Sushi and Beltane. Such an obvious combination.

Dear Friend,

Sushi

Did you ever have that food you were never allowed as a child? Or the food your parents disapproved of so you never ever even tried? Mine was Sushi. My mother thinks that raw fish is atrocious and I never had it. Until I came to uni. The moment I tried my first Cucumber maki, I was HOOKED. Tamago Nigiri, Inari Nigiri, Vegetable California Rolls, Avocado Maki, ALL OF IT (whichissuitableforvegetarians). Unfortunately it is a very expensive food, so I decided to try my hand at making my own. And as usual, I was excellent at it. So I made loads for myself and Caroline, and then loads for the Royal Wedding Celebrations at College Wynd, and have become quite the master at Maki. Nigiri is harder: I did it, but it was too much effort forming the rice base individually. I may cheat and buy a mould. 

First try at making sushi. Cucumber Maki

Cucumber Maki, Avocado Maki, Tuna Maki and Spicy Tofu
Maki. WIN.

Beltane

Since I was young, for some reason, the 1st May has always been quite an important day to me. This is not really about Beltane; but my family always inferred it was a day of rebirth or new starts in a way. My aunt used to insist we wash our face in the morning dew at sunrise to be beautiful for a year (to this day, I have not yet, though I am beginning to wonder...) and it was the beginning of summer and tending to gardens and vegetables and drinking wine out on the porch and sitting in the evening sun and barbecues and tans and everything else fun. 




So, last night I went to the Beltane Fire Festival Celebrations up Calton Hill with Duncan and met Kim, Libby and the gang and got almost burnt to death by the heat coming off the bonfire and watching the performances of all the people. It was really fun, and quite surreal. 

We had such a good view

And it made me think, that I should use this opportunity to have my New New Year. 


My dad had a heart attack the other day and is in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Intensive Coronary Care Unit, and it really hit home to me. All genetics considered, I have a shit heart. Well, as if I didn't know this already, given that I have an arrythmia at the age of 19; but it hit home that it's not "Only half of my genes are shit for my heart". It is both. I've been doing a bit more exercise and things recently anyway, but this has begun the start of a health kick, I think.




Customising My Mac Like the Faggot I am

I am a faggot for cute things and have completely cuted up my Mac. <3 Which, by the way, I have named Aurora. 

Also, on the note of cute things. I watched the film "Babies" a few weeks ago and it is the CUTEST THING EVER. But it got me all broody afterwards. Being a broody gay man is so not cool. (Itsois)

I have little more to say. I will blog about the Royal Wedding Celebrations and Caroline Kim and I deciding to go out dressed like the Mafia later on when she uploads photos. 

Love to all 

Sean 

xxx