The longest short week in history.

The last week has certainly been the longest short week in history with today being a sparkling crown of longness. I think it was a mix of a number of things, not the least of which being that I had to get back in the work swing of things after a long week off.

Today brought an interesting and abrasive experience. Tonight Tres is over here watching movies so Sophie can play with Skype. I went down to walk Skype and decided to go to the corner store to grab some things. While I was there I had Skype in my arms and he was behaving very well so I told him he was a “good boy”. A big cracked out black guy took offense to this and starting yelling at me in the store about how I was the “white man trying to keep the brother down, calling my dog ‘boy’”. Now the owner of the corner market is a great old Iranian guy and he was going to have none of this. He asked the man to leave and he turned on him, trying to convince him that because he had dark skin I was his enemy. All in all a most confusing and sudden experience.

Aside from my exchange in the store the week was fairly uneventful. I spent my days at work catching up, and my evenings and lunches at home with Skype. Wednesday evening Ken and I went out to Chutney’s for some Indian food and brought the boy with us. It was a good experience for him, and he had a great time bouncing around at my feet.

Last night I did not get terribly much sleep as Skype was bouncing off the walls and kept waking up. Luckily he’s getting pretty worn out tonight and I don’t have to wake up at 6:30 so I should get caught up on my sleep.

My dad is coming in to town on Sunday and I’m really excited about it. I have not seen him in a while and it should be good to catch up. His birthday is Monday and I have all sorts of interesting plans for him. I would tell everyone what they are but he reads my blog from time to time and I don’t want him finding out yet!

Comments

[Jake]

Hehe, crackheads are funny. They have them here in Seoul as well! They speak broken English and pull on your heart strings for food while reaking of Soju. Cute!