In preparation for the weather in Beijing, Chengdu, and Xi'an, Mac got a haircut. 'Nuff said?
He doesn't look all that different, but the mop is smaller.
We're in full throws of packing/planning. Friday we did a mock travel day and carried all our gear around DC while we picked up our China Visa and ran errands.
Of course, we found ourselves in a tea shop playing cards.
Mac learned that his bags are uncomfortable and awkward. We all agreed to ditch the bags before the 3-day hike at Emei Shan and made list of things that we'd forgotten to pack, didn't leave room for, or should leave behind.
In other news,
I've accepted a new job. I will be the media coordinator for Food & Water Watch when we return from China.
Finally, why blog?
Many blogs have a distinct voice, an obvious audience (often grandparents and far flung relatives), or a particular theme (small birds, green living, going on a trip). I'm not sure that the Bug Blog has really found its voice, especially since Bug's presence comes and goes. So, I will be experimenting with voice and theme for a while.
One common blogger device is the game of questionnaire tag. You've probably gotten one by email. Those do not bring focus to a blog unless the author is very creative and they do not appeal to me, personally.
However, some participatory blogger devices are more flexible and visual in nature - this is a visual medium, after all. I'm a particular fan of what used to be Self-portrait Tuesday, the Self-portrait Challenge. (June is Pop-Art so, watch for it.) Stephanie at little birds is prompting a Color Week. She does some nice color themed blog entries and I just might play along this time.
Ok, one last thing:
While there are a few more things to do in here, one of them is the breakfast dishes.
I usually leave the comments off because I get more spam than genuine comments. I'm going to experiment with turning them off only as I write the next entry. Please comment:
Posted by: Jen | June 10, 2006 at 02:42 PM
The new kitchen looks amazing! Go you guys!
Can we place bets on how long it takes for Mac to decide to chop all his hair off?
Posted by: Emily | June 12, 2006 at 10:17 AM