Sweet Relief

Last night the temperature finally dropped below 78° and I was able to sleep. Having gotten only a little over three hours of shut eye on Tuesday night, coupled with (almost) record-breaking temperatures of 107° in the afternoon, I was on the verge of a breakdown. Our apartment at midnight was 93°!! I haven't quite been that cantankerous since I was in my final weeks of grad school -- on a particularly rough afternoon Jesse declared, "it's a good thing you're cute and I love you." When were walking toward Powell's for another round of free air-conditioning, I fussed him for walking too fast and he sighed, "I'd enjoy this heat a lot more if you weren't perpetually ornery." I thought it was a legitimate complaint, who speed walks on a sweltering evening?

Anyway, we set up the second window fan in the bedroom (blowing full speed directly on my head) and I slept like a log the entire night. I was so rested that I was actually awake and decided to go for a run before the sun got too hot. Our apartment is still pretty toasty from four days of 100+ temperatures, so we headed out to the library to do work. It's been an incredibly productive day and to top it all off, I got to go to Döner Kebab for a lunch break. It's owned by a German family and is the closest thing that I've come to döners that I had in Berlin ages ago -- hence the name Döner Kebab -- and has quickly become one of my favorite lunch spots.

The meat is roasted on a spit, similar to gyros, but is way better. I also learned that the meat is turkey (and seriously out of this world), which makes it a little healthier right? I didn't take a photo of our meal (I feel uncomfortable about photographing food in restaurants), so the borrowed image from the Portland Mercury will have to suffice. I can't wait to test out the real thing in Germany when we visit in September to see how the Portland version stacks up.