i'm back in pennsylvania, got back a week ago. it's been a long time since i posted here, blogger's gotten all fancy now, gotta keep up with xanga i suppose. keyboard shortcuts for italics? fantastic!

i've been feeling kind of recalcitrant since getting back from china. i'm not sure why...i guess i forgot how convenient and orderly everything is here. it looks more like the town from edward scissorhands than i remembered. i guess it's a kind of culture shock, though i prefer to think i'm just a grumpy curmudgeon.

i went to go see the movie before sunset a few days ago and it's been on my mind ever since. i thought it was incredible, it captures imperfect humanity and how even though we get locked into our choices our desires don't change, they just appear darker, because our possibilities are always being reduced. ok it's not really that cynical. i think everyone should go see it, but rent before sunrise first.

this fancy new blogger template is throwing me off...time to go to dairy queen.