Our JennEric Life

Aug

2010

How is this even possible?

[could someone please find me a soap box?]

It’s official.

Someone…somewhere…is either getting a whopper of a kick-back or a nice percentage cut on the sale of watermelons to the US military.

[not that they're actually selling]

Exhibit A- the Osan commissary….yesterday.

C’mon…you had to know that the Humphrey’s commissary is not that nice looking & definitely not that spacious.

Exhibit B – locally grown Korean watermelon….keyword “locally”

FIFTEEN NINETY-NINE – - – ON SALE?!?!

REGULARLY $19.98?!?!

WHAT, IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MAKE US THINK WE’RE GETTING A DEAL?!?!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!

[I'll give you a moment to look again.]

SERIOUSLY, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!

If that’s not proof of watermelon extortion with a generous kick-back somewhere along the line, I don’t know what is.

And don’t even try to tell me that they can’t ship in melons from the States…that they’re “too delicate” to ship overseas.

You fly in eggs!!! You bring in other fruit & veggies from home!!!

And don’t tell me the cost to weight ratio is too great & not profitable.

Ahhh…dog food?….fire logs?…cat litter?

Hello, all from home.

Really? Twenty bucks?!

I want to know what person with a straight face managed to convince someone else with buying power that they could sell melons to us for twenty bucks.

They’re just going to sit there & rot!

Do you realize they could fly in the $3.00 melons from home, TRIPLE the price and it’d STILL BE CHEAPER than the Korean watermelon!?!

Seriously!

I’m all for supporting the local farmer…but I don’t want to buy the man a new Mercedes!

Who’s brilliant idea was this?!?

If you’re going to charge us ridiculous rates I’d rather support the local American farmer back home who’s got a bumper crop of melons & no huge demand for them.

Guess I’ll be growing my own next year.

….really?…twenty bucks?….seriously?

Category: Commissary, Emotional Outbursts, Jennifer, Life in Korea 3 Comments

Aug

2010

Friday Night Chick Flick

and Mastering the Art of the Booch

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This picture doesn’t have anything to do with the story at hand, but it makes me smile.

Moo-Moo has learned the ancient art of Boo.

Boo was our first bullmastiff – and she had Eric wrapped around her fat, little paws.

Her technique though was to put her head on Eric’s leg & it worked every time.

Maggie has decided that if she puts her head up closer to his face, he’ll be more apt to cave in – repeatedly since she’s at the optimal hand level- and give her whatever she wants.

But I’m showing you these pictures for two reasons:

1) they make me smile, and

2) because they remind me how much I love Eric & miss him when he’s not around.

He’s back on nights.

So our Friday Night Dates have turned into my Friday Night Chick Flicks.

And tonight’s feature was the embarrassing, yet sadly iconic portrayal of the female condition…

“He’s Just Not That Into You”

What are you up to this Friday night?

PS – A bit of advice…the movie ‘The Duchess’ is not particularly an uplifting, female-empowering film that should be watched with the expectation that it is…let alone, watched alone.

Category: Eric, Jennifer, Maggie Moo 3 Comments

Aug

2010

So My Timing’s a Little Off

That'll teach me not to show off my mad planning skills.

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Yep…out of heating oil…as of today.

Which means no hot water until the one & only oil contractor (a one-man gig with one truck) who covers both Humphreys & Osan can finally get around to filling us up.

[ugh]

Normally that process takes a week.

[double ugh]

I tried heading to the realty office today to get them to schedule a delivery for us (since we’re not given the number) & they had closed the office early.

[fudge]

So tack another day onto that process.

[double fudge!]

Category: Jennifer, Life in Korea, Our House One Comment