December 2010
10 posts
Party Down: Katy Perry on America’s Glorious Past,... →
I would totally rather party with Ke$ha than Katy, just sayin’.
In Camouflage or Veil, a Fragile Bond →
“Do you ever fast?” one Afghan woman asked Captain Naslund in the northern Helmand village of Soorkano, apparently speaking of the custom during the Muslim festival of Ramadan.
“Sometimes, when I think I’m getting fat,” Captain Naslund replied, to a curious look. “American men like skinny girls.”
Catching up on news I missed this year - 2010: The Year in Pictures
Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts →
Another reason why I don't want to grow up
I got my wisdom teeth out today, so I’ve been enviously watching my parents eat delicious foods that require chewing while I slurp on chicken soup and tofu. But I love chicken soup and tofu, so it’s okay.
My dad planned what he’s going to make for me for the next three days, and my mom was treating me like I personally accomplished something by getting my teeth out. I love being...
Mark Zuckerberg seems cool
“He didn’t build Facebook so he could have a social life like the rest of us. He built it because he wanted the rest of us to have his.”
Plus he took his family to the Harry Potter theme park for Thanksgiving. Omg. Person of the Year 2010
When my mom attends Chinese events, she usually drags me along with her, and I always go very reluctantly. Today it was a concert (called “China Tour 2010,” I think). I love the refined atmosphere of classical concerts - the tuxes, the silence that the audience tries so hard to maintain - so when I attend Chinese concerts, I’m sometimes a little appalled at how rude Chinese...