Author Archives: David Terrell

China, Days 7 and 8

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I put up a few new pics, but nothing really interesting has happened. This afternoon I get to give a presentation. Tomorrow, I’m going to do some shopping. Friday, I imagine there will … Continue reading

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Pictures!

A few pictures: Food! ChinaTrip/IMG_5261 People! ChinaTrip/IMG_5290 Mao! ChinaTrip/IMG_5286 And more…

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China, Day 6

Didn’t do much this weekend. Spent yesterday mostly inside hacking on php (yeah yeah) for WordPress. Not sure why, really, except I want to tinker under the hood of the new toy. Today, did some laundry, went for a long … Continue reading

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Whiskey Bar: George W. Minderbinder

Whiskey Bar: George W. Minderbinder How can you pass up a comparison between Bush privatizing social security and Catch 22?

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Apropos of nothing

How gay are the (( )) in my blog name? I like them, but I don’t really know why. And how the hell do you do a poll in wordpress?

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China, Day 4

Jesus fucking christ, I’m in a completely country where 99% of the population doesn’t speak my language, you can’t find a goddamn cup of coffee, and I’m completely dependant on strangers to get something as simple as a micro-USB cable … Continue reading

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China, Day 3

Day 3 rapidly draws to a close. Time to go get some dinner. Lunch was some great dim sum (and for about $6 for the 3 of us to eat). I could get used to that. Though, I had a … Continue reading

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China, Day 2

Food good. And interesting. Alcohol makes a fabulous cure for jet lag. I need to learn spoken Chinese, real fast. Any suggestions for resources on basic grammar and vocabulary would be awesome.

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Drilling holes in soft plastic

<yohan> For future reference: <yohan> the right tool for the job, when the job is drilling a hole in soft plastic, is a Forstner bit. <yohan> Someone with a blog should put that up, because Google sure didn’t give me … Continue reading

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two flights,…

three boarding passes, two bus rides, three passport stamps, two taxi rides, a shower, a flooded bathroom, a shave and one thoroughly authentically taiwanese (hah! seriously) lunch later, I have discovered that the two people I have come here to … Continue reading

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