January 6
The blog directory got a new interface: the URL detail page now shows the latest five posts. I still had to update them by hand, and I only got through 30 URLs.
For lunch I had rice with stir-fried potato slices and greens. It had been a while since I ate in the cafeteria—my bowl was actually dusty. Ha.
The village party secretary killed a pig, and in the evening he called me and the team leader over for meat. Perfect. I was already full just from the vegetables.
January 7
My dashcam arrived. When I bought it, customer service said installation was simple and I could do it myself, so I didn't choose a store installation. Then I opened it and froze: the wiring has to be tucked away, and I had no idea how. Too much hassle. I was worried about connecting the wires wrong, so I immediately ordered store installation and paid 30 for labor. The model is a 360 G300. It supposedly has parking monitoring, though I haven't seen it.
In the evening I went into the county to pick up Xiaobao. Yesterday she went to Lanzhou for a follow-up; the doctor said her eyes needed another injection, and the appointment was set for today. By the time she got the injection it was past four, and we didn't get back to the county town until nine. The two of us made it back to the unit after eleven. Sleepy. Bed.
January 8
In the morning I planned to drive Xiaobao to work and then head home. But it snowed overnight. I've learned my lesson before, so I carefully took her to the health center and then drove back slowly. I didn't dare go home—the road was too slippery, and I hadn't switched to snow tires—so I went back to sleep.
I slept until after three in the afternoon. Xiaobao called and said she wanted malatang. Fine. I picked her up and we ate again. She had malatang, and I bought two dishes: shredded potato and half a jin of pork knuckle.
My review: I wasn't happy with either dish. First, the shredded potato. I wanted hot-and-sour shredded potato, but they made home-style shredded potato. The taste was completely different, and the portion was too large—I couldn't finish it. Better to have less and have it good. The pork knuckle had too many other ingredients mixed in, so the meat lost its own flavor. It didn't even seem stir-fried; it looked more like it had been boiled. Bad review.