I just finished Koji Suzuki's Spiral, the sequel to the novel Ring. I was never a fan of the movie when it came out and it didn't do much for me, but this book was amazing! It is so well written and delves really deep …
Fun Taiwan Fact #472...Mosquitoes don't bite me here. They did when I first arrived and I had to put on a load of spray to get them to go away, but now... nothing! It can't be a foreigner thing as my friends get eaten …
The next few weekends are going to be busy as hell so we just had a nice, relaxed weekend this weekend. Was that too many weekends in one sentence? I think so!I have finished up my movie shopping and am getting the pac…
...and it's when I try to sleepthat the souls of the living deadand the voices of those left behindgrip me and pull me backback to the graveyardwhere I buried himand left flowers and offerings for themto not forget himan…
Been busy dealing with mid-semester reports, tests and evaluations for the last week. The weekend was spent just relaxing, eating my weight in night market food and just sleeping in. Now, of course, back to the regula…
It's All About the 'Race'...It's always my luck... I get home in good time, get all my reports done in good time so I can go for a walk or get out to a market for some food and it starts to rain as I finish up the last r…
I've been spending more time in Starbucks again to get work done. I get distracted here, so the Starbucks right in the downtown core here is a good place to go and get some writing and school work done. The girls there…
All I can do is be me, whoever that is.
- Bob Dylan
How to Tame a Wooden Dragon...Step 1 - Find a Wooden Dragon...Step 2 - Feed the Dragon. Since most dragons do come from Japan, it is smart to give them something from their native land to eat... a Domo-kun is always a …
No Swimming, Dangerous...Of course that's what I was told the signs said. It's not like I can read it. The damn thing could be a menu for a new noodle stand that may open up on the beach next week and I would have no …
A Run for the Tropics...So, after playing in the Pacific Ocean for a few hours (and burning like a piece of toast in hell) we made a run on the motorcycle down the East Coast of Taiwan. The plan was to go about 30km dow…
The progression of the worst sunburn I have ever had...Saturday... 10:30 am - A trip to the beach to play in the water. My pants got wet, the water felt great and I have not been actually swimming in the ocean since I w…
Pictures and more videos to come from the trip down the East Coast of
Taiwan later. Right now I am nursing a sunburn of epic proportions.
Swelling, burning, aching, fever and all around $#!^ if you know what I
mean.…
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