AM
Least: Around 7:40am, I began to feel the growing dread of my workday. This may be a particularly harsh day, given that so many of my colleagues have taken a day off and started the summer holiday early. This means that there is a long overtime list for today, and that works like a sieve, leaving the most awful shifts for the likes of me. I can already hear the earnest voice on the phone reeling off the list of classes for the day. At 11:06am I dodged a bullet with a boringly straightforward shift at Umeda (see AMPM this time last week). At least it has a spectacular view.
Most: At about 7:20am this morning I opened the sliding door of my suffocating bedroom to discover a rare and refreshing breeze. For the first time this summer I was able let the wind carry the heat and the stuffiness to bother someone else. (see the god responsible above) An vaguely interesting change in the weather, after at least a month of incredible sameness. I wonder if the cool weather will eventually arrive in the same way that the heat did - as if someone flicked a giant switch from spring to summer in an instant.
PM
Least: By 12:01pm, I was seriously wondering what to do with my huge amounts of surplus daylight time. The time between morning and work is not quite long enough to do anything much Japanesy but long enough to wish I was doing something Japanesy. Watching bad cooking shows and appallingly wigged Samurai dramas has really lost its cack value. I need a new project.
Most: As it turned out, my luncheon at about 12:40pm was the most interesting event of the
PM, despite the geeks speaking brilliantly about computers and Japanese girlfriends at work. Kohyo supermarket supplied me with a delight of a meal. The Katsuo Tataki was excellent - bonito sashimi lightly seared by burning grass and drenched in lemony soy sauce. The Osaka style sushi was of mackerel, but cured and pressed onto perfect rice. Although my fishy hands and breath whiffed of otters, I loafed about for the afternoon satisfied and amazed at the quality of supermarket meals. Incredible.________________
Food Note:
Highlight: A lunch of Battera sushi and Katsuo Tataki from the supermarket. If no-one was watching I would've drank the ponzu dressing.
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