Butterfly effect

A few moments ago I was to be found in the Murasaki Restaurant in the Seven Dials area of Brighton enjoying a Shogiyaki Don and a green tea. However, things might have been very different.

Last night I was rudely awoken by a the burglar alarm of a nearby house. I trust that nothing was in fact stolen except for a few hours of the collective sleep of a number of the inhabitants of the Clifton Hill conseravation area. On consulting my trusty alarm clock I discovered that this was occurring at about 12.30am. An hour or so later having tossed and turned I rose to have a cup of tea and as it transpired four rice cakes topped with Green and Black's chocolate spread. This was my first mistake; I believe the potent dose of refined sugar did not encourage my body to lapse back into unconsciousness, especially with a slug of classic boxing highlights mixed in for good measure. At about 4am I clambered back into bed but didn't manage to string together more than an hour or so of slumber at a time before getting up at about 7.

I was on the back foot slightly this morning, as a man was coming to my house at nine to make a hole in the ceiling in the hall, for the purpose of creating access to the roof space. This was a disruptive process, so much so that I had to leave the house. By midday (having visited Waterstones and Fopp) I was a bit cold and hungry and buckled quite easily under the influence of my own persuasive powers, retiring to the aforementioned Japanese cafe to seek solace and nourishment.

Whilst there I decided that I might as well investigate the possibility of visiting Japan later in the year for a holiday, something I have thought about for a number of years. The waitress was unable to share very much in the way of tips however as her English I find, isn't very well tuned to the western ear, there were some acutely embarrassing moments to go along with my pork and pickled vegetables.

But I was not put off and it would appear that burglar alarm plus loft hatch leads to Kyoto curiosity. To be continued.....