Author Archives: Meg
Culture Shock, Girlfriend Shock
Back in Massachusetts, I’m delighted by a paper cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, by having friends in the same time zone and by the stunning realization that in an entire day of repatriation errands and then a dinner with friends, … Continue reading
You Weren’t Making Minimum Wage?
This morning I signed up at a local (Western Mass is local for me now) temp agency. It was extremely annoying, trying to fit my Yantai experience onto one of their little application forms. Fortunately the real interveiwer asked me … Continue reading
Rolling Dice
The folks at Faster Than The World asked me to do a game-girl column (Did y’all hear that? The part where they asked me?) and my first column is on repatriation and playing the Wii.
January First
I’m not saying I have a nerd family, but I saw this at my aunt’s today.
Bad Dogs
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
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 … Continue reading
Unpleasant Truths
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 … Continue reading
A Long Year
Stick says it’s not fair to tell you all that we lost all our stuff without then telling you that our bags arrived early in the morning on Christmas Eve. Speaking of Stick… Well, I don’t speak of Stick. It’s … Continue reading
Tangerine Dream
Bridesmaid dress shopping with Katie!
