1. Wagamama (Portsmouth/Edinburgh)

2. Nando's (Portsmouth)

3. Las Iguanas (Portsmouth)

4. Vittoria (Edinburgh)

5. Garage Lounge (Southsea)

6. Cafe Rouge (Portsmouth)

7. The Belle Isle (Southsea)

8. Wetherspoons (Portsmouth)

9. Frankie & Benny's (Portsmouth)

10. Cantina Mexicana (Groningen)

Things to eat:

* nori

* miso soup

* tempeh

* tofu



* green tea

* spring water



* sesame oil

* ginger

* garlic

* tamari soy sauce

* barley malt



* oat meal

* almonds/walnuts

* pasta (in small portions)

* bread (in small portions)

* brown rice

* couscous

* soba noodles



* broccoli

* cabbage

* cauliflower

* turnips

* carrots

* sweetcorn

* raddish

* celery

* pickles

* sprouts

* green beans

* snow peas

* cucumber

* lettuce

* lentils

* chickpeas



* apples

* apricots

* berries

* melons

* peaches

* pears

* plums

* bananas

* grapefruit

* mangoes

* oranges

* papayas

7 Things x 2013

My seven answers to the Day Zero alternative New Year's resolutions poll:

1. Learn how to be a better writer
2. Start chanting and yoga
3. Stop self-destructing
4. Take a vacation to Scotland
5. Find a job I like
6. Try green tea ice-cream
7. Be more of a friend to others

1. resonant - a lasting presence or effect

2. poignant - profoundly moving, keen sense of melancholy

3. inherent - existing as essential, permanent or characteristic element

4. intrepid - fearless and persistent

5. redundant - repetitious and verbose in expressing ideas, not useful

6. to permeate / pervasive - spread throughout

7. vociferous - characterised by loudness or vehement emotion

8. paradigm - an example or archetype

9. retrospect / hindsight - reflection on past events

10. gaunt - thin, desolate

11. reverie - daydream, musing state

12. requiem - hymn for the dead

13. coercion - to use forceful power

14. equilibrium - state of balance

15. to circumvent - to avoid the issue, bypass

16. barren - devoid of vegetation, unproductive

17. clemency - to show mercy or compassion

18. adjacent - close/nearness

19. juxtaposition - placing side by side for comparison or contrast

20. blatant - obvious or conspicuous, often in a tasteless manner

21. callous - insensitive, hard

22. disconcerting - upsetting, confusing

23. comely - attractive, agreeable

24. to vilify / malign - to speak ill of

25. bilateral - two-sided

26. capricious - erratic or whimsical

27. charlatan - one who pretends to have more skill than in actuality

28. discrepancy - difference or inconsistency

29. clandestine - secret or concealed, with purpose of subversion or deception

30. sacrilege - violation of sacred object, profanity

31. felicitous - appropriate, suitable manner

32. hapless - unfortunate, pitiable

33. emollient - soothing or softening, especially medicinal

34. emanate - to flow out, come forth from a source or origin

35. insipid - bland, without interesting qualities

36. egregious - distinctive, extraordinary in a bad way

37. insidious - treacherous or deceitful

38. fastidious - hard to please

39. indolent - inactive, causing little pain

40. disposition - prevailing tendency of one's spirit, state of mind

41. elusive - hard to express or define

42. evanescent - fleeting, fading out of sight, scarcely perceptible

43. malevolent - wishing evil to others

44. gratuitous - free of charge, being without apparent reason

45. garrulous - rambling, talking in a roundabout manner

46. reminiscence – memory or recollection

47. cataract – layer upon eye which inhibits eyesight

48. to disintegrate – to divide or destroy

49. perpetual – neverending, eternal (to perpetuate: to sustain)

50. sentient – conscious, aware

51. unyielding – not giving way to pressure

52. lucidity – absolute clarity

53. encumbered – burdened, hindered

54. oblique – not in a straight line

55. apprehensive – fearful of a possible occurrence, perceptive and clever

56. lethargic - characterised by laziness

57. redamancy – loving in return

58. to lament - to express mourning, sorrow or regret, to bemoan

59. subterranean – existing under the surface of the earth, hidden, secretive

60. chimerical – wildly imaginative, fantastical

61. elysian – blissful

62. trivial - of little worth or importance

63. asseveration – positive affirmation, earnest declaration

64. receding - to move back, gradually diminishing

65. serendipity – happy discoveries by accident

66. quixotic - chivalrous and romantic, unpredictable and impulsive

67. oxymoron - figure of speech which has contradictory effect

68. palpable / tangible - readily seen or perceived, able to touch or feel

69. scrutiny - searching examination, close surveillance

70. quintessential - perfect embodiment of something

71. scrupulous - precise and careful, principled

72. resilient - returning to original form, rebounding or recovering

73. vehement - strongly emotional, zealous, impassioned

74. unkempt / disheveled - unpolished

75. seamless - continuous, flowing, uniform

76. perquisite – benefit over regular payment from employment

77. abundant – plenty, amply supplied

78. languid – lazily peaceful

79. uncanny – supernatural, unearthly

80. recalcitrant - resisting authority, hard to manage

81. ostentatious - intended to attract notice

82. protean - variable, easily assuming different forms or characters

83. nemesis - downfall, something or someone whom a person cannot overcome

84. ambivalent - having mixed feelings about something or someone

85. disjointed - lacking coherence or orderly sequence

86. acerbic - sour or bitter of taste, harsh of temper

87. to intersect - to cut across or through

88. discerning - perceptive, showing good judgment and understanding

89. sporadic - irregular, occurring widely apart

90. reprehensible - deserving blame, culpable

91. nebulous - cloudlike, vague, confused

92. zeal - fervour for a cause, eager desire or endeavour

93. vicarious - serving as a substitute

94. cunning - skilful, crafty, artfully sly

95. dexterity - skilful in using hands or body, cleverness

96. agile - fast in movement and intellect

97. undulated - smooth wavelike motion, wavy form

98. tremulous - affected with trembling and nervousness, easily shaken

99. galvanising - stimulating, startling, surprising

100. imperative - required, necessary