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What I am Hearing
Bongo Bong
ManuChao: Man of La Mancha (2002 Broadway Revival Cast)
(*****)Fame
David Bowie: Sound + Vision
(*****)Lunch In Savannah
Judy And Mary: Broadway Greatest Hits
(****)Late Show
Laurie Anderson: Strange Angels
She is the best performance artist ever. (*****)Givin' Up Food For Funk
The JB's: Vietnam Blues: The Complete L&R Recording
(*****)Wonderful
Everclear: Slow Motion Daydream
Skycranes Are Wonderful (*****)Up For Sale
The International Noise Conspiracy: New Morning, Changing Weather
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What I am Reading
Wei Hui: Shanghai Baby
Never finished it. I find it very hard to have any sympathy for a main character who constantly whines about her life yet can afford to fly to Beijiing on a whim while unemployed. The sex scenes were not that good either. (*)Haruki Murakami: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel (Vintage International)
Very interesting look at conciousness and other mind scrambling ideas. (*****)Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon
Excellent, fun historical-science-fiction (*****)Paul Theroux: Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
Skip the first 50 pages and the book is a pretty good read. The first 50 pages are mostly the author stroking his own ego which is the size of a planet. (***)- 青山刚昌: 名侦探柯南
Fun Japanese kids comicbook translated into Chinese. Having the reading comprehension abilities of a 7 year old can sometimes be fun. (*****) - Joan Slonczewski: Wall Around Eden
Interesting use of Quakers (***) Edward W. Said: Culture and Imperialism
A must read for understanding modern America and its relation to the globe. I think that it is particularly important because of the ongoing war in Iraq. (*****)
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One-Line Bio
I am a graduate student studying history.
Biography
Right now I am living in Beijing.
I was studying Mandarin in China. My home was in Zhangqizhai, Liaoning P. R. China from August 2004- December 2004. My school and home were outside of Shijiazhuang, the capitol of Hebei province from August 2002 to May 2004. During the summers of 2002-04 I worked at the Princeton Review in Seoul, South Korea.
Interests
my wife and children
