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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
Posted in Books, New York City
Tagged back in the US, Books, Chinese life, coffee, Dunkin' Donuts, e3, Harry Potter, New York City, Stick, World of WarCraft, WoW
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Looking Into The Future
I know what’s going to happen. In a few weeks, I’ll be back home and living with Stick (Stick’s mother has asked me to please stop calling it Shacking Up). “My apartment in China,” I’ll tell him sometime when he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, China, Chinese life, New York City, Stick
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Tragically Unhip
Most days, I don’t feel like an adult. I think that’s because I play games all day. As the teacher, it’s even more important to spit out my gum before class, and I have to remember to confiscate cards instead … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Chinese life, games, movies, New York City
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Why Travel In China Is Like Being the Protagonist In A Fantasy Novel
Andrea just sent me a bunch of fantasy books and I’ve noticed a certain similarity between my reading matter and my life. Some of the reasons overlap with Sinoplice’s brilliant “Why China Is Like An RPG”. Travel in China, like … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Books, Yantai
Tagged Books, China, chinese, Chinese life, Dave, reading, Renn, sinosplice, travel, Yantai
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Salvatore, Shakespeare, Stephen King
My cousin Andrea sent my a huge books of books! Mostly fantasy novels, because those are her favorite. I really like a lot of fantasy novel, as long as they’re light on the Renn faire accent. She also sent me … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, China, Chinese life, Mao, New York City, reading, Renn, Stephen King, Zorro
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RPG Withdrawal
I watched Lord of the Rings the other day, and I started to really miss my D&D group. That’s a nerdy compliment to my RPG friends back home. And then Dave came by with Superman Returns, and even though it … Continue reading
Posted in Books, New York City
Tagged Books, Chinese life, coffee, Dave, games, gaming, jiao, nerd, New York City, quotes
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Presents From Home!
Yesterday I was in the office and Will says “Meg! I have to talk to you!” Briefly entertaining fantasies that this conversation would involve my school-sponsored bar tab, I followed him. “Who do you know called Katherine?” he asked. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, New York City
Tagged Books, China, Chinese life, Katie, mac, New Jersey, New York City, NPR, reading, Scep, Stick
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Six Years Later…
I’ve been corresponding with my old roommate, Ruth. She’s working in Washington, DC now, and she dropped words like “senator” and “security clearance” into her letters. She said something along the lines of “six years ago, if someone told us … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Chinese life, coffee, education, letters, New York City, reading
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Changing Jobs In China
Thursday Ji: Hey, there’s a college in Weihai that needs a teacher.Meg: I’m sorry, no. My contract is for Yantai and I don’t want to move.Ji: *long Chinese sob story regarding the horrific death of the previous teacher’s mother and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Yantai
Tagged Books, China, chinese, Chinese life, Eric, Harry Potter, moving, Yantai
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Pandora’s Box
Today when I was coming in to work, the postman stopped me in the hallway and shoved a box at me. (It had to be mine because it was addressed in English!) I just stood there for a moment, looking … Continue reading
Posted in Books, New York City
Tagged Books, chinese, Chinese life, classics, driving, Eric, letters, LOST, Marcus, New York City, Pandora
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