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[pisskop]

Its going to be somebody's birthday today!
  also congrats MZ

edit: ninja

[Descan]

Is this a "Bob and Aerith" situation or is your daughter also got a name of that ilk?

[timferius]

Re: Shenzen. My company's current manufacturer is in Shenzen. My coworker I'm traveling with is a seasoned veteran and remarks about how Shenzen was nothing more than farmland 30 years ago.
Re: Food. Luckily, our hosts are very kind and helpful, and kept explaining all the things that showed up on the dim-sum table at lunch.

~

So you know how I said I was going to bed? Well, the factory & logistics managers invited us to dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Bar none best Japanese food I've had. Also, we had some good beer.

Very good beer. I'm more than slightly tipsy right now.

On another note, the Chinese have a sharp sense of humor. I love it. The manager is a super-funny guy. Not just him - today when I was showing a handful of factory technicians some things, (literally 'showing', as the only common vocabulary is SI units and western numerics), we still shared some good laughs.

On another another note, my (admittedly fancy) hotel room has a whole miniature tea set. I have to play with that sometime.

Hell, I could fill a whole thread with observations from this trip.

drunken but happy Ace, signing off.

That's nice you don't have to worry about rooster testicles. My dad's company does fiber-optics, not sure if you care haha.
Be careful, my dad ended up getting married when working in China.

Today is the day, all. Wish Wolfeyez luck.

Good Luck!! Is this number 1? It's quite the trip either way!

[MaximumZero]

Is this a "Bob and Aerith" situation or is your daughter also got a name of that ilk?

Oldest daughter is Raven, so not really.

Is this number 1?

For Wolfeyez, yes.

[Dutchling]

Let's hope it uses the right exit!

[MaximumZero]

Let's hope it uses the right exit!

O_o She's not having a chestburster, mate.

[Helgoland]

Let's hope it uses the right exit!

Did you know you can just buy a labcoat?

Best of luck, MZ!

[Arx]

I approve of Eowyn!


Two other things: My dad got some of his pictures printed on canvas, and they look fantastic. They're hanging on the walls now.
It's been three months since I submitted a particular story to a particular magazine, without it being rejected. The probability of it being in their second-look pile is steadily increasing. No news is good news!

[pisskop]

Old McDonald had a Farm
E-I-E-I-EOwyn

[lol]

[TD1]

Arx, the last song you had in your sig was one I'd heard before and liked- where are the new lyrics from?

Also, MZ, that's a magnificent name.

Edit: Also, it's made me want to put words in my sig.

Brb, editing profile. Sorry Flyme

[Yoink]

I think Arx has a fair few songs in there...

[timferius]

Let's hope it uses the right exit!

O_o She's not having a chestburster, mate.

You never know! I believe I was a surprise chestburster when I was born. Luckily my wife didn't have any of those surprises though.

[Arx]

Arx, the last song you had in your sig was one I'd heard before and liked- where are the new lyrics from?

The last song I had in my sig was I am the Walrus by the Beatles/John Lennon. I assume you don't mean that one?

The current one is from Out of the Ruins (by Freedom Call), which is a more 'typical' power metal song.

[TD1]

Oh, yea, not the Walrus one. It was "We should die for the things we believe in." It was a great song, IMO

[Arx]

Don't worry, I'll probably put it back at some stage.

In the mean time, sic transit gloria canticum.