Going Well for a Change

Just a note to say things are going well. I have 2 new students at school, and they're behind where the others are at. I may need to start a new reading group with just the 2 of them. The one with the most work ahead knows 5 uppercase letters and 6 lowercase.

Mr. Broadband and I are going out this weekend. Last night he surprised me by taking me to a high end seafood place in town. It was The Oceanaire Their main claim to fame is that they only serve the freshest seafood. If they serve it, then 24hours ago it was swimming happily. The menu changes daily according to what is flown in. The ambiance of the restaurant was incredible, and talk about courteous waitstaff! I asked one where the restrooms were, and rather than just point, he showed me. While he was taking me, everytime we came next to another person or another server, he made sure they waited until I had passed. Even the coatcheck lady physically helped me into my coat. For dinner Mr. Broadband chose Yellowfin Ahi Tuna. But rather than choose from the menu selections, he asked for it sashimi style (sushi essentially). I chose the North Carolina Red Trout with a sweet potato and red delicious apple hash. We got clam chowder and a jumb lump crabcake for appetizers. Our side was something out of this world called a Mac and Bleu. Macaroni and Bleu Cheese! I asked for a light red wine that would go well with my fish, and was brought a Summerwood Pinot Noir. It was one of those experiences you see on the high end cooking shows on cable. Fabulous.

Earlier this week, my monitor went on the fritz. Mr. Broadband called me late, about a quarter to 9 just to talk. I mentioned my monitor, because I wasn't sure what was wrong with it, only that the video had started going haywire. He asked if I'd like to him to come over right then and take a look at it. So he did! He brought another monitor, so we found out it wasn't my hardware. He started my 'puter in safemode and downloaded some updated drivers. That didn't help. He left about 10:30 thinking it might be the video card. Overnight he did research and found out the fans on my particular card were notorious for going out. Sure enough, that's what it was. The next day he brought me a new video card, an e-GeForce 6200. He said it's a good one for computer gamers.

Today we have a long day together. He's picking me up at 11 and we're going to an Indian cinema to see Om Shanti Om I saw it last weekend, and can't wait to see it again. Plus, I want to share it with him. Then we'll go back to his place for a bit, have dinner, and then we're meeting a friend of his for a movie at the High Museum of Art. It's called My Mexican Shivah. Since Mr. Broadband is Jewish, I hope it'll be educational a little bit into his culture- err even though he's not Mexican :P

On the henna front, I have an appointment here at 10am this morning, and tomorrow afternoon I'm doing an hour party for 3 ladies.

Things are good for a change.