Well, it's like pulling away from the maze ( Read more... )

"when a nation grows strong enough, it practices hegemony. The sole purpose of power is to pursue even greater power... Geography is destiny... when a country begins to rise, it should first set itself in an invincible position."
---Lieutenant General Liu Yazhou, currently Deputy Political Commissar of the PLA Air Force

You don't know this but I'm a gourmand.

You also don't know that I want razzpotle and I want it now. What is razzpotle? It's a special sauce made in the heart of Texas by the company Fischer Fischer & Weiser. It is officially called raspberry chipotle sauce but in Texas we just say razzpotle.

I want a bottle asap.

Now that I've graduated, you can expect updates and well-written, smart and tough-minded entries.

There is nothing like a tender, soft, moist muffin straight from the oven. The perfect muffin's outside is never hard, and when pulled from its muffin paper or popped out straight from the muffin pan it comes out completely and easily. How in the world is this done ( Read more... )

Today I took my last final--Chinese ( Read more... )

I can't decide whether or not to be offended by the nickname "mooncake" -- I mean, cupcake is cute, but mooncake?

http://www.curbed.com/archives/2007/01/12/bob_bonnies_awkward_floral_staging_coda.php

I have a special way of taking a peek at your true face. It's addictive, and ultimately bad for my health, just like a cigarette, but that's my taste nonetheless.

"CASTRIES, St. Lucia - This tiny Caribbean island may have thought it was no big deal when it severed its 10-year relations with China and restored ties on Tuesday with rival Taiwan. Wrong ( Read more... )