My iTuesday

Tuesday morning I woke up to a fully synced ipod and 14 new emails. It was like Christmas morning.

(I realize this has nothing to do with China, so those of you aren't fans of the minute details of my life can skip this paragraph.) Given that I have, in the past couple of weeks, downloaded a new version of itunes, accidentally deleted all my music, sent my computer into the past (multiple times) in efforts to recover it, and used a probably illegal software to reload my music from my ipod, I was rather surprised at the cause of my syncing difficulty: the USB port into which my ipod was plugged. I discovered by searching for the error message online that some guy was getting it because the USB ports that weren't directly connected to his hard drive (I think?) couldn't handle the transfer. As it were, I was using the ports on the side of my computer, which had been less convenient in the past, when I had books everywhere. (Also, it's rare for me to be dealing with 18 GB of anything.) So we see once again a theme that I mentioned earlier - a problem being simpler than originally thought.

Hustled a bit for the bus, which I don't feel self-conscious doing here because everyone is in constant hustle. (Also, I am being looked at pretty much all the time here anyway...must be because I'm so gorgeous. Or the only non-Chinese in the area where I live and one of very few near the office. Take your pick.) Anyway, the bus stopped for me, AND I got a seat within one stop.

My day at work was low-key and pleasant. I'm creating a media database (maybe I mentioned already?) which means lots of internet searching and copying and pasting. Put Tina Falle (who is working in DC at the International Center for Research on Women) in touch with Simon since she had written asking for some contacts at Chi Heng. (Family - she sends her best and says she'll be writing a mass update email soon.) Got box lunches, so it was 9 straight hours at my desk. Maybe I should be a tour guide. Or a zookeeper. Or something else that involves occasional movement aside from typing.

Took the second most crowded bus of my life home. (Mary remembers the first...it was downtown Chicago to Hyde Park. And much more entertaining.) Damin made/heated up (not sure, I wasn't there) some dinner, and I've been doing my chilling routine since then. Did a little casual research on shipping items, nearby cities and hostelworld.com...I'll have it all figured out in time. :) Also started watching the (20 minute!) online demo of the iphone.