This is our “work space” at CAFA. I have a desk and a chair. It is always so cold in there…

Until I get a real studio space, this is where I’ll be working…

My “Categories” on this thing busted since my upgrade to Wordpress 2.x. I am a little bummed but I don’t really want to take the time to fix it. That’s ok. Let there be new categories.

Going back in time, probably in September, a month after I lost the categories… this is Simon T. standing in front of the uber hip Green T. House in Cuigezhuang, close to Caochangdi art area. This place is so hip that you are not even allowed to take pictures inside or outside. I managed to sneak in a few shots on the way out… This place kind of reminds me of a Zhang Yimou movie X teak furniture from West Elm. Go here to enjoy a small pot of overpriced tea at one of their uber hip tables or just borrow their uber hip bathroom.

I got a new Canon XSi before I left the States. So far, I am pretty happy with it. I have been primarily using it to document works in progress.

This is the view from my window. I live on the 21st floor facing southeast in the Wangjing area, Chaoyang District. It is no Manhattan skyline, but it isn’t so bad.

Happy Day Light Savings!

There is no DLS in China and there is no such thing as Westcoast or Eastcoast time. The entire China is in the same time zone. All year. Every year. Everyone. It is awesome. Chinese people are so clever that they don’t need to go back or forward in time to stay on track.

8:30am classes kill me. I think the last time I woke up at 8:30 in the morning for some obligation was when I worked at the Conran Shop. Most people didn’t show up for their shift until after 9.

How is it that people in China can wake up at 5am to roll dough for dumplings and go to the market? I just don’t know.

So this is my class, I was super late today getting in at 9:10…