Ok, after about twenty minutes of very superficial web reading, I found a Chinese story that I absolutely adore. Here’s my mildly embellished paraphrase:
During the Song Dynasty, there was a white snake demon named Bai SuZhen. While the average Chinese demon spent his or her time wreaking havoc amongst gullible villagers, Bai SuZhen spent hers [...]
We went up Purple Mountain this weekend to enjoy the obscenely gorgeous weather, where we discovered that last Saturday was apparently National Sit in the Park and Be Freaking Adorable Day. Also, at one point we counted eight wedding photo shoots going on (and there could have been more). You couldn’t walk ten feet without [...]
BAM. I am having an awesome week. Here are some of the awesome things that have happened to me this week:
I’m now making more money.
We’re having ridiculously perfect spring weather.
Remember that televised Spring Festival ordeal? Hey, guess who just got 500 kuai dropped in her unexpecting hand over that.
My Friday classes are canceled.
Some of my [...]
I’m out of action right now due to a really nasty cold. I feel just fine, but I’m pretty miserable to be around with all the nose fluid action spewing forth. It’s bottomless - every time I get a runny nose like this, I find myself in total awe of my body’s ability to produce [...]
Most of the snow melted, and it’s just not very pretty anymore. Basically about two weeks’ worth of trash is resurfacing. In other news, though, I’m excited! Tomorrow I’m leaving Nanjing for the first time since I got here, and I just realized how weird it is that I’ve stayed in the same city [...]
Apparently the Chinese invented toilet paper (which is a sad irony from the perspective of a mildly prudish American who never leaves home without her own supply - I hardly ever see stocked toilet paper rolls here), and they must have invented the pun, too. It’s New Year’s Eve, and I’ve been trying to get [...]
You know, I’ve had this domain in my possession for a while, and I’ve been thinking about it and thinking about it, determined to make this The Best Blog Ever. As a result, I’ve completely stalled out. So I’m going to lift all the pressure and just throw up some pictures of Chinese snowpeople.
I didn’t [...]