Author Archives: Meg

Important Matters

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Meg

Why does the new version of Word, with Microsoft Office 2007, default to something that isn’t point 12 Times New Roman? Sure, there are times when I don’t use Times New Roman, but seriously, the first time I heard of … Continue reading →

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Schnapps and Dumplings

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Meg

Our neighbors invited Stick and me to lunch on Sunday. See how nice and normal that sounds? Our neighbors are Manfred and Xuemei, a retired German and his Chinese wife. They are retired newlyweds, which is hilarious enough, because he’s … Continue reading →

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Night Elf Seeks Gnome for LTR

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Meg

On a completely unrelated note, I just found out there’s a World Of WarCraft dating site, where WoW gamers can, er, hook up. I’m not making this up, it’s called World Of DateCraft. The site’s pretty new, with beta warning … Continue reading →

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Embassy District DVDs

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Meg

On Saturday, Stick and I roused ourselves from our WarCraft stupor and went out in search of sour cream. Stick thinks that a life without sour cream is barely worth living, and Stick complains so rarely that I mapped out … Continue reading →

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Becoming Jane

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Meg

I got a copy of Becoming Jane a few days ago. Do you like the description on the back? If you like the Chinglish blurb, you can read the rest of it here. It’s from the Amazon.com page for Becoming … Continue reading →

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Daily Life With Stick

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Meg

“Stick, I need to get on your computer to print my skit for class.” My skit is a brilliant adaptation of The Emperor’s New Clothes, with Chinese characteristics. “Right now? I’m in an instance!” That means fighting WarCraft bad guys … Continue reading →

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Oops

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Meg

So last night I forgot it was Daylight Savings Time back home and I called my parents at 6:30 AM. They were very nice and didn’t tell me to go away and let them sleep. The lamest part is that … Continue reading →

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Chinese Fire Drill

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Meg

No, really. So in my last class today, we were playing Guess Who? (Made extra challenging because all the kids have the same hair color, eye color and are wearing the same uniform) when there’s an awful sound outside the … Continue reading →

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Stick Is Happy

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Meg

This is Stick making sure he gets every drop from his Guinness.

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Friday AP class

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Meg

These are my honors students… you have no idea how hard I tried to convince them NOT to give the peace sign in this picture. I think it’s an involutary reaction, when a Chinese girl sees a camera, she has … Continue reading →

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