Author Archives: Meg

No Tweets!

I blame you and your constant Twittering, David Feng!

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Jersey Girl

I flew up to New Jersey yesterday to see my family. The upside to the visa hassles and life upheaval is that I get to visit my folks! It’s been just under a year since I’ve seen my family. Now … Continue reading

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Driving on the highway with Stick

“The South shall rise again”? Yeah, right. My money’s on China.

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Blog Of The Day Awards

Simpson’s Paradox won the Blog Of The Day Awards, Friday, July 25th. 2008!

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Marco Polo

Stick and I took our niece Isabel to the pool today. We played a pick-up game of Marco Polo, with some neighborhood kids, and watched a hundred thousand times as Isabel’s cried “Watch this! Look at me!” It was fantastic, … Continue reading

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Games Of The Future

Char: You’ve got Gram Lucy’s longevity genes, Stick. You’re going to be the little old man in the nursing home… all hunched over and playing on your X-X-X-Box. Stick: Uh,  I don’t think that’s for playing games.

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One World, One Dream, No Visas

I’ve got a new post up at CNReviews about the visa situation and my sadness at leaving China. Edit 7/24: Other bloggers talking about my post. Imagethief James Fallows Luke Gedeon

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Playing Democracy

Democracy 2 has a bit of a slow start, because with so many options and so many possibilities it’s hard to get a handle on what everything does. It’s a government strategy game, which isn’t a new genre, but Democracy … Continue reading

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Conversation With My 5-Year-Old Niece

Isabel: …and that’s the baby’s paccy. Meg: A paccy? You mean this? A pacifier? Isabel: Yes. Pacifier must be what people call them in China.

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Game Connection, Waffle House

When I first visited Raleigh, for Stick’s brother’s wedding, I found slow southern chattiness surprising, but I’m really enjoying it right now. I’m so proud of my Chinese skills but really I’ve just mastered the simplest essentials, I can’t really … Continue reading

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