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two very different poems

Posted on March 15, 2010 by dichroic

The bad jet-lag poem, which I have managed to reconstruct: No one writes poems about jet lag. It’s probably obvious why – that fog in your head, those brain cells, now dead mean wordsmithing skills go bye-bye. No one writes … Continue reading →

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braaaaains!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by dichroic

The jet lag has been bad on this return trip – no problem going, just coming home. Both Friday and Saturday nights (or rather, Saturday and Sunday mornings) I didn’t get to sleep until after 2 AM. On Sunday I … Continue reading →

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Brilliant idea but slightly flawed

Posted on March 14, 2010 by dichroic

Two of them, actually – two of the books I’ve just been reading are Melissa Marr’s bestselling YA fantasy Wicked Lovely, and Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation, by Elissa Stein, Susan Kim, and they’re rather surprisingly alike. Both are … Continue reading →

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social networking evolution

Posted on March 11, 2010 by dichroic

It’s very interesting seeing how the evolution of online social networking sites changes where my birthday greetings come from each year. This year, the vast majority of them were on Facebook. I got birthday messages from over 1.8% of my … Continue reading →

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looking forward

Posted on March 9, 2010 by dichroic

It’s 15:30 and the first of my colleagues has just left work for the day, which reminds me of one more thing I look forward to about moving here: flextime. The Taiwan office doesn’t have any, and I’ve had it … Continue reading →

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(slightly) dizzy broad

Posted on March 9, 2010 by dichroic

I am dizzy, still or again. I’m getting very tired of this; it’s been noticeable, on and off, throughout this whole trip (which eliminates the idea that it has something to do with Taiwan air pollution). One problem is that … Continue reading →

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on the water again, also cooking question

Posted on March 8, 2010 by dichroic

We went rowing twice over the weekend, just because we could – or thought we could. On Saturday I went out with my old partner. She has a new doubles partner now who I think is a better match for … Continue reading →

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sokken!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by dichroic

I finally finished my Laeticia socks yesterday, begun at the beginning of last October. This is why I don’t like to have more than a couple of knitting projects ongoing at a time; I feel like a slacker when it … Continue reading →

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big and small catastrophes averted

Posted on March 6, 2010 by dichroic

I checked this morning: everyone I work with is OK from the earthquake. I was pretty sure they would be, but it’s nice to have it confirmed. Still, I’m glad we missed it (since Ted and I are both in … Continue reading →

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score!

Posted on March 4, 2010 by dichroic

I got to see my new apartment today, and was very happy to find it’s on the 29th floor! This is in a town with about three tall buildings, so the view is fabulous. Otherwise, the apartment’s OK: furniture by … Continue reading →

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