So... I've been back in China for a little over a week. A lot has happened...
I got in late on Thursday. Had one beer and slept.
Friday...
-I looked for a place to live
-Met a girl from Israel
-Found a great place to live, that I can't live at
-Saw about 8 other places that I wouldn't want to live at
Monday...
-Looked at some other places to live
Tuesday...
-Looked at some other places
-Had a double date. Lynn, her boyfriend, Della, and Me. I took them for Indian food.
Thursday...
-Found a really nice place to live, that I CAN live at
Friday...
-Signed the lease
Today...
-Asked Della if she wants to try German food next week. She said yes.
-Will contact Guo Yang and/or Rain later tonight to see about dinner next week
Tomorrow...
-Going out for a beer with a fellow ex-pat from the Bay Area
Busy me.
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The place I can't live at.
Long story, but to make it really short:
-Illegal apartment. (Kinda like the Mother-in-law apartments people build in SF.)
-Can't get Residence Permit, since its 1) Illegal Place, 2) No landlord to sign the paperwork
-Was/Am kinda bummed. Its a great place. Huge deck with a view of the Main Olympic Stadium (Bird's Nest) and the Swimming Place (The Bubble) Would have been a great place to live, have parties, watch the Opening Ceremonies fireworks, etc
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The place I will move to.
Really nice home.
I'm very pleased that I found it.
-Newly painted, clean, no exposed pipes, an actual shower
-Close to work.
-Close to the foreigner supermarket
-Nice view of city lights
-Sort of expensive, but cheaper and better than some of the other places I saw. It's a steal actually.
-The building across the street, which I have a view of, is a surreal, gothic-like castle. It's a mix of hotel, very expensive apartments, and retail.
I'll take pictures of the current place, and the new place, so you can all see how much of an upgrade it actually is.
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The double date...
We went for Indian food. First time any of them had ever had.
Was a good time.
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The Israeli girl...
Long story but basically... She's hot. Just sent her a text message about 2 seconds ago. We'll see how it goes.
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So, that's a brief summary of my first week back.
2007-10-18
I was in the US... And now I'm not.
Hi all.
Been a little while since the last post, and I promised people I would post, so here we go...
As many of you know, I was in the US for a couple weeks. No wine or women, but there was song. And family, and friends, and good food, and clean air... Good times.
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For someone like me, who is basically a Left Coast Kid, the mention of Arkansas brings to mind images of bad teeth, Monster Truck Rallies, NASCAR, moonshine, road kill stew, etc.
I was pleasantly surprised to see it isn't really like that. (At least, not in the parts I saw.)
Lots of trees, lots of animals (road kill and otherwise), and not many people. 2000 census shows 2,673,400 people in the entire state. For comparisons sake... the city I live in right now has more than 13,000,000 people. It was very nice to not see 5000 people as soon as I walked out the door.
And, I saw the Milky Way. I've seen it before, but it's a been a loooooong time.
Had frog legs for the first time ever. Pretty good actually. And fried kale. I liked it. I hear that boiled kale isn't quite as good though.
Went fishing for the first time in years. Huge lake. I saw a grand total of 4 people the whole time. And two of them were me and my Dad. Didn't catch anything, but no problem. Just gives me an excuse to go back.
And, I got to see my parents. Best part, needless to say.
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Did SF too.
Didn't get to see everyone I would have liked to have seen. But, considering that almost no one knew I was coming, I actually saw quite a few people. (Hello to everyone that I did and/or didn't see.)
I timed it good too. If you have a chance, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is a great excuse to visit SF.
One thing very nice about SF that can be easy to forget... I had Indian food, Thai food, Italian food, Mexican food, and, yes, even Chinese food. I miss the variety of food available in the US.
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I got to see LA too. Well, the part of it near the airport, at least.
And my sis and nephew. Good times.
Note to Sis: Let him come for a visit next summer if he wants to. It would be a great learning experience. Stories to tell his friends, kids, grandkids, etc.
Note to Nephew: Stop growing. You get any taller, and I won't be able to find things to fit you.
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Anyway.... There's a brief summary of my trip to the US.
Next time, I'll tell you what's been happening since I got back. For example...
-TSA opening my luggage at the airport
-New house
-The double date
-IDF babe
Been a little while since the last post, and I promised people I would post, so here we go...
As many of you know, I was in the US for a couple weeks. No wine or women, but there was song. And family, and friends, and good food, and clean air... Good times.
---------------
For someone like me, who is basically a Left Coast Kid, the mention of Arkansas brings to mind images of bad teeth, Monster Truck Rallies, NASCAR, moonshine, road kill stew, etc.
I was pleasantly surprised to see it isn't really like that. (At least, not in the parts I saw.)
Lots of trees, lots of animals (road kill and otherwise), and not many people. 2000 census shows 2,673,400 people in the entire state. For comparisons sake... the city I live in right now has more than 13,000,000 people. It was very nice to not see 5000 people as soon as I walked out the door.
And, I saw the Milky Way. I've seen it before, but it's a been a loooooong time.
Had frog legs for the first time ever. Pretty good actually. And fried kale. I liked it. I hear that boiled kale isn't quite as good though.
Went fishing for the first time in years. Huge lake. I saw a grand total of 4 people the whole time. And two of them were me and my Dad. Didn't catch anything, but no problem. Just gives me an excuse to go back.
And, I got to see my parents. Best part, needless to say.
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Did SF too.
Didn't get to see everyone I would have liked to have seen. But, considering that almost no one knew I was coming, I actually saw quite a few people. (Hello to everyone that I did and/or didn't see.)
I timed it good too. If you have a chance, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is a great excuse to visit SF.
One thing very nice about SF that can be easy to forget... I had Indian food, Thai food, Italian food, Mexican food, and, yes, even Chinese food. I miss the variety of food available in the US.
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I got to see LA too. Well, the part of it near the airport, at least.
And my sis and nephew. Good times.
Note to Sis: Let him come for a visit next summer if he wants to. It would be a great learning experience. Stories to tell his friends, kids, grandkids, etc.
Note to Nephew: Stop growing. You get any taller, and I won't be able to find things to fit you.
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Anyway.... There's a brief summary of my trip to the US.
Next time, I'll tell you what's been happening since I got back. For example...
-TSA opening my luggage at the airport
-New house
-The double date
-IDF babe
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