Category Archives: New York City

American mei you

Although I’ve recently written a lot about it, I don’t want you to think that Chinese businesses have a monopoly on consumer exasperation. This is the locked pharmacy counter at a nearby supermarket… because no one would want to buy … Continue reading

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Everyone Forgets Lepidus

There are so many great things about being back in the US. Seeing Harry Potter 6 with other English books, instead of being the English book. And Dunkin’ Donuts. Wow, I love Dunkin’ Donuts and their amazing French Vanilla coffee. … Continue reading

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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.

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January First

I’m not saying I have a nerd family, but I saw this at my aunt’s today.

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Happy New Year!

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Tangerine Dream

Bridesmaid dress shopping with Katie!

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