Wednesday: Where did it go? It was eaten up by the International Date Line, and I didn't realize until Friday, that it was ... Friday. How DOES the IDL do that? I love time travel and all that, but this is weird.
Spent some time with former-family members. The best part was when I could share "The Killers" band with my ex-niece and -nephew (What DO you call such folks? The "ex" seems too close to "X" and its negatives.)
I taught them the shorthand TXT abbreviations, such as LOL, OMG and IDK. They taught me their text short-cuts, in turn. Ready?
Get it?
Spent some time with former-family members. The best part was when I could share "The Killers" band with my ex-niece and -nephew (What DO you call such folks? The "ex" seems too close to "X" and its negatives.)
I taught them the shorthand TXT abbreviations, such as LOL, OMG and IDK. They taught me their text short-cuts, in turn. Ready?
ㅇㄷㅇwhere are you = 어디야?
ㅂㅇ = 바이 = bye!
ㅇㅇ = 응 = okay
ㅠㅠ nun-mul or tears (I love this. The top line are eyes, and the downstrokes are tears.)
ㅡㅡ uncomfortable angry eye motion (again, think eyes almost shut in a negative way)
=_= dark circles under eyes = tired or bored. I was told I'd get this a lot in exam times.
^_^ = ㅎ_ㅎ= 하하 or Ha Ha. The ^ = eye.
Tech-Geek Paragraph: In Korea you can have your internet wireless router in a shirt pocket. I was given this to borrow while in Korea:
Battery operated, it translates 4G phone signals into your own secure WiFi, anywhere there is a phone signal. Neat.
Non-Geeks, it is safe to read now.
Ewha campus is stunning. There seems to be a great investment in surroundings. Three pix of the same place.
Inside this double five story structure are classrooms, offices, top-notch fitness center, Starbucks, & movie theater.
Summary since last post:
Books I am reading: Finished Gilead and almost finished with Death of Adam, both by my new writing heroine, Marilynne Robinson. (If you like Annie Dillard, you'll probably enjoy Robinson.)
New favorite food: Kim-chi. It went from inside the Top Ten, to #1.
Hours of sleep in past four nights: 4, 4, 3, 12.
Biggest shocks: No Netflix (copyright issues); Big box of oatmeal was $17.50.
Lance Armstrong story: Shrewd move on his part. If guilty, his "leaving
in a huff" convinces the undecided he IS the victim of a
witch-hunt. As he leaves he sows *reasonable doubts.*
That is ballsy, for one without them. Since he did have 7 wins will mean - always, in my view -
he's inserted into the court of public opinion a HUGE asterisk beside those
names who take the podium ex post facto. Shrewd.
Neatest translation of English: (on a coupon): Coupon is available for Koreans & Foreigans. (My all-time new word from a Korean: Strangerous.)
Your strangerous foreigan,
Marc
PS: Typhoon coming Tuesday!
