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Lesson 1: food

Posted in Nonsense, tagged , , on August 31, 2006 | 3 Comments »

The first order of business is to not die, and therefore food. After registering at BLCU today it was way past lunch and I was very hungry, so I went to a local restaurant. I asked if they had tofu (你有豆腐吗？, thank you Jun) but they didn’t. They did however realize that I wanted some [...]

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I have arrived

Posted in Nonsense, tagged , on August 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Yep, here I am in Beijing. It’s 12:44 local time and I’m at my mother’s friend’s friend’s husband’s brother’s home. Jetlag will no doubt strike me down soon, so I’ll be back with more later…

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Motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane

Posted in Nonsense, tagged , on August 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Yes, today I went to see Snakes on a Plane with a bunch of friends. I mostly missed out on the online hype that has been going on, but somehow though it would be a good idea to see it. I laughed a lot, because it was so bizarre… Samuel L. Jackson’s line “I have [...]

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The two best songs ever

Posted in Nonsense, tagged on August 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Helter Skelter in mono
Helter Skelter in stereo

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Onwards to victory!

Posted in Nonsense, tagged , , , , , on August 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Victory is near! I’m getting on a plane to Beijing in less than three weeks. I’ve got my visa but I haven’t looked for a place to live yet, which is a source of concern for my mother and a source of excitement for myself. The plan is to stay at a hotel the first [...]

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