What the hell am I?What the hell am I? - LiveJournal.com(Untitled)- July 3, 2008 I fucking hate it when people living above or below me smoke. Because it's hot enough that I cannot keep my windows shut to keep your fucking smoke out of my apartment, you inconsiderate fucking pissants.http://schmi.livejournal.com/511830.html Beijing: Summer Palace and Long Corridor- July 3, 2008 Photographs of the Summer Palace and the Long Corridor. This was quite possibly the most gorgeous place I've visited.You can see how the water is still iced over in this photo.<i>A gigantic stone boatThis boat sails during the summer. At this time the water was still icy enough that there were no boat rides to be had.Every single beam of this 728 meter corridor has a unique painting. Here's a civilization that truly revered art!This photo isn't great but I love the delicate pattern of the.http://schmi.livejournal.com/511590.html Repair Estimate...- July 2, 2008 The GS' repair estimate is in. The bill comes up to almost $600 BUT the damage isn't nearly that bad and it appears that the majority of the expense is the turn signal and mirrors and labor. I think I could possibly get aftermarket parts and do the work myself to keep costs down. Let's see... let's see...http://schmi.livejournal.com/511240.html In schmi land, when it rains, it pours...- July 2, 2008 I couldn't ride last week because I didn't have a helmet. Now that I have a helmet, my SV doesn't start.I tried starting her up last night, and it just made a "clicking" sound" and did nothing else. After a while, no more clicking sound even. And yes, I was doing everything right - I was in neutral, clutch pulled in, sidestand up, killswitch on, pressing down on start button.The lights come on pretty bright, so I don't think it is the battery. It's a brand new battery even, and it's not been...http://schmi.livejournal.com/511167.html Scenes from Beijing...- July 2, 2008 More photos of things that caught my eye in Beijing.Bicycles are popular, one might say.Capitalism is alive and well in Beijing. Oh, and incidentally KFC is one of the "fancy" places to eat at out there.Some restaurants have locks on the chairs for you to lock your bag to!Some cute guy on a water bottle. :PThis is an ad for cosmetic surgery posted on the back of a seat in a taxicab I took. My friend seemed to think it was completely normal.Taking a pedicab through a hutongMotorcycles are...http://schmi.livejournal.com/510974.html New helmet is here!- July 2, 2008 J. dropped my new helmet off today, which made me very happy. My first reaction on seeing it was the same as when I first bought the SV - "Err... it's rather red, isn't it"The part that made me not so happy is that a minute after I put it on to try it out, my neck started hurting. :( I don't know if this is a result of my run or just the weight of the helmet. :( Am going to bed now and hope it'll be right as rain tomorrow morning.http://schmi.livejournal.com/510639.html 2008 Gay Pride Parade photos...- July 1, 2008 Babeland! :)Spot the eonen in the picture. ;)The goths were out during daytime in 93 degree weather. :P If you look really hard, you can see a bit of cajunsblues.The Microsoft contingent.My VP!! :)The atheist contingent with the flying spaghetti monster. "Have you been touched by his noodly appendage" :Phttp://schmi.livejournal.com/510446.html Beijing: Food- July 1, 2008 I've finally managed to organize my Beijing photographs into categories and am going to post them a few at a time on here. Today's post is about food!The menu at a breakfast place.They don't do cereal and orange juice for breakfast here! :P Matter of fact, breakfast in most Asian countries has nothing sugary.I ordered fish because I wanted to eat healthy. It was served to me in a dish of boiling oil with hot peppers floating around liberally. Schezuan food at its most horrifying.This was my...http://schmi.livejournal.com/510023.html |