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The start of things always sets me back: It use to be the start of a school year or term. So much to do, so little time. Now it’s a “real” job (there are some who believe that teaching overseas is not a real job. News Flash: It is.). A desk covered in cameras, flashes, and odds and ends, emails, blog posts, memos, instructions, and a hard drive full of JPEGs.<\/p>\n

My posts here have been erratic. I’m not only trying to transition to a new career but this place too. I have no new humorous classroom tales, no stories of drunken foreign teachers, no deep insights. But, I can tell you about the AV\/USB jack on the new Canon 7D.<\/p>\n

Some random tidbits instead of anything meaty:<\/p>\n

1) I now have hot water in my second apartment. Drawback: I have to stand with one foot on either side of the “squatter” to shower. A small price to pay for a hot shower. I had a blog post written about my DIY shower project, to avoid the “shower in the bucket.” I waited too long to post.<\/p>\n

2) I also have a fridge. Now I have the ability to keep beer cold instead of drinking it right after buying it.(Come on, like that will happen.) I may use the empty fridge box to build a fort of some kind.<\/p>\n

3) I’ve gone back to the gym after a one month absence. Pain is now my constant companion.<\/p>\n

4) In an average week I am fed six pounds of rice over three days at the factory cafeteria. (That estimate is conservative.)<\/p>\n

5) My translator\/assistant is a fresh-faced 22-year-old. She stands too close to me and makes me uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

6) One of my co-workers has an infectious laugh. Imagine Eddie Murphy’s laugh, combined with Helium and crystal meth.<\/p>\n

7) My Chinese has expanded beyond vulgar things to say to wayward taxi drivers.<\/p>\n

\"Qi<\/a>8 ) When I use to work until 8:30 pm I dreamed about a job with normal hours. Now, I’m incredibly bored and go to bed early.<\/p>\n

9) I don’t like sleeping alone. My stuffed pig was lost in my last move.<\/p>\n

10) I’ve watched both seasons of True Blood and am upset I have to wait for more.<\/p>\n

11) My battle<\/span> discussions with Mrs. Stevo about getting a dog are not progressing well.<\/p>\n

12) To kill the time I’ve considered having a Qipao (see photo at right) tailored and taking a series of self-portraits in drag.<\/p>\n

13) I thank the universe for Facebook and Twitter although I really hate both of them.<\/p>\n

14) The Chinese dentist I went to was 1000-times better than any dentist I ever saw in Canada. I can’t say the same for the doctors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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