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Yesterday I was told to plan as if I will be working for Xi'an Peihua University. They're working on my Visa right now.

There are 2 ways in which this can possibly go awry.

1) For some reason I am denied a work visa period. This would be awful. I don't know why China would say "aw hell no" to Dan, but there's a chance, i supppose

2) My contract with the Capital University for Business and Economics buggers everything up. This is far more likely, although still probably not a problem. I might have to call some people. Write very strongly worded emails. And so on, and so forth.

Before going to China, i have a few things lined up. I'm getting Lasik surgery, I'm going camping, Lexi and I are painting pdx red, and I'm going to lake creek. Somewhere in there i have to go shopping. I dress like a bum, and i'm supposed to be some kind of teacher. It's madness.

Until I leave, I'll be using this as a kind of public note-pad to remind myself why i'm doing this, and what i'm bringing, stuff like that.

List 1.A: Stuff I Am Planning To Bring To Xi'an
-2 weeks worth of clothes
-A playstation 2
-Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
-A copy of War and Peace with Cliff's Notes
-A Suit
-My laptop (which i need to stick another gig of ram into)
-My digital Camera

Fuck, i need to start saving money. There's a lot of stuff I'm going to have to buy while i'm there. Like food. :(

Even if i don't get THIS job, i'm totally going to China. There's no stopping me. I'm like some kind of Going to China machine.

<3,
Dan