Monthly Archives: June 2015

Terminus V

Posted on June 23, 2015 by d4vid

My latest terminus adventure (note how carefully I avoid the more correct but more ominous “terminal adventure”) took me to the Utter West, but was extra challenging because Metro Line 11 has two spurs. First, I tried the north spur.  … Continue reading →

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Festival

Posted on June 23, 2015 by d4vid

It was a three day weekend in China for the Dragon Boat Festival.  I was so lazy, I didn’t even bother looking up what it was.  Something about a poet.

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Egocentric

Posted on June 14, 2015 by d4vid

This Qin-era weapon is called a “gē”.  It usually gets translated into English as “spear” or “pike” or “dagger axe”, but as you can see from the picture it’s kind of weirder than any of those and I can’t really think … Continue reading →

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Circumnavigate

Posted on June 13, 2015 by d4vid

 Rented a bike atop the Xi’an city walls and rode the 8.5 miles around it.  The speakers on the lampposts play traditional Chinese music, which really added to the whole experience. Took about 90 minutes (with stops at all four … Continue reading →

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Ozymandias

Posted on June 12, 2015 by d4vid

“Look on my works, ye mighty and despair.”  Or, if Shelley isn’t your thing, insert a relevant Siouxie Sioux lyric instead.  Because I’m certainly not here to tell you how to run your life. I took an hour long public … Continue reading →

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Antonym

Posted on June 12, 2015 by d4vid

Quick!  What’s the opposite of a squat toilet?  Yeah, I got it wrong, too. For the record, the Chinese characters actually just say “sit toilet.”  Way to keep it classy, Baidu Translate.  

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Fortress

Posted on June 12, 2015 by d4vid

 I’m in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province (not Shanxi province, which is different as you may recall.)  It was also the capital of many dynasties all the way back to the Qin, although under many different names. The current name … Continue reading →

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Magnets

Posted on June 10, 2015 by d4vid

Fuckin’ magnets.  How do they work?  I’m on the MagLev train to the airport to fly to Xi’an.  Just hit 431km/h. 

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Tomorrowland

Posted on June 6, 2015 by d4vid

Finally saw Tomorrowland. I have always loved Disneyland.  If you had asked me as a child what my favorite land at Disneyland was, I would probably have countered, “Can I maybe tell you my least favorite instead?”  If you had said no … Continue reading →

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Macho

Posted on June 6, 2015 by d4vid

A subsidiary of He-Man Woman Haters Industries.  A division of the Little Rascals Group.  

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Terminus IV

Posted on June 6, 2015 by d4vid

Took the Metro Line 1 (closest to my apartment) to its southern terminus in Xinzhuang.Then connected from Xinzhuang to the Metro Line 5.  From Line 5, went past the suburbs (highrises surround by green space), past the Johnson & Johnson and … Continue reading →

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