Pickup in Changwon

It’s 2:13am and I’m at the PC room to upload photos and to tell you that I’ve gone out to play basketball three times.  The first time it was drizzling lightly which would have been okay except that the court surface is plastic.  Plastic is actually a fine surface but when it’s wet, it’s fucking [...]

This Man Is My Hero

It IS funny, and many of you will laugh, but you’ve got to be confident in yourself to do what this dude is doing.

He was directing cars out of the parking garage of the Lotte department store.  When I walked by a couple of hours later there was a different guy [...]

The Western Joints

Okay, okay, okay!!!  I’m back at the nice PC room at 3:54am typing a blogger post from Changwon!  It’s Friday night here in Korea and I’ve jut come from a night at the two popular Western bars here, International Pub and O’Briens.  As I told Captain E over AIM, I’ve been avoiding the Western-style restaurants [...]

The Job

After two days at work at my Korean hagwon I’ve started to put some pieces together.  If you don’t know about the hagwons, they’re private, afterschool learning centers for students of all ages in English, Korean and math, and (like the Pfhor) they’re EVERYWHERE.  Imagine if Sylvan Learning Center or Kumon was the size of a [...]

I’m Here

It’s 10:44pm and I got off of work only about 30 minutes ago so I don’t feel so much like posting.  But I feel it’s important to note that I’ve been in Changwon for 48 hours and I’m quickly getting used to the place.  I’m finding humor and/or amazement in many situations and things are [...]

Clothes Shopping

Captain E has never been the most stylish person.  His clothes have always been pretty old and nondescript.  It’s not like he’s going out there looking like a bum, but he is someone who doesn’t think much about his clothing; just puts it on and proceeds to more important matters of the day.  Shorts and [...]

Date Set

So much for first class.  In a flash, my Seattle plans were dashed.  My eyes passed over the email, whose contents smashed me like a hammer.  “Depart September 17th”, it read.  And hope of making good on my promise crashed to the ground.
Previously, the school had told me vaguely “the end of the month” and [...]

2 Down…

Oh, how I wish I could purchase my ticket for Seattle tonight.  Virgin America is supposed to be a particularly nice airline, anyway, and right now the first-class ticket is $20 less than the coach ticket.  It’s got to be a mistake (and thus quickly corrected on the website) and I know it would be [...]

Dramatic Crossroads

I feel like I’m at another friendship crossroads.  It’s timely, I suppose, with the premiere of that new 90210 last night because isn’t that show all about friendships being created and destroyed within the span of hours?  It’s Brian’s idea to take a four-day road trip to Vegas as a sort of post-wedding bachelor party [...]

L.A. Story

My trip to L.A. was pretty enjoyable and many ideas for blogger posts came to mind, so I’ve decided to put them up one-by-one.
On Monday morning, I was to make the drive back home to the Bay Area.  There was no rush, however.  I had taken Interstate 5 on the way down but I wanted [...]