Alright, so I finally got off my lazy ass and decided to write a blog.  It was not an easy choice, because as I can tell you, between the prospect of lying on my sofa for a few hours, and hammering out through blood, sweat, and tears, some textual representation of my silly and boring life, I'd much rather prefer the former.

So, has the Xanga boat sailed out already?  Maybe it's sailed out and has hit an iceberg somewhere in the Atlantic.  Is blogging already pass¨¦?  I mean, now everyone's doing podcasting, right?  Isn't that were everyone hems and haws into a microphone?  Anyway, I'm a wee bit late to the party, obviously.  Maybe they're already sweeping the party streamers off the floor just as I walk through the front door.  Oh well.  Better late than never.

You'll have to forgive my lateness, because, as you can clearly see, I live in a Communist country.    It seems that they're a little behind the times.  I mean, this is the land where John Denver and Hotel California are new and hip.  Yeah, no kidding.  Maybe in 20 years they'll be up to hair metal.

While I would ideally like to have this blog be a nice and relaxing corner where I go and tell my friends about life in China, I suspect that it will quickly turn into a rant space where I go and rail against China and all of life's frustrations.  So, if you're one of my Chinese friends who happens to stumble upon my site, I'm sorry in advance!  Don't take it personally that the average foreigner feels that living in China is... inconvenient... at best.  But I still love ya'll anyway!    But seriously, this site is mostly for the benefit of my American friends who may be curious about life in The Jing.  So, let's get started!