All questions are ultimately economic. At the end of the day, the question everyone asks him or herself is how will my actions translate into more of the things that I want? I go to work because I value determination, commitment, and the education of young Korean children. While these are true statements, I also go to work to eat. Working ( Read more... )

Well, I was starting to actually think that Ron Paul might have the slightest chance. That is, until I watched some of the post-debate coverage of the CNN*YouTube Giuliani/Romney Showcase. Anyway, I found out that none other than Chuck Norris has weighed in on the campaign. And his choice? Mike Huckabee. Well, that's it. All the other ( Read more... )

Last night was our school talent show. We put a lot of work into this show. One of my history classes performed "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" by The Four Lads. We must have spent every other class period rehearsing the song instead of actually learning history. They had fun doing it, and there is slight historical and educational merit to it ( Read more... )

This year was my second Thanksgiving away from home. Last year was a bit depressing, as I was pretty much on my own in Seoul with no turkey dinner in sight. That holiday turned out okay in the end -- I ended up hanging out with some folks I met at my hostel. However, my Thanksgiving dinner was a Turkey Breast and Ham from the Subway in Itaewon ( Read more... )

Last week I did practically nothing outside of my immediate responsibilities at school. Well, that's not quite true. I did finally get back to the gym on Wednesday and Friday. Hopefully, I'll make that a routine. But other than that, all I accomplished was watching lots of movies on my computer.

Movies I saw that were good:

• 1408
  
• American ( Read more... )

I just happened to go browsing through some local news sites to catch a glimpse of life back in Austin. Everything was normal; I watched a clip about Bill Richardson doing some fund raising in Austin. Then the reporter mentioned that Giuliani as also in town. Then she said that many speculate that Rick Perry might be Giuliani's choice for a ( Read more... )

Video I shot at Scrooge's after South Africa won.

This weekend was quite a long one. Tiring, long, and a great deal of fun. The students had a field trip after their mid-terms. Due to some combination of reasons (budget, request of the teachers, and - perhaps - the fact that the teachers got a bit out of hand at the last one) we were not required to go. This effectively gave us a four-day ( Read more... )

I know it's been out awhile, but I just watched this movie for the first time. I must say, damn good movie. It's like A Little Princess for grown-ups. It's a good reminder that there is still magic in this world. It's also a reminder that there is profound evil in the world, too. If you speak or understand any amount of Spanish, I highly ( Read more... )

Been reading through a bunch of old email. It's fun to clean out the inbox every few months and read random emails that I've received over the years. I don't hit delete often, unless the sender is Columbia House or the crown prince of Nigeria. Anyway, reading through them reminded me that I have an audience that perhaps still reads this thing. ( Read more... )