read me first (carefully)!

Five posts go up today, all at the same time. I put them in reverse order, so start with this one, and read down until you've reached familiar territory.

I dislike getting behind. Whether in a game, class, blog,or journal, it's just generally a bad feeling. But I think this feeling is almost worth experienceing because it create the opportunity for another feeling: that of catching back up. I'm terribly behind in games of scrabble won, but Ive just won two in a row. I was stuck in Shanghai in my journal, but now I've made it to Mongolia. My blog hasn't changed in three weeks, but now Im updating. I'm catching up, and it feels nice.

Too much has hapened since Shanghai to put into one post, so I'll break it into four sections. Since many of you have already read Lance's more regular updates, I figured I'd try and find something else to write about that is hopefully new and interesting.

It might be a couple of weeks before I shell out the cash for another internet cafe. My advice to the reader (you): read one today, then wait a day or two between the next ones. That way you won't get bored and you can comment more than once (travellers like me love comments from home). Actually, do whatever you want. Don't skim though - although the spelling might be sketchy (what to you expect when I'm on the clock?) I think they're all worth reading. Maybe.

PS Except for in a couple places, the words don't go with the pictures. You can figure them out, or if you have questions, feel free to ask.