Friday, January 13, 2006

BBC NEWS | Business | Chinese firms told to be low-key

I grew up seeing this logo.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Myths



"In a time long past, the armies of the Dark came again into the lands of men. Their leaders became known as The Fallen Lords, and their terrible sorcery was without equal in the West."



classic

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Monday, January 02, 2006

Far Outliers
courant.com: For Agency's `Rendering' Teams, A Lavish Overseas Lifestyle
The Hedge Knight - Second Edition: Books

"Sweet lady, all men are fools, and all men are knights, where women are concerned."
To the Storm: The Odyssey of a Revolutionary Chinese Woman: Books: Yue Daiyun,Carolyn Wakeman

I was just going over a box full of books that I've bought last year and came across this one. It was one of the few that I read with some earnest. The latter 1/3 of the book was the most interesting to me; the foreword was a succint account of the status of intellectuals in China.

This is one of the most well written books about China out there.
GRRM and Nihilism - A Song of Ice and Fire
Satire That Spares Nothing, Not Even God and Country - New York Times

Friday, December 30, 2005

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Saturday, December 24, 2005

Friday, December 23, 2005

There is a characteristic blindness about driving: that of letting life pass by while you are not looking out to the sides.

I can't imagine living x % of my life in a car. Where are the trains?
An Encyclopedia of Ice and Fire ~ Tower of the Hand