After a long absence exacerbated by a heavy work load and potentially troublesome internet connections in Xinjiang,
sparkandmercury has reported the happy news that Urumchi (also rendered) has a fine tex mex restaurant, run by (naturally) some folks from Austin.
in case you too have temporarily forgotten the exact location of Urumchi (temporarily of course!), here is a basic regional map, courtesy of
wikipedia I, on the other hand, am leaving tomorrow for the more pedestrian destination:
where with any luck,
huleguand I can enjoy views such as this one (courtesy again of
wikipedia):
Hmmm, my office mate/ de facto boss is screaming "you smart-ass bitch" to someone in the interweb, soooooooooooo I better go.