Rock, Paper, What?

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overworkedtiredandnumb

Location: Dalian, China
Birthday: December 11

Bio: US expat living in China. Another 40-something woman experiencing mid-life crisis, only this time in China, with dumplings.

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Overworkedtiredandnumb's Links

My Posts: 83. Tiger, Tiger (India, part 3); 82. Ridin' That (Turns Out to be Midnight) Train (india, Part 2); 81. A Passage to, uh, India; 80. A Dream; 79. Learn the Language; 78. When My Morning Comes Around; 77. 2010: The Year in Quotes; 76. The Immigration Bunny; 75. Google Translate, 一半半; 74. Motherhood, a photo essay; 73. Special Friend: Clay; 72. US-Chinese Relations: Slowly Warming Up; 71. Good Job, Bad Job, Any Job, Please; 70. Ideas That Shake My World; 69. Would you like some hot water with that?; 68. Special Friend: Brandon; 67. Special Friend: Jane; 66. A Visit to Hong Kong; 65. Pork Pastries 不好吃!; 64. Rock, Paper, What?; 63. 很可爱的女儿（Very Cute Daughters); 62. Digesting China; 61. Adapting (?) to China; 60. Christmas in China; 59. Expat Drunk Blogging; 58. Adventures in Translation; 57. Settling In - In China's Rust Belt; 56. And we're off; 55. Preparing for Our Move to China, Part V; 54. Preparing for Our Move to China, Part IV; 53. Preparing for Our Move to China, Part III; 52. Ft. Hood: Potential Lessons; 51. Things We Are Doing to Prepare for Our Move to China, Pt. II; 50. Cyber-Anger: Not New, But Lasting; 49. Things We Are Doing to Prepare for Our Move to China, Part I; 48. Attending the Theater; 47. Gloves On: Slightly Better Than Awful Pizza Now Available; 46. Old Couple Overheard on Flight from Chicago to Phoenix; 45. The Toilet Reveals Something Deep. But What?; 44. More Food Notes from China; 43. Lunch in China; 42. The Way We Made the Decision; 41. Choosing a Home in China; 40. House Hunting in China; 39. 不看 Facebook (No Read Facebook); 38. Almost a Year; 37. 15 in 15: The Quote Quiz; 36. Thoughts on Southern Liberals (i.e., Mama and Daddy); 35. Notes To and From a Packrat; 34. Dude, Where's My Brush?; 33. Dad is Awesome; 32. My American Idols; 31. Dinah Washington; 30. Spansion Lays Off Thousands While Spending to "Retain" Execs; 29. She's Mean and Evil Through and Through; 28. Signage; 27. Who Could Resist?; 26. A receipt; 25. Saturday, July 25th, 1925; 24. My Afternoon on OS: Or, I really need a new hobby.; 23. 2008 The Year in Quotes; 22. 25 is a lot of things; 21. Open Salon Cherry Juice Debate, a call for volunteers; 20. Open Salon Debate Format, Version 1.0; 19. Debating Debating: A Proposed Open Salon Debate Format; 4. Unearthing Treasures; 18. Hard Times; 17. Portrait; 16. OS Collage: o please o please o please let me in; 15. Hope Springs Eternal; 14. Pre-school Civics 101; 13. The Consolation of Laughter; 12. Circling the Square; 11. Compromise; 10. Here I Am; 9. Dull Ache; 8. The Way of Clay; 7. This is My Favorite Picture; 6. Poor Cissy Hadn't Got a Mama; 5. Some Beginnings; 3. Maintaining Sanity; 2. Mama Died Today; 1. Death 'n' Shit

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 3:07AM

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These are my “to do” lists. These are my feeble attempt to control the uncontrollable: life. Every day my Lists and I play Rock, Paper, Scissors. My lists are always Paper. I am always Rock.

This is me looking for Scissors. I find Matches instead.

This is me shouting, “Fuck You Lists!”

Today I am Matches.

Photos courtesy JH.

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In China, can't you hire people to create your to-do list in stone? Or maybe in that resin stuff they make faux stones from, which we in the US put in our lawns to resemble real stones, only which conceal the ugly Time Warner boxes that line our urban streets?

Nice photos, Ladye!