rising early

i have been up since 6 a.m.

i think it's cuz i am nervous about missing the train to Bei Dai He (the group is leaving at 8:40 a.m.). i don't mind too much because i fall asleep really easily on any form of transportation (except for horseback riding or something, but maybe i could manage that too). and i got to get all my things ready. . i'm only taking a backpack with the barest essentials, towel, change of clothes, toothpaste/brush, latest nick hornsby book (thanks e!), etc.

there will be pics on sunday or monday so you can see what a northern chinese beach looks like. i am sure it will not be as lush as the ones in southern china, but it'll be nice to get away from the pollution and noise of the city. sometimes i don't notice it, but yesterday during my run, i tried to breathe in deeply and couldn't get a good breath of air.

well, have a great weekend everyone. . and hopefully i'll have good stories to tell when i get back to make up for this boring blog (my excuse is i'm still waking up).