it looked as if this whole sidewalk was built over garbage but that is not the case (i think). People just shoved the garbage as deep in there as they could.

last night was interesting. i went to walmart to buy some visitor supplies for jasmine's visit this weekend. As i was walking around with my headphones on i realized one of the employees was shouting something at me. Turns out he wanted to practice his English on me. We talked for a while with me trying some Chinese and him speaking pretty fluent English. i will have to swing by there every week or so to say hello. He was so enthusiastic about English, he made me excited about it.

i also bought some rolls. Last time i got these there was delicious red bean pasted inside them. i could not remember if i got the green or the yellow one so i just picked up a pack of both. So excited about the dessert in my future i ran home.

i opened the package so expectantly and took a giant bite of some custard type deal. No worries it was the other color than that had the red bean. i opened that package and tried one. Still no red bean, this one was apple which was good but not as good as i wanted. It seems that there is some indicator i have not noticed on this bags (perhaps the Chinese writing, hmm?). i will just have to keep trying.

other than that not much exciting happening here. School was difficult. i am having great difficulty making my mouth pronounce some sounds. Also my hat goes off to whoever was able to hold down a full time job and go to school. This is just language class and i am having a hell of a time studying.

music recommendation, el-p - high water - thirsty ear. This CD is part of the blue series continuum that is being put together by Matthew shipp. He is a jazz pianist that makes jazz / abstract hip hop cds with other jazz musicians and hip hop musicians. This one is with el-p of company flow and definitive jux fame. It is pretty much a jazz record with the bladerunner paranoia that is present in all of el-p's work. a great album for walking around to or to listen to when you feel like paying attention to the music.