Tag Archives: New York City
Tarts And Vicars
I was about to write a witty and insightful post, in which I would cut-and-paste things Eliot Spitzer said about how Grand Theft Auto is ruining America’s morals, and mix in his recent statements about how he’s awfully sorry about … Continue reading
Hello Kitty’s Car
I would love to drive around in this car! I promise I’d take better care of it than I took of my Hello Kitty bakery set when I was a little girl!
CZ6901 Incident
EastSouthNorthWest’s translation of an article on the plane that wasn’t hijacked last week.
ChinesePod!
If my stories of frustration have made you yearn for the masochistic joys of studying Chinese, you can get a free ChinesePod account here and try it out for yourself! I opted not to use the “Learn Chinese / It’s … Continue reading
A Sad Moment
I just realized that it’s Cadbury Egg season at home, and I’m missing all that sugary fake-egg goo.
Only In China
I applied today for a quick tutoring gig, the ad said the school wanted someone to tutor some high-schoolers in a prep class for the AP English test. The interviewer told me about some problem students, and asked me how … Continue reading
Stick’s Test
Today Stick and I went down to the embassy so he could take the foreign service exam! I’m really excited that Stick is doing this, I think he’ll be a great consular officer. Actually I think he would make a … Continue reading
Girl At Temple
This picture has nothing to do with anything. I’m posting it to appease certain family members who’ve requested more nice photographs, and fewer pictures of starfish kebabs.
My Life As Disney Princess
Remember the glitter roses? They’ve been in water here for a few days, and they’re a bit overblown now. As the flowers open, they pour what seems like tablespoons of silver fairy dust onto my desk next to me. It’s … Continue reading
