Being delicate and fashionable

Just talked to Amy and she echoes my feeling of general exhaustion, which means I'm not going out tonight and can give you a timely Saturday entry.

Woke up late enough to have gotten enough sleep, and had a lovely surprise Skype with the parents. Joanna called them in the middle of it, and it was almost like we weren't in three different time zones.

Headed out a little before noon and got on my favorite bus. Looked at my map to see what stop I wanted to get off at, and noticed that it just happened to be the one by the foreign language bookstore. By 12:30, I had a copy of the UK Adult version of Harry Potter, and was surprised by how happy it made me just to have it. Bought some energy water to save me from certain heat stroke, then walked to Yu Yuan (Yuan means garden.) I really enjoyed it...it was full of cool doorways and bridges. I resisted the urge to find an Euler path, and just wandered around until the heat wore me down.

Stopped in Starbucks for some iced latte and some Harry Potter, then successfully found Amy and mother at the tailor. I keep forgetting to post this, but they have the best sign: "Being delicate and fashionable is our persistent style." Picked up my two dress shirts and my beautiful coat, and did some more shopping with Amy after stopping at McDonald's so she could have her first hamburger in 3 years. Before we knew it she was late for her dinner, so I headed off to get some of my own at a cafe-type place. Walked to the metro and took it to Nanjing Lu since I had seen some places selling contact solution there. Bought that and wandered, then headed home, taking cover under multiple awnings when a thunderstorm decided to take place.

Photos from today in separate entry.