同志们好！

When I said posting was going to be sporadic while I was on holiday, I was thinking that there'd be more than, well, than absolutely nothing. I thought that in between traversing deserts and staying in yurts I could hit up an internet bar and stick up the odd post if something really important happened (y'know, like the scene milestone that comes at around 0:43 on the Bang Bang Tang video). Alas, the guy on the right here had other ideas (the one on the screen I mean, not the one in the foreground).

You see, you can't get on the internet in the "New Territories" - the ones in the west of China, not in Hong Kong. The entire region has been under an internet blackout since the less-than-harmonious incidents of July. Text messaging has also been banned, although I did get two messages while there wishing me a harmonious and peaceful National Day/Mid-Autumn Festival from the region's Party, which was nice.

Luckily, someone else picked up the slack. I'm sure you've all been following things over there anyway, but if not (why not?) go here and enjoy. I was about to try and round-up a few highlights of things I'd missed, but there's too much great stuff that's been posted over there (though personally, I'm partial to the BBT and Bigger Bang! videos for purely narcissistic reasons). I'll resume proper posting soon...