Tag Archives: New York City
Picture From My Chinese Book
It says “Can you guess these nationalities from their costumes?”
Oops.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so you’ve just been spared nine-hundred-and-something complaints about buying an ironing board that’s not actually heat resistant.
That One.
I came across a site for ?????shirts (white people can’t read this… there’s also a Facebook group for the same thing). I kind of want the shirt but it’s a little too true in my case… The font is way … Continue reading
Sunday Afternoon
This afternoon, Stick and I took a long walk to our new favorite restaurant. Our new spot isn’t very different from any of the other little not-dumpling restaurants in the area, but the differences are significant ones. The tables and … Continue reading
Two Foreigners!
Stick and I went to the Auchan market today, and we split up so I could look at clothes and he could not look at clothes. I guess I must have looked lost without him, because a random man passing … Continue reading
Tragic Appliances
Only classicists will get why the Midea rice cooker is just wrong! I think the daughters of Pelias are looking for one of these…
Chicken!
This is a chicken magnet on our fridge. The picture doesn’t really do it justice — this is a little bigger than my hand, and the colors are bright and shiny. Tonight we passed a street vendor with a blanket … Continue reading
There’s a Lightbulb Joke Here Somewhere…
Teacher Assistant A and Teacher Assistant B begin to discuss the high cost of electricity. This gets my attention because these TAs don’t speak English unless forced. (Please note, A and B are not my TAs, because my TAs rock. … Continue reading
