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Thursday, February 14, 2008
The greatest American hero ever -- Superman -- doesn't have a movie scheduled to come out till Summer 2009.But on May 2nd, the second greatest American hero has a new film after an absence of 18 years. Check out the trailer for Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!Take my Indy quiz! Leave a comment and tell me which is your favorite Indy movie!A) Raiders of the Lost ArkB) Temple of DoomC) The Last Crusade
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Namdaemun Gate has been in Korea for 600 years. Once part of the wall surrounding the palace and the capital, it was a military post, meant to help spot attacks.
Now, it's a charred heap of burnt wood. This is an international story, with English coverage here. Liz and I just visited this (by accident) last month while in Seoul to go to the art museum.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
With huge pictures like the Pirates series, and the garbled mess that was Spider-man 3, good films often get over shadowed. I wanted to bring a little gem to the attention of everyone who reads this. It's a documentary called Billy The Kid and you can click the link to watch the trailer. More than likely, it wont' be playing at a theater near you, unless you live in a major artsy theater area (namely New York, L.A., San Fran or Austin) so you'll have to check it out on DVD.If you want to try out some new films keep checking back. I'll post information here about great movies you might have missed off and on.
Monday, February 04, 2008
UPDATE 2/6/08:I needed to show you these pictures. The first is the coat --- highly philosophical --- of one my fifth grade students. It tells you quite a lot about Cookie Monster, who I thought was a one note character. It reads: Cookie Monster Is A Deeply Complicated Individual
This one needs know introduction. Just.....wow.
Life is full of surprises. I've struggled this year to deal with my younger students. I don't come across as very "in charge" if you catch my meaning. My father, for example, can walk into a room and command it. I walk into a room and tend to attract a talkative type of attention. That's not the kind of attention you want in a classroom. I tend to rule via sarcasm, not a stern presence, so I work best here with the more fluent students ... the older ones.Anyway, last month I was given one of the youngest classes in the school. Wake Up 1A is the starting book for all new students. It is the basic of the basic. I was pretty dismayed. These kids are between six to eight American years old and so energetic I need extra coffee to get through it, but they're good kids. They're happy to be here. They're excited. I like 'em! So, here they are below, complete with names. Candy, the youngest of the class, follows me around the school whenever she is not in class, grabbing onto the back of my shirt or holding my hand -- she's great so I got some extra pictures with just her.
In other news, I just got a phone call from a University outside Seoul that had two openings for March. That's painful news! Our contract isn't up until June so we can't accept, but it's exactly what we're looking for: 14 hours a week work time, more money, apartment, plane tickets, etc. Just pray for us as our contract nears the end. We're shooting for grabbing a job as Universities try to hire for August...the start of the school year. It's a crap shoot, because it's all who you know.My music recommendation: I've been on an alt-country, blue grass kick lately. It's the one type of music that feels truly American anymore. No other country can replicate it. The best band I've heard of this type lately is HEM. You can read about their records here. They have three albums: Rabbit Songs, Eveningland, and Funnel Cloud, with the latter generally being considered their best (though its hard to beat Eveningland in terms of sheer beauty -- their version of "Jackson" is amazing). I recommend you download them from iTunes or buy the CDs and check them out.
