rediscovering the new

So I'm all in for trying new things. Always have... but sometimes when you're stuck in a hole you want to stick with that which is familiar and safe. Know what I mean?

Anyhow... I'm back to rediscovering newness--which I can say is a core part of me. Y'know, when you're not operating in what is so much a part of you, you feel like something's missing.

Perhaps that's why I love traveling so much. The new adventures. The newness of everyday that is so different from the drab of the normal routines.

I love to try things once...at least. Perhaps it was drilled into me as a child. Dad always said to give it a try. If you don't like it, then at least you tried. Which led to a series of hobbies and interest that I ended up quitting... In context, dad was talking about food. But I decided to use his words of wisdom for all of my life... ;)

Anyways...

Last week my uni-friends "opened me up" to the world that was always there. They like to take this sheltered "kid" out for experience "life." They wanted to witness the first time I tried it. They wanted to be a part of that childlikeness in me when I experience "life."

They took me to this tapas restaurant that I've heard so much about yet never tried!

[what did you expect me to say?]
[yes I know, it's only a restaurant...]

But it was sooooo goooood. Yum. Our last dish was so pretty, we didn't want to dig in. How could you wreck art? It was colourful... and it tasted great too! And you know what the best part was? It was cheap! Like I paid... twelve bucks and I was stuffed and satisfied!

I was super excited so I talked to Bren about it later on and of course, she's like "oh yeah... you should try..." Suggested a bunch of other places to go to.

I'm all in for the hole-in-the-wall mom and pop type restaurants, but this was mainstream trendy.. and I actually like it!

Now I've got this growing list of places to go for tea, for tapas, for good eats, for ethnic foods... yep yep. [note to self: exercise!]

Of course I'm broke too... so I need to tone it down on this restaurant trying... But sometimes, you just need to treat yourself out for a night of good eats, y'know?

Sometimes, just sometimes, you need to say to yourself that you deserve it.

A beautiful meal can brighten up a dreary day.

Mine was a testament to that! [In any case maybe I should be going out every night...! a bit of healthy cynicism =) ]

Or maybe it was good company... anyhow, I'll stick to my beliefs that

a beautiful meal can brighten up a dreary day.