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[plasticpogostik]

A lot of times it's easy to forget what I like about china. Day to day my life is pretty much the same as anyone's life: I get up, I go to work, I do a job that is really less fulfilling than you figure it ought to be, I go home and I either amuse myself in my home or call a friend to go out (it's almost inconceivably rare that a friend will call

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[papercut_jack]

Is that blurry mass you?

China looks beautiful. Much love.

[plasticpogostik]

yeah. I've actually gotten a lot blurrier this year. I think it's the food.

[_wait_what_]

Seeing your parents in the pictures reminded me of when we used to hang out at your house all the time when we were 12-14. Those were fun/ridiculous days. Your dad was endlessly entertaining. I'm assuming you won't be anywhere near Illinois any time in the near future, but if you are, let me know.

[plasticpogostik]

Having lived with Scott I've told a ton of the stories from those times. However, I've got something you and probably only about 5 other people might even possibly appreciate. Bear with me on this one

[_wait_what_]

Knowing that has made life worth living again. That has conjured up so many memories of Mr. Church's tech-ed class. It's a butt chisel. Now, don't go thinkin' that's funny, 'cause it's not.

[matisanerd]

Those pictures are beautiful!

So this may be a question you've covered before, but why do you live in this "Yibin" place if it's so crappy?

[plasticpogostik]

Honestly, because it's crappy. There are two countries jammed into this little plot of four dimensional universe, and they just happen to overlap a little bit at this time. You've got what China was and what China's turning into. The China of the big cities of Shanghai or Hong Kong, and the China of places like Yibin.
It's not that this is disappearing, but more along the lines that if there are at least two Chinas you've got to get to know, and one is fun and one is not fun, get the less fun one out of the way first.
Honesly, I've probably learned a ton more being here than being in Chengdu for a year or something. Shanghai would be fun and not really all that different from my life at home. This is sort of chucking myself in the deep end.

[matisanerd]

ah, ok. that makes sense.

so I have to ask. I know you said that not everyone knows wushu, but do you know anyone that knows wushu?

[plasticpogostik]

my friend Carol's dad has studied Gongfu, there are two taiji teachers in the school, and a Tae Kwon Do school at the university.
I've never seen anyone do Wushu ever, or met anyone who does. Apparently old people do it in the park really early in bigger cities. Noone studies martial arts.

[anonymous]

but this:

http://static.flickr.com/28/145634053_4d099985c7.jpg?v=0

is the same picture as the blurry carnival one above. Should that be a different address?

[expatriado]

deleted my old LJ (maskofmagritte), needed a change.

ah those pics remind me of how much i miss you, old chum.