Author Archives: Meg
The Austen Test
A couple days before my wedding (wow, I got married, that is still sinking in), my mom, my dad, Harold and I were talking about Call The Midwife. Actually, my mom and I were talking about what a great show it is, while Harold and … Continue reading
Facts of life at a Yangzhou hospital. #chinglish #中国 #扬州 #expat #travel #China #Yangzhou #health
Facts of life at a Yangzhou hospital. #chinglish #blog #中国 #扬州 #expat #travel #China #Yangzhou #health via Instagram.
As One Does
My flight was pretty great, I had a couple of good books (You guys, how did I ever do long flights before ereaders?) and a seatmate who was the right amount of chatty for a 16-hour flight. We landed in Guangzhou, … Continue reading
CamRate Everything
CamRate, a fun new lifestyle app, lets users take photos or share photos, add a name and a description, and rate it, and publicly share their rating. Then, you can see what others think about it, or rate what other … Continue reading
TLDR: Z Achieved
So of course I have delivery tracking for my visa, and I’m not saying that I’ve been refreshing that page obsessively, but yesterday morning, I saw it left the center in Durham and was on the final leg of the … Continue reading
In Which I Completely Love A Prequel
Maia Sepp’s new novel Wake, takes place before her previous book, The Etiquette Guide To The End Times. I don’t usually like prequels (SORRY MAIA!) because they have to be so, so good to let readers overlook that the definition of prequel … Continue reading
Tumblr Figured Out I Got Married.
Geez, Tumblr, at least give it a couple weeks! Let me have a little break between “So, when’s the big day?” before the questions about babies start up!
Actually About Ethics
So I wasn’t really thrilled with this class from the beginning, but I soldiered on, taking a large amount of comfort from looking the teacher up on RateMyProfessor, and reading others students’ complaints that matched my experience. I’m pretty glad the class is … Continue reading
No Spaces May Be Left Blank
I do like the Manic Pixie Dream Girl character who always carries her passport with her, so readers know what a wildly adventurous free spirit she is, but my own travel experience is not so much grab your passport and my hand. More grab your … Continue reading
Pineapples Don’t Wear Makeup
I wrote a quick post about the latest dev diary for No Pineapple Left Behind. It’s great to see this game taking shape! The latest dev diary video introduces a teaching dilemma: a young boy named David likes wearing makeup to class. Should … Continue reading
