Bluestone, Red Face

Monday, 25 May 2009, 17:07 | Category : New Jersey
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My dad and I drove back to Montclair from Middletown last night. This morning Scep and Katie came to get me and we went to the Bluestone Cafe in Watchung Plaza.
We walked past Watchung Deli as we waited for a table. When I talked about my love for Hunan House, my high school friend Roy, [...]

The Wonders Of Technology

Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 10:31 | Category : Raleigh
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“Can you get on Facebook and give me Josh and Terri’s address?” I asked Stick a week before Christmas. We were sitting in the living room right before Christmas, with a gorgeous fire going, as I prepared our very first joint Christmas cards.  I got lovely seasonal ones, festive without excessive Santa greed, non-denominational without [...]

WarCraft and Weddings

Saturday, 2 August 2008, 1:41 | Category : Chinese life
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Scep told me that our highschool friend Garan got engaged a few days ago! Garan’s living in Korea (it’s amazing how many of our old friends moved to Asia), so I immediately emailed him to get the details.
Meg to Garan: I heard a rumor about you. Is it true!?!?!?
Garan to Meg: Yeah, I’m getting married. [...]

Cadbury Egg!

Monday, 14 April 2008, 3:36 | Category : Chinese life
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We got a package from Scep and Katie today…. guess what was in it?
YEAH!!!
(If you’re wondering what’s going on with my hair here, this picture presents firm evidence that when enough people say it’s yellow, my hair decides to play along.)
Related: My love for Cadbury Eggs,

In Defense Of Calibri

Sunday, 18 November 2007, 4:42 | Category : Chinese life
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Or, “I don’t know why Scep even talks to me”.
[11/15/2007 11:48:23 PM] Scep says: what, you don’t like calibri?
[11/15/2007 11:49:03 PM] Meg says: no, no one wants to read a paper in a zany font!
[11/15/2007 11:49:11 PM] Scep says: it’s not zany
[11/15/2007 11:49:43 PM] Meg says: it’s not standard
[11/15/2007 11:50:09 PM] Scep says: it will [...]

Dress Shopping!

Monday, 26 February 2007, 5:04 | Category : Chinese life
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On Saturday morning, I went bridesmaid dress re-shopping with Katie. Apparently the one we picked out last time came in a periwinkle that isn’t the same periwinkle the other bridesmaids have. But we found a new one that works, and it’ll be ready in plenty of time for Katie and Scep’s wedding!
Now, if they could [...]

Bad Dogs

Sunday, 31 December 2006, 20:25 | Category : Chinese life
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Yesterday, we went with Scep and Katie, and their dog Midnight, to the dogpark. It’s a fenced-in area with doggie exercise equipment and doggie-sized water fountains. And a puppy time-out area.

Grocery Shopping

Saturday, 30 December 2006, 20:15 | Category : Chinese life
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Scep, Katie, Stick and I stopped at a local grocery store, looking for snacks, soda and normal gaming food. It’s common to say that Americans are fat… but I don’t think I’d ever realized it so strongly. The grocery store was full of hugely fat people, pushing giant shopping carts full of food.
Katie had [...]

Unpleasant Truths

Thursday, 28 December 2006, 23:33 | Category : Chinese life
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Stick and I went to Scep and Katie’s house just after our lost-baggage adventure and just before our marathon Wii session. Scep’s mom, my “aunt”, came in, and after the obligatory China questions and hugs, I remembered that I have a plus-one.
“This is my boyfriend, Stick,” I said.
“I know that, I met him before you [...]

Stupid Western Food

Saturday, 23 December 2006, 17:59 | Category : Chinese life
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After our impromptu lost-luggage party, Scep and Katie took Stick and me out to a Montclair restaurant. It’s one of my favorites, and it’s the one where Scep and I have have our traditional pre-holiday margaritas. I bounced around in my chair unable to decide what to eat. I’m so excited to be back in [...]