The trip has been going great; thanks to everyone who pinged me asking about it. Also, thanks for asking about my blog. I know I went AWOL just after reaching an all-time high readership of four, but I’m planning to write some trip entries real soon.
In the interest of keeping it fun, I don’t want to post a link to the 800 pictures I’ve taken and call it a day. I usually get bored when other people send me those, so I figured I’d best make with the funny or GTFO.
The problem lies in the fact that I need to resize and upload at least my pics to a stable location. The Great (Fire)Wall of China won’t even let me view my site, let alone perform FTP uploads to it. I wouldn’t mind putting everything in a picasa or flickr account, but I won’t feel pop’n'fresh-good until I have at least some of my pictures in my own domain.
There was a disaster involving a seven rolls of film, Machu Picchu, the UT J-school computer lab, and an Angelfire account several years ago that I don’t care to repeat. Sure, I’m on my own personal laptop now (that has a story too), but I’m allowing myself to be neurotic on this project.
Until then, here’s an exception to my rule. Me at the Shanghai waterfront:
Jesus Christ Invisible Zombie Ninjas Get In the Car! says:
A travel blog! Well color me mollified! Great to see you smiling in what is apparently 200 years into the future.
Though I was under the impression there were a lot of, you know, PEOPLE in China. Either my American preconceptions of rude hordes in funny hats stacked 9 deep are wrong… or the bird flu has successfully mutated into the zombie plague and you (and the cameraman, whom you should decapitate just in case) are the only survivor. The only other explanation is everyone in China is an invisible ninja. If the last 2 are BOTH correct.
February 4, 2009, 2:00 am.
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God help us all.
The New Kid in Town says:
I still don’t see a link on here where I can purchase *Platkat* coffee mugs, mouse pads, cell phone covers, sex toys, or ANYTHING. Not even a fucking *Platkat* ringtone available for download, or a “limited edition” autographed 8 1/2 by 11″ portrait of you and Gary Coleman.
What the hell. Resolve this immediately.
February 10, 2009, 12:49 am