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Archive for September, 2007
Something Special
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2007 | No Comments »
BOYZ II MEN ABCBBD
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2007 | No Comments »
I was lucky enough to grow up in a watery era of impossible pop ballads. From Whitney Houston to All 4 One, movie theme songs, Boyz II Men…the list goes on and on. I can remember singing “And IIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiIIIII will always LoOOOOVE YooooOOOOU” on the playground with my friends, right after serenading each other with [...]
my job…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I edit the English for a monthly, bilingual city guide magazine printed here in Taiwan. That means I edit a lot of articles about food, restaurants, art exhibitions, cultural events, etc. About 75% of these articles have been translated from Chinese into English. Our translators are good, but there are somethings that only truly native [...]
frame your eyes and sting your knuckles
Posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2007 | No Comments »
It is no secret that the weather in Taiwan sucks. The year starts off cold and wet, with chilly winds and no heat. Then it goes into spring, where it gets a little warmer and it’s nice for three weeks. Then it turns into rainy season. Then it is scorching [...]
The Trapeze Swinger
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2007 | No Comments »
My favorite song is The Trapeze Swinger by Iron & Wine. It is a long song–coming in at about 9:30, but anytime I hear it playing, it feels more like centuries pass rather than minutes. The clock ticks seconds, years–both forwards and backwards–through this tangled web of humanity caught in its long ooo’s [...]
Xanga Sick
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2007 | No Comments »
All of the colors and annoyances were giving me a headache. This is white. I needed the white and the simple and the clean. It’s a grown-up blog. I’ll try to update this. Most of it is going to be less-than-exciting posts about life. However, I am going to try and post more writing and [...]
