Monthly Archives: February 2008

I can feel the wrinkles already…

I was tutoring a teenage student last night, and we did a reading about finding jobs in America. The passage talked about looking in the paper to find a new, and I mentioned that it’s a bit out-of-date, and people … Continue reading

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Illiterate At Best

I’ve hit a frustrating plateau with my Chinese-speaking. When I speak, I give the tones a good shot, and hope for the best. If I can’t get the tone of “glass” right, hopefully the rest of the sentence, usually “I’d … Continue reading

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Not In Kansas Anymore

I just heard about the Edison Chen scandal, it’s a weird reminder that we’re not in the US anymore. The short version of the story is that a Hong Kong actor took some risque shots of himself fooling around with … Continue reading

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Life With Stick

Today is the somewhat-arbitrary day Stick and I chose for our anniversary! (We know we met sometime in February but can’t remember the day.) I intended to write something sweet about how we’ve spent the last four years, but I’d … Continue reading

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Girl At Temple

This picture has nothing to do with anything. I’m posting it to appease certain family members who’ve requested more nice photographs, and fewer pictures of starfish kebabs. Tweet this!

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Fashion Solitaire

A couple few weeks ago, I got the chance to beta test a new casual game for Large Animal Games. The beta version of Fashion Solitaire looked like Barbie’s Magical Dream House had leaked all over it, but when I … Continue reading

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Laundry Day

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My Life As Disney Princess

Remember the glitter roses? They’ve been in water here for a few days, and they’re a bit overblown now. As the flowers open, they pour what seems like tablespoons of silver fairy dust onto my desk next to me. It’s … Continue reading

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New Year’s Decorations

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Have Your Say Podcast

I’m having trouble linking directly to my episode, but here are the podcasts for World Have Your Say program. Look for the February 14th one! Edit: Here is it! Subscribe to Violet Eclipse by Email Tweet this!

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