December 2009
9 posts
Cibo Mato: Birthday Cake via sixbucks
For...
WWHCD?
While riding home on the bus today, I saw some graffiti on a concrete wall. In poor penmanship, indicative of only ever spray painting Hanguel characters or Hello Kitty scenes, someone had scrawled ‘fuck you.’
Immediately I wondered, What Would Holden Caulfield Do?
“That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful, because there...
Foiled again...
So I’ve been dealing with the fact that hulu.com doesn’t work in Korea. I understand how licensing issues might be a problem.
I have even begrudgingly put up with the fact that every time I type ‘www.google.com’ into my address bar, I automatically get directed to some wacky Korean version that only seems to search sites in Hanguel. I actually had to contact Google tech...
“The scene I had just witnessed brought back a lot of memories – not of things I...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via whokilled)
In vs Out...
I had an idea the other day to document my on-going culture shock with a simple comparison of Korean things and American things. Today, we will learn about booze, urinals, and sidewalks.
Booze…
Drinking in South Korea lacks, in a word, diversity. There are a handful of locally brewed beers to choose from… liquor and wine aren’t always easy to find… if you are drinking...
Calling all nerds →
Just your basic online dictionary? Not quite…
This version has the usual definition and spelling lookups, but also a relevant word of the day and various word games. They have a Wild Card search that enables you to type any combination of letters to get suggested possible words - good for jumble or crossword puzzles.
My favorite is the forum where geeks can discuss grammar and...
School Work...
I recently wrote this paper for a sociology class I’m taking. It might read a little dryly, but some may find the subject matter interesting.
I grew up in a predominantly white, upper-middle class, rural town in southeast Connecticut. My upbringing was progressive and I can remember the many times I was taught about racism and discrimination in school. However, there was a serious lack...
Mysterious!
The following is what I wrote to myself, word for word, in an email before passing out last night.
I went with the korean mob boss mr kim. He took me where foreigners do not go. A strange person came with us. He was an outcast and it was my duty to dispose of him. THe dance club was crazy. We were the only foreigners there. the bouncers hated us because we weren’t korean. God bless...