Weekend Wind-Down #90

Last week, Missy and I officially found out that we are going back to CHINA for work. We'll be leaving towards the end of March and won't be back for a couple of weeks. This will be my third time going to China and only Missy's second time. I never fully finished blogging about my last trip to China - I think at the time I gave in to some serious jet lag, and as the trip got further and further away from me, I grew less and less interested in blogging about it. Anyways, I dug up some unpublished photos from that last trip. These are all photos I took in Fuzhou, China, during a particularly pretty day. It's a trip to see something like a giant statue of MAO TSE TUNG standing not so far away from a multi-story shopping mall, complete with a Chinese version of DAIRY QUEEN...





Yes...you CAN get a BLIZZARD or a MOOLATTE in China...Yanqui Imperialism at it's finest!



People on scooters enjoy the same rights as pedestrians...we crossed above a busy avenue while dodging scooter riders on a pedestrian bridge...









FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Sewing my little felt chocolates.
RAOUL - Winning two bucks in the Project Runway betting pool at work.

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Being super sore from the Canopy performances.
RAOUL - Burning the chili totally sucked...

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Oreo getting her wiggles out on the patio.
RAOUL - Burning the chili totally sucked...

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "Walnut whale"
RAOUL - "Chillichilloader"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "Pizza"
RAOUL - "Tofu burrito from Willy's"

PERSONAL RESOLUTION FOR THIS WEEK?
MISSY - Eat more fruit.
RAOUL - Subscribe to favorite magazines instead of buying them from the bookstore.

COOKIE OR CAKE?
MISSY - Both!
RAOUL - Cake.

SAVORY OR SWEET?
MISSY - Both!
RAOUL - Savory.

FRUIT OR NUTS?
MISSY - Fruit.
RAOUL - Nuts.

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Joanna Newsom, Siouxie & The Banshees, Basia Bulat, Belle & Sebastian, Laura Marling
RAOUL - Boards Of Canada, Simon & Garfunkel, Hutch & Kathy, Wavves, Young Jeezy, Major Lazer, Best Coast, No Age, Bratmobile, Too Pure's "POP - Do We Not Like That?" compilation, Stones Throw All-Stars "Valentine's Day Mix" on the Stones Throw podcast.



(watching a Chinese knock-off of SOUTH PARK on one of the state-run television channels)