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It’s Pancake Day

A pancake cooking in a frying pan.

Pancake Day is the best day of the year, after Christmas Day, obviously.

The only thing stopping it from being the best, is the fact no one ever really knows when it is.

It’s a well known fact that Easter can’t have a fixed date, because Good Friday and Easter Sunday must remain on these days of the week (Good Monday and Easter Wednesday just wouldn’t be right).

It’s also well known that you must use up all your eggs and that before Lent starts tomorrow. Lent is when Jesus didn’t eat for 40 days and 40 nights, apparently. I bet Jesus thoroughly enjoyed his pancakes though, I wonder if he likes Nutella too?

Either way, that bottle of golden syrup you bought last year will once again come in slightly useful.

Today is the one day of the year you’ll actually make and eat pancakes, although you probably have the ingredients in just about all year round. It only seems appropriate today.

Earlier today, by the train barrier on Lincoln High Street, free pancakes were being given out by the Luminous Christian community. I’d quite happily get stuck at the barriers if there were always free pancakes.

If you don’t want to buy one of those pre-mixed pancake mixes, here’s just one of many pancake recipes out there. It claims to make ‘perfect’ pancakes, we’d want nothing less.

But we hope you all have a flipping wonderful Pancake Day!

 

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LEGO Movie Review

Emmet proudly buys an overpriced coffee in The LEGO Movie

As promised, we’re bringing you a short but sweet review of The LEGO Movie which we went to go and see at the Lincoln ODEON.

Basically, it’s great as we thought it was going to be. It isn’t quite as spectacular as all the critics are making it out to be, but in all seriousness it is a great family film.

Even when we say ‘family’ we mean that lightly. There are so many jokes which are suitable for grown-ups in this film that really you should have no shame as a young student or young person in general without children in going and seeing this film.

Only issue is that people seem to be labouring under the impression that it is a film just for kids, so parents are taking their children to see it. This is annoying.

There’s a point in the film where the main character, Emmet, really does hit a jeopardy point and this young child next to us started to cry. It was rather irritating. We wanted to tell the parents to shut it up but then the situation is rather quickly resolved so fortunately the little shit only ruined about 180 seconds of the movie for us.

It does end with the stereotypical American ending which is everyone looking ‘bleary-eyed’ and ‘proud’ as some characters save the day, but it is great. The end is also begging for a sequel, which it looks as though Warner Brothers may have already confirmed. We’re pleased about this.

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What To Expect From The Barge On The Brayford

A view of Lincoln's Brayford Pool with the University of Lincoln in the background. The sky is grey and cloudy.

The Barge on the Brayford is basically a little restaurant-boat-thing floating on the Brayford. But unlike Wagamama’s, it doesn’t completely trash the nice view – in fact, it probably wouldn’t look right without it.

It’s a very romantic little vessel. Especially if you like things to be “cosy”. It’s quite small, as boats usually are, and you don’t have “that” much personal space when it’s busy in there. It’s like being packed in a tin of sardines.

You could go there with a significant other, friend or someone that you like to share your “romantic” moments with. The posh table cloths, mellow lighting and candles will make things even more lovey dovey as you stare longingly into one another’s eyes. Ew.

As for the menu, well, it’s pretty well known for serving fish courses. Lots and lots and lots of fish courses. If you can think of a fish, they probably have it. It’s kind of like being in an aquarium. And no, that isn’t a euphemism (remember, they have lots of fish courses).

They even serve duckling. Yes, DUCKLING. Lincolnshire duckling, to be exact.

There are lots of other wonderful foods on offer, including meats and salads. Which is good, because personally, the idea of eating a duckling makes me want to vomit.

I’m not a fussy eater, but I also have odd cravings? So, whilst on a barge full of wonderful sea food, what did I have? Lincolnshire sausage & mash, of course. But it was wonderful. The mash was cooked perfectly and the sausages were very meaty (and I do like a good sausage). There was also plenty of gravy, which is of course a necessity.

The atmosphere is great and there’s also a really nice view. Even when it’s dark, the night time view of the Brayford looks really pretty. (It’s basically the perfect Instagram moment).

The Barge on The Brayford is much more than just a barge. It’s an M&S barge. Well not really, but it is pretty much as perfect as some of the reduced things you might find in there. To get you in the mood, here’s a lovely boat themed song…

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SU Elections Are Open Now!

Picture of a cake with text saying free cake = a vote

It’s that time of year again where we have to vote or just click spoil vote.

So what elections are we talking about?

Considering we’re based in Lincoln, called Lincoln & That and all attend the University of Lincoln, we are talking about none other than the Student Union Elections or SU elections for short.

What do we get, as the people, from this election? Well, home-made cakes (you have to pay for), hugs from  dragons and people bombarding you to vote for their friends. We have a far better strategy.

Picture of a cake with text saying free cake = a vote

Winning campaign poster? This would have the votes rolling in…if any of us ever bothered to put ourselves forward.

The other best thing about the SU elections is how creative each candidate can get with their poster. (Sadly, we can’t get our hands on all of them and plus our campaign would be better).

So the big question is how do you vote and why do you vote? You vote because you may know someone running or love voting or you just having nothing else to do. How do you vote? Well, you can either go to the main admin building or go online.

Go and vote or don’t and stick it to the man!

Voting closes on Friday afternoon.

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How Abraham Lincoln Is Ruining Our Business

Photo of Abraham Lincoln.

‘Why does this matter, and what are you on about?’ I can hear you asking.

Well.

Click this, and see what the problem is.

It turns out that Abraham Lincoln was way ahead of his time and basically decided to ruin our chances of ever getting a successful site.

The issue is that in transcripts and works about the Gettysburg address, he says “and that” a few times, couple that with the word “Lincoln” and bingo, that’s our problem.

The problem isn’t quite as bad if you use Google UK, but still. Look at how sneaky he’s being, getting in there below us.

Basically, what we’re saying is that Abraham Lincoln was an arse. Not only was he American, he was an arse.

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How Do You Make Lectures Better? Answer: Spaceship Chairs

A picture of 12 Steelcase Node chairs in a variety of colours.

Okay, perhaps you read this title and your first thought was “what the hell is she talking about?”

Well… if you have happened to take a look in the main building at university, a few of the rooms on the first floor are filled with the weirdest chairs in existence.

We here at Lincoln & That (well, probably just me) like to call them “spaceship chairs”.

They’re pretty snazzy actually (yeah that’s right, I said the word snazzy). They’re basically a version of the plastic school chair but at least two times more comfortable, with a plastic circle underneath to place your bag, an added cup or water holder (ooooh) and a move-able desk. They’re also on wheels, which cause you to want to spin around constantly like you did in Year 9 ICT.

So they may not sound amazing by description but if you’re left-handed like me, university desks for “lefties” are hard to come by. Also come on, just look at the photo below and tell me they aren’t cool.

A picture of 12 Steelcase Node chairs in a variety of colours.

LOOK AT ALL THE PRETTY COLOURS. Photo: thehumansolution.com

The chairs are called Steelcase Node for anyone interested. My fellow writer Emily actually wrote down the brand of them in her notebook because she is incredibly sad.

Anyway, sadly I couldn’t find a picture of them with the cup holder (which is the MUST HAVE). What’s also crap is that our chairs are only in white… look at the colours we could have had. Imagine a rainbow room of them. Oooh pretty.

If you think I’m nuts right now for talking about chairs then take a group of 20 year olds into a room filled with them and you’ll understand what I mean.

 

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Never Be Alone (With Paris Hilton, Her Voice May Cause Illness)

A picture of Paris Hilton looking away from the camera in a pink wall against a brick wall and blue carpet.

Paris Hilton unveiled a snippet of her new music video on Valentine’s Day (how romantic and thoughtful of her, it’s just what I always wanted).

It’s called Never Be Alone.

We already knew prior to this tune that Paris is never alone, she’s always got that little dog in her handbag, hasn’t she?

Anyway, one YouTube user summed up the sound of the song pretty well, saying:

Kylie Minogue with much autotune.

This is sort of true, because a) it does sound a bit like Kylie with a cold and b) there is without a doubt ‘much autotune’. Sorry Kylie.

She claims during the song that she’ll take us to “new dimensions”. Does she even know what dimensions are? Well, I hope this means a 4-dimensional cinema, as I’ve never been to one of those. The video is a bit sexual. Dirty Paris.

The video also features random appearances from Marilyn Monroe, who of course isn’t actually there – cut scenes of her have just randomly been blended in. This would be quite nice, but as Paris has literally nothing in common with her except hair colour and hopefully only hair colour, we’re quite baffled as to why she’s included Something to do with fashion, apparently.

Throughout the preview, Paris sits on a delightful pink chair that she was perhaps gifted with during a Poundland (or Dollar Tree) Secret Santa. It looks like the sort of thing you might find in a chav‘s back garden in summer.

Oh and the kaleidoscope effects used are a *wonderful* touch.

The lyrics are very repetitive and probably a bit catchy. Whilst it doesn’t appear to have an official release date yet, you might see us raving to it in “da club” fairly soon. Who knows. We can’t wait to see the full video. Hurry up Paris, you tease.

 

 

 

 

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What To Expect From Churchills Lincoln

The outside of Churchills restaurant and coffee bar Lincoln.

So, picture this, you’re in Lincoln and someone mentions a stop off for coffee/tea/cake.

Then you remember you’re never more than a metre from a tea or coffee shop.

Our latest find is Churchills Restaurant & Coffee Bar.

Located on the High Street, opposite Carluccio’s, this cosy coffee shop is modern with a relaxed atmosphere. Not the usual tatty looking leather sofas and patterned bucket chairs placed round a coffee table. It definitely feels more like a restaurant, with cushions on the seats to soften the mood (and the seats).

The menu contains a selection of hot and cold drinks, all at reasonable prices. They also serve meals, as it’s also a restaurant. How lovely if you’re struggling to choose between food or coffee.

The desserts and cake selection is definitely amazing, so many different puddings. So many we spent several minutes umm-ing and ahh-ing over what to get. Eventually I opted for a warm scone, you may pronounce this as ‘scon’ (we’ll save that debate for another time), with jam and cream.

Finally the staff are really friendly and welcoming, which makes everything so much better. It runs on waitress service too, so there’s none of the embarrassing slow walk across with a tray of hot beverages. If you’re in hurry, (you’re obviously busy), you might as well stop by to pick up something to take away.