10.11.2006

What's Up Doc?

So I sprained my wrist and almost broke my nose (somewhere, my mom just fainted.) I was playing basketball and caught an elbow to the face, which dazed me enough to knock me down on my wrist. There was a fair amount of blood from my nose but the wrist hurt worse. It hurts to type so this'll be brief. I'll tell you all about Chinese hospitals and medicine when I am healed.

In the mean time I'll make entries using mostly pictures and stuff from other volunteers.

We'll start with a message that I received from my friend, Ben. He is living in Dingxi, Lanzhou:

Date: Oct 11, 2006 4:24 PM
Subject Seasoned volunteer
Body: So since I arrived in Dingxi I have had a hard time finding salt. Plenty of monosodium glutamate (MSG), but my blood-brain barrier is thin enough - thank you very much. So imagine my surprise when I found 3 bags of the stuff under my own roof!

In a related story, I have been washing my clothes with salt the last month and a half.

P.S. Being illiterate sucks @%^.

Later!

7 Comments:

Anonymous said...

mr. ross
you basically kick ass.
not sure if you remember me
but my name is ivan
hear me roar!

anyhow as i was wondering the shit thrift stores here in california i came across some vinyl that had a collection of mr. kennedy's speeches for a dollar and it reminded me of my history teacher... kodak moment?

12:47 PM  
Anonymous said...

*wandering

12:48 PM  
Thad said...

Ivan: It is impossible to forget someone such as yourself. I hope life is treating you well in CA.

12:59 PM  
Anonymous said...

This is why you leave the playing of basketball to those with coordination and skill.

-Daniel

(you would think the trash talking would stop with you on another continent and all...)

5:52 PM  
Anonymous said...

In my experience, milk helps every nose injury.

I don't know why, but the only time I remember is when I was dicing jalapenos and got the juices all over my hand, and thus all over my face.

Considering the necessity of ones hands when you're a male using the bathroom, that night was hell.

7:13 PM  
Ashlie said...

Feel better, Thaddius!

9:56 AM  
Mommy said...

Hi "Mr. Ross" I hope your wrist is healing well. I hope you know how proud I am of you. The web site is excellent and I've enjoyed reading all through it- nice work and there are some great pics. We all miss you here in Idaho.

Love, Mom and Autumn

12:08 PM  

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