The DH and R enjoy beer from a duck
The DH tells me I posted my “BIG” news banner a little early. I guess I did. We’ve still got BIG news coming, but I can’t spill the beans publicly, yet. I’ll give you a hint, though. Whatever it is, it will require boxes. And I’m really happy about it. Can you sense that yet? 
It’s Monday but today we are celebrating Labor Day, so no work. Americans celebrate their Labor Day in September, to distinguish it from the “People’s” Labor Day, I presume. Last week our company told us to stay home on Wednesday and Thursday, so we’ve actually had quite a few Labor Days recently. Not that I am complaining. The only downside to being at home is our Internet connection. It is so unbelievably slow that I actually want to throw things. Not my laptop, but you know, things. With my VPN connection active, I’ve been attempting to load one page for over an hour. Over an hour! And this is the norm. I’ve given up and will wait to read the page until I can go to work tomorrow. Without the VPN things move slowly, but at least they move. Unfortunately, everything I want to look at requires the VPN. Damn you Great Fire Wall.
In other news, the DH and I are well on our way to becoming lambtarians. Now that the thermometer has skipped straight over Spring into Summer, the weather is perfect for sitting on the sidewalk patios in front of restaurants for lamb kebabs. At one restaurant, we discovered the meat was particularly fresh. The baaa-baaa of terrified lambs in the alley beside the place only gave us the slightest pause. Fresh is good, after all. Until you see the pictures. Then it is just horrible. Moving on…
Baa-Baa Don't Eat Us!
Sidewalk patios also mean cold beer, which is a very difficult substance to find in Linyi normally. Cold drinks = the devil in local culture, so beer is often consumed lukewarm. Gag! Can you imagine how awful a cheap, light beer is warm? It’s barely drinkable ice cold. Luckily, for some awesome reason, sidewalk patio restaurants serve their beer cold. Sometimes the beer comes from small kegs, sometimes from small thermos. The restaurant we ate at on Saturday was selling beer from duck thermos. Slightly strange, but hey, the beer was cold.
This afternoon we are going to go out for coffee and then for dinner with some friends. Maybe Korean barbecue? Maaaaaybe more laaaamb? Would that be too much?
Have a great week!
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