Shades of Muted Citrus

On Wednesday we ended up seeing Date Night instead of Prince of Persia.  I was okay with this, since Date Night was originally my vote.  Reason for the switch was that it turned out that Prince of Persia cost RD$100 and we go for the RD$50 movies.  I enjoyed the movie.  Also, it was ridiculously hot that day and the air conditioning didn't seem to be on in the theatre until after the movie began.  To get this picture (right) looking half decent, Ozumy and I did a good kleenex pat-down on our face to reduce some of the shine... and this was taken on my phone, thus no flash. Crazy hot=crazy shine.  Best part was, we had just been seated and the movie previews were soon to begin when an employee came in and said they were moving us to another theatre.  So the mad rush was on to get to the other theatre and get good seats.  I had popcorn again.  It was fresh this time, and I ate the entire bag full.

Thursday was a holiday here, which I was quite grateful for.  I spent the day at home, relaxing and napping.  The morning began with a storm that included pouring rain, big thunder and lightning.  However, this made for excellent morning nap conditions as it kept my room nice and dark.  I've been feeling very tired lately.  I am still not used to the longer working hours and longer work week.  I'm getting used to the heat, but it still drains me.  And another symptom that expats usually face is exhaustion, generally.  So my focus for the next bit is kind of recovering and also getting myself back to feeling positive about the whole experience! 

We received another new intern this week. His name is Jakub and will be working with Pavol, David and Orlando.  I met him yesterday, briefly, when I stopped at the MC to pick up my font template...

Also, at lunch yesterday, I went to Emparedado and was waiting for Adaica to show up and ended up being mesmerized by this guy's suit.  He seemed to maybe be an owner of the company or the building or something.  He had a guy who drove his big Chevy Tahoe and who also carried his portfolio with his files in.  He seemed very stereotypical wannabe TV style Italian mafia in the Caribbean.  The oiled back hair, never took off his sunglasses, cheesy suit... And yes, those are lemon dress pants, paired with a lime green dress shirt and a mint-lime blazer.  Enjoy!