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Here’s a chalkboard summary of my summer in China:

I don’t like to be friendly.
I don’t like people.
I don’t like friendly people.
I don’t like sharing food.
I don’t like hugs in hot weather.
Thanks a lot for not letting me be comfortable, FRIENDS.

This is too funny. High five to Kurt for the link.

We had a mini-mid-Christmas-break-par-tay at my house tonight with my high schoolers. The main course was provided, but we asked them to bring drinks and snacks. Here’s what some of them bought:

2 packs of microwave popcorn
chips
soda
jello (2 boxes that came in those plastic take-out containers from Koi Palace)
brownies
Baileys truffles (non-alcoholic)
one pomegranate
cheez-it snack packs
graham crackers
some Italian [...]

Hangin’ out at J-Town after volunteering at the food bank. This one has the feel of an advertisement.  So I’ve given up on being lazy and my pictures look sharper to me already. Check out the new updated versions of My Territory and Skimboarders.

…and I’m not even in China yet!
I’m leaving for HK tonight. Guess what my last meal is…yep, Chinese food. I guess that’s what I get for eating with my family.  I really wanted Red Robin or Mexican food because I know I won’t be eating burgers or tacos anytime in the next 5 weeks.
Ok, blessings [...]

For all my geeky friends (and much of my family)… 
How to determine if you are an engineer:

The only jokes you receive are through email (OUCH)
At Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one to find the burnt-out bulb in the string of Christmas lights.
Buying flowers for your girlfriend/boyfriend or spending the money [...]

My days have been filled with lessons, lesson planning, eating, hand-washing my clothes, and shopping for food and other necessities. I haven’t been able to get online until recently when my teammate discovered a wireless connection near the window…haha! If I had time, I would have gone to what my students call “net [...]