Pop Tarts are like $8 a box here in Shanghai. Worth every penny though for synthetic blueberry goodness.

My most Hello Kitty experience was the time I flew on Eva Air from Taipei (Songshan) to Shanghai (Hongqiao). I inadvertently booked myself onto their special "Hello Kitty"-themed flight. Everything you could imagine was Hello Kitty, from the boarding pass, to the stewardess outfits, to the safety video. For two…

As a Parks and Rec fan, I use Alta Vista.

These pipes are clean!!

I also remember that every Pizza Hut had these "private" tables in two of the far corners, that were generally hidden from view due to the high backs of the adjacent booths. Also known as the "make out tables". Along with the dark wood furniture, dim lamps, and open salad bar — all definitely adding to the…

I live in China, but it's about the same as Japan (pizza-wise, that is). Almost every pizza on the menu at Pizza Hut has fish or shrimp or seafood on it. Atlantic salmon pizza anyone?No? Never mind the corn and mayonnaise. At least they still have supreme pan pizza, although I get it without the pineapple.

Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah.

Meh, that's lightweight. I live in China, where Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, the New York Times, Taiwanese government sites, almost anything to do with the Dalai Lama, "adult entertainment" sites, Wordpress, seemingly any address with "blog" in it, etc. are all blocks, plus anything Google-related is throttled back…

Sorry, was on vacation.

Ass pennies?

Better than "wet work", I suppose.

I prefer Craig's crazy guac tacs.

You don't get the president you want. You get the president you deserve.

Do what I do and get it on iTunes.

Somebody called?

"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!"

Hard-hearted harbinger of haggis

Called Love

How did it take so long for someone to bring up my favorite quote about Lisa's "magical" animal?

Reminds me of Heathers where they plant bottled water on the two football players to prove they're gay. "Lots of people drink bottled water." "This is Ohio." Or something like that.