USA

Went to the grocery store and was reminded how great the US is. I have been to grocery stores in many countries, it is one of the things I do while on vacation, I think it gives you a kind of window into the culture that simply being in a country cannot. For example in china there are whole rows of instant noodles (ramen) but not a single pickle to be found. So yesterday I went to the grocery store here and my god what choices what variety thousands of different cheeses, hundreds of types of chips, fruit for days, and it was cleaned and not crowded and the people were friendly and helpful. It was a real treat to be there. I must say that when someone asks what is so great about america in the future I certainly know what my response will be. Anyways I bought a bunch of things to eat and I am now enjoying my vacation much more.

pizza

I am a huge fan of pizza. I like bad pizza, good pizza, ok pizza, cold pizza, white pizza, mexican pizza(even if I risk H1N1), pizza in the morning, deep dish pizza, thin crust pizza,I like it all. That said it is truly difficult to find really good pizza. I dont care if you live east coast, west coast, chicago, or new york. Really good pizza is just hard to find. Well last night I tried a restaurant here in beijing and they are supposed to have the best pizza in town. Well needless to say I wasnt expecting too much the best pizza in china is still chinese pizza right. Well imagine my surprise when the thing came out piping hot, melty cheese, fresh vegetables, oh god it was good. What else can I say except it was in no way a disappointment. I was happy to eat every bite. I will return and eat again. And the beer wasnt bad either.

lost

Today I lost something. And I hate to lose things. I lost a 4gb flash drive. Now here in china those only cost about 10 dollars so it isnt the money and there wasnt anything of real importance so it isnt that at all, it is just I feel like I personally have let myself down. I really do hate losing stuff. I know people who can shrug it off and move on with their life but I will be thinking about this stupid little thing for weeks into the future. I will be analyzing all the possible places where I could have left it. It will drive me mad. I swear I am happy that I dont lose thing more frequently. I would be really happy if I found the thing in the morning. However I think that I would be pretty unhappy that I had lost something and then found it again because then it means that I am forgetful or not very through in looking for things. See I wont be happy either way, but if I find it then at least I neednt go buy another one nor will I be bothered for weeks looking for something I already.