http://blog.johnmizell.com Devouring Global Resources? Fri, 11 May 2012 21:06:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 John (& friends) have put together a collection of random media focusing on the ubiquitousness of simple good fun. Through music and video, interviews, and ambience, this podcast hopes to entertain you, just a bit. From around the world, johnmizell.com 帅巴 J no 帅巴 J john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com (帅巴 J) John Patrick Mizell simple good fun Mizell, 帅巴J, California, Travel, http://blog.johnmizell.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.johnmizell.com http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/10/riding-hohhot-nei-meng-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=riding-hohhot-nei-meng-china http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/10/riding-hohhot-nei-meng-china/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:18:45 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://blog.johnmizell.com/?p=2060 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/10/riding-hohhot-nei-meng-china/feed/ 1 Bicycle,Camping,China,Hills,Hohhot,Nei Meng,Nei Mongol,Podcast,rain,Video Here's to riding bikes. - & in HD on YouTube Here's to riding bikes. & in HD on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwWRFVbVLI) 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/05/podcast-running-hills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-running-hills http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/05/podcast-running-hills/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:15:30 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://blog.johnmizell.com/?p=2049 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/05/podcast-running-hills/feed/ 1 China,Hiking,Hohhot,Podcast,Running,Video A short and dizzying film running on the hills north of Hohhot, China - Enjoy - In HD on YouTube: A short and dizzying film running on the hills north of Hohhot, China Enjoy In HD on YouTube: 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/05/podcast-a-chinese-mine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-a-chinese-mine http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/05/podcast-a-chinese-mine/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:28:18 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://blog.johnmizell.com/?p=2037 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/11/05/podcast-a-chinese-mine/feed/ 0 Cave,China,Chinese,Hiking,Hohhot,Mine,Podcast,Spelunking,Video From the Archives, I present a short story - A Chinese Mine.  A couple of waiguorens in northern China explore an abandoned mine.. obviously hilarity ensues infront of the live audience. - Cheers. From the Archives, I present a short story - A Chinese Mine.  A couple of waiguorens in northern China explore an abandoned mine.. obviously hilarity ensues infront of the live audience. Cheers. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/08/06/heres-to-fairness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-to-fairness http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/08/06/heres-to-fairness/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:14:11 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://blog.johnmizell.com/?p=1974 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/08/06/heres-to-fairness/feed/ 0 Aston,Aston Recruiting,astonrecruiting.com,China,Chinese Democracy,Competition,Fairness,Hohhot,Recruitment Video,Voting A special note on Chinese Democracy & Fairness. - We produced a stellar video: http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment - For a competition that they created: http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/vote-for-hohhot - A special note on Chinese Democracy & Fairness. We produced a stellar video: http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment (http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment) For a competition that they created: http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/vote-for-hohhot (http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/vote-for-hohhot) In order to develop free marketing for their school (which they still use): http://www.astonrecruiting.com/hohhot-aston.html (http://www.astonrecruiting.com/hohhot-aston.html) The competition developed: *PICTURES TO COME SOON* And then we were disqualified: http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/taking-my-leave (http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/taking-my-leave) ... I'm not bitter. I'm still disappointed in Aston English Schools (http://www.astonrecruiting.com/). *From the Archive* 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/08/05/when-pick-me-ups-dont-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-pick-me-ups-dont-work http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/08/05/when-pick-me-ups-dont-work/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:00:55 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://blog.johnmizell.com/?p=1910 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2010/08/05/when-pick-me-ups-dont-work/feed/ 0 Agression,China,Friends,Hohhot,Podcast,Punching,Street Fight,Video,Watermelon I present, from the archive and in the raw, the answer to "Why didn't you just punch John?" ...because sometimes you just need to punch something, and you understand the that there is no answer to "Why didn't you just punch John?" - I present, from the archive and in the raw, the answer to "Why didn't you just punch John?" ...because sometimes you just need to punch something, and you understand the that there is no answer to "Why didn't you just punch John?" Happy Thursday Everybody. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/23/the-route/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-route http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/23/the-route/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:42:51 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1078 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/23/the-route/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/20/hong-kong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hong-kong http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/20/hong-kong/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:35:45 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1073 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/20/hong-kong/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/16/xiamen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xiamen http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/16/xiamen/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:01:24 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1071 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/16/xiamen/feed/ 1 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/14/chongwu-zhen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chongwu-zhen http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/14/chongwu-zhen/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:06:50 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1062 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/14/chongwu-zhen/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/12/jiangkouzhen-arrival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jiangkouzhen-arrival http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/12/jiangkouzhen-arrival/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:21:41 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1059 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/12/jiangkouzhen-arrival/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/the-facts-about-camping-in-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-facts-about-camping-in-china http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/the-facts-about-camping-in-china/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:58:19 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1054 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/the-facts-about-camping-in-china/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/cycling-photo-album/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cycling-photo-album http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/cycling-photo-album/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:56:15 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1056 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/cycling-photo-album/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/fuzhou-with-caveats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fuzhou-with-caveats http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/fuzhou-with-caveats/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:24:36 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/2009/08/11/fuzhou-with-caveats/ http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/11/fuzhou-with-caveats/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/09/typhoon-delays/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=typhoon-delays http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/09/typhoon-delays/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:18:44 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1049 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/09/typhoon-delays/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/07/in-fuding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-fuding http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/07/in-fuding/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:51:38 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1046 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/07/in-fuding/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/05/into-wenzhou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-wenzhou http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/05/into-wenzhou/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:03:37 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1044 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/05/into-wenzhou/feed/ 1 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/02/arrived-shaoxing-city-zhejiang-province/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arrived-shaoxing-city-zhejiang-province http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/02/arrived-shaoxing-city-zhejiang-province/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:01:22 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1041 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/08/02/arrived-shaoxing-city-zhejiang-province/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/30/in-shanghai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-shanghai http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/30/in-shanghai/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:45:15 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/2009/07/30/in-shanghai/ http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/30/in-shanghai/feed/ 2 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/29/were-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=were-off http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/29/were-off/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:10:07 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=782 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/29/were-off/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/28/one-day-chopsticks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-day-chopsticks http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/28/one-day-chopsticks/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:42:09 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1036 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/28/one-day-chopsticks/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/23/to-post/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-post http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/23/to-post/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:05:55 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=891 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/23/to-post/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/23/solar-eclipse-one-week-to-go/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solar-eclipse-one-week-to-go http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/23/solar-eclipse-one-week-to-go/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:59:30 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=884 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/23/solar-eclipse-one-week-to-go/feed/ 2 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/12/chinese-cycling-information/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-cycling-information http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/12/chinese-cycling-information/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:01:50 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=830 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/12/chinese-cycling-information/feed/ 1 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/11/a-cultural-misfire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-cultural-misfire http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/11/a-cultural-misfire/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:11:56 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=784 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/11/a-cultural-misfire/feed/ 1 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/06/xinjiang-trouble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xinjiang-trouble http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/06/xinjiang-trouble/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:44:47 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=777 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/06/xinjiang-trouble/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/taking-my-leave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-my-leave http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/taking-my-leave/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:04:46 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=775 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/taking-my-leave/feed/ 1 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/independence-day-2009-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=independence-day-2009-china http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/independence-day-2009-china/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:58:10 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=772 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/05/independence-day-2009-china/feed/ 1 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/02/cycling-test-1a-b/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cycling-test-1a-b http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/02/cycling-test-1a-b/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:39:16 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=767 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/07/02/cycling-test-1a-b/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/29/project-loki/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-loki http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/29/project-loki/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:48:01 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=762 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/29/project-loki/feed/ 0 China,Franti,Hohhot,Video,Warfish Project Loki, as named sometime after we started work on it, was a work put together in less than three days and with a supprisingly minimal amount of man hours.  It was well focused and executed.  We only sustained minor injuries, and, as WE believe, Project Loki, as named sometime after we started work on it, was a work put together in less than three days and with a supprisingly minimal amount of man hours.  It was well focused and executed.  We only sustained minor injuries, and, as WE believe, yielded fantastic results.  I hope you enjoy & please share. P.S. .. someone ask Franti if I can use his song for this.. I forgot to mention it last time we spoke. In Other News: Dan and I acquired our bicycles today, ordered saddle bags, planned our detailed route, and have confirmed another couple of hosts along the way.  More news to come as we create it. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/26/neighborhood-fishing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neighborhood-fishing http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/26/neighborhood-fishing/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:43:59 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=754 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/26/neighborhood-fishing/feed/ 0 China,Fishing,Hohhot,Video A while back we set out on a plan to enhance our neighborhood, now that it was finally spring time.  I'd say we accomplished our goal, 60%.  That's more than half.  There's still hope, but then again, winters are harsh here.  I who knows. A while back we set out on a plan to enhance our neighborhood, now that it was finally spring time.  I'd say we accomplished our goal, 60%.  That's more than half.  There's still hope, but then again, winters are harsh here.  I who knows.  Perhaps turtles will find a new home beneath the public waters. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/25/august-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-update http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/25/august-update/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:17:12 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=581 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/25/august-update/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/25/on-the-road-website-migration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-road-website-migration http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/25/on-the-road-website-migration/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:17:53 +0000 admin http://b1f1158d-e6e5-46b6-9003-66a29a84a9f8 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/25/on-the-road-website-migration/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/24/sidecar-fun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sidecar-fun http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/24/sidecar-fun/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:18:53 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=576 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/24/sidecar-fun/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/23/hello-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hello-world http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/23/hello-world/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:10:29 +0000 John Patrick Mizell http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=1 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/23/hello-world/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/12/yurtistry-with-dan-and-john/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yurtistry-with-dan-and-john http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/12/yurtistry-with-dan-and-john/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:04:14 +0000 admin http://0eb7cd4e-c829-45ad-9491-b27962f2d48f http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/12/yurtistry-with-dan-and-john/feed/ 0 Audio,China,Grasslands,Inner Mongolia,Nei Meng,Podcast,yurt A short trip into the northern glasslands of China with our visitor Matt. We arrived, set up in a yurt, went out for a ‘ride’ on some horses, returned to find our things disheveled by some sheep, moved yurts, ate some dinner, A short trip into the northern glasslands of China with our visitor Matt. We arrived, set up in a yurt, went out for a ‘ride’ on some horses, returned to find our things disheveled by some sheep, moved yurts, ate some dinner, wrestled some mongolians, played with some cows, chased some chickens, drank, watched the stars, went to bed, listened to the rain on canvas above our heads, woke up, drank milk, rode the motorbike to the road, caught the bus, fell asleep, and arrived back in Hohhot. It was like going to Colorado for the day. Not a bad way to spend a night. It was quiet. We recorded this while out and about in one of the tourist camps full of yurts. A delightful audio clip AND the first Dan & John duo interview. A truly special experience. Plenty of photos available on Dan’s photo site. As directed to by the front page. Or through his blog (http://dantuttle.blogspot.com/). (errors? hmmm goto: http://john.from.thecalifornias.org/Media/Yurtistry%20(louder).m4a for the file) 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/01/hiking-through-hohhot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hiking-through-hohhot http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/01/hiking-through-hohhot/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:47:28 +0000 admin http://84b97de2-6891-461b-aae0-39431c8a55c8 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/06/01/hiking-through-hohhot/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/31/our-musical-talents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-musical-talents http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/31/our-musical-talents/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:45:44 +0000 admin http://afc9439e-ecca-486e-bb86-a68e917bbb41 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/31/our-musical-talents/feed/ 0 China,Hohhot,Magic,Podcast,Video Often we’re asked how we became such good musicians. The answer: Magic! - Here is a short bit of insight into how some of our music is made with this video about making a custom glass slide for playing stringed instruments. - Often we’re asked how we became such good musicians. The answer: Magic! Here is a short bit of insight into how some of our music is made with this video about making a custom glass slide for playing stringed instruments. Remember always wear eye-protection and use good judgement. Enjoy. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/bicycles-from-the-past/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bicycles-from-the-past http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/bicycles-from-the-past/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 05:46:16 +0000 admin http://982f367f-618f-48bc-9e0a-c0ca0c627dd3 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/bicycles-from-the-past/feed/ 0 Bicycles,China,Hohhot,Podcast,Video A long while back Dan and I bought some bicycles. Two ‘very nice’ in-town single-speed cruisers. They had baskets and racks and petals, that stayed on for the first week. We used and abused those bikes. I think myself more so than Dan. - A long while back Dan and I bought some bicycles. Two ‘very nice’ in-town single-speed cruisers. They had baskets and racks and petals, that stayed on for the first week. We used and abused those bikes. I think myself more so than Dan. My bike was borrowed a number of weeks ago and still has not been returned. Dan’s bike is available to any visitors as we both now sport fancy Giant mountain bikes. Here is a short film in dedication to those bikes and their first journey out. Original Music by 蛋糕. Enjoy 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/vote-for-hohhot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vote-for-hohhot http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/vote-for-hohhot/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 13:53:13 +0000 admin http://e3cae850-170b-4449-8700-44bc1f70259d http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/29/vote-for-hohhot/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/17/my-domain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-domain http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/17/my-domain/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 14:56:08 +0000 admin http://a32fbe91-1b6b-4ed7-8b64-3d0260653e4b http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/17/my-domain/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/14/evening-recording-session/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evening-recording-session http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/14/evening-recording-session/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 14:01:26 +0000 admin http://beb03ee4-4c7f-44eb-bb9b-5b14251c4590 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/14/evening-recording-session/feed/ 0 Audio,China,Hohhot,Live,Podcast Rain poured down all night and into the morning. Our plans for a massive mountain bike ride was heavily diluted and we sprung onto plan B. Dan and I rearranged the house a bit and I moved my queen bed into the ‘lobby’ as dan dismantled his and to... Rain poured down all night and into the morning. Our plans for a massive mountain bike ride was heavily diluted and we sprung onto plan B. Dan and I rearranged the house a bit and I moved my queen bed into the ‘lobby’ as dan dismantled his and took ownership of mine. Only one broken glass later we were moving parts of Dan’s bed down stairs and across the ‘quad’ into Becci’s extra room, from which we were extracting my new single bed. Still stiff as a board and with a few broken planks I was happy to have more space in my already large spacious corner of the apartment. Dan graciously stuck to the plan and heaved beds up and down stairs and within the hour we were all cleaned up and tucked back into our apartment. About an hour later we called B to get some lunch and revise our previous plans. The suggested in town bicycle ride accompanied by small shopping stops and lunch hit home and we embarked. The rain fell harder as a result. Dan and I were wearing shorts. My hands were cold, but the weather was warm enough. A man passed us along the way carrying five locked bicycles in his bike-truck. I wanted to kick the thief’s teeth in. Dan and Becci asked me to relax. I held on as long as I could and then followed their advice. We continued on. Parking our bikes we successfully obtained a new sleeping bag for me, a head lamp (for me), lunch (for all of us), a hand drier, and a soap dispenser (for the school). Feeling successful we stopped at the school to drop our goods and then jumped down stairs to pick up a new phone for me, where upon Dan lost his mind and Becci followed quickly. Less than 30 minutes later we were in the apartment drinking and writing songs. Close to 4 hours later Becci picked up her keyboard and Dan put away his guitar and we called it a night. The number of tracks recorded exceeding 15. This is the finest of them all. Un-edited. Un-cut. Un-professional. Yet fantastically awesome. I hope you do enjoy. NOTES REGARDING THE SONG: Daye (大爷）Pronounced something like Dye-yea, is translated to mean uncle, but has context of any elder and respect man. Strangers whom you meet at shops, stores, help you with directions, or watch after your things can all be referred to as daye. In this case Daye is our school’s night watch man and security guard, handy man, janitor, and general go to guy. And he’s got the most personality of all employees at Aston, including myself. With the most respect, this song was written and recorded, and we all hope to make him as happy and comfortable as we possibly can. Hat’s off to our Daye. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/12/project-inventory-blowout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-inventory-blowout http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/12/project-inventory-blowout/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 15:02:08 +0000 admin http://3262b28f-3e3f-477d-afe5-3f5b49bee60f http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/12/project-inventory-blowout/feed/ 0 Audio,China,Hohhot,Podcast It’s important, Dan says and I agree, to keep inventory low and maintain our project momentum. This project has been on the shelf for about a month now, collecting dust, requiring a great deal of polishing, It’s important, Dan says and I agree, to keep inventory low and maintain our project momentum. This project has been on the shelf for about a month now, collecting dust, requiring a great deal of polishing, and weighing down our All American Creativity and Freedom Balloon Ride Festival. Therefore, in order to save resources and set ourselves free, we have decided to pull it off the shelf and we’re passing the savings on to you! Fortunately, with this number out of my hair, I can now spend time on grooming new projects and my mustache. I’m excited about our upcoming projects and hope you are looking forward to our next quality feature. Stay tuned. Song Background: This little number came while walking back from the office about two months ago. Settled nicely into our neighborhood, we continually received the attention of every single individual within sight. This confused us, we no longer felt alien, in fact we corroborated that our comfort level was that of our native home. It was becoming more and more difficult to make distinctions between our global locals. Burdened by our chnscienceness, we felt there was only one way to express ourselves. This song is it. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/06/a-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-library http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/06/a-library/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 03:58:47 +0000 admin http://33bf7791-4963-45a8-bcc8-642d39eaa4b2 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/05/06/a-library/feed/ 0 Aston,Children,China,Da Qi District,Dongsheng,Erdos,Hohhot,Library,Podcast,Rural,School,Video Sitting in the office Wednesday afternoon, I was watching Los Super Campeones. Matthew approached me and asked if I wanted to truck up to Erdos on Thursday to deliver some books to a school with him and some other Aston staff. Sitting in the office Wednesday afternoon, I was watching Los Super Campeones. Matthew approached me and asked if I wanted to truck up to Erdos on Thursday to deliver some books to a school with him and some other Aston staff. I thought it sounded fu... 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/23/metamorphosis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metamorphosis http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/23/metamorphosis/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:18:46 +0000 admin http://a9f4a76c-ad57-4009-ad9b-c2354e49201c http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/23/metamorphosis/feed/ 0 China,Hohhot,Podcast,Suits,The Moon,Video Metamorphosis can describe the seasonal changes in Hohhot, the emotional transition of living someplace new, or the simple changing of ones appearance into something completely new and often times much much cooler. - Metamorphosis can describe the seasonal changes in Hohhot, the emotional transition of living someplace new, or the simple changing of ones appearance into something completely new and often times much much cooler. The last few weeks have been full of change. Kindergarten is becoming easier. I’ve moved the office onto a group calendar & email system. I’ve begun a regiment of significantly less alcohol and significantly more exercise. I’ve built the confidence in my Chinese skills to talk with strangers, order food, and make purchases. Dan’s lady arrived into town. The winds have begun to blow. I bought turtles. My ginger-mint has taken root. and I’ve started going to the park. But in all fairness, these things are only trivial compared to the changes in my closet. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/03/whats-in-the-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-in-the-water http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/03/whats-in-the-water/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:35:22 +0000 admin http://5b5949fa-7623-4fcc-9c84-46da09270d37 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/03/whats-in-the-water/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/02/the-weekend-begins-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-weekend-begins-again http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/02/the-weekend-begins-again/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:14:59 +0000 admin http://517f7f21-238a-4695-8431-3b039ca93271 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/04/02/the-weekend-begins-again/feed/ 0 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recruitment http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:18:20 +0000 admin http://b745d771-2420-44c0-86fd-cf933efaa941 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment/feed/ 1 Aston,China,Hohhot,Podcast,Recruitment,Video We were asked to do some recruitment for Aston-Hohhot. So we looked into it and here were the terms: Make a recruitment video for the Hohhot branch of the company as a tool to recruit new teachers with. It was to be a competition. We were asked to do some recruitment for Aston-Hohhot. So we looked into it and here were the terms: Make a recruitment video for the Hohhot branch of the company as a tool to recruit new teachers with. It was to be a competition. (the other schools had know about this for months already) First prize was 2000 RMB. The other videos are on YouTube. We checked them out. We thought we had a chance. We began brainstorming ideas putting down pages full of notes, hours of tea and cakes, and really difficult work. Really. After two weeks of scripting, filming, and producing, we feel that TODAY we finally have the perfect representation of both city, society, and school here in Hohhot, China and we present it to you now, so please enjoy. Copyright John Patrick Mizell & Daniel Gregory Tuttle 2009, All Rights Reserved. link: http://john.from.thecalifornias.org/Media/09-03%20MTV%20Hohhot%20-%20Mobile-1.mov (http://john.from.thecalifornias.org/Media/09-03%20MTV%20Hohhot%20-%20Mobile-1.mov) 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment-audio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recruitment-audio http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment-audio/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:24:53 +0000 admin http://8480e17f-436c-46dd-95ec-22c90ff8a9ea http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/31/recruitment-audio/feed/ 0 Aston,Audio,China,Hohhot,Podcast,Recruitment Audio from our Recruitment video. For your pleasure. Audio from our Recruitment video. For your pleasure. 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/30/new-additions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-additions http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/30/new-additions/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:09:12 +0000 admin http://dcf93055-1779-4a53-b3f1-e34b87586695 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/30/new-additions/feed/ 0 China,Green Screen,Hammer,Hohhot,Podcast,Video Look at what I bought! It’s a hammer! - And check the video! (http://john.from.thecalifornias.org/that_of_China/Media/09-04-23%20Suits%20-%20Mobile_3.jpg)Look at what I bought! It’s a hammer! And check the video! 帅巴 J no http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/25/bicycles-fiddles-the-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bicycles-fiddles-the-life http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/25/bicycles-fiddles-the-life/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:48:55 +0000 admin http://2f266953-c5e5-49fe-9c60-0f8006eb8b75 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2009/03/25/bicycles-fiddles-the-life/feed/ 0