I know it's been a while since I rapped at'cha....
Amazing how free I feel without the computer. Not writing as much and not watching as many movies. Sorry I don't have any pics for y'all, 'cause there are a lot of things I'm going to miss now that I know I'm leaving.
I now live in a room on the 8th floor of a concrete box that has probably never had a white person in its bowels. There is no air conditioning and it's very close to the Dongzhimen subway stop, which is under full blown construction. At night, they use flood lights to keep working. The best thing about my new living situation (besides my roomate Fiona's poodle that is soft and crazy) is that there is a lot of street food for the workers. Eggs and chicken fetuses on skewers abound. I'm more inclined towards the yogurt in jars, but hey.
I've been having a great time in Beijing recently, now that I'm out of the living nightmare of the past few months. I'm far enough away that I can laugh at the ridiculousness now. Whew.....I stumbled onto the Beijing Ultimate scene and disc folk are good folk. Crazy loud drunks with great verticles. Yessss. Sorry I don't have the address, but on Kevin's page (above) you can also visit Tao's blog (just look for the link.) He's a great writer and has some well informed opinions on China. Frisbee is literally translated at flying plate. Cool.
My income consists of the cash I get for doing voiceovers; reading the same 200 conversations over and over for recordings to accompany English learning text books. I find myself either a.) correcting the chinglish grammar, or b.)using it in my every day conversation. "No, I go bed now."
Going to Sichuan with Hua-Dan on Saturday to volunteer with quake relief. Check out their website and please donate if you're so inclined. Be advised it's done in Hong Kong dollars. We do need money. :)
It's amazing the way China (and the world) has rallied to help people in Sichuan. Sadness and hope strong side by side.
It's been so thickly nasty polluted these days that I have an amphibian the size of Texas squatting in my throat. Heard about the storms in Iowa and hope every one there is alright.
Some recent T-shirts:
That's is a angel.
The whole of life on earth is one.
My heart is full of Joy Discovery, Franny.
Love!
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Nice blog there. I think the link to my page is wrong... kevinreitz.blogspot.com
Cheers!
And Tao's is http://heartofbeijing.blogspot.com
I was saving this for a future post, but ...
Common t-shirts: Playboy
Personal favorite, as seen on a girl: SEX
Another good one, as seen on a guy in KFC, though really kind of ominous: "The next war will not determine what is right, but what is left" ... I did a double-take on that one.
I wish I lacked the shame to take pictures.
can't wait to see you in june martha, i'll be back on the 1st. I've been reading your ol blog, your an amazing writer. Maybe you should just write a book?
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