things you learn after not blogging for 97 days

1. you always run out of toilet paper much sooner than you think you would
2. when China blocks access to WordPress.com and you’re quite too lazy to blog, you will chalk it up as a slow internet connection
3. when China blocks access to WordPress.com and you’re quite desperate to write in English after spending 7 hours daily studying Chinese, you will employ all means to gain access and realize that all the google results for “China access to WordPress” will be pages hosted on WordPress
4. as much as a dump-ee believes that there will be no one like him and there can never be equally amazing chemistry between two people, that dump-ee is wrong
5. a size “S” in North America is suddenly an “L” in Asia
6. the most convenient fashion for babies is crotchless pants. the most convenient way for babies to relieve themselves is on the street or in a wastebasket
7. if you’re at a street bakery in Xi’An and you have your camera in a messenger pouch, it will get stolen
8. China is awesome. China during the Olympics is arguably awesomer.

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