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	<title>the dear leader has a posse</title>
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		<title>we are all connected by red strings of fate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i went to the xia hai temple yesterday. it's also known as the taipei matchmaking temple. you make a small offering, while burning incense and pray to the gods. there are hundreds of them there. some with large bellies, some with the heads of animals, still others brandishing weapons, while others are holding a more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/26/we-are-all-connected-by-red-strings-of-fate/</link>
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		<title>going somewhere and being somewhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a little over two weeks have now gone by in taipei. im still getting acclimated to the weather, and trying to get back on track for all the things i've decided to do here in taipei (ie, finish reading a few books, fill out my moleskine with sketches, etc). i'm writing this post because i've [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/19/213/</link>
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		<title>i went to the fortune teller</title>
		<description><![CDATA[at shilin night market tonight. there's an area with 8 or so tellers at one end of the night market. while trying to decide on one, one of them decided to yell out something to me in japanese. she was not chosen. here are some highlights: my window for a serious, serious relationship is within [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/12/i-went-to-the-fortune-teller/</link>
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		<title>writing is hard.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[so i'm going to write more until i get better.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/12/writing-is-hard/</link>
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		<title>every store&#8217;s ad has a white dude</title>
		<description><![CDATA[most stores in taipei will incorporate an anglo-saxon in their advertising material/collateral. the bubble tea shop down the street has no less than 3 white faces on a banner which only shows 5. at first, i thought it was to try and lure american/european customers to the store. however, this idea was squashed when i [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/12/every-stores-ad-has-a-white-dude/</link>
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		<title>middle class versus middle class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i've shied away from american products here my entire time in taipei. i've noticed that american products here cost as much as they do in America - sometimes even more. an iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts is near ~$100 TWD (~$3USD). given that the raw materials, the labor, and leases are cheaper, what gives? local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/12/middle-class-versus-middle-class/</link>
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		<title>who&#8217;s number 1?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i think the friendships i've made here in taipei are going to be good solid relationships for a long time to come. there isn't this whole attitude of "what can you do for me?" fouling up the air, and people are just willing to be friendly for the sake of being friendly. it appears to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/08/whos-number-1/</link>
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		<title>day one</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, let me give you the backstory - Last Halloween, a good friend of mine - Caroline Himmelman @chimmely - read my tarot. Just for fun. She told me, "you are going to soon take a trip that will change your life dramatically." This was months and months before I even contemplated going on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/07/03/day-one/</link>
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		<title>testing a new post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[here we go ah ah ah ah ah]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slantedwindows.com/2010/06/28/testing-a-new-post/</link>
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