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Name: Joel
Birthday: 1/26/1986
Gender: Male
Interests: I am: a techno remix of Wagner's "Ring Cycle"; a subterranean seed-pod epidemiac; a citizen of Neon Chinatown; a Rivergreenway Conquistador; a blooming depression junkie and language lover; too wild, too rude, and bold of voice; an emergency flare; Venus as a boy.
Expertise: See above.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
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AIM:  ZerosRequiem
Member Since:
2/7/2005
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| Yet another fun event has been cancelled due to widespread and unfocused attempts at stopping swine flu here in the ROK. There was to be an overnight field trip for the OEM Korean Class next weekend to Gyeonggi-do, but it was announced today that the trip was cancelled because of swine flu fears. They did advertise the Thanksgiving banquets at the end of November that will be held at the army base at Yongsan, but the cost is KRW 40,000, and in the words of me, "F that S." Firstly, I say "F that S" because that's a lot of money for something I can do myself for less money. Secondly, how do we know that won't be cancelled as well? (The subway is still running, businesses are open, and as far as I know, no one is being discouraged from going outside. Why so choosey with what gets cut, hmmm? Can H1N1 not tell the difference?) Or does swine flu just spread more easily during fun events, like all of the festivals, picnics, and other funtivities that have now gotten the ax from health-conscious Korea? As per my current Facebook status, I'd like to thank the lack of civic holidays on weekdays and now the H1N1 virus for making 2009 the lamest year to live in Korea.
Though the now-free weekend affords me the opportunity to get a train ticket to Yeosu to visit Desiree this weekend. Unless Yeosu gets cancelled. | | |
| The weather turned this weekend. Saturday brought clouds and autumn rain; the grey was shocking, even for Seoul. And today was chilly, so much so that I could finally and without a doubt get my kids to agree during "How's the weather today?" that "the weather is sunny and" in indisputable fact "cold." All day, we fought the battle with too hot and too cold, as mercilessly stuffy air blew from the vents to warm the room and mercilessly cold air flowed from the windows to let us breathe. My coat, the fashionable, black one I bought last year at Dongdaemun that makes me feel like a big kid, has sprouted mysterious light spots all over it, and must be dry-cleaned before I let it see the winter of 2009-2010. A shame, because I've never gotten anything dry-cleaned before, much less in broken Korean. I really do like this coat...
Last night, I dreamed of a friend I haven't seen since I've been in Korea. The dream became erotic just because I wanted it to, not because I'm sexually attracted to my friend, but just because I wanted it to, and I remembered today that I miss him. And I remember too, when he told me on the beach that he didn't think things should pan out with someone he liked because, "he's moving to Korea," and I told him after a pause that, even if I weren't moving, we both knew we couldn't pursue each other.
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Happy Halloween, from your wegugin friends at OEM Korean! | | |
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