The weather flip-flopped between rain and snow today. Katie did OK in church, but kept us on our toes throughout the day. Kudos to all of you who have mutiple kids! Karen and Kris went to a Mardi Gras-themed women's tea at church. They brought an extra mask home for Katie.When we visited the park in Guiyang on January 13 we found a ride decorated with drawings of cartoon characters, some of Disney characters, and one of Pleasant Goat. The cartoon Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a smash hit in China and this rather unsophisticated computer-assisted cartoon has produced two movies (the second one released on January 29). Basically, there is a herd of goats - like Pleasant Goat, Fat Goat, and Slow Goat (the teacher - I grabbed some shots of him in a chemistry explosion) - that live in a fortified compound. And of course there are wolves - like the frying-pan-wielding Red Wolf and her henchman Gray Wolf - that want to get the goats and eat them. The cartoons are about as educational as a Road-Runner cartoon, but I enjoy them. They contain a bit of what I consider typical east Asian cartoon characteristics: certain facial expressions and sound effects and of course a smattering of magic and techno-robotics. We got a few DVDs of the cartoons at the Wal-Mart in Guiyang. I can't understand what is being said in them, but I can figure out the overall plot and enjoy the sight gags. Katie enjoys them a bit, especially the theme song, which has a very catchy tune and can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqsNe721uwc.
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