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Princess Bride Game

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Meg

Although I was super excited to get my review copy of the Princess Bride game, I wasn’t sure whether I would automatically like this game because it’s based on the Princess Bride, or hate it because it’s based on the … Continue reading →

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The Lion, The Witch, and The… German Fighter Pilot?

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Meg

Stick and I picked up the Narnia movie from Gua Ye (now that I know her name, I should probably stop calling her DVD Lady) the other day. Neither of us had seen it, and I was hoping to use … Continue reading →

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Six Pomegranate Seeds

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Meg

It’s odd to see ads for new movies, and know that we’ll be buying them as cheap DVDs in China. It’s even weirder to think of all the other things I’ll miss. I’m sad that I’ll be emailing congratulations for … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 3, 2007 by Meg

From boingboing: Last night, Digg.com underwent a user rebellion. Digg removed many posts — and terminated the accounts of some of its users — for posting a 16-digit hexadecimal number that is used to lock up HD-DVD movies. The number … Continue reading →

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Who’s At Fault?

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Meg

In Wisconsin, three teenage boys beat and killed a homeless man, and later described the fight as “like a videogame”. I hate hearing the videogame defense, because it seems like a normal teenager should have the ability to distinguish between … Continue reading →

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Spokeo Beta

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Meg

I finally got onto a social networker before Kristin. I signed up with Spokeo, a new combination blog/RSS reader and profile network. Unlike MySpace, Spokeo seems to have users who are out of their teens. You don’t have to declare … Continue reading →

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Tragically Unhip

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Meg

Most days, I don’t feel like an adult. I think that’s because I play games all day. As the teacher, it’s even more important to spit out my gum before class, and I have to remember to confiscate cards instead … Continue reading →

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Scary Movie M&Ms

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Meg

We’re playing M&M’s movie title riddle game in the office today. (Yes, M&Ms made it though the great firewall) In this game, you see a crazy, surreal painting, and then you’re supposed to find the names of 500 horror movies … Continue reading →

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I can’t watch this!

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Meg

When Stick and I were in Qingdao, we stopped at a tiny DVD store, mostly so he could read the Chinglish. After a few months in Yantai, I’m usually so excited to see an English sentence, that I can over … Continue reading →

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The Anti-China

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Meg

My new boss, “Will,” is the anti-China. I don’t mean his dislikes our host country, but he takes responsibility in a land where no one knows anything about that and no one knows when someone who does know will be … Continue reading →

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