Monthly Archives: March 2015

Puzzle

Posted on March 31, 2015 by d4vid

On Saturday, went to the Mr. X Mystery House with some friends from work.  You’re locked in a room and have an hour to solve a series of puzzles to find a way out.  (You may have seen something similar … Continue reading →

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Metric

Posted on March 24, 2015 by d4vid

Since moving to Shanghai, I still haven’t mastered temperatures in Celsius but I quickly learned that I am 1.93 meters tall.

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Gatsby

Posted on March 24, 2015 by d4vid

See that green light?  Beckoning to me like I’m Jay Gatsby?  Well, it hasn’t been on since 1 December 2014 when I packed up my apartment back in Pasadena.  After many, many setbacks, I finally have my Apple Time Capsule back … Continue reading →

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Soggy

Posted on March 24, 2015 by d4vid

Someone wise once said, “I take two steps forward/I take two steps back.”  Actually, I believe that was D.J. Skat Cat.  (Not to be confused with D.J. Cat Scat, who spins at particular fetish parties.) I managed to start a … Continue reading →

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Destiny

Posted on March 24, 2015 by d4vid

It doesn’t get much more meta than this.  Here in Shanghai is a restaurant which specializes in American-style “Chinese food”.  Beef & broccoli, orange chicken, egg rolls, General Tsao’s chicken, sweet & sour pork.  Stuff like that.  The place is … Continue reading →

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Whinging

Posted on March 23, 2015 by d4vid

After getting my sea shipment and confirming that I didn’t have any of the cords I need hidden anywhere, I tried finding an electronics mall that Eli & I had visited on my first visit to Shanghai over a year … Continue reading →

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Balmy

Posted on March 22, 2015 by d4vid

It was downright balmy this weekend.  But the whole time, all I could think of was “Brace yourself.  Summer is coming.”

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Vice

Posted on March 21, 2015 by d4vid

As in “inherent vice.”  The legal term, not the (excellent) P.T. Anderson film. After nearly four months, my “sea shipment” finally arrived.  Thoroughly unimpressive.  Things I (obviously) didn’t need to survive here.  Linens, dress clothes, emergence kits, etc. But now I … Continue reading →

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Pink

Posted on March 15, 2015 by d4vid

 Some days, I can’t help but thinking of my mom. 

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Jupiter

Posted on March 15, 2015 by d4vid

Hey, I know three of those four Chinese characters! Today, I had lunch at Pistolera and then went to the movie theater next door for the first time. Yes, that’s communist art deco.  Really great theater, despite its long throw.  It’s telling … Continue reading →

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Wolf

Posted on March 15, 2015 by d4vid

Xioahan, Eli, & I went to a movie yesterday.  I had thought Wolf Totem was a Chinese movie but — standing outside by the poster, waiting — I realized it was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.  Off the top of my … Continue reading →

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Cheerios

Posted on March 10, 2015 by d4vid

From time to time on the Shanghai Metro, I find myself standing next to someone who smells of Cheerios and cat food.  I try not to imagine them feeding Cheerios to a cat.

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Peanut

Posted on March 4, 2015 by d4vid

COWORKER:  Do you want a cookie? DAVID:  What flavor is it? COWORKER:  Penis. DAVID:  I’m pretty sure you mean “peanut”…but now I definitely don’t want one.

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Home

Posted on March 2, 2015 by d4vid

Took this picture at the mall next door to my apartment but without the express written consent of Major League Baseball. In Chinese, 棒球 literally means “stick ball” but also means “excellent” or “skillful ball.”

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