Disoriented...again

This is all Google's fault.

I also partially blame the rise of wireless internet, because it makes it possible for someone like me to immediately obtain pages of information based on whatever crazy idea happens to start rattling around in my head like a BB in a tuna can. Following last summer's adventure in Thailand (and subsequent jaunt to Korea in the fall), I figured I'd give Asia a break for a while. However, a crappy job market and a propensity for mindless internet browsing led me to find a new job for this summer, this time in Dalian, China. Go figure.

For those who don't know me, my name is James (Jimmy) Trescott. For those who do know me, you'll all be quick to notice that my name is not really Jimmy Trescott. However, due to the reputed impenetrability of the Great Firewall of China, I've decided to write this new blog under a pseudonym to escape any possible problems that might come up because of the C-word (starts with a "c" and rhymes with "gensorship"). I have no idea how much of an actual problem this is in China, since I'm typing this initial entry from my kitchen at home, but come on, how cool is it to use a fake name to escape the clandestine gaze of "the man"? I don't know when I'll have another excuse to ghost write anything, so I'm ghost writing while the ghost writing's good.

I'll be heading out in about nine hours for middle-of-nowhere upstate New York (2.5 hour drive with mom, 1 hour flight, 1 hour cab ride). From there, I'll drive to Ottawa before flying to Beijing via Toronto. After the required Great Wall/Forbidden City visits, it's on to Dalian for the rest of the summer. I will post again as soon as I figure out internet connection details, but hopefully it won't take too long for me to figure something out.
Till then, cheers,
-Jimmy