half a plate of eel thingumees which were among the most delicious things I ever had. Eels - who'd have guessed? The only eel dish I had ever had before was jellied eels bought from an outdoor vendor at Covent Garden in London - not the same sort of culinary experience at all. I remember them as being cold, slimy and vaguely tasteless.

These eels were sublime. Actually, all the food was sublime. What a wonderful place. Friendly staff, too.

I got to the restaurant just in time, as a snowstorm was gathering behind me. I'd worried a little about being blown off my feet, and burst into the place as a haven from the storm.

This is an evening to stay in and stay warm.