What a relaxing weekend so far. Breakfast at Artsbridge yesterday, which I had overdosed on for a while. Then I got a washing machine and installed it without a hitch. I have done 3 loads of laundry already which is putting a dent into the move-in mess. The funny thing is I can't find clothespins. I know they must be around, but the stores I have tried are all out.

Today I had a nice, slow morning, then went to pay my cable bill, a whole year in advance so as to get a discount and not have to worry about it every month. It is a bit out of the way for me. Then I caught up with Aram Hajian at the house of chess, where he was watching Joe from Boston finish up a game. So I actually did watch a pan-Armenian game competition for approximately 3 minutes. Plus I caught about 5 of the final minutes of the very close basketball final (Glendale d. Yerevan) on TV last night. So tonight it seems like everyone is going to the closing ceremonies, so I will go to that later. What the heck.

So anyway, after the chess house we headed to Sayat Nova, a new restaurant on the corner of Khanjian and... Sayat Nova of course. We sat on the roof and the food was great as were the portions and prices. On my way back home I stopped at ArmeniaInformation to visit Armenak. It was good to catch up and compare our summer travels so far, and share what we have missed with each other. Finally I went to Mergelyan Gab to get a phone card. I need to talk to my aunt and cousins in Melbourne Australia and see how they are doing. My uncle, one of the most hayaser people in the world passed away last week.