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Weekly Mini-updates from 2010-02-28
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
- Essay handed in (被好朋友改写了). Now for a hard earned beer and “Un Prophète” - Apparently the best French film of 2009. IMDB: http://bit.ly/ocGgx #
- Barry White deciphered: the female perspective. http://www.translationparty.com/#6703112 #
- The future is now. I’m looking at a live feed from CNN showing camera feeds from a harbour in Hawaii, waiting for the Tsunami to roll in. #
- A stellar piece from the golden age of design: http://bit.ly/cByHR7 the KLH Model Twenty-Plus Turntable w/ Speakers. Space Age and Scando! #
- 2036 characters! The essay is finished. I sent it off to a Chinese friend with a prayer she could hook a brother up with some grammar. Phew. #
- Reading advice threads on things you have a good grasp on make it clear just how much bad advice you can get on the internet. Scary. #
- Me, a cup of tea and ChinesePod. Living the dream! #
- http://bit.ly/9AYY5Q - David Brent performing on an acoustic guitar. Free Love on the Free Love Freeway. #
- 800/2000字 down; 2.5 days to go. I’m glad people won’t be able to see my mangling of Mandarin syntax. #
- RT @China_Daily: Beijing’s population exceeds 22 million http://tinyurl.com/yam5p77 slightly fewer than Taiwan’s entire population (@niubi) #
- The Hawkpanther - a perfect human animal: http://bit.ly/akPUT3 - Obviously bullshit, but cringeworthy nonetheless. #
- http://bit.ly/bmDuAT Omar Little Richardson. It’s all in the game. #
- Lying in bed. Decked out with woolen socks, coffee, my laptop, music and as always, the Impending Doom of papers that need handing in. 不亦靠乎? #
- Just realized that writing my arguments and trains of thought out in a language I’m comfortable is much easier. Now for the translation. #
- 男人走了，到了外面，面对花花绿绿的世界，在霓虹灯的闪烁下，也有了另一个名字–农民工. Drama! Disappointment! Excitement! #
- 有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎? #
- Just bought the Complete Pleco bundle for iPhone. Once flashcards are implemented, it’ll be the best thing since sliced bread. #
- RT @FakeAPStylebook Forbear: something given to a bear. “Forebear” is the portion of the bear before the main bear. “Fourbear” is a party. #
- Fenocchio Barolo Riserva 1990 is like taking a walk along the beach -a perfect antidote to winter. Amazing. The 1978 is even better. Oh God. #
- At a Barolo and Barbaresco wine tasting. Guiseppe Cortese Rabaja Barbaresco 2001 kind of tastes like paté. Odd. #
- http://vimeo.com/9608637 - A beautiful and devastating montage from Haiti, shot by the extremely talented photojournalist Khalid Mohtaseb. #
- A beautiful and devastating montage from Haiti, shot by the extremely talented photojournalist Khalid Mohtaseb. #
- Working all day. Come by and get coffeed up! #
- Just saw “Bodyguards and Assassins” (十月围城). Another big budget, all-star film re-imagining and glorifying history. +Donnie Yen eats a horse. #
- Just saw “Bodyguards and Assassins” (十月国城). Another big budget, all-star film re-imagining and glorifying history. +Donnie Yen eats a horse. #
