Suit Picked Up and Pizza Eaten

I guess I never went into detail on my suit, and apparently some people want to know about it. It is black with a kinda subtle pinstripe. I don't know what it's made out of, but it is nice. The shirt is also nice - it is white with a small squares all over it (nothing too overt; pretty subtle). I'll put up a couple pictures soon.

I never mentioned my new books haul from the other day. I purchased Moneyball by Michael Lewis, which will be my next book. I also bought The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs (the business section was a little lacking), and 1776 by David McCullough. I thought it was a little weird - an American buying a book on American history in Hong Kong. O well.

Last night I went out with Wolfgang and a new friend, Soeren (pronounced Sern - it's Danish). It was a fun night; we met some other folks at a club in Lan Kwai Fung and had a night of it.

Today, I picked up my suit and downloaded some new tunes (I got a really good new song - it's a bootleg mashup of a Radiohead song and a Dave Brubeck song. It's awesome). It was a pretty relaxing day. Tonight, I went with Wolfgang and his friend visiting from Germany, Max. I was online and a picture of pizza popped up, and I knew I needed pizza tonight. So we went to a restaurant in the city. It was quite good. It was funny though, as it was located in an nearly-empty mall yet it was extremely busy. We were lucky to get a table - they were turning away people a few minutes after we sat down. I had a thin pizza with sausage, pepperoni, tomatoes, mushrooms, and olives. It was very good. After dinner, we showed Max the views from some of the sky bars in TST. Actually, my favorite one is right next to Langham Hotel, where my visitors will be staying in less than two weeks. We actually had a drink in this one; I finally tried an "old-fashioned" and it was pretty good.

The reason I tried that drink gives me a good segue into my next topic: Mad Men. (The main character, Don Draper, always drinks old-fashioned's.) If you don't watch Mad Men, I would highly recommend it. It's major selling point (no pun intended, as it is about advertising) of the show is its attention to detail. Obviously, the acting and writing is excellent, but the small details really make the show. It is set in the 1960's, so it is before smoking was frowned upon, drinking was commonplace, even in the office, and children could play around in the back seat of the car without wearing their seat belts. If you can, start from season 1. You'll grow very attached to the characters. (Mom, I loved the last episode. I loved seeing Joan again - they're not gonna let her get off the show. She's too good and too important. Pretty much every episode this year has been great.)

If you want other shows to rent and watch, I also would highly recommend The Wire (for the mature crowd) and Arrested Development (the funniest show ever on television).

While I'm pontificating, I would also recommend to all the (male) readers to read Bill Simmons if you are ever bored on the internet and have some time to kill. He is really, really entertaining and very funny.

Tomorrow holds some studying, as I have another test on Tuesday, and probably finishing my book. Also, I plan to go to Dim Sum (Asian breakfast) on Sunday. I'll be sure to bring the camera.

And how about Mr. Obama? I think the Nobel might be a little premature, but it's pretty cool nonetheless.

Hope everyone has a good Friday and a good weekend. As always, Go Eagles (and let's hope the bye week doesn't slow down the Bears). Bye for now.