Image: National Day holiday travelers in the North Train Station plaza, Chengdu
A quick Sunday update to all, as the students stream back from almost a week off of classes from the National Day break. Jane and Xander are still in the States, return date still not fixed, but now estimated to be late October or early November. Ysa, Zekey, and I had a pleasant, if relatively non-eventful week off, mostly at home, with visits to our friends the Gaos and their farm, and several other gatherings with classmates and neighbors.
The October weather, aside from a couple of gloriously clear days caused by factory shutdowns and the general lack of car emissions over the National Day Holiday, has been its typical lead sky overcast, with just a hint of nippiness in the air. I'm realizing more and more just how solar powered I am, and I'm getting good at figuring out my mood lately. Annoyed at the kids? Weather related. Not feeling like doing much? Weather related. General blahs? Weather related.
The good news? Anything weather related usually disappears soon after diagnosis. Or a strong green tea caffeine fix, whichever comes first. And spicy food. Oh, and as a further preventative, I've taken to burning incense, and lighting lots of candles at night to compensate for deficiencies in the red end of the spectrum outdoors.
Waitaminnit... Green tea? Spicy food? Incense and candles? Lots of red? Hmmm, sounds familiar, but just can't place it....
Oh, yeah, right. So culture is influenced by environmental factors! Whattya know? (Jane, don't be surprised if our apartment resembles a Taoist temple by the time you get back...)
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