tearin’ it up over tearin’ it down
yikes, i am getting spam comments left and right. it’s kinda scary. at first it was just porn peddlers, but now disney, anthony hopkins, and various travel agencies have joined the ranks in clogging this thing with bogus comments. curse you, spambots! i shake my fist at you.
i feel a nagging sense of guilt not having brought closure to my china trip blogging. i still intend on posting random pics and commentary from the last leg of the trip, but it almost seems senseless at this point.
my first day in beijing i witnessed a somewhat traumatizing incident. i managed to get some on video. the vantage point is obscured, but it gives you a sense of the craziness (the audio definitely helps). you can see the tussling between all the yellow hardhats and black heads.
so here’s the building that was the point of contention…
BEFORE (the day construction workers set up shop):
AFTER (a week or so post-confrontation):
a little scary and sad.
December 21st, 2007 at 12:32 am
zuh? those two pictures look nothing alike. Obviously some building was removed but I suppose they removed all the recognizable landmarks as well? Like the center railing majigger. I got rid of my spammers by turning on comment moderation which can decrease your overall comments and require you to be on top of checking your comment logs. After awhile, all the spam bots give up and remove your site from their mining profiles and then reenable commenting and you are spam free. Buckshot. 9pm. Swing by. Anthony H. is heading over to Germany for a bit and we want to make sure he can handle at least one German beer.
December 21st, 2007 at 12:33 pm
nat – if you look closely, you’ll see the steel platform railing in both pix. thanks for the spam advice, and also, THANKS for the invite to the buckshot, but by the time i got it i was in my jammies and doing grandma things. i hope you guys had a good time! is anthony going cuz jerome is there?
January 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
hey sis, that was treacherous looking. i’m so proud that you went on your own. it is so amazing. i think it was something you felt you should do. definitely. i think you are amazing. i love you.