Beijing Has Football Weather

After days and days of thick smog, fog, rain and all around grossness Beijing has finally come back to life. The skies are blue. Well, they are actually what i like to call, “Beijing Blue.” They are blue, but it’s not the bright vibrant blue you might find in other places that are - shall [...]

What’s Been Inspiring Me

Here’s a good post for a sunday…
Multiple people this week have made various side remarks about me being “a creative guy.” I never set out to be creative and i’m not sure i fully understand what that means. However, i was sitting at my desk just now and thinking about all these great thoughts that [...]

Same Picture Plus Smog

The other night when it was clear and beautiful in Beijing i took this picture:

Then today the smog rolled in nice and thick so i took this picture from the exact same spot:

Beautiful huh? I think i will print both of them and hang them side-by-side on my wall in my office. Oh, where’s my [...]

This Is What I See

This is what i see from my apartment window…
  
What do you see from where you live?

For Our Visual Learners

This Summer when i was in America i tried to take mental notes on what people liked most about biscuet.com. Among the top things on the list was pictures. So, in an effort to show you more of China i’ve been trying to be conscious about utilizing the little camera on my little cell phone. [...]

Who Needs a Uhaul?

There’s no need for a Uhaul when you’ve got this guy:

I had to move a few things from my old apartment to the new. And yes, i rode just like that all the way back to my new apartment.

Welcome Back to the Jing

It’s the blue skies. It’s the smog. It’s the bicycles. It’s the taxis. It’s the subways. It’s the buses. It’s indescribable smells. It’s the street food vendors early in the morning. It’s men eating with no shirts on. It’s street sweepers with miniature brooms. It’s people staring. It’s “HELLO”. It’s terrible internet connections. It’s smiling [...]

500 Days of Summer

I don’t blog about movies very often for two reasons: 1) Usually i don’t have much to say. 2) I don’t watch many movies.
After seeing “500 Days of Summer” i can confidently say that it is the most underrated movie of the year. Not many people are talking about this movie, but those of us [...]

When I Think About Returning To China

When i think about returning to China i’m not thinking about:

The delicious food
The big city life
Funny cultural moments that happen everyday
My new apartment
The extensive traveling that i get to do

Those things are awesome. But those things are not the point.
When i think about returning to China i love to fix my mind on these things:

University [...]

The Last Hoorah

In case you’ve been asking your friends when i leave, let me go ahead and set the record straight.
I’m spending the night in Atlanta on Monday, August 17.
I’m flying out early Tuesday morning, August 18.
Beijing, here i come!