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at first lijiang might just seem like a pretty place with stall after stall of pashminas and dried yak, but tonight lori and i experienced the fun side of lijiang. at night along one of the creeks there is a row of restaraunts that have club music playing and flashing strobe lights a la mandel […]

we’re in lijiang’s old town. it’s the opposite of shanghai. i keep sayign to lori it’s like being in some chinese theme park. we also got ripped off for the first time (well, at least knowingly). we got in a cab, and after he drove away from the airport told us it would cost 80RMBｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｗｅ　ｎｅｅｄｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｇｏ．　ｗｅ　ｔｒｉｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｂａｒｇａｉｎ，　ｏｒ　ａｔ　ｌｅａｓｔ　ｐｕｔ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｅｔｅｒ，　ｂｕｔ　ｈｅ　ｗａｓｎ＇ｔ　ｈａｖｉｎｇ　ａｎｙ　ｏｆ　ｉｔ．　ｓｏ　ｗｅ　ｈａｄ　ｔｏ　ａｄｍｉｔ　ｄｅｆｅａｔ．　ｔｈｅ　ｇｕｉｄｅ　ｂｏｏｋ　ｓａｙｓ　ｉｔ＇ｓ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ａ　６０ＲＭＢride, […]

thanks to baron for fixing my blog. he’s my hero. too bad i’m now going on a two day hike so will be radio silent. oh well.

so the internet at the hotel won’t let me post to my blog. nothing about the government watching me, but posts just won’t go through. pretty frustrating after writing a great one and then losing it completely. so i’m getting my mom to post them on my behalf. today lori and i are walking from […]

a conversation with my father about my upcoming trip to china: dad: have you got your visa yet for china? me: yes. dad: is it single entry or multiple entry? me: single entry. dad: then make sure you don’t leave china. me: okay dad. um, dad, where would i be going? dad: well, if someone […]

i’m verbally dyslexic.

i hope next time there’s an eclipse it’s not as cold out. then maybe i’ll go outside for more than just a peek.

Dear Rachael, I watch your show each morning while I run on the treadmill at the gym. Your upbeat personality is generally a cheerful way to start the day, and I enjoy getting recipe ideas for that night’s dinner. Monday was an exception. You gave your audience members an HD Tuner Stick with a cute […]

I am a girl. I like technology. It’s frustrating when companies think that all they need to do to make a product appealing to a woman is paint it pink. There’s way more to it than that. It’s nice to read about some companies that seem to finally be getting it. One of my favourite […]