Tag Archives: jEFF
Insert Bird Flu Joke Here
My sister Beth, age 6: Why did the chicken cross the road? Me: I don’t know. Beth: To get the Chinese newspaper! Me: *Blank stare* Beth: Do you get it? Me: No. Beth: Me neither, I get the New York … Continue reading
Everybody Weifang Tonight!*
We took a ritzy bus to the Weifang Kite festival, and then went by taxi to the park in Weifang where the kites would be flown. I got off the bus a few moments before Fresca and Jeff and was … Continue reading
My friends are here! / Step 2 of 10,000
This morning as I was drinking coffee and watching Travel In Chinese on CCTV9, a sleepy Jeff came into the living room. “I’m up, I’m up.” He said. “You don’t have to set off fireworks to wake me.” I turned … Continue reading
This is Jeff and me having a calm, rational discussion about the definitive pronounciation of xie xie.
My friends are coming! / Step 1 of 10,000
In anticipation of Fresca and Jeff’s visit, my students gave me KFC and McDonald’s coupons. (They didn’t want me to pay a ludicrous $2 for a “western” meal!) I thanked them, but I giggled because I can’t think of 2 … Continue reading
Chinese Nascar
Stick, this is for you and your folks: This is a man on the bus wearing a Jeff Gordon jacket! I wish my Chinese was good enough to know if he spoke a rural or city dialect.
Missionary Work
This weekend Stick and I went to Steph and Jeff’s house for a boardgame sleepover. We played some party games like Taboo and led into more gamer-ish games like Betrayal At The House On The Hill. I usually think of … Continue reading
Goodbye Professor Antioch
On Friday I went to Prof. Antioch’s memorial service, it was at the bar of the Lord Jeff, which is somehow quite appropriate. I went with Marcus, and we got an odd look from Magistra. See, Magistra knew that I … Continue reading
