‘Nobody Knows’, ‘Head On’… (posted from home)
(this post covers 9-13 July)
Thursday, 13 July-
In the morning I started working on planning for our next trip. The basic idea of this one is to go see Labashi’s birth city in Canada then go on to the Canadian Rockies. In the afternoon I did the end-to-end jog at Rocky Ridge in the reverse direction. I got caught in a fairly strong rain shower right after parking the bike for this jog. I liked the cooling-off it gave me but the ultra-high humidity caused my glasses to fog shortly after I started jogging so I did most of it without my glasses. 94 minutes for this one.
That evening we watched the last two episodes of Deadwood Season 2.
Wednesday, 12 July-
Today I completed the gutter work on the front of the house by replacing every other gutter nail with a gutter screw. Now I could hang from the gutter if I wanted to; they are much, much stronger than the nails. I spent the rest of the day mowing the lawn, finishing in about 3-1/2 hours in the near-90 heat. We also had our electrical contractor back today and he completed the installation of the outdoors outlets and their in-use covers. That evening I helped my buddy go get his free motorcycle and bring it back to his garage for re-hab this winter.
Tuesday, 11 July-
I had a dental appointment this morning to fill a small cavity discovered in my last checkup. That was easy—I didn’t even need novocaine and the whole process only took five minutes. That afternoon I rode the Concours down to Rocky Ridge Park and jogged the end-to-end jog in just under 90 minutes—not bad for an above-90-degree day. That evening we watched ‘Head On’ (‘Gegen Die Wand’), a very interesting German film about two Turkish expatriates living in Hamburg. After Cahit tries to end his troubles by crashing his car into a wall, he meets Sibel, who had recently attempted to slit her wrists. Sibel talks Cahit into a sham marriage which he reluctantly agrees to. But they are soon in trouble; they fall in love…. Highly recommended!
Monday, 10 July-
Today I removed the covers from the front gutters and cleaned them inside and out. While I don’t have the same problem with the fascia as the back of the house, I did find many loose gutter nails to replace once I buy more gutter screws. We also had an electrical contractor in today to run new circuit wiring for two external outlets. In preparing for his visit, I used a SawZall to help remove some long-unused metal ductwork and managed to cut into a live electric circuit. Fortunately, the double-insulated saw saved me; I didn’t get shocked and only had a small scare from the shower of sparks and setting the insulation backing afire (!!!!). The electrician took a look at it and verified that I had only cut through the insulation which he fixed with a few wraps of high-voltage insulating tape. In the evening I went along with a friend to look at a motorcycle a friend has offered to him. The owner had nearly been hit while riding one day and had decided on the spot to never to ride again. The bike has been stored outside under a cover for at least six years. We looked it over closely and it looks to be worth doing some work to get it running again.
Sunday, 9 July-
Today I blogged all morning on this hot-and-sticky day. Labashi and I drove down to Rocky Ridge Park in the early afternoon and took a leisurely walk on the gravel trail to stretch out our stiff muscles after our work day yesterday. Afterwards we had an early supper at Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse. Back home, we watched ‘Nobody Knows’ (‘Dare Mo Shiranai’), a Japanese film. The IMDb plot summary: “Four siblings live happily with their mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. The children all have different fathers and have never been to school. The very existence of three of them has been hidden from the landlord. One day, the mother leaves behind a little money and a note, charging her oldest boy to look after the others. And so begins the children's odyssey, a journey nobody knows. Though engulfed by the cruel fate of abandonment, the four children do their best to survive in their own little world, devising and following their own set of rules. When they are forced to engage with the world outside their cocooned universe, the fragile balance that has sustained them collapses. Their innocent longing for their mother, their wary fascination toward the outside world, their anxiety over their increasingly desperate situation, their inarticulate cries, their kindness to each other, their determination to survive on wits and courage.” While the plot summary sounds pretty grim, the movie is very well done and tells the story in an understated and loving manner. Highly recommended.
(this post covers 9-13 July)
Thursday, 13 July-
In the morning I started working on planning for our next trip. The basic idea of this one is to go see Labashi’s birth city in Canada then go on to the Canadian Rockies. In the afternoon I did the end-to-end jog at Rocky Ridge in the reverse direction. I got caught in a fairly strong rain shower right after parking the bike for this jog. I liked the cooling-off it gave me but the ultra-high humidity caused my glasses to fog shortly after I started jogging so I did most of it without my glasses. 94 minutes for this one.
That evening we watched the last two episodes of Deadwood Season 2.
Wednesday, 12 July-
Today I completed the gutter work on the front of the house by replacing every other gutter nail with a gutter screw. Now I could hang from the gutter if I wanted to; they are much, much stronger than the nails. I spent the rest of the day mowing the lawn, finishing in about 3-1/2 hours in the near-90 heat. We also had our electrical contractor back today and he completed the installation of the outdoors outlets and their in-use covers. That evening I helped my buddy go get his free motorcycle and bring it back to his garage for re-hab this winter.
Tuesday, 11 July-
I had a dental appointment this morning to fill a small cavity discovered in my last checkup. That was easy—I didn’t even need novocaine and the whole process only took five minutes. That afternoon I rode the Concours down to Rocky Ridge Park and jogged the end-to-end jog in just under 90 minutes—not bad for an above-90-degree day. That evening we watched ‘Head On’ (‘Gegen Die Wand’), a very interesting German film about two Turkish expatriates living in Hamburg. After Cahit tries to end his troubles by crashing his car into a wall, he meets Sibel, who had recently attempted to slit her wrists. Sibel talks Cahit into a sham marriage which he reluctantly agrees to. But they are soon in trouble; they fall in love…. Highly recommended!
Monday, 10 July-
Today I removed the covers from the front gutters and cleaned them inside and out. While I don’t have the same problem with the fascia as the back of the house, I did find many loose gutter nails to replace once I buy more gutter screws. We also had an electrical contractor in today to run new circuit wiring for two external outlets. In preparing for his visit, I used a SawZall to help remove some long-unused metal ductwork and managed to cut into a live electric circuit. Fortunately, the double-insulated saw saved me; I didn’t get shocked and only had a small scare from the shower of sparks and setting the insulation backing afire (!!!!). The electrician took a look at it and verified that I had only cut through the insulation which he fixed with a few wraps of high-voltage insulating tape. In the evening I went along with a friend to look at a motorcycle a friend has offered to him. The owner had nearly been hit while riding one day and had decided on the spot to never to ride again. The bike has been stored outside under a cover for at least six years. We looked it over closely and it looks to be worth doing some work to get it running again.
Sunday, 9 July-
Today I blogged all morning on this hot-and-sticky day. Labashi and I drove down to Rocky Ridge Park in the early afternoon and took a leisurely walk on the gravel trail to stretch out our stiff muscles after our work day yesterday. Afterwards we had an early supper at Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse. Back home, we watched ‘Nobody Knows’ (‘Dare Mo Shiranai’), a Japanese film. The IMDb plot summary: “Four siblings live happily with their mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. The children all have different fathers and have never been to school. The very existence of three of them has been hidden from the landlord. One day, the mother leaves behind a little money and a note, charging her oldest boy to look after the others. And so begins the children's odyssey, a journey nobody knows. Though engulfed by the cruel fate of abandonment, the four children do their best to survive in their own little world, devising and following their own set of rules. When they are forced to engage with the world outside their cocooned universe, the fragile balance that has sustained them collapses. Their innocent longing for their mother, their wary fascination toward the outside world, their anxiety over their increasingly desperate situation, their inarticulate cries, their kindness to each other, their determination to survive on wits and courage.” While the plot summary sounds pretty grim, the movie is very well done and tells the story in an understated and loving manner. Highly recommended.
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