Validation

[poliphilo]

We have this new habit. Every Saturday we go into Manchester and have lunch at a place called the Shalimar. They do a really good curry and it's cheap.

It's nice to have habits. They're comforting things. If we didn't show up one week we'd be missed. A sense of obligation has been created. We validate the Shalimar and the Shalimar validates us.

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

They know us so well that they no longer bring us the menu. I've eaten my way through all the vegetarian curries and have have long since decided which one I like best.