I’ve been slacking off. I admit it. So… here’s a bit of what’s been going on: This past week was a week long holiday. “National Day” (October 1st) is China’s version of the 4th of July. They go a bit farther than we do, however. First of all, the country shuts down for a week [...]
My apologies for the long silence. I’ve been without internet for about a week. And the internet I do have right now is like using a telegraph. For the past month, I’ve had 8Mb service that would only work for about 2 hours a day–with constant disconnects. They came and “fixed” that on Friday. Now, [...]
The micro-skirt has invaded China! Better news: It’s not being worn by 300-lb women!
…The more they stay the same. Dealing with the phone company in China is just like back home–only here you have an excuse for not understanding what the contract says. :) Monday (today as I’m writing this) was my day off. I slept in late (05:00 or so), did a load of laundry, and scrubbed [...]
Aug 7, 04:00 Once again, I’m writing this offline instead of directly to the blog. I’m finally in a place that has an internet connection… except for the fact that it doesn’t. I think they’re sending the data by carrier pigeon–one byte at a time. The connections here (at this hotel) are very flaky. I [...]
