Quick Update
Hey guys, I know it’s been over a month since the last post. I’ve been really busy over here trying to switch schools and possibly find a new job. I’ll post all the details soon, probably as an audio episode once everything gets sorted. In the mean time, here is a photo I took recently of The Great Wall. (I went back for an overnight trip with my new camera.)
Friday the 13th
Just a quick update about what’s going on here.
This weekend I’m heading to Qingdao for their international beer festival. So expect a post about that when I get back, hopefully with a lot of photos.
Then next week the company that hired me is bringing in about 90 new foreign English teachers and they asked me to help train them. I’m hoping to meet some cool new people and I’m sure I’ll have some thoughts about the experience, which you’ll get to hear in a tangent-filled podcast.
And then the following weekend, I’ll be studying and taking a test to receive my TEFL certification.
I’m going to be pretty busy so if you don’t get any updates for the next week or so, that’s why. But once it calms down I’ll have a bunch of good stuff to post.
And by the way, it’s Friday the 13th! I don’t really remember what’s supposed to happen on Friday the 13th…you have to be careful or there’s bad luck or something something superstition? Whatever it is, watch out.
And one more thing, remember to visit www.chinarchy.com/helpout and you can enter to win a $25 Amazon gift card. Do it…
Happy Conception Day!
Hey everybody, today is the day that Chinarchy was conceived.
August 8, 2009 I was sitting in my apartment and thinking about the possibility of going to China and came up with the idea for this website. It would be another 6 months before I actually ended up in Beijing and began writing (which I guess would be considered Chinarchy’s birthday).
In order to celebrate this glorious day of conception I’m giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to whoever helps me introduce the most new people to the blog. To find out more head over to http://www.chinarchy.com/helpout/.
And also, I just want to thank everybody who has been reading for the past six months. If it wasn’t for you guys I would have quit this blog a long time ago. Thank you.
Update: I figured I’d throw in some nerd proof. “Record created on 2009-08-09 21:40:06.”
We’re FAIL Blog Approved
My picture of the Ass Hair Salon has appeared on FAIL Blog!
Thanks to everybody to pointed this out. You can see it here.
Also, I still swear that we will award a winner for the best caption at some point in our lives.
Would You Listen To An Audio Post?
I’ve been considering doing some recorded audio posts the past couple weeks and I’m wondering if you guys would listen — or even prefer that to my written posts.
There is a couple of reasons why I’ve been thinking about this.
For one, writing a post — especially if it’s one of the longer, article-type posts — takes a long time. I usually spend a week or two thinking about it and working it out in my head. Then I break it down into sections and finally write it. And even after doing that I still go back and reread them to find them sloppier or less coherent than I intended.
I’m always struggling with that balance between formality and structure and spontaneity in my writing.
When I’m speaking, I typically feel much more comfortable. I am better at keeping that balance between “serious/intelligent” and “funny/personal.” Plus, in an audio post I would be okay with rambling or not having fully formed thoughts; it’d be more conversational.
Basically, I think I’m better at speaking than writing. But what matters is what you guys would prefer, so let me know in the comments.
Thanks!
Also as a preview, here is a short list of posts I’ve been working on:
- From Childhood to Statism: Superhuman Authority
- Against Group Learning
- China’s Culture of Lies
- From Childhood to Statism: Passing the Buck
