Friday night i ate at a restaurant called The Tree in the Sanlitun bar district in Beijing. The Tree is a very cool and trendy restaurant. I highly recommend the Hawaiian pizza. This restaurant could have easily been in a city like Nashville or Atlanta.
As we walked out i was talking to my friends and i was watching the traffic because i didn’t want to get hit by a car. As i crossed the street i looked up and there it was… a beacon of joy that gave me hope for the future of China. The picture below is what my little eyes saw as i gazed up from my world of dodging cars and people…
In case you’ve just joined us, this is the Apple logo, which signals to Apple lovers like me that i have found an Apple store. This is just one more reason that Beijing rocks!
Last night a small group of us went to the premier of a new skate movie. I think the title is, “New Blood.”(update) I’ve been corrected, the title is, “Ride the Sky.” (end of update) I’m not really sure about that title. I only know that i must have been among the oldest in the room. The one good side is that i rediscovered my joy for people watching. This venue was packed with people that i like to called “hipsters.” The term used to be “scene kids.” While sitting there awkwardly out of place, i pulled out my handy iPhone and made a list of the requirements to be a hipster:
To be a hipster:
Must have a trucker hat that says something meaningless and it must be at least 3 sizes to small. The bill should remain flat or bent up.
You should only wear the dirtiest clothes you can find. You should look like you’ve been outside rolling around on the ground.
Can only go out in public if you have not showered in the last 3 days. The dirtier your hair, the better.
The experienced hipsters wear a wool beanie even during the hot summer months.
Three letters: PBR
You should work hard to obtain a very attractive, yet very preppy girlfriend.
If you’re a rookie to the scene then you’ll carry around your skateboard as a way of proving that you’ve got street cred.
If i knew the lingo then i would end this post with a hip farewell.
Update in response to Wilki’s comment:
Here is the best and only photo i took. Just check out the hat. I seriously went shopping today to find one.
I went to the dentist today. After she jabbed and poked and clean and did all the horrific things they do the lady said to me, “Now for the dreaded floss.” So i responded, “Everything is dreaded.” It’s true. I was laying there on that chair trying to figure out who actually enjoys the dentist. So, in my attempts to take my mind off the misery i thought of a couple of ideas to make my visits more enjoyable.
1. Put a T.V. on the ceiling so i can watch the news while you jab that sharp hook thingy into my gums.
2. Stop telling me everything i do wrong, give me some positive feedback.
3. Our society has some of the most advanced technology in the world, but you’re telling me we can’t find a pain-free, worry-free way of cleaning teeth?
In unrelated news, i hope everyone knows that my Twitter post was meant to be funny, not necessarily a hate letter toward Twitter or it’s users. I like Twitter and i have met some cool people there, but i really don’t care what flavor ice cream you just bought with your 6 year old cousin. That’s all.
I want you to tell me what the meaning of this picture is. If you could write a caption for this photo, what would you write? Come on now, show me some creativity!
If you haven’t been to a Monkey Joe’s before then now is the time for you to go find a 4 year old and hop into the fun. Or, you can be like me and run around like crazy with a 3 year old, a 5 year old, and a 31 year old.
I spent two hours this afternoon with some great friends at Monkey Joe’s in Columbus, GA. There’s nothing quite like a huge room full of inflatable jungle gyms with 100 kids running around screaming. I even got pushed down the inflatable slide by the local bully. I guess some things never change.
Really. I don’t even know what to say. If girls ever wonder what we do on a “guys night”… well, here you go. Sam, Derrick, Katlin and I were just having some fun on a random Friday night.
