Most people reading this know me, but in case you don't, here's the lowdown so far: I'm Elaine - I'm an Asian American expat brat who first moved out of the States at 4 & first hit up China at 13. Since then, I've been in & out of New York & Shanghai, mostly blogging.

Things I've got:
Twitter | Last.fm | Flickr | Shanghaiist | Elaine is Eating

Stuff I focus on a lot, categorized:
Girl Talk - feminism & women's issues
Food Talk - food & cooking
China - it's a big place
Elaine Talk - personal internet journal
animalstalkinginallcaps:

STOP TELLING ME TO ‘CHECK MY PRIVILEGE’ AND LISTEN TO WHAT I’M SAYING! WE’RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOLIDARITY AS WOMEN! IT’S THIS KIND OF PETTY INFIGHTING AMONGST POCS AND WHITES THAT PREVENTS US FROM MAKING PROGRESS IN THE FACE OF GENDER-SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION! WE CAN’T WORRY ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT RACES EXPERIENCE THE TYRANNY OF THE PATRIARCHY! OUR OPINIONS AND SUFFERING ARE DIFFERENT BUT THEY ARE ALL EQUALLY VALID! IT’S ONLY MEN’S OPINIONS THAT DON’T MATTER! YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT!

Moar animals talking in all caps!

animalstalkinginallcaps:

STOP TELLING ME TO ‘CHECK MY PRIVILEGE’ AND LISTEN TO WHAT I’M SAYING! WE’RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOLIDARITY AS WOMEN! IT’S THIS KIND OF PETTY INFIGHTING AMONGST POCS AND WHITES THAT PREVENTS US FROM MAKING PROGRESS IN THE FACE OF GENDER-SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION! WE CAN’T WORRY ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT RACES EXPERIENCE THE TYRANNY OF THE PATRIARCHY! OUR OPINIONS AND SUFFERING ARE DIFFERENT BUT THEY ARE ALL EQUALLY VALID! IT’S ONLY MEN’S OPINIONS THAT DON’T MATTER! YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT!

Moar animals talking in all caps!

animalstalkinginallcaps:

YOU NEVER TELL ME I’M PRETTY ANYMORE!

This may be my new favorite Tumblr

animalstalkinginallcaps:

YOU NEVER TELL ME I’M PRETTY ANYMORE!

This may be my new favorite Tumblr

thedailywhat:

Photo Series of the Day: From Carli Davidson’s “Pets with Disabilities.”
Of her influence, the freelance photographer says: 

There was this totally beautiful German shepherd in a wheelchair playing fetch with its owner. It was so happy, a dog doing what dogs do, totally undeterred by its disability. 

I felt inspired by the whole scenario. The owner made this choice out of love, to do a little extra work every day to make sure his friend was happy and comfortable.
 
Above: Top — Duncan the Corgi, who suffers from a spinal disorder; bottom — Diego, a blind Chihuahua, and his seeing-eye dog Buddy Nixon.
[mmm.]

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thedailywhat:

Photo Series of the Day: From Carli Davidson’s “Pets with Disabilities.”

Of her influence, the freelance photographer says:

There was this totally beautiful German shepherd in a wheelchair playing fetch with its owner. It was so happy, a dog doing what dogs do, totally undeterred by its disability. 

I felt inspired by the whole scenario. The owner made this choice out of love, to do a little extra work every day to make sure his friend was happy and comfortable.

Above: Top — Duncan the Corgi, who suffers from a spinal disorder; bottom — Diego, a blind Chihuahua, and his seeing-eye dog Buddy Nixon.

[mmm.]

Oct 14th at 5AM / via: thedailywhat / op: thedailywhat / tagged: animals. / reblog / 3,792 notes
Look at how big and fuzzy that bunny is! LOOK AT IT.

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Look at how big and fuzzy that bunny is! LOOK AT IT.

Aug 4th at 5PM / tagged: animals. / reblog
redjeep:

everyone snuggles…

Ca-haaan you feeeeeel the loooove toniiiight

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redjeep:

everyone snuggles…

Ca-haaan you feeeeeel the loooove toniiiight

(Source: illillill)

May 20th at 4PM / via: rillawafers / op: illillill / tagged: animals. / reblog / 1,213 notes
War Dogs! So cool and cute at the same time. I got massive warm fuzzies when I read what they were outfitted with:

Military working dogs (MWDs in Army parlance) may not enjoy all the privileges of being full-fledged soldiers, but the U.S. military no longer considers them mere equipment. (The war dogs deployed to Vietnam during that conflict were classified as “surplus equipment” and left behind.) Today, MWDs are outfitted with equipment of their own — a range of specialized gear that includes Doggles (protective eye wear), body armor, life vests, gas masks, long-range GPS-equipped vests, and high-tech canine “flak jackets.”

Why does that sound SO AWESOME/ADORABLE?!
MOAR.

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War Dogs! So cool and cute at the same time. I got massive warm fuzzies when I read what they were outfitted with:

Military working dogs (MWDs in Army parlance) may not enjoy all the privileges of being full-fledged soldiers, but the U.S. military no longer considers them mere equipment. (The war dogs deployed to Vietnam during that conflict were classified as “surplus equipment” and left behind.) Today, MWDs are outfitted with equipment of their own — a range of specialized gear that includes Doggles (protective eye wear), body armor, life vests, gas masks, long-range GPS-equipped vests, and high-tech canine “flak jackets.”

Why does that sound SO AWESOME/ADORABLE?!

MOAR.

May 6th at 1PM / tagged: animals. / reblog / 1 note
This is how I’m afraid I’ll feel tomorrow based on how I feel today
(from Cute Overload)

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This is how I’m afraid I’ll feel tomorrow based on how I feel today

(from Cute Overload)

Nov 24th at 3PM / tagged: animals. / reblog
inothernews:

thefrogman:

hawaiiansdonotblog:

It was about then that we began to doubt his credentials.

I paid him to do a photoshoot of me and I got back 400 pictures of my knees. 

The CLICK food CLICK so CLICK good CLICK cats CLICK CLICK ask for CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK it CLICK CLICK CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK by name CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK

Ok, maybe today is just cute animal picture wednesday. bear with it.

inothernews:

thefrogman:

hawaiiansdonotblog:

It was about then that we began to doubt his credentials.

I paid him to do a photoshoot of me and I got back 400 pictures of my knees. 

The CLICK food CLICK so CLICK good CLICK cats CLICK CLICK ask for CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK it CLICK CLICK CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK by name CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK

Ok, maybe today is just cute animal picture wednesday. bear with it.

Nov 24th at 3PM / tagged: animals. i want. / reblog
HOW DID YOU KNOW? I AM IN FACT A BLAAAAHHHHHHGGER
inothernews:

CAT IN THE CRADLE  A cheetah yawns at the Zoo in Hanover, Germany.  (Photo: Stefan Simonsen / AFP-Getty via the San Francisco Chronicle)

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HOW DID YOU KNOW? I AM IN FACT A BLAAAAHHHHHHGGER

inothernews:

CAT IN THE CRADLE  A cheetah yawns at the Zoo in Hanover, Germany.  (Photo: Stefan Simonsen / AFP-Getty via the San Francisco Chronicle)

Mar 25th at 1PM / via: inothernews / op: inothernews / tagged: animals. / reblog / 33 notes
natashavc:

krankmills:

joelaz:

Orangutan Takes Pictures, Shares on Facebook, via CNET
Nonja is an orangutan at the Vienna Zoo.  She takes photos with a point-and-shoot camera that automatically uploads the shots to her Facebook Fan Page. Awesome!



What Facebook was really made for

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natashavc:

krankmills:

joelaz:

Orangutan Takes Pictures, Shares on Facebook, via CNET

Nonja is an orangutan at the Vienna Zoo.  She takes photos with a point-and-shoot camera that automatically uploads the shots to her Facebook Fan Page. Awesome!

What Facebook was really made for

Dec 11th at 8PM / via: natashavc / op: joelaz / tagged: animals. / reblog / 149 notes