http://superfreakymemories.com Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/sampling-the-wares/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/sampling-the-wares/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:28:50 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1337 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/sampling-the-wares/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/sprite/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/sprite/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:27:10 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1339 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/sprite/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/back-alley-watermelon-dealer/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/back-alley-watermelon-dealer/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:26:41 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1332 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/06/25/back-alley-watermelon-dealer/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/13/waiting-for-nanjing/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/13/waiting-for-nanjing/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 11:47:43 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1313 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/13/waiting-for-nanjing/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/a-moments-rest/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/a-moments-rest/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 11:34:00 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1315 A Shanghai taxi driver takes a break to watch the sunset and call home. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/a-moments-rest/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/leaky-faucet/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/leaky-faucet/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 11:18:45 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1302 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/leaky-faucet/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/harbucks-coffee/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/harbucks-coffee/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 10:46:39 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1307 (South Park reference) Before Starbucks came to China, a raft of knock-offs preceded it, and you can still find plenty of proto-Starbucks around the country today. This business strategy of rushing out a bootleg version of a successful U.S. business or website for the Chinese market is widely known as the Copy-to-China approach. In a culture [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/harbucks-coffee/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/old-cards/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/old-cards/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 10:39:26 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1305 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/05/10/old-cards/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/tiananmen/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/tiananmen/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:19:35 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1290 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/tiananmen/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/but-it-itches/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/but-it-itches/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:15:03 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1297 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/but-it-itches/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/at-the-forbidden-city/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/at-the-forbidden-city/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:54:39 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1293 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/04/19/at-the-forbidden-city/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/gangster-ginger/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/gangster-ginger/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:47:18 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1282 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/gangster-ginger/feed/ 2 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/sleepy-panda/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/sleepy-panda/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:38:03 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1299 He was supposed to be guarding the red pandas, but they were all napping, so… ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/sleepy-panda/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/futility/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/futility/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:05:06 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1279 Panda fail. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/futility/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/bemused-baby-panda/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/bemused-baby-panda/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:46:10 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1274 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/bemused-baby-panda/feed/ 2 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/got-your-nose/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/got-your-nose/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:44:30 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1277 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/03/17/got-your-nose/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/29/never-look-directly-into-the-sun/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/29/never-look-directly-into-the-sun/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:40:28 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1323 When I see this photo, my eyes still hurt. Off Boracay’s White Sand Beach. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/29/never-look-directly-into-the-sun/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/26/partial-solar-eclipse-the-scene/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/26/partial-solar-eclipse-the-scene/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:48:26 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1114 On January 26, 2009, off Boracay’s White Sand Beach. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/26/partial-solar-eclipse-the-scene/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/26/partial-solar-eclipse-close-up/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/26/partial-solar-eclipse-close-up/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:47:38 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1116 On January 26, 2009, off Boracay’s White Sand Beach. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/26/partial-solar-eclipse-close-up/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/willys-rock/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/willys-rock/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:20:08 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1095 On Boracay’s White Sand Beach. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/willys-rock/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/sunset-sail/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/sunset-sail/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:08:57 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1121 On Boracay’s White Sand Beach. These guys had just deposited two tourists after an outing and were setting back out into the water. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/sunset-sail/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/obligatory-sunset-shot/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/obligatory-sunset-shot/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:58:34 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1090 Off the White Sand Beach in Boracay, the Philippines. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/24/obligatory-sunset-shot/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/22/mr-lau/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/22/mr-lau/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:56:12 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1086 On my way to the Philippines, I stayed in at the same hotel in Hong Kong as during our last visit with the students — specifically so that I could return to this man’s restaurant a few blocks away. A friendlier manager, you could not find. And the Cantonese food, oh, the food [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/22/mr-lau/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/16/the-entertainment/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/16/the-entertainment/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:51:54 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1077 Some of the female staff of Kaplan China Chengdu gave a dance performance at the annual meeting, held at Chengdu’s Intercontinental Hotel. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/16/the-entertainment/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/08/the-lived-in-look/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/08/the-lived-in-look/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:15:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=800 At the Shenzhen airport. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/08/the-lived-in-look/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/how-nice/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/how-nice/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:42:50 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=694 Chilled chicken for only $HK 33.90 at the local Wellcome grocery!  What a great deal!  Who could resist?  And it even comes with the head & a sleepy facial expression!  GREAT. The fresh meat section of my local Trust Mart leaves me similarly … “cold”, let’s say.  I’m not used to seeing my fresh meat wearing [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/how-nice/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/artisans/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/artisans/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:13:50 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=709 I found these two while I waited for my students to finish taking the SAT subject tests in Hong Kong.  They were part of a group of about fifteen girls painting a mural on the front wall of their primary school on a Saturday morning. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/artisans/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/lightning-earth/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/lightning-earth/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:06:24 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=702 I’m really not sure what this means.  Maybe there’s a power line (a “lightning” wire, perhaps?) below that would react unpleasantly to a shovel.  Another suggestion was that maybe the soil is there as part of a lightning rod setup, so there’s somewhere for the charge to go after a lightning strike to the pole. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/06/lightning-earth/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/hong-kong-heineken/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/hong-kong-heineken/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:59:19 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=690 I’ve always thought Heineken bottles were eminently photogenic. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/hong-kong-heineken/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/all-wrapped-up/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/all-wrapped-up/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:17:41 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=679 In the Chengdu airport on the way to Hong Kong.  Our Sichuan Airlines flight to Shenzhen was delayed an hour & a half.  This woman was pacing around with her baby swaddled on her back, and Jenny helped me ask if I could take their picture. Mr. Cute Baby here is smiling at the gestures of [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/all-wrapped-up/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/aki-jenny/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/aki-jenny/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:19:17 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=769 At the Chengdu airport on the way to Hong Kong for the SAT subject tests. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/12/05/aki-jenny/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/ginger/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/ginger/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:07:03 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=713 The red pandas seemed like second-class citizens at the conservation center, but there were tons of them in a different section of the park.  They’re kind of difficult to photograph because they’re much more active than their black & white brethren – they scurry around and scratch themselves a lot like cats. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/ginger/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/stay-calm/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/stay-calm/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:00:54 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=742 These kids at the panda conservation center freaked out when they saw I had a camera… ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/stay-calm/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/apple-for-the-teacher/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/apple-for-the-teacher/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:53:30 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=676 After the conservation center staff called him down from a tree by waving apples in the air, I “donated” 400 RMB (about $60) to pet this panda while a staff member snapped photos.  That panda paid me no attention at all; he was far more interested in his apple (I figure you might be too [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/apple-for-the-teacher/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/its-not-polite-to-stare/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/its-not-polite-to-stare/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:20:20 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=718 Look at those ears!  Panda! ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/its-not-polite-to-stare/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/la-z-boy/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/la-z-boy/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:18:09 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=735 Reclining panda. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/la-z-boy/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/hi-2/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/hi-2/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:15:50 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=724 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/hi-2/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/happy-panda/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/happy-panda/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:15:36 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=722 He’s smiling! ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/happy-panda/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/cat-panda/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/cat-panda/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:07:12 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=737 Who knew pandas clean themselves like cats? ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/cat-panda/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/no-photos-allowed/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/no-photos-allowed/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:02:33 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=781 Baby pandas! The guards in the hallway shooed away anyone who tried to take photos (something about protecting their baby eyes, even through the glass and though I wasn’t using a flash).  I had to get this one surreptitiously, so it maybe isn’t the most perfect picture … but look at all that cuteness! ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/20/no-photos-allowed/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/06/history/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/06/history/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:35:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=630 Finding a newspaper headlining President Obama’s history-making election was a bit easier in China than in the U.S., where my emissaries failed to track down copies of the New York Times, Washington Post, etc. because they all sold out repeatedly.  People wanted a piece of history, and I’m no different — my version just ended [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/06/history/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/05/president-obama/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/05/president-obama/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:27:37 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=552 Last spring, I suggested my student Amy move away from diagramming attack squirrels and try political caricature instead.  She produced this 15-minute sketch of Barack Obama, which I think stacks up favorably against the work of any professional political cartoonist.   Today seems an appropriate day to share it. Watching and writing from China, I’m jubilant, exultant [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/05/president-obama/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/dog-man-staredown/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/dog-man-staredown/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:15:35 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=755 On the bench next to the dog is the dog’s carrying case. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/dog-man-staredown/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/hong-kong-graduation/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/hong-kong-graduation/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:11:35 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=562 Spotted this family taking photos on a Hong Kong bridge.  The girl saw me right before, waved, and called out, “Hi!”  She seemed happy. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/hong-kong-graduation/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/faris-fish/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/faris-fish/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:24:05 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=645 Faris enjoying a little Häagen-Dazs. This big photo is only one of two.  I took them in a row, and when I showed a couple of my students on the plane, I shuffled back and forth between them.  They laughed and laughed.  So, I did it again with the whole class once we got back to [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/faris-fish/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/waiting-whistling-watching/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/waiting-whistling-watching/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:56:20 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=620 This boy seemed calmly abandoned. This “New Town Plaza” mall was the size of a small city.  The map even indicated a Ben & Jerry’s store (!) somewhere on the distant end of its vast reaches, but when the alternatives were, “The journey will be long and perilous; only some of you will make it back [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/waiting-whistling-watching/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/more-adorable-adventures/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/more-adorable-adventures/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:25:24 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=618 “You can’t see me because I’m hiding behind a wall of cuteness.  Ok.  Ok.  I’ll call you back.” For a little while, I thought this guy was wearing a t-shirt with lines of old red telephones (with white buttons) on the back.  Can you see it?  Upon closer inspection, I believe those are sports jerseys (with [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/02/more-adorable-adventures/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/nostrils/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/nostrils/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:55:53 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=548 This must be the view most people, those shorter than me, normally see. Aki took this photo in the “Ocean Theatre” of Ocean Park as we waited for the Sea World-esque dolphins show to begin.  I wanted a photo of me awash in the Chinese multitude, but you can see what is probably an Indian family [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/nostrils/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/hans-n-franz/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/hans-n-franz/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:41:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=560 My student Hans waiting in line for the cable cars at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/hans-n-franz/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/into-the-breach/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/into-the-breach/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:55:48 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=570 My students wave from a balcony inside the test center at Hong Kong’s Lock Tao Secondary School before entering the test room. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/into-the-breach/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/before-the-test/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/before-the-test/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:45:00 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=614 With Aki & our students before the SAT in Hong Kong. Sue/Sushi is holding up her admissions ticket, which, um, didn’t exist half an hour before the test.  She is a fortunate girl, that Sushi… ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/before-the-test/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/shelly/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/shelly/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:44:04 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=574 Nervous before the test.  A moment later, she asked if I could have some of my intelligence, so I gave her all I had to spare.  Shelly got the raw end of that deal. I think the mosaic on the side of this Hong Kong school is interesting; such Christian iconography is out of place in [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/11/01/shelly/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/31/cantonese-food/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/31/cantonese-food/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:54:07 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=572 Most American “Chinese” food comes from the Cantonese branch of Chinese cooking, indigenous to the south of China and not easy to find elsewhere.  In Chengdu, I’ve been craving “Chinese food” because Sichuan cooking is very, very different (and proudly über-spicy).  My first trip to Shanghai offered a glimpse of more familiar fare — Shanghai’s [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/31/cantonese-food/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/31/emma-wanted-a-photo/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/31/emma-wanted-a-photo/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:19:31 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=608 … so we took one at the Chengdu airport, on our way to Hong Kong. Emma dreams of going to UVa to study politics and is preternaturally poised & responsible — a natural leader.  On the day of the SAT, she practically made herself a member of the adult team when admission ticket problems cropped up [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/31/emma-wanted-a-photo/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/29/chengdu-class-photo/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/29/chengdu-class-photo/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:02:06 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=854 On the last day of class before our trip to Hong Kong for the SAT. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/29/chengdu-class-photo/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/the-shanghai-airport/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/the-shanghai-airport/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:07:47 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=476 One of three airports, actually. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/the-shanghai-airport/feed/ 2 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/hi/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/hi/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:46:56 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=455 Ice cream! ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/hi/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/the-toilet-containing-watery-jade/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/the-toilet-containing-watery-jade/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:26:00 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=505 I wouldn’t want to be the one who cleans that thing… ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/the-toilet-containing-watery-jade/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/pandas-in-the-eaves/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/pandas-in-the-eaves/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:09:36 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=463 At the Yu Gardens in Shanghai. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/pandas-in-the-eaves/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/yes-please/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/yes-please/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:59:13 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=461 At the Yu Gardens in Shanghai. Update: My kids laughed and told me that this sign is terribly translated, that “happiness” has two characters, not just one.  They seemed to think it was really funny.  Apparently, Chinese/English signs are hilarious in both directions. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/yes-please/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/why-so-serious/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/why-so-serious/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:44:13 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=453 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/26/why-so-serious/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/25/pudong-starbucks/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/25/pudong-starbucks/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:54:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=488 Part of the Pudong skyline in Shanghai.  Also nearby on the river were McDonald’s and Häagen-Dazs stores. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/25/pudong-starbucks/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/21/stepford-students/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/21/stepford-students/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:53:20 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=805 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/21/stepford-students/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/simon-says/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/simon-says/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:09:53 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=480 He’s laughing because the other students he was leading saw me taking his photo and teased him. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/simon-says/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/paul-pierce/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/paul-pierce/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:07:58 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=474 The captain of the world champion Boston Celtics makes an appearance at No. 7 Middle School in Chengdu. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/paul-pierce/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/hans/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/hans/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:29:54 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=459 This photo came out blurry, but it’s classic anyway. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/hans/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/cameras/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/cameras/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:28:52 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=457 Here we see what happens when I bring my camera to the classroom. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/cameras/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/citizen/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/citizen/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:16:17 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=819 In the classroom with my absentee ballot. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/20/citizen/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/08/pe-in-the-sun/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/08/pe-in-the-sun/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:13:47 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=451 P.E. at the No. 7 Middle School on a rare, rare blue-sky day in Chengdu. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/08/pe-in-the-sun/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/you-might-lose-a-finger/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/you-might-lose-a-finger/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:42:24 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=445 The English translation on this sign is actually completely correct, and this photo is notable for that if nothing else. Every time I see this photo, though, I have to look again because I always think the hand is about to get cut by a circular saw (South Park reference: “Don’t screw around!”).  Sometimes the flower [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/you-might-lose-a-finger/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/china/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/china/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:34:05 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=816 This man epitomizes today’s China. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/china/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/baby-steps-2/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/baby-steps-2/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:27:10 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=388 Your erstwhile photographer has been spotted. This woman and her child are emerging from the Central City stop (at Tianfu Square) of the unfinished Chengdu subway. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/baby-steps-2/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/baby-steps-1/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/baby-steps-1/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:27:02 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=396 Ok, see, that’s just cute. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/baby-steps-1/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/dog-no-wagging/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/dog-no-wagging/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:20:02 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=522 I like that the doggie appears to be a miniature schnauzer, since most Chinese “dogs” I’ve seen are more kitty-sized. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/dog-no-wagging/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/sunset-warning/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/sunset-warning/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:16:07 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=518 Am I the only one, or are such iffy English translations … grating? Yes, yes I did. The light of the sunset found this plaque just as I took the photo. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/sunset-warning/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/foodstuffs/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/foodstuffs/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:13:27 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=391 For sale at the corner of Tianfu Square. I’m ambivalent about the composition here, but I liked this man, so we’ll have to take what we can get. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/foodstuffs/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/tianfu-monk/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/tianfu-monk/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:04:37 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=364 He nervously posed for me after a roundabout exchange in the style of “Who’s on first?”  I pointed at my camera, the monk with him pointed at his camera, he pointed at my camera, I pointed at his camera, we each pointed at our own cameras at the same time, and so on. Behind and below him is the incomplete central [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/tianfu-monk/feed/ 4 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/guarding-mao-in-tianfu-square/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/guarding-mao-in-tianfu-square/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:59:32 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=362 This poor guy had to stand there, ramrod still for hours, while local tourists (and some rather more far-flung) photographed, mimicked, and stared. I’m told the joke is that Mao is trying to hail a taxi. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/05/guarding-mao-in-tianfu-square/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/01/the-good-ol-song-of-wahoowa/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/01/the-good-ol-song-of-wahoowa/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:30:41 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=369 So there I am at the Three Gorges Dam, the largest such project in the world, surrounded by hundreds of Chinese and foreign tourists.  Then I hear something very, very familiar, and before I know it I’m staring at this guy.  He’s busking away while keeping an eye out for anyone whose interest he draws [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/01/the-good-ol-song-of-wahoowa/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/01/michael-jacksons-thriller/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/01/michael-jacksons-thriller/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:25:00 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=322 I swear I saw the sign dude doing that move in the video. At the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/10/01/michael-jacksons-thriller/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/behind-the-scenes-behind-the-bridge/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/behind-the-scenes-behind-the-bridge/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:03:38 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=348 I asked to visit the bridge of the East King and watched the captain and first mate edge the ship into the last lock of the Three Gorges Dam.  Behind the bridge, though, these guys were waiting out the four-hour trip through the locks with a very, very spirited game of cards. The guy in the [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/behind-the-scenes-behind-the-bridge/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/id-smile-too/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/id-smile-too/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:40:28 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=331 … if the other guys were doing all the work.  It’s not hard out there for a sampan boat captain. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/id-smile-too/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/the-shennong-stream-gorge/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/the-shennong-stream-gorge/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:35:54 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=336 The captain of my sampan boat, framed by the narrow gorge of Shennong Stream off the second gorge of the Yangtze River. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/the-shennong-stream-gorge/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/best-seat-in-the-house/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/best-seat-in-the-house/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:33:35 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=382 This meaty man rested at the front of his sampan boat but took over a rowing spot from a spindly teenager in an effort to beat us to the end of the line. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/best-seat-in-the-house/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/the-captains-cove/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/the-captains-cove/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:31:56 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=339 In Shennong Stream ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/the-captains-cove/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/oh-captain-my-captain/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/oh-captain-my-captain/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:56:38 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=279 The captain of my sampan (peapod) boat on Shennong Stream: my favorite picture of the entire trip. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/oh-captain-my-captain/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/duncan-on-shennong-stream/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/duncan-on-shennong-stream/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:07:23 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=440 I really was there, and the water really was that green, a markedly different color from the Yangtze’s churning deep brown. Yes, I’m still wearing my blue Bain fleece after all these years.  Its elbows are getting faded, and I definitely don’t work at Bain any more, but I’ve always liked that fleece. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/duncan-on-shennong-stream/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/175m/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/175m/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:07:45 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=524 When the Three Gorges Dam is completed in 2009, the water level will rise to the line on the sign, and our friend in the boat will have a remarkably different river to navigate. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/175m/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/i-really-was-there/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/i-really-was-there/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:53:02 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=281 In the Wu Gorge, the second of the Three Gorges, to be precise. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/i-really-was-there/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/i-just-liked-this-bridge/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/i-just-liked-this-bridge/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:21:47 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=288 Crossing under the bridge at the entrance to the Wu Gorge, the second of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/i-just-liked-this-bridge/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/exiting-the-first-gorge/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/exiting-the-first-gorge/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:22:05 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=291 The Qutang Gorge, first of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/30/exiting-the-first-gorge/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/merry/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/merry/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:03:27 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=283 My guide in Fengdu.  When I asked how she chose “Merry” as her English name, she told me she liked being happy, so she wanted a happy name. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/merry/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/buddha-dragon-sculpture-at-fengdu/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/buddha-dragon-sculpture-at-fengdu/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:53:17 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=294 This sculpture was one corner of four around three Ming Dynasty bridges at Fengdu, perhaps one of the least disturbed sections of what is now a recently-rebuilt and somewhat Disney-fied tourist site. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/buddha-dragon-sculpture-at-fengdu/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/chinese-couple-at-fengdu/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/chinese-couple-at-fengdu/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:34:22 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=308 They look like they’re coming out of a church after getting married. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/29/chinese-couple-at-fengdu/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/20/the-minivan-is-nowhere-near-as-awesome/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/20/the-minivan-is-nowhere-near-as-awesome/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:21:55 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=252 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/20/the-minivan-is-nowhere-near-as-awesome/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/20/basketball/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/20/basketball/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:54:16 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=247 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/20/basketball/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/rabbits-at-the-gate/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/rabbits-at-the-gate/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:21:19 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=182 Jingli Street was decked out with lanterns for the Mid-Autumn Festival (aka the Moon or Lantern Festival).  Fly related the whole legend to me of the “woman in the moon,” the archer, and the hare.  The story is really quite complicated (check out the Wikipedia entry for more), but the upshot is that there were [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/rabbits-at-the-gate/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/not-sure-what-hes-making/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/not-sure-what-hes-making/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:04:52 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=180 … but I took this photo on the food stretch of Jingli Street, so I’m sure it was something good.  Plus, I like the banners behind him. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/not-sure-what-hes-making/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/jingli-starbucks/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/jingli-starbucks/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:44:24 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=92 America in China.  The facade and the furniture were different, but the coffee smelled the same.  Look closely, and you’ll see a westerner — one of the few in evidence that night — inside with her laptop. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/jingli-starbucks/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/dinner-with-my-host/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/dinner-with-my-host/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:09:59 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=133 Fly Wang, one of my colleagues at Kaplan China in Chengdu, took me to a hotpot restaurant and Jingli Street.  Here she is at dinner. On the table next to her, you can see the ordering sheet for the hotpot, which is a big bowl that cooks at the center of the table.  It’s divided into [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/dinner-with-my-host/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/she-sold-me-my-sim-card/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/she-sold-me-my-sim-card/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:17:24 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=112 She tore through screen after sophisticated computer screen of options in Chinese script like she’d done it a thousand times before (which she surely has), then handed me a receipt printed on old-fashioned carbon paper.  Here she’s formatting my SIM card in a store phone. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/she-sold-me-my-sim-card/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/cell-phone-sales/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/cell-phone-sales/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:38:41 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=79 … and did a great job, too.  We had our little sit-down, and she brought out a different phone for the same price — one that I ended up buying instead of my original choice.  She put in a SIM card, switched the phone from Chinese to English, and even posed for a picture: far [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/13/cell-phone-sales/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/12/america-in-china/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/12/america-in-china/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:11:33 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=72 On my way to school, I found myself behind this man and his small son. America is right here on the Chengdu sidewalk, in this man’s Mickey Mouse backpack and basketball-in-a-bag. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/12/america-in-china/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/11/chinese-children-find-duncan-hilarious/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/11/chinese-children-find-duncan-hilarious/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:04:30 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=83 These two kids spotted me before I got on the bus and laughed uproariously.  Once I joined them on the bus, they giggled uncontrollably.  Half the bus chattered about how endlessly they were laughing at me.  When I took their picture, they laughed at me.  When I got off the bus, they laughed at me. [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/11/chinese-children-find-duncan-hilarious/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/09/chengdu-sat-students/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/09/chengdu-sat-students/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:40:43 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=97 Here are quick photos of most of my students from my first day (I taught the same afternoon I arrived in China).  They’ve chosen English names, some of which aren’t perhaps … mainstream: Sushi, Winning, Yoyo, and Sonic, for example. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/09/chengdu-sat-students/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/07/leaving-washington/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/07/leaving-washington/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:59:12 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=59 Because I’m petrified of heights, taking this photo pressed against the window of the tiny plane — as it repeatedly banked left and right on its ascent from National — nearly killed me. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/07/leaving-washington/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/07/view-from-the-dc-tarmac/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/07/view-from-the-dc-tarmac/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:29:34 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=57 Seems like an advertisement for Northwest’s D.C. service…  Low low rates and flights leaving every hour! I flew American, but this was the view of the Jefferson and Washington monuments out the window. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/09/07/view-from-the-dc-tarmac/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/the-chapel/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/the-chapel/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:02:54 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=166 … where I gave away my mom as a first year and received my diploma as a graduating fourth year ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/the-chapel/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/composite-order-capitals-in-the-dome-room/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/composite-order-capitals-in-the-dome-room/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:54:28 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=168 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/composite-order-capitals-in-the-dome-room/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/the-rotunda-in-the-summertime/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/the-rotunda-in-the-summertime/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:42:25 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=164 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/08/the-rotunda-in-the-summertime/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/07/we-have-no-good-pictures-together/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/07/we-have-no-good-pictures-together/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:09:21 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=867 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/07/we-have-no-good-pictures-together/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/07/pavilion-v/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/07/pavilion-v/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:01:29 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=860 The Lawn lit up for Reunions. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/07/pavilion-v/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/03/good-angel/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/03/good-angel/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:35:36 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1048 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/06/03/good-angel/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/03/the-mom-unit/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/03/the-mom-unit/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:33:12 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1011 At dinner before my flight. We like our tradition of going upstairs and eating at the Houlihan’s while we wait. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/03/the-mom-unit/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/02/now-for-some-gravy/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/02/now-for-some-gravy/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:40:41 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1004 My favorite meal, courtesy of my mother’s excellent cooking: Roast duckling, homemade apple stuffing, peas, “hotel” roast potatoes (when I was wee-Duncan, I thought they were called “hotel potatoes” because nice hotels overseas served the same kind), glazed carrots, and Coca-Cola in a glass bottle. I’m just saying. Truly, all that’s missing in this picture is [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/02/now-for-some-gravy/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/02/goldie/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/02/goldie/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:48:19 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=435 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/02/goldie/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/01/snowy/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/01/snowy/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:40:37 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1017 In the den. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/01/snowy/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/01/einstein/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/01/einstein/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:29:55 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=22 In the den, March 2008 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2008/03/01/einstein/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/10/23/morning-commute/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/10/23/morning-commute/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:27:45 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1317 Out my windshield on my way to work, a typical morning sky over Arlington & DC. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/10/23/morning-commute/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/09/24/this-is-what-i-have-to-deal-with/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/09/24/this-is-what-i-have-to-deal-with/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:42:58 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1020 On the back, it says, “BEWARE!” ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/09/24/this-is-what-i-have-to-deal-with/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/09/02/finally/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/09/02/finally/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:27:44 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=869 This plaque was much-delayed in arriving and very difficult to photograph. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/09/02/finally/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/07/31/comic-duncan-v-july-31-2007/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/07/31/comic-duncan-v-july-31-2007/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:48:37 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=254 Quite possibly the best birthday present ever. Thank you, Dave Werner. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/07/31/comic-duncan-v-july-31-2007/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/07/24/draw-what-you-saw/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/07/24/draw-what-you-saw/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:30:27 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=965 That squirrel is both specific and relevant. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/07/24/draw-what-you-saw/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/06/21/the-girma/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/06/21/the-girma/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:44:15 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=272 Samson Girma, Wakefield Class of 2007, at his graduation.  Best picture of the night. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/06/21/the-girma/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/03/11/patrick-brought-duncan-donuts/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/03/11/patrick-brought-duncan-donuts/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:35:46 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/2009/01/01/patrick-brought-duncan-donuts/ If you look really close, you can see he crossed out the “-kin” to make the spelling appropriate. Also, I love how the box is just floating in the air by itself. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2007/03/11/patrick-brought-duncan-donuts/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/12/24/the-future-conan/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/12/24/the-future-conan/#comments Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:23:51 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=46 Vein of gold at the National Gallery. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/12/24/the-future-conan/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/10/20/tunnel-to-nowhere/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/10/20/tunnel-to-nowhere/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:03:22 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1139 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/10/20/tunnel-to-nowhere/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/dinner-in-philly/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/dinner-in-philly/#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 13:11:23 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=833 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/dinner-in-philly/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/tude-is-everything/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/tude-is-everything/#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 11:45:22 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=586 At the 2006 Philadelphia Livestrong Challenge.  I had everyone cracking up as I tried to get my mouth, arms, and eyes just so. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/tude-is-everything/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/i-race-for/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/i-race-for/#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:31:36 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=831 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/i-race-for/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/philly-doggie/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/philly-doggie/#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:11:12 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=266 Made friends with this pup while at breakfast with Anna during the 2006 Philadelphia Livestrong weekend. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/09/09/philly-doggie/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/27/on-the-bike/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/27/on-the-bike/#comments Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:29:27 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=827 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/27/on-the-bike/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/23/jasmine-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/23/jasmine-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:36:37 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=257 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/23/jasmine-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/23/wear-yellow/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/23/wear-yellow/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:32:03 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=836 I was nervous before my race, so I asked Jasmine to come with me to the National Portrait Gallery, which had just reopened after years of renovation.  Old friends are good for calming down. Lance Daddy was there! Also, Brett Favre is trying to give me a shoulder massage. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/23/wear-yellow/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/13/ilana/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/13/ilana/#comments Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:16:14 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1236 My TNT teammate. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/13/ilana/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/05/so-refreshing/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/05/so-refreshing/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:54:28 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1238 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/08/05/so-refreshing/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/24/franklin/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/24/franklin/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:05:42 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1062 If only camera flash made people look this cute. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/24/franklin/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/20/swing-low-sweet-banister/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/20/swing-low-sweet-banister/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:37:08 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=49 Union Station, Washington D.C. DCist’s Photo of the Day for December 21, 2006. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/20/swing-low-sweet-banister/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/20/dreams-of-my-childhood/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/20/dreams-of-my-childhood/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:23:14 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=852 I found this big yellow bulldozer near Union Station one sunny afternoon. In Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, there’s a playground with a bulldozer – as in, the bulldozer is part of what you’re supposed to play on.  At that point in my life, I figured driving a bulldozer would be a pretty great career. When I [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/06/20/dreams-of-my-childhood/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/05/01/black-blue/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/05/01/black-blue/#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 10:00:39 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=175 The east wing of the National Gallery. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/05/01/black-blue/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/05/01/longworth-light-afixed/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/05/01/longworth-light-afixed/#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 09:39:13 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=223 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/05/01/longworth-light-afixed/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/27/usb/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/27/usb/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:24:40 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1131 For some reason, I always think of those faces as gargoyles, even though they’re clearly nothing of the sort. This building is part of the United States Botanical Gardens, adjacent to the U.S. Capitol. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/27/usb/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/16/paul-kim-maestro/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/16/paul-kim-maestro/#comments Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:43:58 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=605 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/16/paul-kim-maestro/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/12/airplane-sunset/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/12/airplane-sunset/#comments Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:30:16 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=24 Anti-crepuscular rays over the National Mall, Washington, D.C. This one got a shout-out on the DCist Photo of the Day. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/12/airplane-sunset/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/smile/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/smile/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:18:18 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=850 On the National Mall. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/smile/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/capitol-cherry-blossoms/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/capitol-cherry-blossoms/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:54:19 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=177 This one got used on DCist. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/capitol-cherry-blossoms/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/capitol-tulips/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/capitol-tulips/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:42:24 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=33 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/04/01/capitol-tulips/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/30/curious-kitty/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/30/curious-kitty/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:46:58 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1064 What do they say about that…? ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/30/curious-kitty/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/20/cat-burglar/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/20/cat-burglar/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:21:22 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=588 My other neighbor stops by.  It turns out that the (now fixed) hole in my back door screen was not only cat-sized; it was cat-created and cat-utilized. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/20/cat-burglar/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/20/meowdriver/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/20/meowdriver/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:15:13 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=160 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/20/meowdriver/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/purple-surprise/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/purple-surprise/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:04:11 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=848 In my front yard.  Look at the dewdrops! ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/purple-surprise/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/somethings-going-on-here/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/somethings-going-on-here/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:57:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=162 … and I’m gonna find out what it is. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/somethings-going-on-here/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/blue-bottles/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/blue-bottles/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:53:31 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=839 These jars were on my back porch for about two years. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/03/13/blue-bottles/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/06/ritz-crackers/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/06/ritz-crackers/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:12:33 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=846 Looking up at the Lincoln Memorial. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/06/ritz-crackers/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/06/abraham-lincoln/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/06/abraham-lincoln/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:11:54 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=842 After a lengthy cleaning & restoration, the lettering looks crisp. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/06/abraham-lincoln/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/04/chandelier/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/04/chandelier/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:53:04 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=858 The first passable photo I took with my then-new D50.  I always like chandeliers. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2006/02/04/chandelier/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2005/11/26/jonathan/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2005/11/26/jonathan/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2005 06:40:34 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=812 In the Dome Room of the Rotunda on a day trip down from D.C. when he visited me there for Thanksgiving. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2005/11/26/jonathan/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2005/10/01/sara-sarah/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2005/10/01/sara-sarah/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:10:47 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=947 At the JSF reunion. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2005/10/01/sara-sarah/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/07/20/in-the-galleries/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/07/20/in-the-galleries/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2003 09:28:04 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=599 No one is allowed to go up there. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/07/20/in-the-galleries/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/04/25/who-is-that-guy/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/04/25/who-is-that-guy/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:02:15 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=311 Who is that guy? At the 2003 Fourth Year Dinner. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/04/25/who-is-that-guy/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/04/21/service-space/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/04/21/service-space/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:35:51 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=591 I miss my service space and my weird blue truck. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2003/04/21/service-space/feed/ 2 http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/27/cookie/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/27/cookie/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:39:40 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=961 With Jasmine and Cookie in Maryland. That’s not a dog, that’s a dustbroom! ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/27/cookie/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/12/jeffies-in-tuscany/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/12/jeffies-in-tuscany/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2001 11:22:41 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=234 Most of Jimmy’s children pose next to the pool at Dr. Aeschliman’s hilltop villa. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/12/jeffies-in-tuscany/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/09/red-white-and-well/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/09/red-white-and-well/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2001 10:02:52 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1133 With Jasmine at Dr. Aeschliman’s Tuscan villa. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/09/red-white-and-well/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/05/duncan-the-duomo/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/05/duncan-the-duomo/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2001 05:26:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=821 or: Stripes in Sienna ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/07/05/duncan-the-duomo/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/05/01/jenny/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/05/01/jenny/#comments Tue, 01 May 2001 14:08:38 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=971 With Jenny at the Morrow initiation. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/05/01/jenny/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/03/25/so-relaxing/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/03/25/so-relaxing/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2001 03:28:07 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=991 I’m not even going to tell you what Chad always says about this photo. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2001/03/25/so-relaxing/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/2000/10/12/polished/ http://superfreakymemories.com/2000/10/12/polished/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:01:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1027 Help! (look closely) For some reason, my big guides decided to inflict this unspeakable atrocity upon me. As soon as that night’s probie meeting ended, I decamped to Brown & solicited Lauren’s help in erasing the horror, the horror — immediately. (… but not before taking a photo for posterity) ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/2000/10/12/polished/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1997/07/21/that-looks-so-familiar/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1997/07/21/that-looks-so-familiar/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 1997 07:58:19 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=259 In Colorado with Duke, I saw Jimmy on the cover of a book and immediately asked him to pose with his likeness.  It’s so perfect; it still makes me laugh, and I’ll always be indebted to him for agreeing to one of my favorite photos of all time. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1997/07/21/that-looks-so-familiar/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/08/25/grrr/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/08/25/grrr/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 1996 08:03:54 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=957 Track-Dunk-man in my sophomore year of high school. With a mouthful of braces, I wasn’t about to be smiling for the camera. I only had them for about two years, but I never learned how to smile in photos until they came off. For a long time, this was the only picture of me floating around [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/08/25/grrr/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/23/greasy-duncan/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/23/greasy-duncan/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 1996 09:35:14 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=995 Early attempts to grow facial hair did not prove especially fruitful, even in the rain forest. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/23/greasy-duncan/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/16/mr-mule/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/16/mr-mule/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 1996 01:20:48 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=220 A clear-cut hill in the Costa Rican cloud forest of Cacauo: you can see the line. The hill was maybe a hundred yards away from our station, but in the mornings it was completely invisible, shrouded by clouds. Mr. Mule here on the hill has more personality than many people I know. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/16/mr-mule/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/16/my-name-is-inigo-montoya/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/16/my-name-is-inigo-montoya/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 1996 01:01:07 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=999 That’s not really his name. This little guy worked at the Cacauo station. He was the coolest guy up there (except, maybe, for Mr. Mule). It’s always intimidating when a six-year-old can speak Spanish better than you, and it’s also always intimidating when he can beat you at swordfighting-with-the-meter-sticks. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1996/06/16/my-name-is-inigo-montoya/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1990/07/31/my-granpa/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1990/07/31/my-granpa/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 1990 02:25:09 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1074 My Granpa less than a year before he died, on my birthday in South Africa. On September 4, 1999, I wore the watch Granpa is wearing in this picture when I stood in for him to give my mother away in the UVa Chapel. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1990/07/31/my-granpa/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1988/08/01/soccer-me/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1988/08/01/soccer-me/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 1988 10:10:44 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=953 Yep, I used to play soccer. By the looks of things, I was pretty proud of it too. If you like this picture, I assure you there is another one from the same day (unfortunately lost to us…) of the entire team in which I look like a complete idiot. My first season on this team, the [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1988/08/01/soccer-me/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1987/08/08/pygmy-hunter/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1987/08/08/pygmy-hunter/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 1987 07:40:01 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=596 With Sepi’s bow & arrow at Mt. Hoyo in Zaire, 1987 ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1987/08/08/pygmy-hunter/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1986/08/03/first-grade/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1986/08/03/first-grade/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 1986 06:02:16 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=316 On the playground of Gaines Elementary School, Athens, GA, in first grade. Let’s see, I was in Mrs. Garbin’s class, and that was the year I got the piece of pencil lead stuck in the palm of my right hand … it’s still there! Notice the spiffy Coca-Cola pants and toothy grin. Oh, for the [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1986/08/03/first-grade/feed/ 1 http://superfreakymemories.com/1984/11/14/blue-yellow/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1984/11/14/blue-yellow/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 1984 12:07:12 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=655 Still my favorite colors, and they were my Granpa’s too. ]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1984/11/14/blue-yellow/feed/ 0 http://superfreakymemories.com/1970/12/31/granpa/ http://superfreakymemories.com/1970/12/31/granpa/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 1970 08:00:00 +0000 Duncan Brook http://superfreakymemories.com/?p=1209 My Granpa fought for the Allies in the South African army in WWII. He told me all kinds of stories about sneaking behind enemy lines, seeing Egypt and Rome, and fighting at El Alamein, the massive and decisive battle for North Africa. Even though he served under Montgomery there, my Granpa always had incredible respect [...]]]> http://superfreakymemories.com/1970/12/31/granpa/feed/ 0