so here is some catch up for the weekend.

a taxi trying to get his fare just a little bit closer to where he needs to go, by driving far far down a sidewalk. Near the far group of people in this pic is a barrier that i passed a lot wondering why is that there? Who would try to drive down a sidewalk that far? Now i know and knowing is half the battle.

i found a good Korean place and went there for lunch with a couple of people from work. It was a good lunch, we ended up talking about middle eastern politics. It was an interesting discussion and the first time since i got over here that i have had a long discussion on politics that was not explicitly tied to china.

walking home from work that night i was able to see a train finally on the tracks i cross all the time. Hopefully next time i will be able to get a better picture. It is weird being able to be within arms distance of the train though with 50 other people who are waiting for it to pass.

jasmine got in Friday night and we grabbed some dinner at my favorite sichuan restaurant. i realized that i have become a little more acclimated to spicy food than i realized. We had some good fish but it was a little spicy for her. we even got to go back and pick the fish out of the bin, talk about fresh.

we thought about going out after dinner but ended up watching batman begins back at the homefront. after a week of starting to be spring weather, jasmine managed to bring rain and snow with her. by the time we left the restaurant it was a nice blend of sleet and freezing rain.

this picture is in here because the spelling error on it makes my inner nine year old giggle. i never said i was the most cerebral person you will ever meet.