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I’m grant, and I’m not really a blogger. I’ve been sort of interested in online communication since the early days. (Geek talk: Back in days of yore, I was a local BBSer, I posted a few times on FIDOnet, and sent my first emails as the charmingly named “72634,1031″ on CompuServe.) But I’ve never really like the publishing part as much as the conversation part.
In my misspent youth, I always loved the graffiti that responds to other graffiti. (Written on a wall: “If we can send a man to the moon, why can’t we put metal in a microwave?” Written beneath it: “If we can send a man to the moon, why can’t we send them all?”) Maybe think of this space as your virtual wall.
So, I’m the adoptive father of a girl from Fuling, China, and am en route to adopting a second child. This is my blog. But I’d like it if it wasn’t a typical I-write-you-read kind of thing. I kinda think that’s what paper is for. I’d like something more I-write-you-write-back. Once that starts up, next thing you know, we’ll be having a conversation… ideally, a lot of conversations, about parenting, international adoption, Chinese culture (and depictions of China in our pop culture) and anything else that comes to mind. This is where I plan on posting things that hopefully you’ll want to talk about. I’ll ask questions, and I’d really like to get some kind of answers.
Hi there. What’s on your mind?
2 things
1.) so off topic of adoption but do you still BBS? I’ve had a friend that has gotten me into Falcon’s Eye a game on a BBS. Those of you who haven’t done it, it’s pretty neat.
2.) Congrats on your adoption. I have a close friend who adopted a daughter from Fuling as well. Small world.
Great post
Hey! I’m still far too active on a few BBSes — to the point where most of the ones I’m on regularly, I’ve become a moderator. It’s strange — I’m very quiet in person, but stick a keyboard in front of me and I chat.
The Fuling kids are the VERY BEST ones. I think, anyway. Mimi Smartypants (widely read funny blogger lady) adopted from Fuling.
I quite like your airport review as well. There’s not much to talk about with China’s airports that’s not just dealing with cultural differences (like, people don’t get in line in China), but that flight… that long, long flight…..