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December 31, 2005
I like being hungry...
because when you're hungry everything tastes like the best ___ ever... in this case, dumplings at this place right behind my hotel.
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December 30, 2005
Sir, would you like stir-fried beef or spicy squid?
Lunch
Spicy squid of course. You all know how I like alliteration.
I take this to mean that come January 1st, 2006 they start hating each other again.
Posted by rxu at 08:29 AM | Comments (0)
December 23, 2005
Sasha visits from old Europe
I present to you Sasha Zamler-Carhart.
Posted by rxu at 02:48 PM | Comments (0)
Le Sanglier
Dec 22, 2005
Le Sanglier
Tarzana, CA
Posted by rxu at 02:27 PM | Comments (0)
The Founding Fathers' War on Christmas
From http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/christmas/real3.html:
In the early 17th century, a wave of religious reform changed the way Christmas was celebrated in Europe. When Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan forces took over England in 1645, they vowed to rid England of decadence and, as part of their effort, cancelled Christmas. By popular demand, Charles II was restored to the throne and, with him, came the return of the popular holiday.
The pilgrims, English separatists that came to America in 1620, were even more orthodox in their Puritan beliefs than Cromwell. As a result, Christmas was not a holiday in early America. From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was actually outlawed in Boston. Anyone exhibiting the Christmas spirit was fined five shillings. By contrast, in the Jamestown settlement, Captain John Smith reported that Christmas was enjoyed by all and passed without incident.
After the American Revolution, English customs fell out of favor, including Christmas. In fact, Congress was in session on December 25, 1789, the first Christmas under America's new constitution. Christmas wasn't declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.
Posted by rxu at 01:58 PM | Comments (0)
Ack!
Your December 03, 2005 LSAT score is 175. The percentile rank is 99.
Damn it! If I had gotten more than 3 hours of sleep the night before...
Posted by rxu at 01:53 PM | Comments (0)
December 18, 2005
The People's Bureaucracy of China
Posted by rxu at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
North by America West
Rendezvoused with Maria, flying back from D.C. via Phoenix.
Posted by rxu at 11:49 PM | Comments (0)
Into the ghetto... mmm...
Now that I'm no longer driving an expensive car (Acura or a Lexus), a good excuse to jaunt into the ghetto to Mandy's completely unhealthy Fish and Chips. In fact, a little too ghetto to bring my camera into the store.
Posted by rxu at 11:45 PM | Comments (0)
all the good things in life...
The open road, the sunset, a fully charged iPod, NPR, an EOS 20D, a 175W inverter, and finally a reason to eat fast food...
Posted by rxu at 11:40 PM | Comments (0)
Desert Eagle (well, actually a hawk)
Yes, I know! My camera needs cleaning.
Posted by rxu at 11:15 PM | Comments (0)
The Malay Malaysians
Posted by rxu at 10:47 PM | Comments (0)
The establishment
The Grill, Tucson
Posted by rxu at 10:44 PM | Comments (0)
Caught a mixer
Tucson inter-collegiate mixer - the Ivy's + Stanford and a few others at the Westin la Paloma resort. Surprisingly high turnout for a town in the middle of the desert... probably around 50-60 attendees.
Got caught up talking with an economic consultant about... well, the economy stupid! Forgot to take pictures until the last few of us were leaving.
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Morning in the desert
Posted by rxu at 09:47 PM | Comments (0)
Covorting with counter-counter-revolutionaries at the [Hotel] Congress
Posted by rxu at 09:43 PM | Comments (0)
Randy left his home for Tucson, Arizona
Posted by rxu at 09:35 PM | Comments (0)
Point me to the hipsters
Posted by rxu at 08:13 PM | Comments (0)
Plenty of room at the Hotel Arizona
Metcalf Hostel (highly recommended)
1026 North 9th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Lindsey's guest suite
Tucson, AZ 85743
Roadrunner Hostel
346 East 12th Street
Tucson, Arizona 85701
(free waffles in the morning)
Posted by rxu at 04:11 AM | Comments (0)
Forcing a gift horse down his mouth...
Posted by rxu at 01:16 AM | Comments (0)
December 14, 2005
hey guys, it's just like Morocco...
Posted by rxu at 09:58 PM | Comments (0)
December 12, 2005
Phoenix landing
Posted by rxu at 11:32 PM | Comments (0)
It's Dem Holidays again...
Posted by rxu at 03:45 AM | Comments (0)
Hobo Fire!
Saturday night on Venice Beach at the house with the picket fences... fences surrounded by real hobos.
Posted by rxu at 02:01 AM | Comments (0)
December 07, 2005
Holiday Card for the 21st century
Instead of holiday cards, I'm going to send off a narrated PowerPoint presentation. I've just about finished my Morocco section.
Automated slide show starts on the Casablanca page:
Posted by rxu at 01:13 AM | Comments (0)
December 04, 2005
Tucson, AZ
I think I might head on over to Tucson for a little American accilination** before the craziness of Korea and China. Hopefully I catch the semi-annual Tucson 4th Ave Street Fair...
alpacalon (2:41:51 PM): i hear you're visiting tucson
alpacalon (2:41:55 PM): word gets around
Xuthoria (2:42:18 PM): i like to travel, particularly on short hop flights, since I hate flying.
Xuthoria (2:43:04 PM): I'm like the Doc McCoy of travel - I go from planet to planet but hate using the transporter
** - When I stayed at the American Embassy in Japan, I remember learning that diplomatic staff get an bonus month of vacation every year. But they have to spend it in the US. It's to prevent them from "going native."
Posted by rxu at 10:12 PM | Comments (0)
It ain't fair
Took the LSAT. Not the wisest thing to do on 3 hours of sleep (couldn't sleep the night before), but I expect to have done fairly well however... the problem is that for most of my recent years, I've been judged by a different standard than most other people.
When I was in elementary school and junior high and getting C's, no one judged me. But now... I'm the kid who went to Harvard so I'm supposedly "wicked smaht". If I don't break 175 (99.6 percentile I think), I'm a loser.
Whatever score I will end up getting, most of the people in my testing room would gladly trade me for. But it still probably won't be good enough... Life just ain't fair.
Posted by rxu at 09:46 PM | Comments (0)
December 02, 2005
There they are!
y equals F of x (12:47:31 PM): so likey equals F of x (12:47:36 PM): jimmy eat world
y equals F of x (12:47:52 PM): they're playing at caltech
Xuthoria (12:48:27 PM): oh i remember them
Xuthoria (12:48:40 PM): that's a real 'where are they now'
Xuthoria (12:48:56 PM): apparently caltech
y equals F of x (12:48:59 PM): playing free concerts
Posted by rxu at 05:45 AM | Comments (0)
your-Asia
Just booked now . . .
Chinese New Years in China - and American New Years in Korea!
From: "Bill Adams" (billa-AT-loyaltychina.com)
To: jhackenbracht-AT-apcochina.com
Cc: Randy
Subject: FW: Chinese New Years in China (fwd)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:05:31 +0800
Hey Julie,
Did you know Randy Xu? Class of '04, lived in the quad, kind of crazy?
Well, he just called my cell to say he's coming to China [redacted]
Thanks,
Bill
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Bill Adams
Loyalty China Manager of Regional Operations
Suite 1707 Hyundai Motor Tower, 38 Xiaoyun Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027
T: (010)8453-9616x.101, F: (010)8453-9618
billa-AT-loyaltychina.com
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Subject: RE: Chinese New Years in China (fwd)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:13:13 +0800
From: "Hackenbracht, Julie" (jhackenbracht-AT-apcochina.com)
Randy - I'll tell you what. I'll help get you information on an
agent, if you take down the text on your website that [redacted]
The pictures can stay, [redacted]
:)
glad to hear you're actually coming, randy! Something tells me that I
only responded to the e-mail you sent in my head. I actually did mean
to reply...
Posted by rxu at 05:21 AM | Comments (0)
Fiesta de la Pizza
Posted by rxu at 05:13 AM | Comments (0)