Hey!
I’m back in the U.S. and having a good time. I haven’t really had the opportunity to be on my computer 12 hours a day, so I haven’t talked to anyone from very much–from Taiwan or from the U.S.
Michigan is fun. I’m kind of on vacation, so I don’t mind the heavy, fluffy snow and [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Back in MI
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A Mighty Yalp!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bike, fridge, good mood, karma, leaving, love, Nick, room mates, scooter, sold, success, tatiana, universe on December 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve had such a nice/lucky day, and I’ve barely left the house!
Ever feel like the universe is watching out for you, like a little mewling baby on her shoulder?
Today was that kind of day. A great stillness filled the air; the reflective pause of today. Nothing stirred, the air barely moved. It [...]
Is that a taco, wait, no, I think it’s a wrap!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged applications, blog, creative, flour and beer, GRE, Hashing, John Galt, last day, moving, new year, project, resolutions, suck at math, Taiwan, teaching on December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s getting down to crunch time here in Taiwan.
Tonight was the last night of teaching the kiddies–pictures are soon to follow–and tomorrow is the holycrapthisisreallyhappeninggeteverythingdone day.
The apartment is a mess with crap everything, stuff in boxes, etc.
I am optimistically calm about the whole thing.
Tomorrow or Thursday I am also hoping to send the first of [...]
Pranksgiving
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged feast, fun, hat, headdress, hope, indian, paint, pilgrim, pinata, potatoes, Russia, stan, Thanksgiving, turkey on December 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So we had us a little Thanksgiving feast yesterday.
It was delightful.
We had about 8 friends over for a big lunner. We got the turkey/gravy/stuffing/pumpkin pie from a nearby western restaurant. I made candied yams, tomato salad, hummus, pumpkin bread, and UM mashed potatoes. Friends also brought nice cheese, bread, and plenty of wine.
For fun, Tatiana [...]