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- Hush Hush at Rockefeller: half James Brown, half preacher; all sex. “Sex Partay” was a particular favourite. Great presence. #
- Let me revel in my self-control as I tumble in to bed at 1am. God knows, there was fun to be had. #
- It’s friday. It’s almost 6. It’s almost time to hit the RF pub and partake of the microbrews. Come one, come all! #
- 今朝有酒今朝醉
明日愁来明日愁
While there’s wine today, I’ll get drunk today;
When grief comes tomorrow, I’ll grieve tomorrow.
Luo Yin (罗隐), (833-909AD) # - I have tickets for Flight of the Conchords in Oslo! On the 22nd of May! Yay! #
- RT @goldkorn What is going on at going at the Global Times? http://is.gd/9HXIl @tcvarney #
- I read this when I first started studying Chinese. I felt bad. A year and a half later, I feel worse. http://bit.ly/w55tj - very good read. #
- Good MS Word replacement for Macs? Compared to how snappy it is in Windows, it’s a complete nightmare on a Mac. Would need footnote support. #
- Chinese hip-hop: http://bit.ly/bPaSid … probably the most cringeworthy youtube video I’ve come across in a while. [Old news; new to me] #
- This is perfect: http://bit.ly/c5UQWF The illustration, the example sentences and the literal meaning (extremely good). 极好! Two thumbs up! #
- 获 and 莸 had me confused there, for a little while. #
- 丁丁 (Tintin) is pretty hard reading for a comic book. #
- Anyone have any experience using Chinese journals as source materials? I’m working from the assumption that they’re peer-reviewed and kosher #
- Tilt, by Rockefeller, has an awesome beer selection. They imported the lesser of the Stone Brewery IPAs, though. Oh, well #
- Haandbeyggeriet “Wild Thing” smells like the fat of dry cured venison. Apparently, it’s meant to be “infused with cranberries and currants”. #
- Haandbryggeriet Ardenne Blonde #260 smells like canned asparagus. Tastes like it, too. Bleh. #
- How about that sunlight? This feels like spring! (hoping I didn’t jinx it) #
- The poem 面朝大海，春暖花开 by 海子 took on another level of meaning once I found out about his suicide at age 25. Intrigued. #
- Onwards and upwards! #
March 7th, 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. #
February 28th, 2010
- I am a Godfather. Sounds cool, right? It is now my ward to instill my infant cousin Emily w/ good, Christian values. I’ll get right on that. #
- Off to Baltazar to pig out with the TW crew and The Random Doves. Palace Grill need to step their service up. Bastards. #
- Seeing this trailer (http://bit.ly/JGdXM) for “The Room”, I want to watch it for all the wrong reasons. So wrong it transcends the term. #
- Schindler’s list is…what it is. Hard to describe without resorting to platitudes, clichés or expletives. Good to see it again. #
- Now that I’ve forgotten about the incessant cigarette smoking and pollution everywhere, I’m starting to miss China and Beijing again. #
- http://bit.ly/v8Zr - 100 of the most popular works of Classical music as used in movies, etc. Ever wondered what something was? Here it is. #
- Had a great day judging the Oslo qualifications for the Norwegian Barista Championship. Excited to see what the rest of Norway has to offer. #
February 21st, 2010
- Eating breakfast, feeling the first waves of a tolerable hangover starting to wash over me. At least there’s scrambled eggs. #
- Arabic Language Student held for attempting to bring Arabic Language Flash Cards onto domestic flight. http://bit.ly/dB1hi6 - pre-pre-crime. #
- 汉语 highlight: 潘驴邓小闲-the male ideal:As pretty as the man 潘, hung like a donkey-驴, rich like the man 邓, young-小, w/ leisure-闲 (to chase girls) #
- I love my chicken wings, but this Momofuku recipe is just insane. http://bit.ly/luEaD. Cold-smoked, brined and confited in pork fat. God. #
- At my brother’s apt, having a productive conversation. The grand tour is on. #
February 14th, 2010
