The year of the snake is over. Good thing: it was one of the worst years ever. The year of the horse should prove to be better. Tuesday was New Year's Day. Monday, we spent the day in Keelung, a northern port on the tip of Taiwan, with my uncle's family ( Read more... )

Yesterday, after 2 weeks of waiting, a nice little brown box from Amazon.com arrived at my door. After being completely devastated from missing a nine inch nails autograph session in NYC last month, I was beginning to think that I'd never receive my order. But the gods shine upon me ( Read more... )

Yesterday had to be one of the best days ever. My cousin and I awoke to an actual sunny day. We decided to go to Taipei SeaWorld. Once we arrived, I was a little confused. We were in the middle of Taipei, looking at a skyscraper...and that is one of the marvels of Taiwan: conservation of space. We entered the building and, surprisingly, I found it ( Read more... )

I knew the time would come when some aspect of this new land would really get to me. Well, the time has long since passed. In no particular order of hate ( Read more... )

"ZZZZZZZZ...." that is all the warning you get...and then BAM, you have been sucked by a mosquito. and not any mosquito. this is a rare strain of mosquitos. i must say the one thing i absolutely hate about taiwan are its fucking mosquitos. its so bloody humid that they even strike in cold weather. but alas, me and my bug zapper fried the fuck out ( Read more... )

After being robbed of the sun for the past 2 weeks, the great ball of fire finally broke through the clouds. It was actually hot today! In retrospect, it was a perfect day ( Read more... )

How un-American. Sitting in my new living room, in Taiwan, eating Peking Duck, watching the superbowl (a recorded version, mind you). An odd setting to watch a hometown team win a fine game of football. Vinatieri is my negro. It figures that I'm a thousand miles away from home...I don't even get to see the UMass sports-related riots. I would have ( Read more... )

i haven't seen the sun in about 2 weeks. its been raining and cold. i had a burst of creativity last night and did some work in my journal. i added some scrap book sections before falling asleep. i can't wait to get to my new school and start my new life chapter ( Read more... )

I've been in the Land Where Things Are Made (*guru*) since January 6th. Its almost been a month. I can't say I've learned anything mind-altering since I've arrived. This place is polluted beyond American standards. Its more crowded than New York City (and 5 times as big). The elderly and small children are frightened by the sight of a 5'10" white ( Read more... )