Tag Archives: Resident Alien

The baby is coming next week, pinhead!

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Will Moss

Although his wife may disagree, Imagethief believes very deeply that Homo sapiens should have a gestational period of 241 weeks. Forty weeks is simply not long enough for first-time parents to come to grips with the reality of having a … Continue reading →

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I hate Secret Santa

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Will Moss

Imagethief likes the holiday season. He is not one of those December curmudgeons who bah-humbugs his way through Christmas. Give me trees, tinsel, candy canes and a big dinner with my friends. My dad used to roast a goose for … Continue reading →

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Hairy crabs, the hill of pain and the boulevard of a thousand massage touts

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Will Moss

Imagethief went for a hike with some good friends on Sunday. Hiking is one of the things that I was sorry to give up when I moved to Shanghai, and that I’ve been most eager to rediscover upon my return. … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing the White Rabbit wrapper

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Will Moss

Imagethief has rather a sweet tooth. Hence my long acquaintance with the gym and the pleasures of the long run. One of China’s under-appreciated pleasures is the enamel-stripping joy of a chewy White Rabbit Milk Candy. I’m not the first … Continue reading →

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Why aren’t you drinking the Wang Lao Ji?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Will Moss

Imagethief spent a busy two days helping some representatives of a European country manage a last minute press conference. This was a sudden request that had resulted in 36 hours of breakneck work involving much frantic communication, central European languages, … Continue reading →

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Run

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Will Moss

I like to run. It wasn’t always this way. Eight or nine years ago I was a lot heavier, and regular exercise wasn’t really part of my routine. My girlfriend was significantly fitter and more energetic, and she took me … Continue reading →

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Imagethief and the man-eating otter of Changbaishan

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Will Moss

I’ve posted to YouTube a video of the trip I took to Changhbaishan last summer with Mrs. Imagethief and my father. It took me the better part of a year to get around to editing it, but here it is. … Continue reading →

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Stupidvator

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Will Moss

One of the fine things about moving to a new city is that you always encounter something you’ve never seen before. In Shanghai I experienced the thriving majesty of the Huangpu river, the early-morning army of huishou men and women … Continue reading →

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The devil wears Prada and won’t rent me an apartment

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Will Moss

Imagethief hates looking for an apartment. Once I am comfortable someplace, I’ll tend to stick with it unless there is some external factor that forces me to move. That could be a raise that lets me upgrade, the relocation of … Continue reading →

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Fly the feces-free skies of China Southern

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Will Moss

Few things have provided more grist for Imagethief’s gripemill than Chinese airlines. A simple search of this website for various permutations of China+Airline+Travel will make that abundantly clear. In part this hostility is unfair. Chinese airlines are every bit as … Continue reading →

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