Obviously there's not a damn thing going on here...

...because I'm re-posting a link to one of my pictures up for consideration at JPG Magazine. So click on the picture and vote, if you're so inclined. And be feel free to check out the rest of my photos over there if you're so inclined.

(Image taken during my trip to the Khrapovitsky Estate, Muromtsevo, Russia)

SEGAPAWS

As you may already know, my mom has a LOT of cats. She's currently taking care of over twenty (seven of which live in my house in the Waycross ghetto), and she's working to get the strays in my neighborhood fixed so that they stop procreating. (It's not like my neighbors are going to do this, as they're apparently too busy dealing drugs and shooting at each other. Hooray for my ghetto fabulous neighborhood.) Anyway, I've created a website which provides information on the various things my mom has been up to. Please click here to check it out. Thanks! And if any of you in South Georgia or North Florida happen to be interested in adopting a cat, well, let me know!

Random Saturday Stuff

Today I went downtown for the sole purpose of purchasing a glittery green belt I talked myself out of buying last weekend. Between my house and the Yulha subway station is a fire hydrant to which an adorable and sweet (albeit quite stinky) little puppy is frequently chained. It is so friendly and just loves it when I pay attention to it. The dog belongs to the owner of the dry cleaner located behind the fire hydrant. I would seriously consider stealing this little guy if it weren't for Mia. And for the fact that as the only whitey in the neighborhood, it would be obvious who took it!

Isn't it adorable? At least it has food and water.


An underwear store downtown called Yes. The sign reads:Hey June!! Didn't you see my panty and brassiere?
Well... Is that yours? NO!
How about this one?
It's mine!! My underwear!!
Why don't go to yes? Yes? Yes!! Yes
Let's go to yes!!!!


Glittery green belty goodness.

In the ghetto....

An email from my mom this morning:

Another police report from [your street]. Someone on the 800 block heard someone outside, and demanded to know who was there. "the person outside then opened fire with a small caliber handgun."

I live on the 900 block.

Apparently this is what Canadians and Americans look like.

Another textbook image.

Where are the mythical makeup wearing men?

From the same text book that brought you pot plants,
I give you the makeup for men chapter.

"Mike likes to wear make-up. He is not trying to be a woman.
He just wants to look good"


Meanwhile, this article from the English language newspaper for kids,
the Junior Herald, is currently on display in the lobby of our school.

So seriously, where are these make-up wearing dudes? 'Cause I think that's rather hot, and I most certainly haven't seen any around these parts.

In other - completely unrelated - news, there's a middle-aged fellow who runs a fish-bread stand along my way to work. Fish bread sounds totally disgusting, I know, but I love this stuff. Trust me, there is NO FISH in it whatsoever. It's this yummy fried bread stuffed with a sweet black bean filling. So good. Anyway, the man who sells them is really nice, and always says hello to me on my way to work, and on my way home (on the days when he's still open that late). Anyway, today he gave me four of these yummy fishies for free. (You can't tell from the picture but they're pretty big.) This is why Korea is awesome.

Two songs I just can't get enough of right now.

I turned off the auto-start.
Just hit play if you want to listen.
Seriously. Hit play NOW.

McCain: Not Moderate Like You Were Led To Believe

(If you're having trouble viewing the video, click here.)

Additionally, check out Nick's post on Obama, Edwards, Hillary and McCain.

Happy New Year (redux)

Happy New Year everybody! No, I haven't slipped into some time warp; Happy LUNAR New Year. This holiday is called Seollal in Korean, and you can learn more about it here, if you're interested. Today marks the start of the Year of the Golden Pig. It's supposed to be a lucky year for marriage and procreation, if you're into that sort of thing. (More info here.) Anyhow, there's not much is going on here at all. Today has been warm(ish) and sunny, but I've done little more outdoors than take the dog for her walks. Pretty much everything is closed for the holiday, and nobody is around. Luckily I have the never ending antics of Mia and Songi to entertain me. I may do some hiking tomorrow if the decent weather holds.

Mia puts Songi in her place!

Test results and some pointless pet blogging

Results are in! Apparently there is NO ONE out there like me. Not that I needed a test in order to prove that or anything, but this has rather confirmed what I suspected. (What am I talking about? Scroll down and read the previous post!) Anyway, of the people who have taken the test so far, the highest scores belong to two people whom I don't actually know in real life: Amanda (website) who works where I worked last year and even sleeps in the same bed in Nina M's house where I slept in last year (and she didn't even get extra points for that!) and Catherine (website) who teaches English in Japan. Both Amanda and Catherine scored 82%. Of the people I know in real life, Misha and Caitlin have tied with the top score of 80%. My mom scored 79%. My best friends all scored in the 70s. Think you can score better? Go take the test!!

In other news, I have a three day weekend in honor of Seollal, the Lunar New Year. I'm not sure that I'm going to do much, as the weather is cold and wet - not exactly conducive to adventuring. I like my adventures dry, thank you. Or at least warm and wet. Gwen and Samson have gone up to Seoul to spend the holiday with Samson's mother and various small children who love to torment small dogs... and as such I'm pet-sitting Songi once again. (The idea being that torment by cat is preferable to torment by toddler.) Mia is definitely enjoying this:

(If you can't see the video, click here.)