Category Archives: North Carolina

Quoted

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Meg

My dad is the editor of a preaching journal, The Living Pulpit, and thanks to nepotism, I mean, my dad’s knowledge of my specific talents, I’ve been doing the quotes section for him for about a year now. For each … Continue reading →

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Stamps

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Meg

I went to the post office this morning to send Eric and Allison some extremely overdue gifts from China, and do my first Akoha missions. (Thanks to CT at Gypsy Bandito for sending me the deck!) Akoha’s a beta blend … Continue reading →

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Elevator Confession

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Meg

Every time I go to Chinese school, I take the elevator to my classroom, just to use my elevator Chinese phrases. I can’t figure out if I do it to keep up my elementary Chinese, or just to watch the … Continue reading →

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At The Video Store

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Meg

Sometimes I forget how much having lived in China affects me. I don’t mean my new appreciation for bread and cheese, although I think Chinese food has something to do with that. I mean how out of the American loop … Continue reading →

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Grove Park Inn

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Meg

I’m at the Grove Park Inn right now, for the Arts & Crafts Conference. The whole place is amazing, a really plush hotel in the Arts & Crafts style, with rough stone walls, bright windows, with lots of spots for … Continue reading →

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Nick Bounty

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Meg

The Nick Bounty mysteries are flash games (or free downloads) from the independent Pinhead Games company. The first mystery is called A Case Of The Crabs and the second The Goat In The Gray Fedora, which gives you an idea … Continue reading →

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Sneaky Wizard 101

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Meg

I was googling for the Fusionfall main page to link it in an article I’m working on, and look what paid ad came up! Very sneaky, Wizard 101! Hijacking search terms is a pretty common practice, but how odd to … Continue reading →

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A Freaking Frigidarium

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Meg

Riding in the car with Stick is sometimes a bizarre crash course in boyfriend stream-of-consciousness. Last night he announced that he wants to open a theme restaurant. “I’ll call it the Frigidarium,” he says, “And when people ask me why … Continue reading →

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Captcha Fortunetelling

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Meg

I was setting up a Twitter account for a blog client today and got this Turing test: I’m just saying.

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TalkTalkChina Is Back!

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Meg

TalkTalkChina is back! I don’t know if the dearly-missed D’s are behind it, but the content is up on a new Blogspot home.

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