[This is from February, and dated by the implication that everyone I know isn't already on reader - it's just the closest thing to a post that I've got in my drafts folder right now]
Maybe a week ago, I was talking to my brother and somehow boglins came up, in a “hey, what were those [...]
I absolutely love it when it gets really cold. Not because I’m particularly tough, but because those first few days of stupidly low temperatures completely dissolve my social anxiety. It’s the one time of year where I can boldly walk into any interaction and speak with complete confidence that my subject is pertinent and of [...]
Let me tell you about my dog.
A couple of months ago, I got hit with Dog Fever, and BAD. I’d spent the bulk of my life being completely comfortable with my identity as a Cat Person, but something clicked over in my system with a degree of intensity that I can only compare to my [...]
Brace yourself, blogosphere. I’m married, I own a dog, and I will soon return to you with an unholy vengeance. The time is nigh, though thou shalt not know the exact hour of my coming. But know, my children, that the beasts of the field shall meow and ask for ear scratches, the library patrons [...]
A couple of months ago, I was walking to work, past a series of second-nature sights, and I came to the intersection at Ninghai Lu. After dodging rush hour bicycle/scooter traffic and narrow encounters with various vehicles, I got a nasty shock when I saw that the Ninghai Lu Suguo was closed. It wasn’t just [...]
I just read this while I was trying to figure out what in the world people do during wedding ceremonies:
In all cases, the bride traditionally stands on the left, and the groom on the right. This dates back to medieval times when the groom might need to defend his bride in the middle of the [...]
1. These were the blurbs on the backs of books I was processing at the library. I really apologize for not being able to cite authors, but I didn’t include it in the draft I wrote for myself to treasure them forever (and I’m too lazy to hunt them up online, although it should be [...]
Ok, if you’re wondering how the China/America jetlag works, here’s my experience: go to America, and be unable to stay awake for five or six days. Come to China, and be unable to go to sleep for the same amount of time. It’s two in the morning, and I absolutely cannot sleep. So, here’s a [...]