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Star Trek: Timelines

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Meg

Every ten levels, the Timelines crew members will need four items to “advance” and permit experience to be gained from missions. Each item is related to the character (as Janeway wants coffee, or Picard has a saddle), but the drop … Continue reading →

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Boston

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Meg

Living in Boston is like a mini-New York. While New York is the city where you can get whatever you want, whenever you want it, Boston is the city that’s mostly closed on Sundays. Boston’s subways are also a mini-version of … Continue reading →

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Things Forgotten

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Meg

I forgot how excited everyone in Massachusetts gets over a mild spring day. All it takes is a tiny bit of sunshine, and everyone is grinning and striking up conversations. Actually, first I forgot how bitterly cold New England is, and how … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On The Yelp Millennial Thing

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Meg

Did you see the Open Letter To My CEO, about a starving (well, kinda starving, we’ll get to that) young Yelp employee? On one hand, YES. Rent is insanely high. Especially in cities, which is where job opportunities are. Entry-level jobs … Continue reading →

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BostonFIG Talks

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Meg

I went to the BostonFIG Talks the other day… er… the other month. (That is pretty much how my life is going right now.) It was great to see the games being developed in Boston, and it was just a really thoughtfully … Continue reading →

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Freshii

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Meg

The other night, I went to Freshii with some other Boston bloggers. (Yeah! I live in Boston now! I do Boston blogger things!) I had a really nice evening, thanks to the great bloggers I met. Always fun to meet friends who are … Continue reading →

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Meaning, Translation, Scraps of Paper

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Meg

Right now, I’m using the backpack I bought in China for my notebook and textbooks, which makes dragging a schoolbag to work in order to study on my breaks slightly less depressing. It’s lovely because I keep finding Yangzhou ephemera in my Carrboro life, … Continue reading →

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Notes From Shanghai

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Meg

I haven’t written as much as I expected to write About China, because I’ve been experiencing a reverse Dunning-Kruger on this trip. I’m realizing more and more the immensity of what I don’t yet understand about China, and so whenever I start to … Continue reading →

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Seeing Measure Words in Bamboo

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Meg

The other day, I went to eat with a coworker at the secret upstairs noodle shop. Some expat friends are friends of convenience, the other English speakers in a foreign country, and after so many rounds of Hello, I am … Continue reading →

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One of The Lesser Known Pokemon

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Meg

In China, I feel so brilliant and successful when I do daily things like catch the bus to the mall. I planned to settle down with an ludicrously expensive frappuccino, and do my math homework in the Living Mall’s Starbucks. This … Continue reading →

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