Your World As I See It

As promised “yesterday” here is a little taste of how I’ve been entertained, in terms of movies. First up:  “Slumdog Millionaire” I watched this movie with Michael and Dori during our most recent sushi party.  We all agreed that it was pretty good (and apparently so do other critics, as it is up for quite a few awards this year).  The soundtrack was a source of some amusement, as it featured a few songs by M.I.A., international pop star.  Her style isn’t what I usually go for, but the humorous element is that Michael always had her hit “Paper Planes” on when he gave me rides home on drill weekends.  So that was good for a slight chuckle.  Also funny was the fact that Dori’s television didn’t display the DVD quite right, cutting off both sides.  Such is the risk you take with the off-brand electronics over here.  This was unfortunate, as the director had made the decision to make the subtitles more aesthetically pleasing by placing them in non-...

So, last night we had another sushi party at Dori’s place.  While not having much to celebrate like last time, we figured, “Who needs a reason to have sushi?”.  I mean, simply having a day off is probably a good enough excuse to have a party around these parts. Some of Dori’s friends sent over some quality ingredients and treats, so I did have at least some materials to work with.  She had a small package of what she though was ginger, but on closer inspection turned out to be fish.  Which, naturally, was better for our needs, considering the previous lack of substantive fillings.  She also had some instant yakisoba, which was a tasty complement to the main course. This time I decided to cook two batches of rice, instead of trying to cook one huge one (the small pot is not designed for cooking a lot.  Well, obviously.) like last time when I had rice pushing the lid off the cooker.  Despite the lack of accurate measuring tools, it turned ou...

As you might recall, I had been doing the mail out of a container in the back lot.  The main reason being the massive amounts of mail that we had been receiving.  However, now that the Christmas rush is over, I don’t really need such a big space.  Not only that, but as the temperatures start creeping up into triple digits, the last place anyone would want to be is in a metal box…believe me, I’ve been there before. [Lonely boxes…] Now, in order to move into a more suitable location, a little construction was required.  And as it didn’t seem likely that “Extreme Makeover:  Home Edition” would be doing any shows over here, we had to do it ourselves.  This meant coming to work on Sundays (my one day off!).  Thankfully, Maj Fison did most of the design and power tool work (not saying that I couldn’t have done it myself, but the results would not have been as nice, given my lack of enthusiasm and experience). The first step was to prepare the room fo...