it's 2010~! aside from a flurry of texts from all my friends back home, it doesn't feel like a special day. wei went to work as usual, and to his dismay, i recently discovered the joys of taobao (www.taobao.com)! of course, taobao is not as regulated as, say, ebay, so knowledge of chinese is necessary to review seller feedback, etc. but i see i can buy all kinds of things from innova dog food (which my joonie eats back home) to fake uggs (of course, with varying levels of fakeness: fake name brand but genuine leather and sheepskin; genuine leather, fake sheepskin; fake everything). i bought a couple of items with wei and xiao zhu's help, so we will see what actually arrives. if i'm feeling ambitious i'll report back. :) ate a lot this week-
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