A Solid Week
The week of November 4-11 had to be one of the best weeks I’ve ever had since I moved to Shanghai, not counting that one week I flew across Xinjiang in a hot-air balloon with Jessica Alba and Albert Einstein (what, didn’t read the blog posting on that one?). It was so great that I proceeded to ignore writing about it or posting anything about it for a good week and a half after that. And here I am now, a little too lazy to do a deep-dive into the events, so here is the McNugget version:
Saturday, 11/4: I finally made the switch and went to Hong Kong and got the Macbook Pro. Yes, I’m now an Apple user. Let’s just say that I’m a hopeless victim of their marketing/branding strategy. After months and months of waiting for Apple to load up their line with the new Core 2 Duo processors, I found myself debating for hours the night before I crossed the border, as I still didn’t know whether to get the iMac (more bang for the buck) or the Macbook Pro (a completely unnecessary and expensive buy, but damn did it look good!). And here I am, blogging for the first time on my new, $2000 machine. I’m also surfing around the web and listening to music on it; basically, doing what I did on my previous computer, which is probably worth about $300 if that. But hey, it looks good and now I can pretend I’m the hipster Apple guy from the ads. Go Mac!
Wednesday, 11/8: I “worked from home” on this day and discovered the true value of Viidoo TV, as I watched Fox News all day announce one by one that the Democrats were taking over Congress. It was like watching a Lakers game; I was so thrilled with every passing hour realizing that everything the pundits were saying in the podcasts I was listening to and the articles I was reading online were right, there would be no surprise on this election night. Congrats to my congresswoman Nancy Pelosi; now get out there and fucking do something!
Friday, 11/10: I didn’t go out all night and stayed at home intending to learn how to do great and magical things with my new laptop, but instead finished up the 2nd season of Grey’s Anatomy on DVD and spent the rest of the night trying to download every song from every episode one by one. Then I found a torrent that had all of them zipped up in one file. Thank you, piracy gods, thank you. (Great show, by the way. I knew when I started watching all these acclaimed TV series I’d get hooked, and here I am, downloading new episodes from Season 3 on BT China). Let me say again, I am a victim
Saturday, 11/11: My housewarming party. Total chaos at the end of the day, and I spent a ton of money on booze and food, but it was totally worth it, as these pictures can attest to. Lots of friends were invested enough to stop by and pay their respects to the new pad, which was introduced to the public for the first time since I swept in and painted one wall gloriously blue, and then proceeded to decorate in my minimalist, modern aesthetic. And now, thanks to all my visitors, my Ikea wine-rack is now full and I have a nearly full bar well (only missing tequila and gin, which I won’t miss). The whole night reminded me of back in Berkeley and San Francisco when we used to host parties in my apartment, mix a ton of drinks, get sloshed and get friendly with everyone. Good times indeed.
All in all, very strong series of days, indeed. And I’m 7-3 in both my fantasy leagues. It can only go downhill from here. Better hit the sauce before reality sets in.
Saturday, 11/4: I finally made the switch and went to Hong Kong and got the Macbook Pro. Yes, I’m now an Apple user. Let’s just say that I’m a hopeless victim of their marketing/branding strategy. After months and months of waiting for Apple to load up their line with the new Core 2 Duo processors, I found myself debating for hours the night before I crossed the border, as I still didn’t know whether to get the iMac (more bang for the buck) or the Macbook Pro (a completely unnecessary and expensive buy, but damn did it look good!). And here I am, blogging for the first time on my new, $2000 machine. I’m also surfing around the web and listening to music on it; basically, doing what I did on my previous computer, which is probably worth about $300 if that. But hey, it looks good and now I can pretend I’m the hipster Apple guy from the ads. Go Mac!
Wednesday, 11/8: I “worked from home” on this day and discovered the true value of Viidoo TV, as I watched Fox News all day announce one by one that the Democrats were taking over Congress. It was like watching a Lakers game; I was so thrilled with every passing hour realizing that everything the pundits were saying in the podcasts I was listening to and the articles I was reading online were right, there would be no surprise on this election night. Congrats to my congresswoman Nancy Pelosi; now get out there and fucking do something!
Friday, 11/10: I didn’t go out all night and stayed at home intending to learn how to do great and magical things with my new laptop, but instead finished up the 2nd season of Grey’s Anatomy on DVD and spent the rest of the night trying to download every song from every episode one by one. Then I found a torrent that had all of them zipped up in one file. Thank you, piracy gods, thank you. (Great show, by the way. I knew when I started watching all these acclaimed TV series I’d get hooked, and here I am, downloading new episodes from Season 3 on BT China). Let me say again, I am a victim
Saturday, 11/11: My housewarming party. Total chaos at the end of the day, and I spent a ton of money on booze and food, but it was totally worth it, as these pictures can attest to. Lots of friends were invested enough to stop by and pay their respects to the new pad, which was introduced to the public for the first time since I swept in and painted one wall gloriously blue, and then proceeded to decorate in my minimalist, modern aesthetic. And now, thanks to all my visitors, my Ikea wine-rack is now full and I have a nearly full bar well (only missing tequila and gin, which I won’t miss). The whole night reminded me of back in Berkeley and San Francisco when we used to host parties in my apartment, mix a ton of drinks, get sloshed and get friendly with everyone. Good times indeed.
All in all, very strong series of days, indeed. And I’m 7-3 in both my fantasy leagues. It can only go downhill from here. Better hit the sauce before reality sets in.
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