Jake's Shanghai

Feb 09

Bacon and potato burger at McDonald’s, Shanghai on Flickr.Via Flickr:
Every month McDonald’s launches a new sandwich in China. Every month I try the new sandwich. I love China.

Bacon and potato burger at McDonald’s, Shanghai on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Every month McDonald’s launches a new sandwich in China. Every month I try the new sandwich. I love China.

Jan 31

Japanese Steel on Flickr.Via Flickr:
While in Japan, Corrie bought me a beautiful knife for my birthday. This a ryoba-usuba-santokugata (or santoko) made by Aritsugu in Kyoto. It is my first carbon steel blade, so I am excited to try it out…

Japanese Steel on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
While in Japan, Corrie bought me a beautiful knife for my birthday. This a ryoba-usuba-santokugata (or santoko) made by Aritsugu in Kyoto. It is my first carbon steel blade, so I am excited to try it out…

Jan 28

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Jan 15

Watching the NFL playoffs in the early AM… bars are packed!

Watching the NFL playoffs in the early AM… bars are packed!

Jan 10

We have stuff! on Flickr.Via Flickr:
Our sea shipment arrived yesterday. Very excited to have all of our things in Shanghai.

We have stuff! on Flickr.

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Our sea shipment arrived yesterday. Very excited to have all of our things in Shanghai.

Jan 09

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Dec 26

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Dec 10

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Nov 24

Happy Thanksgiving?

First downside to working in Shanghai? The fourth Thursday in November is completely insignificant. It is currently 8:24 AM and I am at the office, dreaming of cider-brined turkey and Stove Top stuffing and Grandma Bonk’s stuffing and watching live football that does not have a kickoff time of 1:30 AM on Friday and taking a nap in the afternoon and pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie and gravy and mashed potatoes and second helpings of turkey…