Books—Yeah, I was bitten
Hi! How are you? I’m good, I guess. I’m just—figuratively—wiping the dust off Callistonian.net and its antediluvian (but still beloved!) layout. It’s only been approx. 530 hours since I last blogged.
Of course, I dislike the idea of beginning every blog entry with an apology for being MIA, but I keep disappearing. I hate this blogging once-a-month thing, but it’s what I’ve been doing. We’ll see just how possible blogging more consistently is for me—have you ever wanted to do something consistently only to not do it?
Books. So, in terms of books, I have done the unthinkable. I, a Pulitzer-Prize-obsessed-literature-loving-logophile, read Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. I didn’t just read that one. This month, I finished it as well as New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. I read all 5,212,323,875,213 2,515 pages. And guess what? I like all four books. Have I lost my mind? Perhaps. Maybe I’ll post reviews explaining myself later, maybe I won’t. At any rate, I have no real intentions of watching the Twilight movie because it looks stupid to me.
Is it any wonder that my favorite song (for the moment) is 8eight’s lovely vampiric ballad 심장이 없어 (Without A Heart)?
Academics I need to study Korean. I hoped to have my proficiency in Korean tested in April, but since that’s become impossible, I intend to take the test in October. Now that my test has been pushed back several months, I’ve decided to tackle the insurmountable. I’m going to—I use the term “going to” very loosely—learn 3 to 4 years worth of Korean between now and then, and sit the highest level. -_-;
Academics Part 2 Sometimes, I play English teacher. For extra credit of sorts, I challenge my students to find non-technical English words that I do not know. For awhile, I was doing quite well and warding them off, but then one of the little geniuses got me with floccinaucinihilipilification. T_T
I’ll be more interesting next time. Ciao!
I actually didn’t mind the twilight books either. I think you’re doing the right thing in regards to the movie though, don’t bother watching it, it spoils the books a little. :(
Floccinaucin…wah?! Whoever made up this word needs to be shot and shot again!
I’d love to read your reviews for the Twilight saga! I’m always interested in finding out why people I know liked it.
If anyone can learn 3-4 years of Koren in about half a year, it’s probably you! Good luck with that.
I really like the challenge you have for your students 8-)
I advise you go watch the twilight movie. It’s completely different. It’s cute and comical. If you asked me it sounded more like there was a comedy going on in the theatre than some … well whatever you categorize twilight as.
Hello it seems you are having a wonderful time teaching and living in Korea. I was wondering how does one get involved with teaching overseas? I would personally like to teach in either Japan, Korea, or France, but I don’t know where to start, or what this occupation is referred to as (perhaps foreign exchange teacher?).
I am not yet in college but I am a sophomore in high school and before I decide to go into teaching I would like to learn a little about teaching overseas i.e salaries, housing, etc.
Please reply back if you can to my email which hopefully you can see if not please reply here. Thank you ever so much!!
I think it’s so neat you’re learning Korean! I lived in South Korea for a few years as a child and I remember how tough it was to learn (I’m not Korean, and I now remember only a handful of phrases…).
Also, Twilight is one of those reads I hate to enjoy! The movie is worth watching, but only because of Robert Pattinson.