Like The Tomato

Today was another meh for me at work. I just worked on a project presentation that I have been neglecting for a good month. Not my fault. Well, I did procrastinate a bit. But for the most part, I’m just too damn busy and working on multiple projects at the moment. And I have been having issues with prioritizing and actually making time while at work to do them.

Hun and I did spend time earlier today. We talked for a bit. We found out that we have some differing views on a certain political thing. Well, I’m not sure if I can consider that political. I think more like a social topic. Honestly though, statistically, that was bound to happen. And as long as we are not pushing our opinions and beliefs in each other’s throats, then we should be fine.

We did end up watching an episode of The Great British Baking Show. It was fun. I like being able to talk to my hun and enjoy watching the show at the same time without worrying about missing anything. 

I’m pretty amped up right now. I just got back from being outside. The fire alarm went off earlier. Grabbed the dogs and vacated the building. There was no visible smoke from outside the building, no distinct smell. What was it? Over a burnt popcorn, apparently. I knew something burned when we were walking down the hallway towards the emergency exit. There was a distinct smell of burned food. I was thinking, that was it. And I was right. Burnt bag of popcorn that someone opened and then triggered the alarms. I cannot complain though. It was good to know that the newly installed fire alarm system works. 

The dogs are pretty amped right now too. Phoebe is doing her rounds. Paco wants to play. They did pretty well during the whole fire alarm fiasco. Paco was curious as to what was happening outside. Watching people. Watching the fire truck. And Phoebe stayed put. Didn’t squirm from being carried by Chris. I need to put together emergency bags for this kind of thing. Just a grab-and-go kind of thing. 

My hun will be doing a double tomorrow. So no hangout for us. But I do need to do a python class tomorrow. So that should be fine – I say this begrudgingly since I am so lazy to do it.

Today is another hot day here. At least the AC in the office is now fixed and we are not sweating. So that is a win for sure. Work was meh. The only eventful thing that happened was Uline decided to deliver my order of insulated boxes in a palette…A palette that did not fit in the elevator and I had to unload downstairs and carry to the lab a few boxes at a time. So no fun.

Hun and I got to hang out today. We just end up actually video chatting. It was really refreshing. It was really lovely. We just video chatted and watched someone’s stream on Twitch. We were talking and engaging in chat. Well, he was engaging in chat while I read his messages and replies there. 

Tomorrow, my hun and I will be hanging out again. Since he will be doing a double on Friday, it makes sense for us to hang out tomorrow while I do my class on Friday. Not sure what we’re doing tomorrow but I’m down to do whatever. It could be something like we did earlier and I’d be happy. 

Tomorrow morning will be pretty busy for me – meetings. Thursdays are normally like this for me. Mornings are typically packed with back-to-back meetings. So we shall see how my energy level is by the end of that. 

Since I went to the mall yesterday and my hun was too tired, we didn’t get the chance to do our date night. So we ended up just hanging out slightly earlier today. 

So what did we end up watching?

M:I-4 Ghost Protocol. Well, we wanted to watch the 3rd installment first, but it’s currently unavailable on any of the streaming services we subscribe to. So we just decided to jump to the 4th movie. This is the last movie I watched from this franchise and is also my favorite. My hun preferred this movie as well. Why? Personally, I just like the fact that there were a lot more edge-of-your-seat sequences in this movie compared to the first and second. Don’t ask me about the 3rd movie. I don’t really remember much of that movie to make an informed decision. So for now, we are taking that installment out of the comparison. 

Toy Story. We are always down for an animated movie. And my hun’s pick was Toy Story. He hasn’t watched it in years and that goes for me as well. It was a pretty cute movie. But I have questions about this Syd kid. Why in the hell was he allowed to have all those tools and dangerous things in his room to play with? Also, why the hell was a kid allowed to order a rocket? Why in hell was their dog allowed to sleep on the porch without supervision? It’s so dangerous for the dog. The dog could get hit by a car. Almost happened while the dog was running after Buzz and Woody. And yes, I am criticizing the parents of this kid. They don’t care. And I’m annoyed.

My hun and I decided to cut it short today. He was having a bit of a headache and to be honest, I was feeling the beginnings of anxiety just because it’s too hot. And I was melting on my seat. Well, still melting on my seat. My anxiety is also stemming on the fact that tomorrow is the beginning of another work week.

I haven’t posted anything about what my hun and I watched the last few days:

Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara (Ride Your Wave). This is a Japanese animated film about a surf-loving student Hinako who must find a way to move on after a tragedy that caused the death of her boyfriend Minato. The movie started cute of course, the sequences of Hinako and Minato falling in love were adorable. I was smiling the whole time watching them fall in love. It was so real. But of course, the happiness didn’t last. This movie pulled at our heartstrings as we watched Hinako deal with grief and at what length she will hold on to the memory of her lost love. It was definitely very real. I haven’t dealt with a loss like this so I cannot even imagine if I would be the same way but watching her slowly stand on her own and find her happiness again was admirable. I loved it. From the story, artwork, and animation. I have no complaints. It made us laugh, giddy, and cry. 

Howl’s Moving Castle. This was a rewatch for me but the first time for my love. I remember liking this film when I watched it before so I wanted to share it with my love. And of course to expand his Studio Ghibli films watched. I enjoyed it hands down – the reason why I’m reading the book. Sophie was so spirited – she was courageous, took that spell, and tackled the obstacle with gusto. Howl was funny, I mean he was a tad dramatic. Both of them balance each other out. We loved Turnip Head. Best support in the movie. He was the good-est of boys. There were a bunch of colorful characters, Markl, Heen, and of course, Calcifer. 

Miira no Kaikata (How to Keep a Mummy). We’ve been into animes lately. Easy watching anime. Since we just finished the first season of Attack on Titan, which was intense and action-packed, we wanted to watch something a little bit more relaxing. This anime was just so cute. We love Mii-kun! Isao is adorable. Mukumuku is fluffy. And Conny, it took a while. The last episode was a very good Conny episode. Both of us were having allergies that episode. We have three more episodes before we are done with the anime. So we had to find another anime soon.

Toshokan Senso (Library War). This was about fighting censorship and protecting the rights of people to enjoy the media content that they want. This was surprisingly very military-like with some action sequences. But for the most part light-hearted and comedic in nature. It was definitely enjoyable and I loved it. Except for the last episode. That was such a weird end to the anime. It didn’t make sense to me and it was very uncomfortable to watch. So that last episode did not exist. But aside from that, the anime was pretty solid.