Author Archives: Meg
Square Sugar on a Round Cookie
You know what this is? It’s a break-and-bake sugar cookie with a square of pink sugar on the top. I’m not going to say who sugared cubes of raw dough and put them in the oven, but they were delicious!
Sex In Shanghai Returns?
The Sinocidal crew rants about cross-cultural, uh, romance but with Chinabounder posting again, can they even compete?
Meg vs. Mandarin, again.
Yesterday I started taking a beginning Chinese class. I’d forgotten how much better I liked my life without anyone saying “no, no, is zh not zh“. At least the prof doesn’t giggle when she says it. She has the same … Continue reading
Cougar Chasing
This morning, Stick and I got up really early to pick up his car from the mechanic. We drove down in our borrowed car, ransomed his Cougar, then I took his newly-fixed car and he took the loaner. I followed … Continue reading
Animal Farm
Chinese New Year is this month, and next year is 4705, the Year Of The Pig. The CCTV censorship crew has recently banned pigs from TV advertisements for fear of offending Muslims, who are prohibited from eating pork. If you’re … Continue reading
As Seen On Route 9
The ones with the correct spelling cost extra.
Paris In Azeroth?
I just heard a web rumor that even Paris Hilton is in WarCraft. Personally, I thought she’d be more of a Second Life porno avatar than a WarCrafter. She’s an NPC Blood Elf, of course. Typical. The forums say she’s … Continue reading
Seen Near LCC
Just wanted to let everyone in Yantai know that my plan to bring legwarmers back has been successful. Unfortunately I also brought home year-round Christmas decorations.
Universal Game Culture
My students were having trouble with the difference between an action in the present and a habitual action. The book seemed a little technical here, so I pulled out my cell phone. “I’m going to call my boyfriend,” I said. … Continue reading
Only Because I Couldn’t Spell Draenai
My mana tap brings all the boys to the yard is my column this week at Faster Than The World. It’s the obligatory Burning Crusade article, all about Blood Elves and the Barrens chatters gamers who play them.
