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• another lovely lunch feast at dolce vita with@jconceptz. Shouldn’t have biked here. #

Just finished watching the most recent episode of Mad Men last night. Betty and Don have the talk. And then…what the hell, that’s it? They go trick-or-treating? And how the hell does everyone drink so much and not get fat? Damn, I want to be back in the Sixties. Even though if I went back the way I am now, I’d be working in a laundry somewhere.

So in two days, Halloween is once again upon us. I’m attending an actual Halloween Party, of which there are ten thousand in Shanghai every year. But it’s special because I loathe Halloween parties, and I haven’t been to a proper one in a few years now. I actually only have two costumes, and frequently wear them at the same time: Super Mario, and drunken idiot. Here’s an example:

So this year I’m returning back to the Halloween stage, this time supposedly to be surrounded by hot, buxom Taiwanese nurses while I drink red wine out of an IV drip. Sounds wonderfully complicated, but putting this together falls completely out of the bounds of my enthusiasm. So, between now and Saturday night, I’m going to have to come up with something passably clever and impossibly easy to put together. And one that, despite their calls, does not require exposure of anything other than my big fat face.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Oh wait, no one reads this blog anyway, never mind.

• The iPhone would be perfect if it could make pizzas for me to eat late at night. #
• One lesson I learned from talking to wise women: if you wear brown shoes with white socks, you will never get laid. So wise. #
• NOOOOOOOOOOO! #dodgers fail #

• Just had the French onion soup at new bistro Mardis Gras on Xinguo Lu. Meh. Not worth 80 RMB. http://twitpic.com/luwiy #
• @edward62580000 I’m not enjoying 3.1. My battery life has taken a considerable hit, and my podcasts don’t scroll smoothly. in reply to edward62580000 #
• Looking forward to BBQ tomorrow at the cougar den. Already have cupcakes ordered and ready to go. #
• @cscotty for someone who’s so bored, you sure could tweet more often! in reply to cscotty #
• @cmar55 i was in love with the popular girl that tries to buy his love in that movie. Now I know better: popular girls are lame. in reply to cmar55 #
• @cmar55 what’s DOOP? that sounds real tasty! in reply to cmar55 #
• upgrading to 3.1 on my 3GS — i’m always scared shitless when doing this #
• going bike shopping today. I’m sure once I buy it I’ll feel 20 pounds lighter already. I’m sure. #

• Jason Mraz sounds good to me right now. Must totally not be sober. #
• Mondavi, Cooper’s ale, cherry coke, stinky green, cool ranch doritos, and hoegaarden on a Friday night. Thank God no work tomorrow…oh wait #
• it’s moment like today’s #dodgers game that really make me miss being in the States. Nothing beats playoff baseball #
• Going to Hooters for one last National Holiday celebration. #
• Today feels like Sunday. I miss last Thursday. #
• @stickkeydude not bad, finally got some rest during the holiday! When you coming back? in reply to stickkeydude #
• @shanghailaine what the he’ll are you doing watching THAT? Bad holiday? in reply to shanghailaine #

Every few months I have to do the obligatory “no blog long time” post, and that time has come again. Not that anyone cares, as more than a few new friends have actually approached me spewing “your blog sucks! your blog sucks!” Well, for the most part of 2009; yes it has.

I’m sorry! For the first time in my life, I’ve actually been busy!

September was a super hairy month. During what turned out to be a very dry and frightening August on the work front, I decided to attend my friend Harsha’s wedding in Northern Cali, and then take a trip down to LA on an informal marketing trip for Republic. As it turned out, right before I left we were blessed and distressed to suddenly have multiple projects land in our pretty little laps, all at the same time. Suddenly, my 10 day US trip became a marathon of 5 AM worknights as I tried to manage our team back in Shanghai across an annoyingly stubborn International Dateline.

In the meantime, I did squeeze out a few rare moments to enjoy great food, and to catch up with Joyce, Eric, and the cunning Lingster herself:

I’ve come to enjoy LA a lot more than I remember back when I was growing up, probably because I had someone drive me around the whole time, and since I’ve become a gluttonous pig I’ve come to appreciate all the different types of food that are available. I definitely partook in all the variety that LA had to offer: carne asada burritos, shrimp burritos, lengua burritos. There’s nothing like going back home and spreading your wings.

Speaking of spreading wings, the only way I was able to manage staying up till 5 AM every morning was my newfound infatuation with the energy drink Monster. I don’t know how I could have done it without you, oh gigantic can of sugar and taurine, but I don’t know if I can continue living in Shanghai unless you move out here. Red Bull, you are so 1990’s.

Anyway, this is the last day before this epic Chinese National holiday, and tomorrow it’s back to work for everyone. It’s a good time for reflection. Sadly, this blog kinda sucks, so I’ll have to make it earn back its credibility.

Hope to see you all again sooner rather than later.

• time for the #dodgers to start ripping my heart out again. Squandering a 5 game lead in the last 5 games. Unbelievable. #
• it’s Monday and I can’t wait for this week to end. #