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Posted on January 20, 2008 by Meg

Today we stopped playing Civ long enough for lunch at Mexican Wave and a visit to the Guiyou silk market. (Stick’s discovered that if you don’t develop alphabet, but everyone else does, you really don’t need it to trade techs.) … Continue reading →

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Not Fixed

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Meg

In Yantai, I used to have an electric outlet in my shower, now we have multiple outlets in the shower. These are bigger, so I suppose that’s an upgrade. After a week without hot water, I was willing to take … Continue reading →

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Modern Beauty Salon

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Meg

Yesterday, I stopped by the Modern Beauty Salon in the Ginza Mall, mainly to use their shower. I needed the shower because on Monday our hot water heater died in spectacular fashion. (Obviously, calls to a certain Fairly Useless Boss … Continue reading →

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Even Battery-Shopping Is Fun

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Meg

Things in China are a little different. At home, a calculator might come with extra batteries. In China, batteries come with a free calculator. I imagine this one as one of those Amazon recommendations. “If you enjoyed electronic devices, try … Continue reading →

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Blog Housekeeping

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Meg

Looks like the blue background makes people want to comment. Thanks! Great to hear from you! Except for the one guy who keeps telling me how to buy discount drugs from Canadian pharmacies, I don’t think he realizes I haven’t … Continue reading →

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As If By An Occult Hand

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Meg

We got our Christmas box from my parents today! They sent lovely things like jeans for me and a sweatshirt for Stick, cookies, mac&cheese and matzo ball mix. Delicious Western yumminess, and wonderful clothes that fit me! Also my parents … Continue reading →

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That Was Easy

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Meg

I ran into our school’s headmaster last night while I was putting up my Halloween bulletin board. He was on Sunday-night duty, which means waiting for the kids to come back to school after their weekend at home, so he … Continue reading →

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iPod hacks!

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Meg

I wanted to put my music collection on my new computer, so I could make playlists and listen to song on my brand-new speakers, but I couldn’t figure out a way to get my songs off my iPod and onto … Continue reading →

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American mei you

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Meg

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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Born In The USA

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Meg

It was awesome having Pseudo-Thanksgiving with my Yantai friends. Ron and his wife brought their new baby so in some ways it really was like a family. A crazy dysfunctional family, with a lot of alcohol and trashtalk, but still. … Continue reading →

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