well, it's been a long time. I should post more, or maybe I shouldn't. Anyway...

May- I went back to the nyc area for several weeks. It was a lot of fun.

June- I went to Taroko gorge, Taiwan's grand canyon. I went alone and it was beautiful. I saw a spider as big as my hand. I watched a world cup game in a crappy hotel room. Oh, and I won my office world cup pool (I bet on Italy, because England was already taken).

July - Nice and hot. I went down to the beach in Kenting and met up with my former coworker Danesh who was in Taiwan for a few weeks. I had a nice time sitting on the beach, reading my favorite japanese writer (Natsume Soseki) and relaxing in cafes.

August - I turned 35 this month. I have been running all summer in an attempt to stop myself from getting too fat. My boss told me he was leaving in september to go back to school. The 7-11's have been giving away Doraemon magnets - I currently have a full set - and selling Hoegarten beer, which I like. Other than my birthday, which was just ok, I had a nice august.

September - here I am. I have a new boss. A new office (good- fewer roaches, not rats and therefore no rat feces around the office bad - my workspace is even worse. I miss my old boss. The new office seems to encourage my crazy students to act even crazier.) Life is currently up in the air while I decide what my next move should be. I'm looking at visiting Charlie in London this November, and hopefully seeing my mom in france and maybe catching a soccer game while i'm in england.

I guess that's about it. I have an ipod now, but I'm afraid to take it outside because it's too damn pretty and expensive. I drink a lot of tea. I'm not currently going to chinese class, though I'm still working on my own and having a language exchange. and the cat is still driving me crazy.