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Paint. Fumigate. Decorate.

Or 10 Groovy Songs To Make Love To In Your Late-1970s Communist Bachelor Pad

NOTE: This post was actually started last week — hence the reference to nice weather, which was as short-lived as anyone familiar with Shanghai would suspect — and finished this week. Why the delay in completion? Well, read on. Moving is a pain in the ass.

It’s been a beautiful week here in Shanghai. Blue skies. Low humidity. At times, the air has actually seemed fresh.

Or, I should say, it has looked fresh. Because, during Shanghai’s nicest week of the year, I’ve been stuck indoors. I’ve been painting, cleaning and sitting in front of a computer.

I’m trying to get an apartment ready to live in. I’m trying to finalize plans for my upcoming trip across China. And I’m trying to get the new version of this website ready to launch before I leave.

Oh, and I’m trying to kill a small army of cockroaches, too.

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