• Archive for September, 2010

    Dancing Stormtroopers in Seoul?

    by  • September 11, 2010 • KOREA, SF • 2 Comments

    While it doesn’t surprise me to see a dancing stormtrooper video from Japan: … I must say I was surprised to see such a thing from Korea: and indeed there’s a whole channel of dancing Stormtrooper vids from Seoul. Anyone know who these people are?

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    Crazy Korean Phrase Book

    by  • September 11, 2010 • BOOKS & AUTHORS, KOREA • 0 Comments

    Those who remember my post English Made Difficult, about a crazy series of English textbooks (widely) used in Korea during the 1970s will enjoy the look at this ridiculously useless travel phrasebook for visitors to Korea that looks almost as if it is from the same publisher and author. Check it out. (And a...

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    Whew!

    by  • September 8, 2010 • PERSONAL • 0 Comments

    Well, I’ve been home for about 48 hours now, but it was a busy couple of days. Tuesday I had a full day of classes, well, from noon to 7pm; and today, I had an empty day but had some things to do, especially getting my ankle looked at. Oh, yes, sprinting across the...

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    One Down, and…

    by  • September 1, 2010 • SF, WRITING • 0 Comments

    Well, I gave my presentation on The Host the other day. I didn’t read a paper, just spoke, which of course is a little risky sometimes, though usually I’m fine when I do that sort of thing. This time, the risk caught up with me, though, and there were a  couple of lapses, but...

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