Today I started re-reading Herzfeld's "The Body Impolitic" and it's taking on some new meanings for me now that I'm in the field, or maybe just hitting me right this time around. In any case, it was a muggy day my friends, and so I delayed leaving the apartment until the sun dropped behind the building, assuring me at least the cool of the evening was on the way.
I stopped at Roma, a place I'd been told I might be able to get my laundry done. It turns out they are only a dry cleaning pick up, and the woman behind the counter told me helpfully that the closest place is in a town about a 15 minute bus ride from here. Lovely. I told her my predicament, about how I don't have a tub and only 2 small sinks and she kindly recommended a neighboring vendor where I could buy some plastic tubs and a hanging rack. So 27.50Euro later, I think I'm all set to do my own laundry. Fun.
The delay caused by going back and forth from the shop to my apartment with the new purchases ended up being worthwhile, however, because as I came down the street who did I run into but Henry, my favorite wine shop owner from last summer. He saw me approach his car and so he caught out with a look on his face like "why do I know this girl?" So I said, "Henry! Did you get my Christmas card?" His face lit up and he said, "Yes, yes, I remember you!" He shook my hand firmly as I told him I've been checking the shop everyday but his doors are never open. He said his customer base has been low and asked if I was interested in some wine. I responded that of course I did and he gave me a conspiritorial wink and leaned in and said, "I've got some good wine" while making his hand into the "OK" sign that I took to mean "primo." I told him how long I'll be here and asked after his health and other generalities and he made sure to tell me that he'll definitely open up the shop so we can have some wine together. He picks up his son from the store in the street by my apartment everyday so I'm sure I'll see him again soon. I was elated.
My next problem is dealing with some microsoft office BS - I downloaded it from the work purchase program we have but apparently I did something wrong and I've actually only been using the 60 day trial period stuff. I'm locked in read-only mode until I activate it, which of course I'm not going to do because I already paid for it. Grrrr. It's been a pain in the arse trying to figure it all out while sitting here in the freezing cold of McD's. I figured that if I had to reboot anything, it'd be better to be somewhere with a strong connection, and this is the best around (so far.) Did you know Sweet and Sour Sauce is also known as "Salsa Agrodolce"?
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I did not know that, but I CAN tell you that salsa del sol means "Sauce of the sun."
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