Catching Fire.

Wintry cold returned for a few days and that would make any weary knight more comfortable by his bonfire. Dark Souls has been temporarily shelved 23 kilometres from home, thus removing the temptation to continue those relentless battles. Sunday evening, after church, we ventured to a nearby shopping centre where there are three relatively-new Indian restaurants. They’re all in the same block of shops and all happened to be empty. After choosing the restaurant with its menu pasted on the window, we had a pleasant meal of spicy chicken vindaloo, mild eggplant masala with saffron rice and garlic naan. When offered a choice of spicy or mild, Ben will always choose spicy and, if super-spicy is available, he’ll have that. An hour later we’re seated in another sparsely occupied room, cinema 2 of the Village Cinemas at The Glen, watching The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. It’s the first cinema movie Ben’s seen for nearly 18 months. He found the seating a little uncomfortable but really enjoyed the film. The “catching fire” theme was further enhanced by the after-effects of spicy vindaloo and an empty water bottle.