http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/02/08/why-did-i-get-out-of-the-van/ Dispatches from somewhere far away Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:45:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/02/08/why-did-i-get-out-of-the-van/#comment-121 Chris Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:42:00 +0000 http://www.chrisamico.com/blog/2007/02/08/why-did-i-get-out-of-the-van/#comment-121 Thanks for the sympathy, at least. I was hoping maybe you knew a quick way to learn Chinese, besides, y'know, studying. Thanks for the sympathy, at least. I was hoping maybe you knew a quick way to learn Chinese, besides, y’know, studying.

]]> http://www.chrisamico.com/2007/02/08/why-did-i-get-out-of-the-van/#comment-122 花崗齋之愚公 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:07:00 +0000 http://www.chrisamico.com/blog/2007/02/08/why-did-i-get-out-of-the-van/#comment-122 Great post. I have nothing but sympathy for you. This is a classic case of "I made a deal that would be inconvenient for me to fulfill so screw it, I'll make something up to get out of it" strategy. Painful. Funny story though. Great post. I have nothing but sympathy for you. This is a classic case of “I made a deal that would be inconvenient for me to fulfill so screw it, I’ll make something up to get out of it” strategy. Painful. Funny story though.

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