I just got sad that I don't have a place like the way LJ used to be, a place I could post something and five or so friends used to reply. I wish China wouldn't block facebook.

I can agree that Palin's actions might have had nothing to do with the attempted assassination of Gifford, but can't we all agree that putting a gun sight on top of the districts of one's opponents and saying things such as "don't retreat, reload" are fucking stupid, childish things to do?

The funny thing about diapers is that I always feared the prospect of changing them.  Now that I have no choice, I must say that my fear was completely unfounded.  While it is not particularly exciting seeing poo poo and pee pee, it is easy to get used to, and the reward of seeing my baby's chubby legs kicking is worth it ( Read more... )

 But in reality, I'm screwing around on my computer at work.  Today is my baby's due date.  Pretty crazy.  How does one celebrate his last bit of freedom before 'the big push'?  It's not like a wedding where you can go out and get wasted with a bunch of friends.  Maybe I'll make due with an ice cream bar.

 I'm thinking of short messaging all my LJ buddies to tell them to come to a specially made-by-me reunion post.  I wonder if it would work at all?  Would more than two people respond?  Hmmm, still thinking if I want to bother to spend that little bit of time to arrange such a thing.

Well, found out one Chinese/American cultural difference. I was pretty excited to find out I will be having a girl because now I can buy suitable clothes. My mother in law comes to visit. She brings with her blue and pink baby clothes. Apparently, a lot of Chinese don't care about the color of baby clothes. The problem is, I kind of do. Ah...

Israel does not have lots of oil. It does not produce much. It is very small. It is fully of religious nuts. It constantly makes World War III seem possible. It unifies the Arab world against the US. It treats non-Jewish citizens as a lower status than its Jewish citizens, highly undemocratic ( Read more... )

For some reason I am always fascinated with the fact that LJ isn't cool anymore. I feel like humans really don't like things. They just like trying things. I still think the concept of a blog is cool. Actually, I think people still blog, but they have found different mediums. But I ask myself, why continuously switch platforms? Wouldn't it be ( Read more... )

My contract for the school I am working at is winding down. Been looking for some work, but so far I have been surprisingly hitting dead ends. There is plenty of work here, but mostly as kindergarten teachers. I don't dig singing row row row your boat twenty times and asking how many legs does an octopus have. There still is significant time ( Read more... )

Nobody likes paying taxes, and taxes should be MUCH lower. But really, all Tea Party leaders seem like opportunists to me. And who really knows how they stand on other issues because their supporters generally don't care. It just seems to me that once they get into office, reality will sink in that they can't just make the "No Tax" law and go ( Read more... )