December 2009
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going to a Busan KT SonicBoom game tomorrow
I think SonicBoom has a nicer ring than “KTF Magic Wings”, which is apparently what they were called for the 08-09 season. frequent name changes based on corporate sponsers, assah! maybe the Celts should switch to “Boston Dunkin’ Donuts” for a year.
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I was doing okay with the whole “being in a foreign country on a major holiday” thing, but now that the day is almost over (just as xmas in the USA begins) I’m feeling a bit sad.
I don’t have a religious bone in my body, but christmas is my favorite holiday. we gave it our best shot today, lots of expats having christmas brunch and watching christmas movies and holding a...
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in their ongoing bid to avoid learning English
by turning “English class” into “teach the foreigner to speak Korean”, my kindergartners spent half of class teaching me the Korean word for Santa, which is산타. It is pronounced “Santa”.
what happens when I accidentally get drunk on a...
“fuck it, I’m going to buy an episode of Gossip Girl on iTunes” leads to “fuck it, I’m going to order this sorta expensive camera”
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um
I really need to stop leaving thumbtacks all over my floor
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a few things
my parents just spent a substantial amount of money to express ship me a birthday/holiday package containing:
- a wooden santa ornament
- a musical Little Mermaid card
- 4 of my favorite chocolate bars (Rittersport, assah!).
Also, on the customs declaration form my mom wrote that they were “small notebooks”…she’s been really sensitive about sending food...
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Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
the unit my 2nd...
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there's nothing quite like going into work on...
only to have your co-teacher inform you that you accidentally drunk-dialed your Korean boss saturday night
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Nightswimming - R.E.M.
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I am 24 years old and was just standing in the produce section googling pictures of celery on my iPod because I needed some for a recipe but didn’t know what it looks like.
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things that make me feel really awkward
- being on the receiving end of gifts (“uh…so this is probably too girly for you and you won’t even like it. um, but here’s this shell necklace thing I got in Bali…I don’t know, is it okay? you can have it if you want. yeah, so, happy birthday?” - actual quote)
- being on the giving end of gifts (oh hey, here’s an impersonal gift I grabbed at the...
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I do this really annoying thing
whenever a student offers me a piece of candy or some sort of treat, where I point to myself and say “Oh, for me? For Teacher? Are you sure?” and make a big show of it, with the hope that they’ll see the escape route I’m offering them.
it’s okay, kid, you don’t really have to give me your last piece of whatever. feel free to rudely grab the present back with a...
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Lose Some Time - Grace Potter & The...
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yesterday I called a student by the wrong name
which happens on the reg, because I teach a lot of them and it’s hard to keep track sometimes and I’m not getting a lot of sleep lately, so cut me some fucking slack students.
anyway June was absent, but as I was asking Tim a question I accidentally called him “June”. Tim and Kent immediately pounced.
“Ooooh! Teacher! You like June? You think June? Teacher likes...
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oh Monday, just when I thought all hope was lost
you lead me to the Phenom episodes on YouTube.
my memories of the show are hazy because, you know, I was 8 when it aired, but I do remember being obsessed with it. Every episode was a personal hit parade…Tennis! Corny jokes! Angela from Who’s the Boss! The youngest Seaver kid!
Anyway, clearing my schedule for the week…
I still feel bad
about the time I made my friends come see August Rush with me.
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wish me luck
I’m off to see Busan’s Battle of the Bands, featuring a Korean band that promises to “play punk the way it should be played…Nasty.” just have to google “what is Nasty Korean punk?” real quick then I’m out the door.
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what this has basically become
is the occasional song and a few stories about 8 year old boys (awkward). I don’t have the energy for anything else.
seriously, yesterday we started a unit on food&drinks and Jacob’s first thought was “mmm, Soju!”. Soju is a strong korean liquor.
he then pantomimed drinking, started rolling his eyes and making an “I’m really drunk” type of face, then...
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In The Nick of Time - The Shantee
I like how this...