I know what will soften my existential angst: Jogging!

I hiked up the mountain behind my school this afternoon.  The sky has been grey and dirty all day, but beautiful anyway.  The hike up the mountain was on a dirt and rock path through thick green trees and bushes.  It was humid, and I could smell the plants.  The green smell reminds me first [...]

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Faucet Angst

I went to bed really early, hoping to get up early and have time before work to jog and write.  Last night I jogged for the first time since early spring.  This afternoon I could feel it in my legs.  It felt good.  I got up for a piss, from my early bed time, and [...]

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The Secret to Happiness

Amanda and I went to the shopping mecca Myeongdong and dropped some cash.  Baller.  
 
 

Myeongdong is crowded and scary, even from the safety of this overpriced chain coffee shop.  

Hey, I found a handful  of toothpicks in my purse.  How did those get there?  And a handful of Korean cash, but Amanda gave that to [...]

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Oh Those Mild Friday Nights, Oh Those Convalescing Saturdays.

On Friday night Amanda and I got dolled up and went to a burlesque show at a bar called Berlin, all of which sounds cooler than it actually was.  Maybe I had my expectations a bit high, maybe I thought there’d be a stage.  The drinks were reasonably priced and strong, even if the bartenders [...]

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The Gloved One is Dead: Adios Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson bit it.  I think the worst thing that will come of this will be that the media will bombard people with slide shows of  frightening facade.  Cute as a kid though.
This is how I’ll always think of Michael Jackson:  When I was in elementary school, I went to Disney World with my mom [...]

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Jesus, I sneezed.

I have a head cold.  I was at a coffee shop, studying French, planning my trip to Ireland, and next to me was a four woman bible study.  I sneezed forcefully, sending spit and mucous all over my hands and mac.  I was surprised by my the mess.  I yelled, “Jesus!”

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Skip off to Samcheong when the Rage gets you Down

The minor indignities have been piling up, making me feel like this.  
As a foreigner in Korea, I swing from feelings of affection and disgust toward this country.  I do live on the smelliest street in Seoul, and every morning I’m assualted with the spoiled smell of sewer.  That doesn’t do much to endear me [...]

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Neko Case, Maybe Sparrow

The song is capital G Genius.  

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Meaningless Steps in Bold Directions

I’ve been out of University for a year and six months.  I’ve been living in Seoul for a week shy of ten months.  I will, if all goes according to plan, stay here another year. But that is it for me here.  Finito.  Done.  I need a new adventure.  These things have been knocking around [...]

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Apartment Pests, Stray Cats and Expat Gripes

There is a dead cockroach on my floor.  Dead on arrival.  I didn’t do it.  Earlier this evening I got lucky and managed to squish a fat fruit fly.  I picked it up by a wing, and felt guilty for a few minutes.  Precious life.    I am a creator and destroyer God.  I will [...]

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