Monthly Archives: March 2009

Bosphorus

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Meg

Bosphorus Restaurant 329 North Harrison Ave Cary, NC I drive past Bosphorus restaurant every week on my way to teach at Chinese school, but it was our first time eating there. Inside, Bosphorus is decorated with posters of Turkish landscapes … Continue reading →

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All Artichoked Up

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Meg

It’s been years since I ruined dinner badly enough to scrap it and order take out. Look, I’m not saying I’ve never had trouble boiling water, and there was that time in college when I set off Eric’s smoke detector, … Continue reading →

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Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Meg

Have you heard about Ada Lovelace Day? If you’re a girl who likes programming, who are your role models? Too few and far between, says UK-based freelance software consultant and tech blogger, Suw Charman-Anderson. Which is why she’s named March … Continue reading →

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Cheer Up With Glitter Rainbows

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Meg

Have you heard of ‘Cornify? You can give any site you’re reading the fourth-grade Trapper Keeper treatment with this little toolbar add-on. (This differs from certain MySpace pages because all the blinky cuteness is optional, added by the person viewing … Continue reading →

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Travians on SeeJaneGame

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Meg

I have a review of the addictive little browser game Travians up over on SeeJaneGame: The game opens with a message from your Travian’s uncle Horatio, asking you to come and help him with the ancestral estate. As he sends … Continue reading →

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March Madness

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Meg

Yesterday Stick and Cory were talking about their March Madness pools. I always pick Villanova to win, solely because they such have a good ancient civ name. I don’t usually get very far in the pools though. I guess early … Continue reading →

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That’s Beijing

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Meg

I was interviewed a few weeks ago for an article about female expat bloggers in this month’sThat’s Beijing. Sadly, my story, URL and picture didn’t make it into the magazine, but I was quoted saying how great Lost Laowai and … Continue reading →

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Mandarin Superpowers And More On China

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Meg

Luke Gedeon is collecting China-related articles over on his blog. I’m really pleased to be part of this project, my contribution is a piece on my Mandarin superpowers.  Luke is well-connected among thoughtful bridge bloggers so it promises to be … Continue reading →

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New Jeans Day

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Meg

Yesterday I found the greatest pair of jeans on the irregulars rack. I guess this means I have an irregular figure because they fit absolutely perfectly. And they were $10! This is actually not the first time I found perfectly … Continue reading →

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Awesome Street

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Meg

If I knew it was possible to live on Awesome Street, I would never have settled for a normal address. Tweet this!

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