went fishing

maj and i cleaned out the kitchen drawers/cabinets today and i regret not documenting it. we took all of the spices out and we had SEVEN things of red pepper in various forms. flakes, crushed, ground. we ended up giving matt one of everything that we had multiples of and now there's a huge pile of stuff for him on the counter.

helped gmo's roommate, geoff, move in today in 100 degree heat. do not recommend.

and the tickets to china are booked! flying into beijing october 4th and flying out of taipei october 27th. (did you know you could do that? it's called an 'open jaw' [or multi-city on airline websites] ticket and it cost us only like $100 more than flying in and out of beijing, but saved us the $500 it would have taken to get from taipei back up to beijing). staying with a friend i met on the diving trip to thailand. she lives in hong kong. i also bought a fancy backpack at REI yesterday. it's red, german, has a million straps andd a fancy airflow thing in the back to stay cool. it was also on surprise clearance. no price tag, but i asked chris, my new bestie at REI, and he price-gunned it.

first day of class tomorrow. excited to meet my kids. crossing my fingers.