new coasters

hello there

off the bat, or right up front, no, i didn't particularly need any new coasters. presently i have more than i could ever wish to use at any one time, look you see. so yes, this is perhaps (or possibly) yet another example of bourgeois indulgence. which seems to happen a lot. 

my travels, of late, and almost always predominantly of verk related concern, have taken me all over. actually, and this is no brag or pretentious superiority claim, often i find i lose track of where i have been, or when. but, whilst fresh in the memory, i can confirm that i have, recently, returned to Felixstowe. and, for those in the know, yes i did indeed go past the Orwell Hotel, no i did not go in, and yes that is probably where part of my liver (and some other organs) died at the hands of some rather impressive home made Welsh whisky (or similar), free as it was of the constraints of such nonsense as legal allowed alcohol level conent. 

but i am not writing to speak of another time, another place. despite that, based on the above alone, quite clearly being the (far) more interesting subject. instead, then, to sort of loop back to the opening paragraph bit, whilst there i picked up some new coasters. two to be precise, but just the one pictured at first and just below this very sentence. or paragraph. 

sure, that's only 1 (one) of the two (2) i bought, but as you can clearly see, thanks to the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode, the artistic theme (picture on it) of the coaster is the magic of the puffin. as puffins are indeed quite class, well, my purchase was secured. for two when i discovered they were only £2.50 each. believe it or not a bargain price for coasters in this day and age, but i confess, or admit, seemingly expensive when you don't actually require (or need) coasters momentarily. 

for some reason it might be that one or two (or more) of you might not have a preference for seeing things in Commodore 64 mode. leaving aside how absurd such a notion is, and showing acceptance, sure, then, here you go, the two (or both) of them in a so-called "standard" format. or type of picture. 

does, or is it the case that, Felixstowe has any particular affinity (or special link) with puffins? i have absolutely no idea, and am not really inclined to investigate. probably, maybe. it is most decidedly so that puffins are (as stated) quite class, so maybe the artists involved in creating these were simply inspired by the magnificent creatures. 

indeed, it would be fair comment to say yes, a lot of my own interests in puffins stems from the wonderful film Four Lions. oh, how i wish that "puffin party" chatroom website thing was really real. so far as i am aware it was a vague parody of something called 'club penguin' but, in keeping with the thematic drive of the motion picture (the absurdity of how, generally, stupid terrorists are) it highlighted how "the internet" was a simplistic way for devious ways to talk in front of an audience the size of the world population what could access all that online stuff. strange that no one launched a puffin party for real after the film, for marketing was done, but likely it would have been more trouble than worth. 

a particularly good friend of mine is very keen to come over and see the above. i mentioned, in conversation, that i had bought some puffin coasters. her reaction was of love for puffins, especially when they had a mouth full of fish. quite, or rather, fortunate that one of my coasters features such a spectacle. 

up to now, alas, no, unfortunately i have not used either of these coasters. well at least not in the conventional (or intended) sense. sure, i have picked them up, looked at them and observed how class they are, but so far i have yet to rest a cup (or mug) on one. perhaps i shall do so shortly. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!