Rainy, Rainy

Today and yesterday have been rainy and cold. I guess this is a positive thing because it has been really dry here and I can't remember the last time it rained.
It is also the 73rd anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre today (Dec. 13). To commemorate the day, there were very, very loud siren/horns going off starting at 10:00 AM this morning and continuing for almost an hour.
Nothing much of especial interest has happened recently. We had a Christmas decorating party this past weekend, which was nice. There was even hot cider (!) but that's about as Christmas-y as it gets. It's hard to believe it's already mid-December....

Amazing Photos of Xinjiang

Here is the link to some photos of Xinjiang taken by my fellow traveling friend and his super fancy camera
http://picasaweb.google.com/aefoerster/XinjiangNovember2010#