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I continue to find my way into the mainstream news media. The NYTimes portrays me as a bit more fashionable than I'd like. But any publicity is good publicity. (Look...they even talk about the rule named after me!)

Looking Oriental

A couple of weeks ago, my in-laws came into town. I love my in-laws. They're a pretty fun couple but they also give me enough space too. And I need my space, because grumpy old men need their space. That's why they yell at the kids to stay off the lawn. We had brunch at Breadwinners, which was pretty good. In the middle of brunch, we were trying to figure out what time the JFK Memorial Museum opened. I promptly called Goog411 on my iPhone Nano and stepped outside to hear better.

While I was on my call, an old woman slowly made her way around the corner. And then she stopped and it appeared me to that she started to yell. I was a bit confused so after I finished my call I asked her if she needed any help. "No," she said, "I was just yelling at that truck because of the way it was backing up." Then with a quizzical look she asked, "Where were you born?" And I said, "Oh, I grew up in California." Then she paused and proceeded to allow a confused look to spill over her face. "Well," she began, "did you know that you look Oriental?" And then I became confused.

Usually when someone says you "look" something, it means that you appear to be that something but they really know that you aren't. So I was confused. Did she think that I was Caucasian, but just had strong "oriental" features? 

I answered her, "Um. Well I could see that..." Then she followed up, "Well your English is very good. How do you think you got to look like that?" This was the most confusing statement. So she says my English is very good, implying that she didn't expect my English to be good and thus that I wasn't born in the States. But then, by her second statement, she implies that I am not what I look like (i.e. "oriental"). "Um, it probably has something to do with my parents. I don't know." I quickly replied. The whole time I was trying not to smile. The whole conversation was funny. Almost as funny as the two long white whiskers growing out of her chin.

Carpet Pool Part 2

For those of you without a browser that can render jpg images. Ahem.

Carpet Pool Game

• Place balls as shown on diagram below.

• Take turns using Q-ball to knock your opponents balls off before they knock yours off.

• First one to knock all 5 balls off opponents end,

WINS!

I have so many questions. All of them questionable in their appropriateness. Please post your questions below. I am curious to see if they are the same as mine.

Carpet Pool Part 1

The boss and I are packing up things. Today we scanned in all our DTS notes. The boss saved some pics. Here's me and Nate at camp. Man, being a counselor was fun!

Tune in tomorrow to see how to play Carpet Pool!