Heat, Keyboards, and other random updates
A bit of a random and brief update for all of you before I head off on the night train tonight to Beijing.
- The high today was 37. The low is 10.
- It snowed (albeit briefly) yesterday.
- We still have no central heating.
- I’m very thankful we have small wall units that provide some much needed heat right now.
- I no longer need to run the AC from those units when I work out in the morning.
- I (many mornings) no longer have the motivation to climb from my warm bed to work out.
- My keyboard randomly started working about two days after “the incident.” In my requests that it would be able to be fixed during my one day in Beijing, I never even thought to ask for it to be fixed all on its own. Either way, I’m quite thankful that I will not be without a computer in the midst of midterm season. While in Beijing, though, I do have an appointment to see if my dented V key (which you see is working just fine) can get replaced.
- In approximately 14 hours I will be eating Kro’s Nest pizza. This makes me a very happy woman.
- The Long Underwear Debate has never been so fierce as right now. Temps will be dipping near that low of 10 when I head to the train station. I will have to wait in the frigid non-heated train station. But then I’ll get on the train, which is the one place likely to be overheated this time of year. We’re talking roast a thanksgiving turkey hot. So the debate currently is: freeze on the way to the station and during the first half of the day in Beijing, or roast all night on the train. I have yet to come to a satisfactory decision.
- I’m afraid my discussion of long underwear of late has perhaps revealed an overly analytical tendency. My apologies!
Kro’s Nest has been in turmoil for a while, and the original restaurant is being renamed to Tube Station Pizza, while Kro is re-opening his restaurant in a new location next month. When you get there it may look different. You can see more details here: http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2010/10/25/Kro-Wins-Battle-Over-Kro-s-Nest-Brand
I’ll send you my number, give me a text if you need help finding the Apple store.