Just when I'm settled on the decision that China is weirdest, most back ass-wards place in the world... I flip on channel 12 CCTV International, the only English-speaking channel we get.
"In the American city of San Diego this weekend is the Comic Book Convention," reports the announcer. I look up from uploading my photos just in time to catch a woman dressed head-to-toe as Catwoman and playing the part. In the clip, she pounces in front of a little boy at the convention, scaring the living daylights out of him. She proceeded to lick her "paws" while haunching on all fours.
The 30-second bit goes on to show all walks of Americans dressed up as their favorite comic book characters, walking around San Diego pretending to be superheros and villainous crooks. After battling to survive in Beijing for three weeks, I saw my home country for the first time from a different perspective.
In an instant I decided that while China might be backwards, San Diego has really got a screw loose.
XOXO
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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3 comments:
WHAT an EXCELLENT observation ! !
hmmmmmm.....and these comments come from a girl that 'paints her face and goes nuts for silly competitions!'
It may interest you to know that I myself was once freaked out by the comic-con loonies. Where you ask? In your beloved Indianapolis right near the Cathedral De Manning. It's good to see that you're having such an interesting and hopefully fun time. We'll look forward to seeing you in September.
Dave
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