“It just occurred to me that this is you’re last 24 hours in a free country. Oh my god!” My mother was very surprised at that realization.
And it still hasn’t quite hit me that in a little over 12 hours, Chris and I will be boarding a plane to China. I don’t know quite what to [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Bon Voyage
Posted in China, Musings, Travel, tagged China, Travel on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We Got Our Visas!
Posted in China, Travel, tagged China, Visa on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Greetings from the Lone Star State! It is weird down here. I haven’t seen anyone else with a tattoo of their state but I’ve already seen several prominently displayed doodles of Texas on very beefy biceps! Anthony, how did you turn out so normal?
Anyway, this whole trip to Texas means Chris and I are that [...]
World’s Largest Cheeto
Posted in Musings, tagged Algona, cheeto, world's largest chee-to on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I saw some friend’s of my mother that I hadn’t seen in several years. At least four if not longer. And they used to baby-sit me, which made it weird for me in a way. In these sorts of situations, I’m not sure how to behave, considering just a visit to my parent’s house [...]
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan!
Posted in China, Musings, tagged cartoons, Chinese, Kai-Lan, Ni Hao, nick jr., nickelodean on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chinese lessons for me have taken a new turn. The past few days I found myself awake by 10 AM so I rewarded myself with a bit of TV. The 10 AM slot was new to me so I consulted the TV Guide channel and to my happy surprise, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan was [...]
Build-a-Pig
Posted in Musings, tagged genetically modified foods, Hyper Games, pigs, pork, This American Life on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I made it back to Minnesota all safe and sound. And I was never so happy to see the crappy mattress on the floor that serves as my bed at my parent’s house. After one week straight of interrupted, fitful sleep, that familiar mattress in my familiar room where I had the sweet sound [...]
