so i bought a new bag for carrying my books and laptop to work and school. As i was sticking stuff in it this morning i was reminded of this post in jason's blog (who i visited in Shanghai). As the post is about hot pot i decided to find myself a hot pot place tonight.

i stopped by one near where i live and was pleasantly surprised to find an English menu. i was even more surprised to find that this hot pot place was one of the ones that served many of the aphrodisiac meats. These meats are basically penises and testes and donkey (i cannot really figure out the last one). The have a lot of penis on the menu and two pages dedicated to testes. The donkey is on the secret meat page. Next time i go i will remember my camera and silence all you doubters.

i was not feeling terribly adventurous so i stuck with regular lamb. i did fall into the same trap that everyone going to hotpot seems to fall into. i ordered about 30 pounds of food. Luckily i have learned how to say "i would like a box". Now my fridge is full of uncooked tofu and cabbage. Late night snack heaven here i come.

last night i found out why no one seems to open the windows into the drying area for your clothes. Sure they dry quicker but you walk around all day smelling like dust. i have to try to find the Chinese equivalent of febreeze to make the rest of my clothes return to smelling normal.

music recommendation, happy Mondays - pills, thrills n bellyaches - factory. Big up to uncle Dave for introducing me to this band. i have been listening to this album since i was in my teens at some point (damn early onset alzheimers) and i still love hearing it. The singing is horrible but the melodies are the best in brit pop.