Food and shelter...

For anyone who lives in London, apparently Neds Noodle Bar has good American-style (as the guy I met in the elevator described it) Chinese food. There are two things to recommend it: one, your noodles will come in one of those American-style Chinese take-out boxes, like the kind detectives on Law and Order have scattered on their desk when the implication is needed that "it's so late, Mike and Lenny had to get take-out to fuel their lateral thinking skills!" Two, Neds' website, though really kitsch and somewhat casually racist, is seemingly very functional. Maybe the next time I'm solving a murder, or making a 15-slide PowerPoint presentation, I'll indulge.

And, if you feel that there's something missing in your life, something warm and furry and captionable, then check out these personal ads for a special feline or canine friend. It's like reading people personal ads, but less sad, and more fluffy (though I'm more than a bit concerned when they mention things like "Muffin's owner was made redundant and became homeless, so we're trying to find Muffin a new home.")