I am an old man. That fact was driven home as I tried to get out of bed today. I played basketball for well over 2 hours yesterday. Since we randomly select teams Finn and I ended up on opposite teams. The problem with that is as some of you know I am a rather large person both widthwise and in China heightwise. So I can just post up any Chinese person guarding and push my way towards the rim for an easy layup or 2 foot shot. However Finn while not being as stout as me is pretty stout. So I spent that whole two hours running into and trying to defend a large man. At one spent while I was vigoursly defending him we had a little contact in which he went down and I caught a left hook to my right eye. My eye has not completely swelled up and blackened, but it is very sore this morning. I had a guy on my team who thought he was Jason Kidd, so he liked to throw all kinds of crazy passes. I threw a rocket at me when I wasn't really paying attention and it jammed my fingers pretty good. I still cant bend two of the fingers on my left hand right now. I had to freeze a bottle of water overnight so I could use it to ice down my hand and my knees. As I mentioned earlier I am an old man, and both of my knees are very sore this morning. Before I left my house today I spent almost an hour with ice on my knees so I could walk. On a sad note after the game I talked to the scouts and they told me I just wasn't what they were looking for. So my dreams of playing in the CBA and eventually the NBA were crushed :(
In preparation of the SWAT raid I have begun digging an escape tunnel out of my room. So I went out last night and bought a few posters of Chinese female popstars to cover my escape hole. My only worry is that if I actually escape the SWAT raid I have no idea were to go next, cause I am in CHINA. However I do have the really cool insurance provided by Wright State that covers emergency evacuations. So I am trying to get some information to the Marines, so if neede extracted they can send some Force Recon guys after me, and if I can't get them then I guess I will settle for the Navy SEALS(That should make Adam smile). I guess if I do get capture and sent to prison this travel blog will become my Diary of Joshua Patterson, where I have detailed the life of a Jew living in China. We already have some interesting similarities, Anne only had one book, A Tale of Two Cities, I only have one book, it is not exactly Dickens. We both hide upstairs and can only use the bathroom at certain times of day. We also have to ration food and water because we do not when or where we will get our next meal. (Yes, for those of you wondering I did just compare myself to Anne Frank.)I also want to give a big shoutout to Holycross, with one of my favorite lines, bullets cost money the dead cost nothing. I need like a bug whisperer. Also I need to clarify that getting a shave wasn't the most glorious thing I have ever experienced, but is the most glorious thing I have experienced in China so far. A close second would be last night when we went to McDonald's and I got nuggets with authentic McDonald's sweet and sour sauce, which is like liquid gold. It is in no way shape or form even remotely close to real sweet and sour sauce, it is just sugar mixed with water, but it is so good. For those of you who are like, "OMG he is in China and he is eating McDonalds". Well I will have you know that I have eaten Chinese food three times a day for like a week, so eating McDonalds is a treat that I and the other American teachers enjoy from time to time. I hope Casey will show these to Du Lao Shi since it is her fault I am here right now. That is all I got for today so go do something and quit wasting time on the internet you bums. Hugs and Kisses
