Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Boyfriend’s Tuna Salad Recipe

The Boyfriend and I made this for dinner the other night, and it was delicious. Ingredients: 12 ounces (usually 2 cans) of tuna 3 eggs 4 stalks of scallions, minced 1 overflowing tablespoon of mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon of salt Directions: … Continue reading

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Peasants Potentially Oppressed…Again

Yao Jiaxin, the 21-year-old Xi’an Conservatory student who stabbed a waitress to death last year after hitting her with his car, was sentenced to death by a Xi’an court on April 22, 2011.  The court also stripped him of political … Continue reading

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April 24, 2011 PostSecret Favorite: No More Procreation Anxiety

PostSecret is a weekly blog featuring homemade postcards portraying people’s secrets.  The postcards are mailed anonymously, and the secrets range from cute and funny to pathetic and heartbreaking.  I stumbled across PostSecret in 2005 and became hopelessly addicted.  To commemorate my … Continue reading

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Prince William and Kate Middleton Getting Married

The British royal wedding, which I’m actually excited about, will take place in a couple hours.  You can watch it live via Yahoo streaming: http://royalwedding.yahoo.com/blogs/watch-royal-wedding-live-on-yahoo-5843?nc

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The Boyfriend’s 28th Birthday Dinner at Michael Mina

For the Boyfriend’s 28th birthday, I took him to Michael Mina, one of those big-deal, Michelin-rated restaurants in San Francisco that all the foodies rave about.  Neither of us had eaten there before, and due to its surprisingly subtle exterior, … Continue reading

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The Boyfriend’s 28th Birthday Flowers (Part 1)

I picked out some flowers for the Boyfriend’s birthday earlier this week from Angel’s Flowers, and I have to admit that my general intelligence and awesomeness do not extend to the realm of floral arrangement.  Flowers that look great in … Continue reading

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Super Poop 5

Apparently super poops are not geographically constrained.  Here is one of the Boyfriend’s super poops in a Washington, D.C. hotel last weekend:

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April 24, 2011 Boyfriend Malapropism: Particles of Speech

The Boyfriend loves to argue with me when he misspells or mispronounces words and names.  I keep an updated record of his lexical faux pas. On the plane ride from D.C. to San Francisco: me: It’s so cool that we … Continue reading

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The Boyfriend Turns 28

The Boyfriend is celebrating his 28th birthday today.  Perhaps “celebrating” isn’t an entirely accurate term for how he feels, as he seems to be more preoccupied with aging and “being old” than with any festivity a birthday commemoration might involve. … Continue reading

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How to Raise a Concert Pianist–Chinese Immigrant Style

I should preface by saying that I am not a concert pianist in the sense that I do not give concerts for a living.  I did, however, compete extensively in state, regional, national, and international piano competitions growing up.  When … Continue reading

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