昨天度过了快乐的一天。下午1点做论文的Presentation，导师用了extremely这样的副词来评价，原定的提问也变成了点评。我在演讲中用了一个小技巧，为解释中英公众舆论的不同。我拿出昨天刚买的泰晤士报，指着头版关于失踪小女孩曼德琳的报导说，曼德琳的失踪，在英国引起了公众舆论的高度关注，但是就在不久前，杭州第四人民医院一个出生五天的婴儿失踪，却没有引发全国性的轰动。
晚上两个磁器过生日，大家畅饮高歌，一扫在坎特伯雷公寓上空笼罩多日的阴霾。
今天是六月份最后一天，还有9天时间就要离开。我给自己定的论文死线是7月6日交，所以在美国独立日那一天，我将全部完工。
从现在起，我大量时间都会在计算机房度过，大家可以通过右侧的twitter标志了解我的动态。
生逢7月4日，在教堂的大钟敲响10下之前，我将对着太空和宇宙，大喊一声：Freedom！
一早打开[老高]的网媒时代，看到他推荐的“中国与德国”，煞是有趣。在此，顺便推广一下近来流行的一个可以把巨长的网址变短的tinyurl.com。
有趣的中德对比的短网址是：http://tinyurl.com/2znpt9
中国贸易报的雇员兰成长被杀案，一审判决下来了。主凶无期，其余有期徒刑。
一个人道的社会，不一定非要一命抵一命，但法律的施行应当公平。
以下是我商业伦理课写的一篇作业，《报纸人之死：从兰成长案看中国新闻记者的伦理问题》，厚着脸皮上载上来，供朋友们批评指正以及[和菜头]、[王小山]学习。关于这篇作业，请参看以前的一篇博：
From [梦想家的学徒时代]
Lindsey是个学中国文学的美国mm，过去一年在南大教英语。名字很像“林下”，是不是？她的方向是唐诗和中古欧洲诗歌。推荐她的一篇博文，把在中国的日子写得温情风趣。
What I Will And Will Not Miss About China
10:19am Wednesday, Jun 13
A note thus titled by my Australian friend Loz who also teaches in Nanjing has prompted me to write one of my own, as a fitting “goodbye for now, see you soon” tribute to my second home, China. (It should be clear which ones I will miss and which I will not. I will clarify as necessary.)
People thinking white skin is beautiful. God, I love that.
Wondering if this is your last day on earth every time you enter a taxi. Or cross the street.
The hocking of loogies, everywhere. You all have no idea. (Okay, well some of you do.)
Children peeing and pooing right on the street.
The stares.
Having to explain that even “一点点” (a little bit) of meat makes a dish no longer vegetarian. Also having to tell them that 火腿肠 (hotdog meat) is indeed meat and no, yes I’m sure, it is not a vegetable.
Buying Starbucks on a Chinese salary. Ouch.
How super helpful Chinese people can become when they see you’re foreign.
How they become even nicer when you speak Chinese.
How disappointed they become when they see you know how to bargain.
Buddhist vegetarian restaurants.
Chinese gaudy decorations and the insane amounts of fluorescent lights they have on at night. (Yes, I will miss this.)
Children saying “hello!” to me as I walk down the street. (Will miss.)
Guys saying “hello!” to me and laughing with their friends at their bravado as I walk down the street. (Not miss.)
How washing dishes often consists in rinsing them with cold water.
My good students.
My bad students. (Although to be perfectly honest, some of them were funny in their own way too… Most of them I will not miss.)
Students cheating on quizzes and thinking it’s normal or even funny.
白酒 Baijiu, a kind of Chinese alcohol. I will very much miss.
Eating meals with a large group of Chinese friends or my Chinese family.
Cab drivers asking me how much money I earn. Cab drivers telling me (not asking me) things about America and how rich we all are. As a matter of fact, I’m going to miss everything about Chinese cab drivers except their driving.
People very flatteringly (if completely inaccurately) comparing me to 大山 (a Canadian in China extremely famous for speaking perfect Chinese).
Chinese children. The most adorable children in the world.
Really fat Chinese men pulling their shirts halfway up in hot weather.
Riding with 70 other people on a bus meant for 30 on a really hot day. (Did I mention most Chinese people do not wear deodorant?)
Chinese people talking about me thinking I don’t understand.
Knowing how to write characters that Chinese people forget, and writing it for them. (Granted, this has only happened once, but it was a great feeling.)
How direct Chinese people are. (“You know him, the really fat one.” “Excuse me?!”)
Nanjing dialect. (啊是啊?)
Suzhou dialect. (啊是个啊?)
The Chinglish signs. (“Civilized behavior of tourists is another bright scenery.” “Mouse salad.” “For defecate, go to F2.” And, compliments of Loz, “Cunt examination room.” I kid you not.)
Having to boil water before you can drink it.
Garbages often consisting in piles on the corner of streets.
Hot soymilk and youtiao in the morning. (How can I go back to cereal?)
Chinese gardens.
Being violently elbowed by ninety-year old Chinese women to get on the bus.
The complete lack of any safety railings at national resorts.
Chinese people telling me how annoying it is that there are so many Chinese people.
Little white dogs with dyed fluorescent green or orange ears. This may be particular to my road in Nanjing, but I see it a lot.
Cheap books.
The lines, oh god, the lines. (Or should I say, the complete lack of any concept of what the word “line” should mean?)
And, most of all, I’m going to miss all of my Chinese friends and my Chinese family so much I try not to think about it. I highly recommend China to everyone, I have so many great memories from my year here.
[牟森]，战友酒友、看戏领路人、我专栏的前贩厮，最近在南方都市报开设专栏《刀兵记录》，读卖二十四史，把古代有记录的千万种死法说给大家听。
下面是他的开篇感言：到底有多少万种死法？
从今天起做个“牟厮”，要是我有点权就好了，可以让南航空姐每天给我捎一份南都，这样我就是“以权牟私”了。
