9.26.2006 decor

Labels: Photography

9.24.2006 Boredom breeds......this:

Way back when the typhoons were coming, and Meg and I were wishfully wishing that they would hit us so we could have a day off we got creative.

All of the typhoon days I've experienced so far have kind of been exhilarating for someone who has only had to deal with big snow and icestorms. Typhoons, and earthquakes are new.

For those not in Taiwan, typically when a typhoon is coming we know a few days - a week ahead of time. The night before a typhoon day the radio will usually announce whether or not the government is going to shut down the whole city or not. This is usually enough time to stock up on essentials. Like armloads of movies and junkfood.... and I guess maybe some water if you have a free arm.

All of my typhoon days have been spent watching movie after movie and playing card games with Meg. We decided we needed something new and I'd been dying to try and find scrabble but I haven't had any luck finding the classic version.

So we made our own from junk Meg has collected. Plastic album covers, old tile, and permanent markers.



Yes. We are dorks.

Labels: uncategorized

9.11.2006 Wow an update! (plus Dashi beach)

This is one of those posts where I try to make up some reasonable excuse to why I've fallen off the face of the earth.

I guess it was kind of cruel to do that post about those big typhoons coming and then never write again. Well the typhoons were a whole lot of nothing (until they hit mainland China).

What's been up?

- I had two weeks vacation in August
- I'm a preschool teacher now (vs a kindergarden or elementary teacher)
- My school *told* me (vs asked) that I have a new class to teach. So now I don't get out with the sunshine anymore.
- my partner-in-crime (Meg) aka my bestfriend on the beautiful island of Taiwan has left me
- Meg is pregnant! And happy!
- I hacked off my hair after about 8 years of having it long (I didn't even cry).

I will let the suspense build. I have an incredible backlog of things to write about but for now have some photos of Dashi that I have nothing meaningful to write about. You kind of get an ocean-watered sneak peak at the hair but it doesn't do it justice.

Taken 12/08

Labels: Dashi, taiwan, Taiwan day trips