All before 10am

After waking up at 6am, and preparing for my Chinese final, I was feeling pretty awesome.

This feeling amplified times a million when I looked outside and saw that the sky was ACTUALLY BLUE. HOLY GOODNESS ME.

Further yet, after taking the Chinese final and realizing that I was still alive and did not have the urge to jump from my balcony, I was thinking that this day was going to be glorious.

I decided to treat myself by going to a newly discovered bakery and purchasing lunch (after purchasing, I realized it was not even 9am). My food of choice? An aptly named item: Inquisitive Bacon Pepper.

In my head, I recall the next moments as such: I am skipping down the street, singing to myself, "La la la the sky is blue and this day is magical, la la la" when I hear an "eeeeeeeee!!!! CRACK."

...

Why yes- I had just witnessed a chicken get its lil' neck snapped. I then proceeded to stand, mouth gaping, and stare as a small man squatted on the ground atop a pile of chicken bones and pulled off the chicken's feathers, gutted and bled out the bird.

I realized my eyes were watering because I refused to blink, and I actually took two steps back and sat down- mesmerized by this activity. About this time, a lady walked up and began bargaining with the man for the chicken. They were conversing about a price when he nonchalantly cast the lifeless body aside- right into the steaming guts- in order to pull out his wallet. This is where I had a shocking realization about how dirty Chinese yuan must be.

Eventually, I gathered my wits, came out of my chicken-induced trance, and continued on my way back to my dorm.

It is not even 10am and my day has already been fulfilled.