Back in the PDRM!

As you might have garnered from my last post, I, Ushiku Person, have returned to Massachusetts, albeit, temporarily. So, what has been my impression, 1 year and 2 months to the day I said adios to the People's Republic? Well, the T has gotten rid of tokens and has instituted "Charlie Cards" - and jacked the price of admission to $2.00 (!). There seems to be a lot of construction and refurbishment going on in many places in and around town, and the locals seem to be their usual, overly-aggressive-behind-the-wheel selves. The trees and shrubbery look a lot fuller, like they have gotten a new hairstyle, and are using Breck or Prell to get a lusher, healthier foliage. The weather had been cool, but today has gotten mushi atsui, and it is best to hide downstairs in the basement with the dehumidifier. I return to Kentucky on Friday, and I have to admit that although I miss my family and friends here in MA, I also miss my little place in KY. In the meantime, we are having a cookout tomorrow night, and it will interesting to see who can make it on a Wednesday evening...

Wedding Par Exellence (Double Plus Plus Good)

Wow, Tall Asian Dude and SWFBJAA tied the knot in grand style this past Saturday - and it was everything that you would expect from two crazy kids, who are deeply in love; and share a fondness for food, friends, swing dancing and are engineers to the core! Everything was planned with precision ("... the groom's party will leave the hotel bar at 6:52 p.m. and 45 seconds, Eastern Standard Time, after all participants have imbibed 2.5 drinks, and then proceed, at a leisurely pace, in a northeasterly heading down Commonwealth Avenue towards the Boston Public Gardens..."). The ceremony was simple, funny, touching and perfectly Them. Then there was dancing, then a virtual mountain of incredibly delicious hors d'oeuvres, trucked out by an army of super-nice wait staff, and bars that served everything - but, especially note-worthy, they had real German hefeweizen (which was all Tall Asian Dude's doing, God bless him!). After wiping away the tears of joy (from the union of two wonderful people!), I had to rub my eyes in disbelief at the wonderful food and drinks - it was, as earlier surmised, a gastronmical event worthy of my friends. The groom's father gave a wonderfully funny and heart-felt speech, as did the bride's father - and a host of friend's gave testimonials as to the amazingly positive effect SWFBJAA had on Tall Asian Dude - not to mention, many food-related stories (as these two are the Gourmands of the Northeast...). All in all, it was a fitting and magnificent evening that exceeded all expectations (which were pretty high to begin with anyways...). May Tall Asian Dude and SWFBJAA be healthy, happy and near good restaurants for the rest of their days together - Cheers!!