Alright, I've finally gotten around to starting one of these. I've been a blog lurker for almost a year now. Inspired primarily by favorite Spam-loving friend. I wanted to do a full website (haven't had one since I lost my old university account after graduation 2 years ago), but I'm broke and it seems that every free webpage provider is blocked from the Net in Mainland China. One of the many sacrifices I'm making by being here in Shanghai. Oh well. At least the food is cheap. Also, I've discovered that NPR has been "unblocked." Woohoo!

I've been back in Shanghai for a week and things are going well. I've got the two writing assignments, an English-language instructional tape recording session on Thursday, and a possible job offer. Not bad. A week ago, I was wondering what the hell I was doing back here. Hopefully coming here is the right decision. We'll see.