Special Days Posts
Bring Me Chocolate, Call Me Son
I’m not sure if future mother-in-laws go to a special day-camp for training on how to impress their future son-in-laws, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Maggie mom just arrived from Dalian on a 23+ hour train ride. Rather than bring things she may need to make her stay more comfortable, she instead brought me chocolate …
Cheques My Ass Can’t Cash
I can’t win. I really can’t. I finally get my first pay cheque in like three months and decide I want to take the missus out to celebrate her recently landing of a yoga instructor job. I’ve been dying to check out this Spanish restaurant, El Meson de Carmen, that is not too far away …
Suzhou Ah Go Go
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. – Kongzi (孔子) Right, so here it is. The official, official Adventures of the Humanaught last post from Dalian. You heard it here first folks, well, because it ain’t no where else. Though I’ll be continuing on with the blog in Suzhou, this …
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
I can’t believe that in less than 24 hours I’m outta here. Dalian is China for me. I arrived here about 20 months ago in the dark, cold depths of a north-eastern winter and have lived here ever since. It’s hard to say goodbye. I owe the city a lot. I owe it for introducing …
My Baby’s Bendy
Today is the 7th day of the 7th month in the lunar calendar, and as such is the Chinese Valentine’s Day (乞巧节, qi3 qiao3 jie2). There’s a couple different myths that surround the origins of the day, and I can’t be bothered to repeat them here. For me, the significance of today is that it’s …
My Bestfriend’s Wedding
My bestfriend’s married. Wait, let me say that again… Cory Is Married! I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this marraige thing for the last few weeks but I’ve not come any closer to reaching any sort of enlightment about it. What I’ve been trying to do is understand the significance of the day …
Waxing Candles
So it happened. I knew it would, I’m not naïve. I had, however, assumed it might come at 30 +, but nope… 29 is the magic number when you switch from candles that denote your age to the more euphemistic two or three that mark your transition to “old”. Yesterday I entered the last year …
Oh… Canada!
Hey, so it’s my nation’s birthday today. Good on it for making it to… what is it now… 139 years old. After proudly exclaiming to Maggie this morning that it’s Canada Day! (and in turn having to explain that means it’s Canada’s version of National Day), she informed me of the origins of my flag. …
Respokenly Bespoken
I've always been rather impulsive with the things I want to say. This blog tends to be a written testament to that, as I've more than once just spouted off on something with entirely too little thought as to where I was going to go when I got into the idea that was trying to …
Thanks Dad
So… thanks for being a great Dad. Thanks for being there when I need you most, and letting me sort it out myself when you know I can. Thanks for knowing when to speak and knowing when to listen. Thanks for never being patronizing, and always offering thoughtful and useful advice. Thanks for trying to …
