27 Jennifers and Other Name Tales
I’m sure many of you have seen the brilliant GIF infographic from Jezebel last week outlining the US’ most popular names for girls by state from 1960-2012. I had a few main takeaways,… Continue reading
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Why Blogger Meetups Are Like First Dates
It has been awhile, but this week I went on a first date. Well, kind of sort of. I finally had the pleasure of meeting two fellow blogger friends, expatlingo.com and lostnchina.wordpress.com, whom… Continue reading
America: Land of the Free, Home of Bland Fruit
If I were asked to pick out the quintessential American fruit, it would probably be the humble apple. And despite growing up in Eastern Washington State—the epicenter of the global apple industry—it wasn’t… Continue reading
Home
I comfortably call Seattle home now. I’ll admit that I’ve had to reacquaint myself a bit after being away for more than fifteen years, but Seattle has certainly grown tremendously over the last… Continue reading
Unspoken Rules: A View from the Bottom
This is a difficult post, but I’m going out a limb today because for whatever reason, I’ve seen a few articles this week that got me to thinking about inequality, particularly in the… Continue reading
Love and Loathing During Chinese New Year
I love Chinese New Year (CNY). I love it because well, yes I am Chinese. But I have positive associations with CNY because it’s a holiday that has particular significance to me. I… Continue reading
Christmas Monstrosity
A year ago, I was headless-chicken-running around greater Seattle trying to gather whatever remaining Christmas decorations still available on the shelves. Basically, I was on the hunt for plain colored glass or plastic… Continue reading
Voters, Fans, and Hong Kong: Post Election Thoughts
On Tuesday night, America re-elected President Obama to four more years in office. And like many of you, I stayed up to watch the “election night drama unfold” on the Big Boards of… Continue reading
Soup Snob
We’ve reverted to mean here in Seattle. People are back in their sensible rain boots, Gore-Tex, puffy jackets, and fleece. Runny noses, germs and Kleenex are making their rounds along with the Halloween… Continue reading
Mr. Eco and Road Rage, Seattle-Style
I’ve never liked to drive. Even though I’ve been driving for over 20 years, I’ve never been a comfortable driver. To clarify, I don’t hate cars and I have no problem riding as… Continue reading