Kurt Groetsch @ OldTasty.com

GSLIS Building, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
Where I spend most of my time these days. The building used to be a fraternity house but was taken over by the university when the frat’s charter was revoked, which explains why we’re located in the heart of the undergrad fraternity and sorority district. We’re also just down the […]

Three Gorges excursion, May 1991, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
Bridge over the Daning River, at its confluence with the Changjiang (Yangtze). Sadly (a word that I use a lot when talking about how much things have changed in China), the Daning has been affected by the Three Gorges Dam project, as you can see in this […]

XXXXXXXL, originally uploaded by Roy.
Welcome Dongjia! Looking forward to seeing more of his Lomo photos on Flickr in the future. Don’t miss his Xuexiang and Harbin Saint Sophia Church photosets. Love that Lomo look.

Changshan Mountain Temple, Dali, 1991, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
Can you believe that this is what the temple pictured above looks like these days? Not only have they remodeled, but they’ve even installed a ski lift!

Butler and Thomas are clamoring for an update in comments, so here goes:

Things are still falling into place up here in Champaign/Urbana; without even trying too hard, I’ve picked up a half-time graduate assistantship with the department’s User Services group. I would have been fine not getting an assistantship, but I’m perfectly happy with the […]