Well, it’s goals and achievements time. For those who aren’t curious about this part of the writing process — where you look on your achievements and make new goals — feel free to skip this post and not look back.
Month: October 2007
One More Year
(I would have posted the title in Korean but something about my Linux installation on my office desktop is ganked and I never managed to get the Korean language input interface installed.) I got the news this morning. It looks like, pending official approval by the Prez1, my contract is being renewed for one more year. I don’t know what the loophole in the new national labour legislation is, but I’m glad of it. Whew! That’s a huge relief! It seems I’m having a good week so far. 1. The President of the University… not Lester Young, “President of the …
Kangnam Microbrew with Charles
Charles at Liminality posted about our recent meetup in Kangnam at a beer/food buffet called Platinum. It’s a pretty good discussion — with pictures, good pictures — of a place well worth visiting (if you like beer) and all I have to add is that: Scots are human too. In fact, if you’re notScottish, you’re crap. Well, not really. But we are human, even if we are oatmeal savages. And I’m only half-Scottish too. Recent tests show that French-Canadians are human too. I could have told you. Their interfertility with Scots is a good sign, and I am living proof. …
Toilet Rules
articulate_ink posted this video: (LJ users, click the link to my site below and watch there!)
Yay Interzone!
Yay to Interzone, for accepting my story “The Country of the Young” — a story I wrote for week 2 at Clarion West 2006. I couldn’t be happier, as I’ve been a fan of Interzone since I first got my hands on a copy, and the feedback included was very encouraging. Lime and I celebrated by sharing some North Korean liquor (bought near Sokcho, at the northernmost point in South Korea, and yes, it’s a kind of touristy gimmick, but yes, it’s real NORK booze, and it cost about 12,000 won, which is about $12). Only a little — the …