Spring Breakdown release
sanitation workers in Shangri-La
Hitting the homestretch now.
Back in Beijing, and spending time with my Chinese colleagues.
download The Ant Bully
I’ll write more about this later, but for now, I’ll just say that
it’s been a very productive few days, and as a nice bonus, as far
as social settings go, I’m actually hanging in there, [...]
We interrupt the China travelogues to bring you a quick technology wank.
Slate reviews The Best Ergonomic Keyboards on the Market.
Somehow the Kinesis Advantage was the winner, scoring 25/30 points. I actually tried this keyboard a while ago and found it completely unusable for one simple reason: the escape key is too small.
Now, normal people just [...]
rare image of clouds in Nanjing
Nanjing is what I had in mind when I imagined urban China. Lots
of bikes and Buicks, well-worn buildings interspersed amongst a
few new ones, hustle without bustle. She’s the old capital of
China, and moves at an appropriately stately pace. Her robes are
beginning to threadbare, but the nobility remains. She’ll be here
til [...]
good role models, old Lijiang
Shanghai is a hustling bustling frenetic locus of human activity.
As you blast through the city in a screaming taxi with the angel
of death sitting shotgun, dodging lumbering whale buses and zippy
bike and scooter minnows, the future winks back.
Shiny-ancient construction projects sprout wildly, straining up
to the haze-ridden sky; concrete is the new [...]
Tibetan script inscribed on a brick, Shangri-La
drying laundry, Hangzou
riding the “bullet” train from Shanghai to Hangzou
The official part of the tour ended today.
[Praise the deity of choice here.]
Christian Blake ipod
It’s been a fun two weeks, but I’m looking forward both to
unstructured time and me time. I must be getting cranky in my [...]
holy pile of rocks, Shangri-La
The Crow dvdrip
Chiangs minus one
The Heaven Project
Yangtze River, Shanghai
Ass sitting all day
Planes, buses, taxis, oh my
Made it to Shanghai!
Milk download
krazy karst
Factory Girl movie full
Holy smokes, time flies.
Apologies in advance for the terseness of this entry; I’m more
taking notes for myself to maybe expand upon later, but the
activity to time density has been extremely high that I’m already
starting to forget some of the things we did.
Tip o’ the hat to…
Stone Forest Scenic Area in [...]
modern voodoo
I’ve had some on-again off-again mysterious chronic foot pain for
the past year or so, and the hours of relentless walking in
Beijing took their toll in the form of a flare-up that resembled
a mini-case of elephantiasis.
I won’t say that it was miserable, since I reserve that word for
situations where actual death is possible, but it [...]
Absolute Power the movie
Oh, God! Book II movie full
Mission to Mars trailer haze at the Summer Palace
First Sunday release
Bird’s Nest light fixture
mom and Victor at the Olympic center
Great Wall
Big.
That’s the first thing you notice when you deplane in Beijing. Fast Lane buy
Everything in China is big. Sorry Texas.
The airport is huge, sleek, and modern. Frankfurt always seemed
pretty swell to me, but Beijing is a serious contender.
And if you don’t get the hint in the airport itself, the huge
eight-lane highways should quickly clue you [...]