The Awesomeness. It is EVERYWHERE. (And Also: How Not to be a LOSER.)

This is us. The one showing lots of shoulder (in her Chengdu, China Marine Ball ball gown!) is the EFM who writes this blog. The one wearing a tux (James) is the employee who moves her (and their two sons) around all over the world. The red link, below, is how you can get in touch with me...

The time in Chengdu, China

Chengdu: city of fabulous food and beautiful Buddhist monasteries!

In Our Same Boat (with State)

Beyond the Cornfields
Brand-new State Department family in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Love their two little girls (she just recently had a baby while being posted in Dhaka), horticulture, traveling and adventure!
Email From The Embassy
State Department family formerly in Beijing, China, and recently posted to Amman, Jordan. A trailing spouse, she's also a writer, and frequently publishes articles with major news sources. A very experienced State family, this new post is something like overseas post number six or seven for them.
Just US
A beautiful family of seven - they have arrived at their new post: Jerusalem! They just finished off an unaccompanied tour to Iraq and are very much looking forward to sightseeing around the middle east.
Our Life
State Department family on their second post...Tijuana, Mexico. It's their first overseas assignment and they have two little boys. They love Tijuana so far and post pictures frequently! They also get to enjoy the best of both worlds for they can sneak over the border into San Diego when they want to!
The Dinoia Family
State Department family formerly in California, now in DC for a DC tour. Next, the husband will do a one year unaccompanied tour. A very experienced State family (formerly in Iceland and Caracas) with a blog that has been around quite a while and has great archives. Jen has a sweet heart and a lot to give!
The Perlman Update
State Department family formerly in Chennai, India, who then did a year-long unaccompanied tour in Iraq. They are now on a DC tour and after that will do another unaccompanied tour (Afghanistan). She totally tells it like it is and doesn't sugar-coat what life is really like. Witty, snarky, funny and down-to-earth. Look elsewhere if you want fake. Read if you want REAL.
Where in the World Am I?
State Department family formerly in Bujumbura, Burundi and now in Hyderabad, India. They just had their first baby this summer - a beautiful little girl- (there's a separate blog about this) and she also eats gluten-free (with a separate blog, also).

One of the most intriguing things about Chengdu is that it is a seamless blend of ancient and modern... all together, side by side.

Can't Live Without (non-State)

Crass-Pollination: An ER blog
The best ER nurse blog EVER!
Doctor Grumpy in the House
The best doctor blog EVER!
In Which...
My IRL friend, a stay-at-home, homeschooling Mama of seven. Her darling daughters are, goshdarnit, probably too young to be hoped for as my future daughters-in-law.
The Crib Chick
My IRL friend, a stay-at-home, homeschooling Mama of five. Hopefully two (Any two! I'm not picky!) of which are my future daughters-in-law.
the underwear drawer
An anesthesiologist who is possibly the most talented & entertaining writer ever. I've read her blog ever since she started medical school. No, don't know her in real life. Wish I did.
The Bloggess
This blog is both hysterically funny and hilariously irreverent. I actually let my 17 year old son read it (who loves it as much as I do!), but wouldn't even CONSIDER letting my 12 year old son read it. Which is about all the description it needs!

The grounds of Chengdu monasteries can be very, very peaceful...even though they are smack dab in the heart of a city of millions of people.

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01/20/2012

The Awesomeness. It is EVERYWHERE. (And Also: How Not to be a LOSER.)

I have taken lots and lots of crappy pictures. The pictures are crappy because, HELLO, I TOOK THEM, and also because I took them on my four-year-old iPod Touch**, which I think has something lame-o like a .000492 megapixel lens. Covered in a thick layer of grime.

[**Remember that for later in this blog post.]

And I haven't put said crappy pictures up on my blog before because, HELLO, THEY'RE CRAPPY, but you know what? They do a great job of catching some of the seriously random stuff here in Chengdu that I don't always have my good camera around for.

So, you guys, HOW could I not share some of this awesomeness with y'all? Such as...

Anyone hungry for a snack? Anyone want some...

What? You don't want any FROG CRASH MILK??

Well, FINE THEN, you totally picky thing. How about some:

Germ With Milk?

Yes, sure, they didn't tell you WHICH germ you're having with your milk, but this is China and if you're too persnickety about food items here you just may starve to death.

But I can tell that you're all freaky-deaky about new/different food, so we'll move on to something safe.

Like school supplies.

Anyone need a new notebook for English class?

You need a new English notebook because "Life is a long journey don t waste time to wait for those who don t and you would like to cooperate with people." That's why. Oh, and by the way... "My home have a little cat name flower."

Does YOUR home have a little cat name flower? No? That's because you didn't buy your English books in China.

And speaking of stuff you haven't bought, have you bought an iPod yet?

Because if you haven't bought an iPod yet:

YOU'RE A LOSER.

And yes, this is a REAL, huge, poster-sized advertisement at a REAL (fake) Apple store on the same street as the Consulate. The Apple store looks 100% real but is 100% not real, but even the employees who work there think it is.

Oh, China. How I love you. And I'm totally not even joking about that. I. FREAKING. LOVE. THIS. PLACE.

And you know what else? How I told you at the beginning of this blog post that I took all of these pictures with my super-old iPod Touch?

The fake Apple Store would tell me that, since I own an iPod, I am therefore not a loser. Oh, fake Apple Store. If only it was THAT EASY to avoid loser-dom!

But you know who REALLY isn't a loser? My friend Jill (The Perlman Update). My friend Jill who just singlehandedly resurrected the State Department Blog RoundUp FS BRU from death today and breathed new life into it! My friend Jill is a WINNER in every sense of the word. Oh, I just absolutely love that fabulous girlfriend of mine!

And I love the rest of y'all as well. :)

Frog Crash Milk, anyone? I could probably totally mail you some, if you'd like...

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Darn you, Daring. Now I totally have a hankering for some Frog Crash Milk.

Oh, and while we're talking about Jill behind her back: of course she's the opposite of loser! Remember when she posted the pix of her Apple collection? She has every Apple product known to man, in triplicate. I, however, have lost my iPod. No wonder my kids say I'm not cool.

Posted by: Donna | 01/20/2012 at 05:35 AM

ok, this is all fine and quite funny, but where are the pics of your housing? I am waiting!!! xoxo hugs and hope everyone is feeling well these days.

Posted by: bfiles | 01/21/2012 at 04:12 AM

Your crappy old iPod Touch takes FAR better pictures than my iPhone! Seriously. Mine are totally pixelated ... and blurry half the time. But I'll tell you - as I'm always looking to snap photos here and there of whatever, it's fantastic to have it with me when I need it!! Hence ... you NEED an iPhone. Stat.

BUT ... be careful what you purchase from your fake Apple store. WE had one of those in India as well ... and I can't begin to tell you how sadly I overpaid for some Apple products.

Anyway, happy happy that you're OK with the RoundUp ... many thanks as always for chatting about it here!

Posted by: Jill | 01/21/2012 at 09:15 PM

BTW - what is fresh milk bubble? Is that where someone blows bubbles into your milk before they bring it to your table?

Couldn't I just order a regular milk, grab a straw, and blow my own bubbles ... thus saving me a few yen here or there?

Posted by: Jill | 01/21/2012 at 09:16 PM

LOVE IT!! You rock!! I have always wanted milk with germ in it :)

Posted by: Melissa | 02/01/2012 at 11:08 AM

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James loves me. And our sons. And his job. But not having his picture taken. In 2011 he finished up over a year and half of training, and in the fall of 2011 we got to our first overseas post - Chengdu, China!