08 April 2011
Wordplay
Lucy delighted us with her first bit of wordplay yesterday. Eunjoo asks me [sic], "Why your back hurt? You sleep on your stomach?" "No, I slept on my back." I say. "Me too,
12 February 2011
Bottle Lady
I'm walking across campus and see the Bottle Lady. I hide before she can see me. If she had seen me, this is what would have happened. (I can't recreate her grammar, but believe
02 February 2011
Lunar New year
To celebrate the lunar new year in Korea, a family rents an old lady decked out in traditional clothing and walks her through a park. You can have a picnic with her, or if its too cold, you
21 January 2011
Yogurt
Eunjoo throws a plate of fruit at me. It's all diced up, so it doesn't hurt, but her meaning is clear. She is angry. Or I'm not getting enough fibre. Or I&
18 January 2011
I Skype my Mom
Mom: Hi Marky. Me: Hi Mom. Sorry we missed Christmas. Mom: Oh don't worry about it. It was a wash anyways. Me: Sorry to hear it. Mom: A wash is good Marky. Me: Oh. Then congratulations.
14 January 2011
A lesson
I'm waiting at the meeting tree to meet Professor Kim for lunch. I got there at 11:54 for a 12:00 appointment. At 12:06 he has not yet come. I keep looking at my
12 January 2011
The key...
I tell my wife about the spy I met at the Starbucks in Seoul. It doesn't seem to surprise her. She tells me to "Ignore him, it is nothing." I show her the key
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05 January 2011
Evil Mark
I'm in my office fighting with the notation on a paper I'm writing. Portrayed on television, Math is: Furiously writing long equations on a whiteboard. Then pausing and look thoughtfully at an integral. Then