Twenty Ten

A month later he emerges. the year is almost to a close.
Thanksgiving came and went gifting himself with a nice lcd flat screen.
Something for the girl friend and him to enjoy watching on evenings
to cold to go out. Christmas flew up and contributed to the final farewell
to the year two thousand nine. That's right, it's that time.
Good bye Spring of two thousand and nine, goodbye.
Farewell Summer of Two thousand and nine, Adios.
A final wave to Autumn of Two thousand and nine, we're fine.
Now it's time for Twenty Ten with a big ass welcoming party when,
the ball drops on the needles. couples spark between lips as they
squeeze together between their hips. Sparkling champagne corks
fly high and everybody says goodbye to two thousand nine.
Two thousand ten, hi. welcome... & Happy New Year to all.
Cars aren't flying like the movies of the future. We dreamed big,
didn't we? And still we buy cars that roll on roads painted with
the blood of the Earth. Thank God for Mother Earth. We got a new
president and yes, He's black :) and one who got hit in the head in Italy.
We had summits for global awareness and attempt to roll back
carbon emissions... quite a mission but not quite done. Still marching
through the recession. Yup, that's still not quite done. No fun.
Now with twenty ten... we've got problems for sure but we're not
pressed and weary for we've got the world to defend. Children of
the Earth... rise up my friends. Let's take back what's ours in Twenty Ten!

Kids ask the funnies things...

I have a student in the afternoon that asks me the funniest questions. For a month now he's been asking me every Monday if I'm married yet. It turns out that he thought that someday was Sunday.
The other day he surprised me with a new question.
"Teacher, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Film Lovers... Here's another Short One.

The Beating from Ali Mohsenian on Vimeo.

To cheery for the swine

Okay, I messed up and should have kept my joy hidden beneath my grin. I just couldn't help it. One entire class cancelled because the parents are taking precautions for the swine flu. I couldn't help but shout out in joy, Horay! Yahoo!
It isn't that I don't care for their health. It's just nice to not have to work straight through the day.

Five Days Sober & a Halloween Party

From Monday to Friday I stayed sober. I craved a drink mid week but kept to my goal of not drinking for the week. I knew it would be difficult to get through Halloween weekend without drinking. To tell you the truth, going out for the night without drinking is something I'm not use to. It shouldn't be but it is, boring.
I ended up drinking Friday night with some friends visiting from Seattle. It was nice to see some friendly faces from back home.
When we're back home we really don't seek each other out but having our parents connected to a Korean Community back in the states gives us some milieu to build upon. And so it was or is that when our paths cross in Korea we find reason to cross the bridge that draws us to a night of camaraderie and mayhem. Okay, not so much mayhem but definitely some good times to look back on.
The truth of the matter is that I'm tired of drinking and the drinking culture of Korea. A few drinks would normally be okay. Living here for the few years that I've been here now, it isn't always a few drinks. It's drink till you get blasted and in the end, even when you don't intend it you find yourself the next day trying to recollect the hazy night previous.
I was getting depressed with the direction my life was heading. I want more out of this life. I want hobbies and social interactions that are beyond the social drinking that occurs in Korea. I want more out of this life.

Swine Flu in Korea

It finally effected me personally. Our school has closed the doors for 7 days. A mid Autumn vacation of some sorts. Will be back to work on Wednesday.

Meaning of Dreams

In my dream my dead wife comes to see me (no, I have never been married). In the dream however, my dead wife comes to see me. I'm hugging her and crying uncontrollibly. She asks me to open my eyes, to look at her. I'm still crying. She asks me to open my eyes.

In my dream I say, "I can't... I'm dreaming".

Any idea's what this could mean? I've had this same or similar dream multiple times.