Good Times

In an effort to shake off the blues, I lined up some fun events for the weekend. I had been invited to a murder mystery party and decided to go. Unfortunately, it fell through as plans will, but as I found myself all dressed up with nowhere to go, I joined my roommates and their visiting pals for some drinks and good times. We continued to hash out our post-election feelings and then took our act on the road. No particularly fantastic stories to relate, but I did manage to impress Brian and Susan with my ability to tell a taxi driver our address in Chinese. :) I seem to be picking a few things up, after all...

Sunday's scooter adventure was pretty tame. Shopping, shopping, and more shopping. Susan and Brian just got a fridge so I went with them on their first "cold things optional" grocery shopping trip! It was so much fun watching them pour over the refrigerated foods section deciding which food to try. I did try to pick up a DVD player, and even though the price was right, the plugs were wrong. It's pretty damn hard to track down a cheap DVD player that has coaxial cable hook-ups on the back! The hunt continues...I also finally made it to the Nova in town. It was four floors of electronics bliss! It's kind of like Best Buy, only all the floor space is inhabited by individual sellers so if you don't like the price, you keep looking until you find one whose price you do like. You can do some pretty sweet bargaining this way. I have to say, bargaining is a trip! Looking at something disinterestedly, asking for the best price, suggesting a price, or even just watching it go down as you hesitate is awesome! I've managed to get some great deals on scarves and things. I think soon I'll take my improved skills back to the Jade market and see what I can swing there!