The snow family lives at the gas station near my house. When I walked by yesterday, one of the attendants was diligently tending to Snowmom, who had an umbrella (I think he was putting the design in her skirt). I guess the umbrella didn't make it through the night. Meanwhile, MaxiMe continues to evolve. I gotta tell you, I have no idea what they're using for the hair, but it looks real enough to be a little creepy.
FYI, the blog has been experiencing some technical difficulties. You may or may not notice a couple small changes, but hopefully nothing major. Please holler if you think you notice a problem. I got my new textbook today. One of its selling points is that it's "concise, practical, authentic, and topical." I wonder which one of these lessons I'll find more useful. ![]() I guess because snow doesn't often accumulate here, people are pretty giddy about it, and anticipation of the upcoming holiday probably contributes to the fun. I saw about 6 snowmen on my one-mile walk to school, and they all made me laugh. The two guys below were sitting in front of buildings in my complex. I'm pretty sure they're the work of the security guards/workmen, who, as far as I can tell, stand around all day with nothing to do but check the occasional car pass and talk to each other on their walkie-talkies. ![]() He also moved a couple feet over towards the corner. This guy was so great I thought he should get his own page. I know I've been talking (ok, whining) about the weather a lot, but I just want to point out that I'm not the only one. It turns out that I wasn't actually lied to; it really isn't supposed to be this cold and snowy here at this time of year. In fact, China's experiencing its worst winter in (depending on what part of the country we're talking about) ten to fifty years. It's actually causing quite a number of worries in terms of food getting to the cities and people getting home for the big Chinese New Year holiday (a US airport around Thanksgiving has nothing on 1.6 billion Chinese trying to get home for a two-week holiday. Here, I'm told, it's not like the US, where some people go home for Thanksgiving or Christmas, some don't; here everyone goes home, and this is the only time of year most of them do it). Anyway, you can check the news stories if you want to know more; I know that what you really want is pictures. You got 'em. ![]() It looks to me like this started out as a giant rabbit, but the top seems to bear a slight resemblance to the guy with the shovel... I don't know what it's supposed to be, but people seemed to be enjoying it. ![]() Shovels are for snowmen. Snowrabbits. Whatever. Ah, more questions pour in from the viewing public. I love it! But first, some questions for you: ![]() What are your favorite and least favorite things so far? ![]() Speaking of Japan, are you wearing a face mask? Is everyone else? ![]() There are at least four things to note in this picture: |
Huh?No, I haven't seen the movie, and yes, I chose the name anyway. I'm told an Asian woman with green eyes is a plot point. Archives
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