duck-shaped pain

My wishes have been fulfilled, although only in a sort of half-assed way, as usual. For a long time, I was certain that the only things missing from my life here was the lack of both an Indian restaurant and a Vietnamese restaurant. Earlier this year, the latter arrived. I was happy, because it was close to my house, cheap, and is also a very, very Vietnamese restaurant, which serves amazing lemongrass tofu. Now, as of last week, we have an Indian restaurant.

I went there today for lunch, and it was good to see it there. There was naan, and saag paneer, and all of my other Indian food friends. Yet, it was also disappointing, in a way, because the food was very, very bland. I realize that part of the problem here is that it was the buffet. They may have kind of toned down the spice due to the relative unfamiliarity of many people around here with Indian food, or it could be because they just opened, or something like that. I'll have to return a few more times, or go for dinner and order dishes with custom spicing, before I can really make up my mind. Yet, here I was, hovering over my plate, on the one hand astonished that I was actually able to buy these foods here, a ten-minute drive from my house, yet, on the other hand, I was silently pleading with them to cease the blandness.

[1] In a glass, combine the juice of one lemon, hot water, an adequate amount of honey, a stick of cinnamon, and half of another lemon, sliced thinly. Drink. Enjoy.

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