http://mjlpsu.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:04:45 GMT 2009-12-29T00:04:45Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693522 I'm tired of seeing people post articles word-for-word on Gather. Many of them state the source, but offer nothing else aside from the original newspaper article. This is copyright infringement and is . . . Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693522 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-05-28T00:00:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688483 I have never sat down to watch American Idol. Sure, I've stopped to see a few minutes while channel surfing--but I don't find it interesting at all. The most interesting part of the show that I've seen . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 19:34:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688483 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-05-21T19:34:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686779 It's been a little more than two months since I returned to the US. The job hunt has been quite a struggle--most newspapers and other publications are on death watch, hampering my prospects in my . . . Tue, 19 May 2009 20:43:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686779 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-05-19T20:43:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977684816 Since moving back to the states from China, I've experienced the weather of New Jersey (something that I haven't experienced in nearly six years). From the sweltering sub-tropics of Shenzhen, . . . Sun, 17 May 2009 15:00:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977684816 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-05-17T15:00:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655947 I have finally finished the project I've been working on for the last few months. But I'll have to continue with it, and need all the help I can get. The primier issue of Terracotta Typewriter: . . . Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:19:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655947 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-04-14T19:19:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643709 On our last day in Bali, my wife and I hired a car to take all around the island for about 12 hours. It was definitely the highlight of the journey considering the tour we were on didn't show us much. . . . Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:16:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643709 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-04-01T17:16:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977638032 Since I've been gone a long time, I've been blogging instead of using Gather. Thus, I've posted a few book reviews online that most people on here have not read. Here are the links to some . . . Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:33:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977638032 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-03-26T16:33:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977635384 I hate cleaning. My desk has always been and will always be a mess of papers and books. The key is I can find everything I need. I only clean when it gets difficult to find things--I refuse to allow anyone . . . Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:26:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977635384 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-03-24T13:26:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977629111 Quite a bit has happened since the last time I checked in here at the Orange Bubble. Due to the blocking of this site by the Chinese government, I had a lot more free time to explore other endevours--the . . . Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:48:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977629111 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-03-18T12:48:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977628499 What have I missed? Where have I been? It's been well over a year since I was last able to log into this site. I returned to China from a holiday in the states to find that the site was blocked . . . Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:05:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977628499 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2009-03-17T20:05:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235778 This "article" is intended for Tom and anyone else who officially works for this orange land called Gather.  I took at look at the recent articles section today at about 5:30 pm Hong . . . Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:31:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235778 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2008-01-21T11:31:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235508 Tomorrow afternoon, my wife and I will be heading to Hong Kong. We're not planning on doing much in the city, just getting ourselves there early so we don't have to rush to the airport on Wednesday . . . Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:53:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235508 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2008-01-21T02:53:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977226639 Thanks to Michael C. and his article for reminding me about this trip. It was my first Spring Festival in China and I desperately wanted to travel around Shanghai. After a brief stay in Guilin, Jia . . . Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:46:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977226639 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2008-01-11T09:46:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209547 Just outside the building in which my office and classroom sit is a beautiful garden with winding paths. The path that I take each day leads to the road on the other side of campus--to the bus stop where . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:11:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209547 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-12-21T09:11:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195943 I've been looking through the orange bubble's articles later in the day here (very early morning for you North Americans). I noticed over the past few days that there is a great abundance of spam . . . Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:56:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195943 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-12-06T11:56:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191427 I came across this Web site while browsing classifieds in Shenzhen to see if anyone is looking for a part-time editor.  http://www.to-gallery.com/index.htm  This is a wonderful site . . . Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:27:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191427 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-12-01T07:27:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189566 I have realized that I need to learn some different vocabulary in Chinese. I just returned from the copy room with a small activity for class next week, but there was a slight misunderstanding. The . . . Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:36:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189566 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-11-29T08:36:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182962 Yesterday was my birthday--my third in China. It was also the best birthday I've had in the Middle Kingdom. Of course, it wasn't difficult to top the previous two. This year I get to have a . . . Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:35:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182962 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-11-21T03:35:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171984 Wednesday morning, my wife and I went to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou to see if she could get a tourist visa for Spring Festival. We were extremely nervous about the brief interview and hoped to have . . . Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:43:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171984 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-11-09T11:43:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977164103 In the last month, my wife and I have been eating out a bit more. It's a bit of a celebration because we've been good about saving our money on unncessary purchases. We decided that we should . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:02:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977164103 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-11-01T07:02:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146108 I've ranted about the Great Firewall of China before. My biggest complaint was that it prevented me from reading any and all blogs hosted on blogspot.com, including my own. However, I could still post . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:50:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146108 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-10-13T09:50:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977137973 Every foreigner living here needs a break from China every now and again. Most use the national holidays as excuses to get out of the mainland and into different locales. It was more than six months before . . . Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:34:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977137973 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-10-05T06:34:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977135770 I should've posted this much earlier, but I was a bit lazy in editing the photos. My wife and I moved to Nanshan (translation: South Mountain) District of Shenzhen at the end of July--just a couple . . . Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:46:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977135770 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-10-03T05:46:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977126404 I've been asking a lot of questions in my classes for the first few weeks of the semester. I want to get to know my students because I only see them once every other week (except for my PhD class, . . . Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:52:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977126404 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-09-24T07:52:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977118578 Triton is my second encounter with the author Samuel R. Delany's science-fiction. The first encounter was Nova two years ago--a wonderful work of art as allegory. Delany is a fascinating science-fiction . . . Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:31:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977118578 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-09-16T09:31:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113396 I finished my first week of teaching classes at the graduate level. Everything went fairly smoothly--we hit a few bumps along the way, but all was well. The only thing I could hope for is that my students' . . . Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:04:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113396 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-09-11T08:04:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110322 Wonderful beer. Or pijiu as we in the Middle Kingdom like to say. Too bad there isn't any real beer in China. It all tastes the same. Recently in the news were reports about Tsingtao Beer profits. . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:57:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110322 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-09-08T08:57:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101560 On Monday I get to start all over again. After two months of vacation (part of which involved traveling with family and getting married), I get to go back to work at a new job that I've been anticipating . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:29:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101560 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-08-30T08:29:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977092456 In the time before we were married, I made many attempts to cook for my wife and her mother. My efforts were mostly met with futility due to the fact that my mother-in-law enjoys cooking (and she sure . . . Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:59:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977092456 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-08-21T11:59:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080547 We arrived at the port in Guilin shortly after breakfast. Zhong Yi, our Red Army soldier/driver/tour guide, handed us our tickets and explained to Jia that he?d meet us in Yangshuo.   I was . . . Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:26:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977080547 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great 2007-08-09T05:26:37Z