Z.Monkey’s Blog

Four of us went out to do some drinking last night from a large glass boot (’Der Stiefel’). If you would like purchase a boot and give it to me please follow this link: http://www.straubs.net/Beer_Boots.html. For the game you need the following:

• Ein Stiefel (2 liter glass boot)
• 4+ people
• 2x liters of beer (where x is equal to desired level of drunkeness)
• a die
• a glass (not clear)

First off you fill up the boot with beer and roll the die to get two numbers (from the top and bottom of the die). Then take turns rolling the die. If you roll the numbers chosen before you drink. You can drink as little or as much as you want. The person who drinks second to last buys the beer.

Photos from this and other exciting Korean activities can be found here.

Z.Monkey

Here are some pictures from Korea. They are really crap… I know because several people have told me. I will get more pictures from other people and put them up.

Oh, and Steve is alive! And he has a kid named Riley, whose sex is unknown.

I have have been clean crap off of my laptop today in an attempt to make it run better. Bye bye Apache the broken, bye bye Musicmatch the obese, bye bye birdie. Yesterday, CJ, Cassie, Alex and I went to Lotte World and visited Lotty and Lorry. It was much like all amusement parks… only slightly amusing. But fun was had by all even if our understanding of Korean made the Haunted House less than scary.

This evening there is an appreciation dinner for those people volunteering. I will be partaking in Pulgoki. I think there was some of that in the Lunch buffet but I am not sure. I speak no Korean so I cannot ask the people with the food. Oh the pains of ignorance!

On a side note, I think that I am slowly recovering from jetlag though I may be getting sick again. Huzzah! Hopefully this does not happen because tomorrow is trivia night at 3 Alley Pub where we will be partaking in the boot. More on that later.

Babelfish ad nauseum.

Why are you here today?

너는 왜 여기 오늘 있는가?

Why it spreads out here today it is?

그것에 의하여 왜 그것이 밖으로 여기 오늘 이는가 퍼지는가?

By it here it happens it spreads out why today at this outside of it?

그것에 의하여 여기 그것은 일어난다 그것의 이 외부에 밖으로 왜 오늘 퍼진다 것 을?

By it here it outside it this it happens spreading out why today at the outside?

그것에 의하여 여기 그것이상으로 그것은 이것 그것 일어나 밖으로 왜 오늘 외부에 퍼진?

By it it this it happened above it of here and at the outside it spreaded out why outside today?

그것에 의하여 그것은 여기의 그것의 위 이것 그것 일어나고 외부에 밖으로 왜 밖에 오늘spreaded?

By it it happens this it of up of here it, outside why only today at the outside the spreaded?

에 의하여 외부에 이것 여기 그것의 위의 그것, 왜이상으로 단 오늘 일어나는 그것에 의하여spreaded?

By outside it dignity it of this here, only it happens why today at above, me by it the spreaded?

밖에 그것에 의하여 존엄에 의하여 이것 여기의 그것, 단 그것 오늘 의 위에에, 그것에 의하여 나가spreaded까 왜가 일어난다?

Only by it by a dignity it of this here, only by it it goes out to the up of it today and, the spreaded it peels and it happens why?

단 존엄에 의하여 그것을거쳐 이것 여기의 그것은 그것의 위에, 단 그것에 의하여 그것 오늘 나가고, 그것을 거피한다spreaded에 의하여 왜가 일어나는가?

By a dignity only it passes by it and it of this here by it only it goes out to the up of it, today, by the spreaded which peels it it happens why, me?

존엄에 의하여 단 그것은 그것에 의하여 통과하고 이것 여기의 왜가 에 의하여 일어나는 그것을, 나 거피하는에의해 그것의 위에 그것에 의하여 단 그것, 오늘,spreaded나가는가?

By a dignity only it, by it it passes and this here why by it happens and me it, or it peels by by it only on up of it it, today, the spreaded it goes out?

존엄에 의하여 그것에 의하여 단 그것은, 그것 통과하고 그것에 의하여와 나가 그것 일어나는 까 왜 이것 여기, 또는 그것의 그것을거쳐 곁에 단 위에 위로 그것을, 오늘,spreaded그것을 나가는가 거피하는가?

By a dignity by it only it it it passes and with by it it goes out and it it happens and and me it peels and and and it it and and and spreaded it above grade this here, or it passes by in side comfort it, today, it goes out it peels?

그것에 의하여 존엄에 의하여 단 그것은 그것 그것 통과하고 그것을거쳐에 나가고는가 그것 나 그것 껍질 그것 그것 일어나고는가 급료의 위 그것을 이것 여기spreaded, 옆 안락안에 곁에 그것을, 오늘, 그것 나가는가 그것 거피하는가 통과하는가?

By it by a dignity it passes it it only and to it passes by it goes out and and it boils and and and to side it it of it or it shell to happen to here spreaded of this and inside side comfort it, today, it it goes out it it peels up it of salary it passes it and?

존엄에 의하여 그것에 의하여 그것은 그것에게 그것을 단 통과하고 그것에 그것에 의하여 통행은 나가고는가 이의 헌데 그것 편들는가 위하여 그것의 그것 또는 그것 여기에 일어날 것인가 포탄spreaded안 옆 안락, 오늘, 그것 그것 그것을 통과하는 급료의 그것높은 쪽으로 거피하는 그것 나가는가?

By a dignity by it it only passes it to it and to it by it the transit goes out and boil do it do sides of the different meaning boil go out for side comfort inside the thing authorization projectile spreaded which will happen to it or it here of it, today, it it of the salary which passes it it it it peels with the high piece?

Last night I went out to out a bar called the Nashville, which, being located on the roof of building and with the weather being so nice, made for an enjoyable evening. As I am running on little to no sleep right now (about 10 hours since I left the apartment) so I really do not think this was the best idea but it was fun. This was my first opportunity to actually leave my hotel and I made two observations: Seoul is fucking enormous and it smells like pee… I think that’s because of the river… which is made of pee.

There is also a ridiculous subway system. I am not talking about the trains either, but the endless corridors underneath the city that are filled with people and shops. There are even sketchy alleys with sleezy bars in them. It is very interesting.

Skype. You are a good thing.

That’s it for now… time for breakfast!

I went to dinner last night and learned that my credit card does not work here. This is a slight problem as I was going to put my hotel bill on it. I will call them sometime shortly if they do not respond to my email.

Sigh. I wish I was better at remembering names/faces. I have already misidentified several people and forgot the name of several others. I smooze with the worst of them I guess. Thankfully I will mostly be working with someone whose name I actually remember and whose device I have already worked with. I now have an hour to kill…

I have successfully arrived in Korea and I was only searched once. There is bad news though. My credit card is not working! Fucking bastards. Now how will I pay for my room.

My room is fantastic! It even comes with a cellphone and free alcohol during happy hour! Sigh… I will need it. Time to clean myself and sleep for the first time in close to 30 hours.

Z.Monkey

I am writing this post somewhere over Alaska. As the title states I am feeling a little down, perhaps because I will not see my wife for two weeks, perhaps because my ass hurts. I suspect the first. I feel like making a list mostly because I am unsure I can write a coherent sentence. Be forwarned, this post may be really long as I really have nothing to do on the plane.

Good/Not Bad*

• The first inflight meal was not too bad.
• Getting from LaGuardia to JFK was really easy.
• Noise cancelling headphones I borrowed from N8.
• Korean music videos. I am amused by them.

Bad

• The air in this plane is really dry… my eyes are cracking.
• I will not see my wife for two weeks.
• The first inflight movie was ‘I Good Company’ (not what you think… the movie made me depressed but not because it was terrible).
• The second inflight movie is… I forget because I am not able to watch it because it is in Korean and there is a talk guy in front of the subtitles.
• I think I grabbed the wrong converter from the Lab… so I will have to pick one up upon arrival.
• Final movie… ‘Racing Strips’. Now I want to kill all zebras.

Blah, that is all I’ve got so far. It will still be light out when I land so I will post some photos tomorrow (time permitting). Oh, where is your prom king now.

Z.Monkey

*You may not think there is a distinction but right now I feel there is.

I will continuously post updates (along with some photos) of my trip to Korea… assuming there is time. Tomorrow I leave Manchester for NYC. Where I have to transfer from LaGuardia to JFK (stupid expedia), from there it is to Seoul! Woo?

Also if another person asks if I will have soul food in Korea or indicates that I might find soul in Korea I will punch them. Shut up Dan.

Z.Monkey

P.S. I am looking forward to partaking some Kimchi. I hear they serve it with everything.

I feel like I am faking my way through stuff right now. I am doing things I have never had any experience with but everyone seems to think that is normal. I am not really nervous about the flying to Korea, North Korea and Dick’s insistance on pissing them off, working the DLNA event or going to the F2F meeting after. What I am nervous about is a meeting that was arranged for me by one ‘Ben’ fellow here at work. Am I really someone who can jump into an unfamiliar situation and buttshit about something I do really know about? What am I expected to do at such a meeting? Err! I think that I could actually enjoy this trip if I did have to fucking go to this meeting! Fuck you Ben, fuck you to hell and way to ruin my life [trip]!

On another note I actually have someplace to stay the second week I am there. Yeah! Time see if my credit card company will increase my limit; I don’t want to run out of money while I am there.

Z.Monkey