In a small effort to combat what has been a horrible, terrible, AND no-good very bad day, I've decided come up with a shortlist of things that help soothe the rough edges and bring me peace of mind (even if just a sliver).
1) The November pictures from the Sartorialist. With flicks from Rio, Moscow, and NYC, Sart is providing some grade-A fashion escapism. This is a personal fave: not anything that I could ever picture myself wearing, but wonderfully light, fun, and a bit reminiscent of dragonfruit.
2) Peppermint tea. In a country that loves it's coffee, I'm a devout tea drinker. My cup of peppermint tea is simple, to the point, and invigorating enough to give me that much needed boost to teach unmotivated Vietnamese students at 8:00 am.
Which I'll have to do tomorrow. Joy.
3) Reading advice columns. It's self-help meets voyeurism, and I have to admit I've applied advice from Carolyn Hax's problems to my own life, and have recycled her advice to others. In some ways, it's a reassuring reminder that what I'm going through, in the scheme of things, isn't so difficult -- or, if it is, that I'm not the only miserable soul in the boat.
4) Samba music. Mood facelift with a twist of lime.
5) Pineapple & ham pizza -- with fresh basil. My comfort food used to be mashed potatoes, but in their (formidable) absence (you might imagine, Vietnam isn't a big potato country), my PHB pizza concoction is stepping into the gap. Add a michelada (another wonderful hybrid: beer + tabasco sauce + lime = the endearing mongrel of drinks) and you got yourself a paaartay. Or at least, enough flavors to put your pity party on pause.
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