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What made me happy was that I had finally gotten to a position where I had all the power over myself. That even though the situation sucked, I didn't have to acquiesce gently or pretend I was into it.
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There are many other things I want to start, restart, or optimize, but I don't need to do them all at once - nay, they are impossible to do them all at once - and even if I didn't do any of them, I don't need to beat myself up about it.
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Recently, a surprising number of people have asked my opinion on what's China's deal with this whole fiasco.
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It turns out that state between sleep and awake actually has a name: hypnagogia.
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If you thought the process of house hunting was exhausting, it turns out that the process of furnishing an entirely empty apartment, all alone, is even more so.
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Turns out trying to supercharge apartment hunting across three very separate areas in a major cosmopolitan city by fitting all of them into three days actually takes a lot out of you.
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Looking back over the shots I took of Shaxi, I was reminded of how beautiful that part of the country was, and also about how much we need to do to protect that beauty.
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I went to the Asian Art Museum a couple of weeks ago and came across these wonderful Japanese prints of foreigners from around the Meiji Restoration era and wanted to write something about it. Who knew that this week would afford me that opportunity?!
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Years ago, I came across a podcast that was about the muckracker Vincent Hallinan, who amongst other things sued the Catholic Church to prove there was a god. A supporting actor in his story was his wife, Vivian, who I found to be much MUCH more interesting of a character.
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To make a revolution, people must not only struggle against existing institutions. They must make a philosophical/spiritual leap and become more human human beings. In order to change/transform the world, they must change/transform themselves.
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Wow, I don't know if it's just because it's been two years and change since I've had to move time zones, or if the East Asia to West Coast America switch is just especially brutal, but my life since I got here a week ago has felt like one barely coherent haze.
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And just like that... I'm out of here. I've got two suitcases and a cat to carry on the plane with me ASAP.