2010
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Video: Red Army “Beat It”
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Not sure why one of my former students sent this to me. She said she thought of me when she saw it. So random.
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Playing Mahjong
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I’m starting week 2 of 2 in a town called Nijiangping, in Hunan, China. The people in this town are REALLY nice. Whenever we stop to buy drinks or popsicles, they always invite us to sit with them. We played Mahjong with some storekeepers: grandma (lady in black), grandpa (older man with glasses, and their…
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My Bed in Hunan
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Edit: the green bucket is also used for hand-washing my clothes too. Here’s my bed for these 2 weeks we’re here in Hunan, China. They’re bunk beds made out of wood, lined with a thin blanket and cardboard, topped with a bamboo mat that’s cooling in this hot, humid weather. No AC here, just the…
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Oba Mao and Communist Chanel
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Oba Mao seems to pretty popular right now. I’m hoping to get a better picture later. Taken at Hou Hai, Beijing.
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Taoist Temple Guy
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Here’s a guy I met at the Taoist Temple (白云观). I asked him if I can take a picture and he instantly started rolling up his sleeves getting ready for his portrait. Too bad I rushed and didn’t even have the lens hood all the way on the lens, so you see the dark edges.…
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Watching the World Cup
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It’s been crazy non-stop here, as usual. They pack in so much in the schedule that I feel bad for the kids. Tonight was the first night we had some time off. We arrived on Sunday and it’s now Friday. Anyways, as we walked back on campus, we walked by this building where we heard…
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End of Chapter
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There are a lot of changes going on in my life right now (wow, sounds like puberty all over again). One area that is ending is my work with the youth group/high schoolers after 9 or so years. Here’s a picture of Joshua and his purple tie at his graduation earlier this month. Here’s a…
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How it feels to be laid off
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Getting laid off kinda feels like this: My boss said I was spending too much time surfing the internet. When I reminded him that my work computer isn’t even networked, he said, “Oh, sorry, you’re the one who takes too many smoke breaks.” When I told him that I don’t even smoke, he said, “Just…
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Move Window Buttons Back to the Right: Ubuntu 10.04
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This is mainly for my own documentation. I’ve already had to do this twice when I was playing around with different themes. Standard Ubuntu 10.04 has the window buttons on the left (like on a MAC), but I think I still prefer to have them on the right. Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories >…
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Red Umbrella Day
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Oops, I didn’t get a chance to post about yesterday: red umbrella day. If you’re unfamiliar, perhaps a search would be in order.
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Friends, Part 2
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Dang it, I blew out the windows and the table, but I still like this picture. Remember this one?
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I’m not UN-patriotic
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Thought I should post something for Memorial Day. As seen in Dallas, with Sherry.
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Standing on Geary Blvd.
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Shopping Entropy
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As seen at the Nordstrom Rack in Colma, CA. And no, I don’t usually shop there.
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Too Close For Comfort
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Just playin’ around with watermarks–not like anyone’s gonna wanna steal this. I discovered I can stare at jellyfish for a looooong time.
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Google Voice for Students
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Google just announced they’re giving away Google Voice invites to students. If you’re a student, visit google.com/voice/students and enter an email address that ends in .edu. Your Google Voice invite will arrive in your inbox within 24 hours. Keep in mind that only one invite will be be sent per email address and Google Voice…
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Quick, Grab Your Arabic Domain Name
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Icann has switched on a system that allows full web addresses that contain no Latin characters. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to have so-called “country codes” written in Arabic scripts. The move is the first step to allow web addresses in many scripts including Chinese, Thai and Tamil.
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40% off Borders coupon (thru May 1)
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40% off Borders coupon for any one list-priced item through May 1, 2010.
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Open Wide
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As seen from the second floor of the Academy of Sciences. Ten cents goes to the person who doesn’t feel like yawning after staring at this picture.
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Sweet Escapes
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This is the time of the year when I track airfare prices to Asia. For flights within Asia, Ctrip.com usually has pretty good prices. I got this email from them today. I archived it so I can come back to it later, but something about the email seemed odd to me, but I couldn’t tell…