I just noticed a crack on my 5-month-old MacBook. I have never dropped it. Obviously, this is a product defect since I am not the only one. As soon as I get a high-quality picture (this one was taken by... Read more >>

I've been zealously following all mac (t)rumor web sites. It has become a routine to check appleinsider, macrumors, and 9to5mac at least three times every day. The ups and downs in my current life is closely connected with the Cupertino-based... Read more >>

Two days ago, my 3-month-old MacBook was stolen in the graduate office when we were at a luncheon with new students and faculty members. This REALLY sucks.... Read more >>

I've seen only 28 30 movies on the newest list (till July 18, 2007), which was released in January, 2007. Now I know what to put on my Blockbuster queue. 07/18/07 Update: I've seen Vertigo and Midnight Cowboy. 1. Citizen... Read more >>

Dan’s iPod 2004 – 2007 Dan’s iPod, a 4G iPod with Click Wheel, died on May 8, 2007 at the age of 2.37. The cause was hard drive failure. It is survived by its whining owner, Dan Li.... Read more >>

Upon the request of Eugene. This is an ABSOLUTELY off-topic post.... Read more >>

My iBook died today. It can't turn on. No startup chime, no hard drive spinning, no fan noise. It just died. What an drama right after my last post screaming how awesome my iBook is! So what should I do?... Read more >>

The battery of my 2.5-year-old iBook G4 can still last 3+ hours. My IBM T42 can stay slightly over 1 hour after one year and half. My 2.5-year-old iPod can play for 9+ hours continuously. It makes the trip to/from... Read more >>

This is a serious problem that I need to ponder. I found a small cut on my middle finger. Neither too wide nor too deep but hurts enough. I noticed it this morning when I was having Chai. I don't... Read more >>

I love the ridiculously warm Thanksgiving in Twin Cities! We set off Tuesday afternoon. On the way I took American Pop Music 101 lectured by Ms. Glover. The final was fun: the grade is positively related with the extent to... Read more >>

Sitting in Cafe Metropolis, I think I'll melt soon. My hands become sticky and I can hardly hold my head. One hour ago I had an impulsion to fly to Australia or somewhere in the South hemisphere where the Spring... Read more >>

It snowed in the morning. On the 12th day of October! I was excited about it because it hadn't snowed for such a long time. No! It hadn't snowed in the past 6 months! I should do something to beat... Read more >>

I had my hair cut really really really really short. So short that I'm half bald. So short that I feel there is nowhere to hide myself when I feel ashamed. So short that I can make a fortune by... Read more >>

[ The following is an e-mail from the past, composed on Friday, September 30, 2005, and sent via FutureMe.org ] Hey, I know it's a hard way. I know you wanna give up at some point...but only at some point... Read more >>

I am on the train to Milwaukee and have forty minutes to kill. Just now I went over the Graduate School Gourmet and thought I might contribute to the pool of graduate student's recipes. I'd like to present you with... Read more >>

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The year of the dog!!! 祝大家身体健康，狗年吉祥！汪汪汪！ [ Courtesy of Oui-Blog 当我们Blog在一起 ] Beautiful China by Mr. Feng Jiang [ via Antipixel via the Iconfactory the Iconfactory]... Read more >>

Not only do we students talk about professors behind their backs [ It's not always bad-mouthing. Actually we say lots of goods things about them. ], professors do that too!!! In fact it's not that bad as it sounds like,... Read more >>

Not only do we students talk about professors behind their backs [ It's not always bad-mouthing. Actually we say lots of goods things about them. ], professors do that too!!! In fact it's not that bad as it sounds like,... Read more >>

Oscar just went back from freezing Minneapolis. She's too tired to keep her eyes open but has to turn in a paper today. So now she's in her dreamland whle I'm on duty as an A.I. clock. I'll wake her... Read more >>

Hey Oscar, It's sooooo sweet to get the invite to your commencement. I know you will succeed one day coz you are so googly [ Google rocks!!! ]. Congrats on graduation [ hey you survive!!! ] and best luck to... Read more >>

I've tried to blog with Zoundry a few times since I read a lot about it in October. Unfortunately, all my attempts ended up with uninstalling it--Zoundry refused to work for my Movabletype-based blog. I tried both the standard and... Read more >>

Slow down... take a breath... the fall at Northwestern is so stunningly beautiful! [ I seldom post pics on this blog, but you really can't miss this!!! ] One picture is worth one thousand words, so I wrote 3029 words... Read more >>

Six Flags is closed; The winter is coming; It gets dark at 4 pm; Finals are looming... Nothing, nothing. I'm just complaining. BTW, today was so weird that five out of six people totally forgot about a meeting in the... Read more >>

China's second manned space mission. Timeline of China's space history [ source: The Associated Press ] September 1955: Chinese-born Tsien Hsue-sen, an American-trained rocketry expert and co-founder of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, leaves the United States for China. His departure... Read more >>

Eat to lose weight? The statement sounds self-contradictory but it is true. At least in some cases. Celery is one of the vegetables I hate most, along with carrot, pumpkin, broccoli, chive, caraway, bell pepper... But celery is the so-called... Read more >>

Finally we are here: the last day of summer 2005. The past few days were amazingly summer that I almost forget it's Oct already. For the very first time I cycled with Ningzi on campus [ last time we didn't... Read more >>

From time to time I torture myself by playing a hide-and-seek game with all my gadgets. Where is my Razr phone? It’s under the pile of textbooks and sandwich bags [ ew ]. Where is the Bluetooth headset? It lies... Read more >>

近日忙于搬迁，无暇顾及这一亩二分地，已是荒草萆连天。接连被飞猪和蚂蚁点名要自曝怪癖，惶恐之余，好似几近腐烂的草莓突遭顾客垂青，不禁几分沾沾自喜。不过被飞猪扣上“留学女博士”的大帽子，颇为不爽，顿觉面目可憎起来——怕是在世人眼中，“第三类人”的常态亦是怪癖，怪癖也即常态吧。Sigh…我只是在上十九年级而已，其实小着呢…… 1. 虽平时不施粉黛对镜贴花黄，桌上还是必备一面小镜以便随时顾影自怜。至于每日在穿衣镜前搔首弄姿个十遍八遍更是家常便饭。昨天在埃文斯顿一通乱逛，发现这是个巨适合我居住的城市：市中心全是小店餐厅咖啡馆，通通都有橱窗！慢着，本人可不是购物狂——这些橱窗充分满足了远比血拼更加高尚有品的精神需求。睁着因度数加深而明显无神的双眼，故作兴致勃勃状望进一个又一个橱窗，欣赏自己“纤细”的身影掠过家具店的双人床垫，饰品店的非洲花瓶，理发店的棕色假发。天哪，何德何能，生活干吗要这么善待我！ 2．每次给老妈打电话，手边必备烂纸一张秃笔一支。谈至兴起，定会欣然提笔落字若干，至于内容，多是与话题风马牛不相及的梦呓——或称“意识流”。此等涂鸦最后必以无意义的线条覆盖所有文字告终。最终结果：笔的寿命缩短百分之二。 3.对菠菜的热爱可与大力水手媲美，尤喜水焯菠菜。清水煮沸，投入菠菜，静待十秒，沥水装盘，拌盐少许即可食用。此物每周摄取若干，尚未厌烦。 4。行事必虎头蛇尾，此文即是明证。 5．记性差，脾气坏，哎哟，想不出来了，俺去睡也…… 还要发展五个下线？怎么这么麻烦，媚娘，朕的头又疼了……... Read more >>

Wisconsin State Fair is one of my favorite summer activities in Milwaukee. Chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, rabbits, pigs, and cream puffs!!! I've been totally fed up with staring at frozen chicken thigh, breast, beef, pork in supermarket. I want to... Read more >>

One of the renowned universities I've ever applied to sent me a note saying that a possible compromise of their online application database had occured. The hack was committed, according to a reporter, by an individual who was attempting to... Read more >>

Firefox can crash at any time--the worst timing is when I almost finish a new entry in Movabletype...BTW, any desktop blogging tool to recommend? My computer is not invulnerable even though it's under the umbrella of NAV--Checking account can really... Read more >>

It is really a sad day. We went to Chicago for haircut while on the way back it started to pour. When getting closer to Milwaukee [actually it was near General Mitchell International Airport] we ran into a terrible traffic... Read more >>

I still can remember how curious and excited I was when surfing the Web for the first time. It dates back to mid 90s, maybe 1995. Back then Google wasn't born yet. No blog existed but personal homepages blossomed. ICQ... Read more >>

It's hard to believe that my oral defense was done only 13 hours 30 minutes ago. Now I'm proud to claim I am a Master. :) Just call it a day. Time to pay bill now.... Read more >>

From today on, I'll have a piece of brand new paper to write my life on. Be strong, be confident, and be myself.... Read more >>

The football is round and so is the athletics nickname of Marquette University. We were Golden Eagles, then Gold, now we are Golden Eagles again. Marquette community finally voted for Golden Eagles as the representative of Marquette spirit again. It... Read more >>

Can't remember when it started. Now whenever there is flash stuff on webpages, Quicktime always tries to play it but it messes up by showing a broken blue icon where the flash is supposed to show up. However IE can... Read more >>

I started TIMELINE on the second day when arriving in the U.S. I missed the first anniversary for some unknown reason but I will not let this happen again [sure, how can you miss the FIRST anniversary for the SECOND... Read more >>

Dedicated to my dearest nana. I know you are looking over me from Heaven. Smile for me, please. I miss you day and night.... Read more >>

Marquette University will have a new athletics nickname for the coming year: Gold. Marquette’s Board of Trustees turned down a $2,000,000 donation in request of reinstating the current nickname "Golden Eagles" back to "Warriors", which had been used for 40... Read more >>

Mom, do I have to dress up on defense day?!... Read more >>

周三Flypig就在MSN上给我发了他和ibuzzo倡导的“和平需要你”活动的链接，因为最近疲于毕业论文的抽样，无暇转贴，很是惭愧。但求为两岸和平所尽绵薄之力，永远不会太晚。 以下全文转录Flypig的文字： 战争离我们有多远？一个有些“危言耸听”的问题。 上世纪90年代中叶，每当台海关系紧张，福州城的街头巷尾总会出现浩浩荡荡的军车，坊间也跟着流传起早已废弃的防空洞又被重新启用的消息。 电视机里反复播放“福建沿海军事演习禁渔通告”或者“福州市防空警报试鸣通知”。不谙世事的孩子们看到这里，总是紧张地望着父母，“不会真的打起来吧？” “不会真的打起来吧？”我们曾多少次地问过自己这个问题。 战争，炮火，流血，阵亡，废墟。这些词汇总是被媒体习惯性地堆砌在一起。对这些，我们感到恐惧；对这些，我们或许也已经感到麻木。 但是，当我们用编码迥异却同根同源的汉字，书写着对抗的词句；当我们操着共同的语言，面朝海峡对岸，用挑衅的口吻互相辱骂的时候，我们可曾认真地思考过战争的恐怖？我们可曾试图珍惜眼前来之不易的安定和舒适？我们可曾想过抛开彼此意识形态上的差异，用广博无垠的心胸去承载所有华人对和平的渴求？试问，我们努力过了么？ 当我们通过CCTV或是TVBS看到战火纷飞下的贫穷和动荡，由此感到不安的时候，请不妨抬起头，仰望一下这片全球华人共同拥有的蓝天。和平的信念，其实早已深深地植根在我们的心里。 台湾的Blogger写道：“我期待和平，就如同我热爱生命与尊严一样。” 其实，每一个人都可以也应该以热爱生命与尊严的名义去付出我们的努力。 和平需要我们！和平需要你！ 和平的台海、和平的东亚、和平的世界需要所有以中文为文化根基的人共同努力、共同促进。 如果你是一名blogger，请告诉自己的读者、自己的同事、自己的亲人，两岸同胞对和平共同的企盼，从来没有像今天这样强烈过！ 我们坚信，一块祈祷和平的标识，一段发自肺腑的心声，当它们在blog上一同出现，就已经为推动海峡两岸的和平进程注入了一股巨大的动力！ 努力吧！为了生命的尊严！华人世界的福祉需要你！和平更需要你！ 和平需要你！ 如果您认同这段文字，请在您的网页上粘贴这个带有链接的图标。代码如下： 如果您在自己的blog上发表了与本网页相关的内容，请发送trackback到 http://yyty.org/cgi-bin/blog/mt-tb.cgi/591 主题页面：http://ibuzzo.com/peace/... Read more >>

"Procrastination is the thief of time." -- Edward YoungI've been suffering from procrastination for a long time. Since college indeed, and it's getting worse in this semester. I labeled myself a creature of deadline--I always printed out my paper ten... Read more >>

I'm coming!!! Oh YEAH!!!... Read more >>

I'm Jealous, jealous, jealous! ... See, another reason I failed to state in my previous post about why I blog. Emotional outlet. BTW, I'm so happy that unkymoods is back. I miss you so much.... Read more >>

你能在自己生活的城市里找到10个属于自己的地方吗？它们并不一定是名胜古迹，或许是一个餐厅，一个酒吧，一个咖啡馆，一个公园，又或者是一条林阴小道。是那些让自己感觉最舒服的地方，是三两好友谈天说地的地方，是心烦意乱之时独自停留的地方。 --Owen's Blog 文心又出了个好点子。如果你想加入10 Places of My Place活动的话，请访问他的blog获取更多详细信息。感谢quawn设计的精美图标。 米城十地--回应文心 如果你对密尔沃基的印象仅限于NBA的雄鹿队的话，wikipedia的这个条目应该对你会有所帮助。 Lake Michigan 上初中时学过美国地理，对五大湖区印象深刻。Milwaukee就是位于密歇根湖畔的港口城市。Lake Michigan是Milwaukee的观光客必游之地，也是密尔沃基人休闲度假的好所在——从港口停泊的密密麻麻的私人游船便可见一斑。当然，你不需要游艇也可以感受密歇根湖——赤脚走在细腻的沙滩上的感觉也很不错哦。难怪每年中国学生联合会的迎新BBQ，都是在湖畔公园举行的。不过由于沿岸重工业污染严重，湖里的鱼已经没有人敢吃了。:(... Read more >>

I'm gonna have my hair dyed in minutes. Not knowing what I will look like... Life is like dyeing your hair; you never know what true color you are gonna get. Break a leg!... Read more >>

I got stuck with my RA work now. Dr. Jean asked me to find quotes of some advertising people. Quotes that “focus on creative (strategy or writing). Something memorable about the business, perhaps inspirational.” I have no idea where to... Read more >>

Everybody should be thankful today especially those surviving turkeys. I'm wondering how many people would blog on Thanksgiving. It's time to gather with family and share the moment. I just had a terrific Thanksgiving dinner with my friends around. I'm... Read more >>

The pumpkin was carved by my roommate. This halloween is not as crazy as the one I had last year. Hmmm...no costume so far. Even no idea about it yet. How about yours? Tell me something about it, okay?... Read more >>

I bombed an assignment which I didn't expect to ace but didn't think of bombing either. Nothing can be more frustrating than having spent more than 15 hours on an assignment just to get a grade that sucks. I'm not... Read more >>

In memory: Christopher Reeve 1952 - 2004 So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.... Read more >>

There is something you have to reach out to get. Even the smallest birthday candle is worth your effort. Happy to be 2X!... Read more >>

Watching Athens 2004 Olympic Games; Reading Wolf totem online; Treating new comers; Preparing for new semester... So I'm gonna take a break and get myself ready for the coming hardwork. Take care guys.... Read more >>

I wrote about three oddest things about Milwaukee's weather. Today can be another proof of my statement. Today I feel like the fall has come. The lows dropped to 50s and my friends in Wuhan may scream at it. As... Read more >>

Last night Tianyi and I saw off a friends who was leaving for California. It was my very first time to send a friend away -- I usually try to avoid it in fear of inability to handle this... Read more >>

Though I haven't blogged for a few days, I still check my blog from time to time to moderate the comments. As you read in the section "Something You Should Know Before You Post a Comment", I edit or delete... Read more >>

I'm sharing an apartment with another girl, which means we are sharing a big fridge too. A big fridge. Yeah, that's my pain. When you have enough space in fridge, it would be a sin not to fill it with... Read more >>

Basically I am a creature of roller coasters. My mania for rolling over and over could have been detected by my experience in California Adventure Park. Yet, it was surely confirmed by Xuying and my zeal for the Six Flags... Read more >>

This is a good day for Amei & Horse. Best wishes to you two!!!... Read more >>

So happy to share the big day with Da Tou, Sue, Xiao Xiao and Robbie Kean. Happy birthday to us all!!! I wanna say THANK YOU to all my friends. Thank you for your blessing. You are my treasure. It's... Read more >>

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李丹： 你好！明天是你的生日，我和爸爸祝福你生日快乐！天天快乐！你自己照料自己，安排好生活，注意休息好眼睛。家里都好,奶奶好请放心。有事及时告知。 祝你生日愉快，我的好孩子！ 爸爸妈妈... Read more >>

I have sinned. I didn't plan to do that beforehand, really. So I may defend myself by claiming I didn't do it through malice. However, I can never deny the fact that I did that. The evil idea fleeted my... Read more >>

I heard fireworks on the west. But apparently I've missed the best chance to watch it. Anyhow, I could still see some colorful fading sparkles in the sky. What's more, I googled some fireworks pics to please my eyes.... Read more >>

Summerfest, named the World's Biggest Music Festival by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1999, was held from June 24 through July 4 this year in Milwaukee. When Tianyi and I started off there was a shower. A few... Read more >>

As I've promised, I will present my travelogue with photos I took on this trip. Since it is a big project and I have to deal with some other things, I have to write and post the log part by... Read more >>

One year ago, a snail mail from the other side of the globe totally changed the orbit of my life. The surprise and joy was delayed two months by some unknown reason but the happiness was still fresh. Things... Read more >>

I'm back, still alive but starving. Just let you guys know about that. I've got to do my laundry. Talk to you later. Special thanks to Yinyin. You keep my blog alive all the time. Your support are greatly appreciated.... Read more >>

My horoscope is Cancer, that partly explains why I wanna carry all my stuff in the backpack. Everything is done and I'm waiting in the cool breeze of morning for the start of the trip. We'll visit these places: Mount... Read more >>

I had a disaster dream last night. Very rare for a person like me who seldom dream. This is the dream genre I've never experienced before. So I’d better write it down for future analysis in case I would forget... Read more >>

They two are in their sixties or seventies; nobodys knows their exact ages. They two always dress in the same clothes with each other. They two like bright colors and white long socks. They two walk down Wisconsin Ave every... Read more >>

My days are getting back to the routine. As an old saying goes, "destroy an old world and build up a new one". Life just recovers from the aftereffect of move;every thing starts over again. I recall the windy evening... Read more >>

I've been living in Milwaukee for about 10 months. Compared with wuhan, the city where I was born and raised up, Milwaukee is a place with quite different climate, especially in Summer. It's fun to find out some interesting facts... Read more >>

I'm sitting on the floor of living room in the old apartment. Everything is cleaned out except memories. It's actually the first year I started to live on myself. Life is not as tough as I'd imagined; it's not easy,... Read more >>

I'm gonna move into a place without telephone and Internet access so far. So many things have to be done to settle down. Cell phone, cable, ID, address changing... so many things start over again. Why americans love moving so... Read more >>

Move, move, move!!! I have nothing to do but complain!!!... Read more >>

Dan Qu, known as Bluegiva as well, is one of my best friends. She's a lady with unique characteristics impressive enough for anyone meeting her for the first time to remember her for a long period. She's also one of... Read more >>

I'm pretty fascinated with the character design in South Park. Aren't those guys cute? Hey, I mean characters only! I don't enjoy the four-letter words there at all!!!! I scooped this fun stuff about South Park out of Cheah Chu... Read more >>

Milwaukee Art Museum. What a fancy place. No more words. I'm really exhausted. Both physical and mental. Yeah, metal fatigue. Check out latest pics on my photolog here.... Read more >>

Tianyi has asked for one week's off. That's good 'coz we have planned to take a trip to Niagara fall. Now I have to plan the trip for she totally counts on me. But I have no idea where to... Read more >>

I do respect the one who invented automatic doors. It is no doubt this is a great invention and those automatic devices make our life easier especially for those with disability. However, I could never understand why the swing automatic... Read more >>

She might not be the ace buddy you always feel free to share your top secret with She might not be the super model you saw on the stage and wished you would be when you grow up She... Read more >>

I called home last night as usual. Mom told me she took a body examination last week and she was told of a high blood sugar. "That's okay. Not very high. Take it easy. I will consult the doctor for... Read more >>

This mail was forwarded by one of my best friends. If you happen to know me, after reading all my answers do you think now you know me better? Sorry guys, you have to be able to read Chinese first.... Read more >>

Something trivial bugs me a lot. I seem to get lost in mind and not know what is going on. All the bad things resonate one another; the domino effect makes me feel worse. I know it's something called "selective... Read more >>

Daylight Saving Time will begin this weekend. You should turn your clocks ahead one hour. The official time change will occur at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, April 04. Many people will turn their clocks ahead one hour before they... Read more >>

Got an email from Student Administration an hour ago. Titled "Important reminder about illegal music downloading". Oops, are we being watched when we surf the Web??? Here is the full text of the reminder -- The Recording Industry Association of... Read more >>

Have you ever felt the end of the world was looming? I do. Not in Matrix but in every Sunday evening. I am fretful. I am blue. I don't wanna go to bed 'coz I am afraid to get up... Read more >>

I'm going to California this weekend with Ru and Xuying. It's the gift to myself for the past hardworking days. Not very clear about the trip plan [ okay, okay, that's the coolest part of the trip. Everything is arranged... Read more >>

Happy V-day to all you guys! Enjoy the days with those you love and those loving you. Remember, every day can be a V-day by being in the mood of love!!! This is my favorite card on Apple's Icards. Pick... Read more >>

Another happy Saturday night to kill. It's my very first time to hang out with friends at Rock Bottom. Being a home animal [contrary to social/bar/party animal], I can never figure out what to order and always feel like a... Read more >>

Last week in the course of COMM 200, I claimed myself a super PEPSI fan by raising hand when being asked who in the class can tell the difference between Coke & Pepsi. "I think it's more mild" was the... Read more >>

If everybody passing by in the street smiles at you, there would be two possibilities: you are in trouble ( the best solution is to rush to a show window and check if you forget to zip something ) or...... Read more >>

It was such a long trip that I even doubted if I would spend the rest of my life in the airplane, or... at the airport. Wuhan -- Shanghai -- San Francisco -- Chicago -- Milwaukee. I am still alive.... Read more >>