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I like to change it up every so often.  This is the new blog theme – fresh, clean, and simple.  I still need to tweak it  some more with personal touches though.  I’ll most likely change it again in February when I leave Korea, but for the time being, I hope you like it. P.S. [...]

These are stickers I saw yesterday in the stationary section of Youngpoong Bookstore at the Express bus terminal.  Are children supposed to be buying these (1000 won) just in case they get kidnapped and their captors happen to be easily swayed by stickers of crying boys that can balance a toy house on one finger? [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc24spEvI3Q[/youtube] It’s pretty and all, but I hate walking around in snow.  Plus, the traffic home tonight will be terrible.

Since I’m leaving Korea at the beginning of February 2009, Ras has to leave the apartment we’re in now and move into Seoul.  He has been commuting from Gunpo into Seoul for the last eight months.  This past Saturday Ras and I went apartment hunting in Seoul.  (I won’t bore you with places we looked [...]

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen this week.  This is a senior portrait.  Seriously.  There are more here, but this one is the BEST! I love how he’s cupping her butt.

Last weekend, a group of us went to see Cirque du Soleil: Alegria.  Unfortunately, there are no pictures from the show at all, because the staff were very strict with enforcing the “no picture” rule.  I couldn’t even take a picture of our group, in our seats, during intermission.  Nonetheless, Kristy, Gisela, and I spent [...]

I just redesigned my Twitter page.  See, this is what I do with Fridays off and no desire to fold the laundry.

This week’s SeoulPodcast is out and ready for your listening pleasure.  Check it out. PANELISTS Stafford Lumsden (The Chosun Bimbo) Regina Walton (Where the Hell Am I, Look to the Stars) Me (lao-ocean-girl) Rob Ouwehand (Roboseyo) David Harris (SeoulLife.net) Luke Martin (ROKetship)

In May of this year, I was asked by Joe SeoulPodcast (and ZenKimchi) if I would be a guest on his show.  I agreed and we recorded a 2+ hour show on a Wednesday night through Skype.  It’s hard to admit, but I never mentioned it on my blog because 1) I don’t like hearing [...]