Comments on: Back from Outer Space http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/03/25/back-from-outer-space/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:06:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/03/25/back-from-outer-space/comment-page-1/#comment-4669 Steve Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:20:15 +0000 http://www.elizabethinchina.com/2007/03/25/back-from-outer-space/#comment-4669 I relate to preparing and preparing and then ending up going into a completely different situation such as low numbers of people or the wrong age. But I think in the long run this kind of thing keeps your edge because you have practiced being prepared for something you care about. Anyway, that's the way it seems to work for me. I am curious of course about your omitted soliloquy. I enjoyed the chats too although for the life of me right now I can't remember much about them other than how nice it was to have so many people to talk to. I am almost done with the book "Red Dust: A Path Through China" by Ma Jian. It's the story of a poet/writer type who picks up and leaves his propaganda post in Beijing in the mid 80s and walks all around China. I originally started it before the trip because he does make it to Kunming. This happens toward the end of the book and he doesn't stay long because after he gives a lecture on poetry someone lets him know that he is going to be picked up by the local police for subversion or something. He leaves. Happy 3 days before your birthday! love from Dad I relate to preparing and preparing and then ending up going into a completely different situation such as low numbers of people or the wrong age. But I think in the long run this kind of thing keeps your edge because you have practiced being prepared for something you care about. Anyway, that’s the way it seems to work for me.

I am curious of course about your omitted soliloquy. I enjoyed the chats too although for the life of me right now I can’t remember much about them other than how nice it was to have so many people to talk to.

I am almost done with the book “Red Dust: A Path Through China” by Ma Jian. It’s the story of a poet/writer type who picks up and leaves his propaganda post in Beijing in the mid 80s and walks all around China. I originally started it before the trip because he does make it to Kunming. This happens toward the end of the book and he doesn’t stay long because after he gives a lecture on poetry someone lets him know that he is going to be picked up by the local police for subversion or something. He leaves.

Happy 3 days before your birthday!

love from Dad

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