Waterlife

looks absolutely,

stunning.

I can’t wait

to watch it.

Check out the website too.

waterlife.nfb.ca

Cool.

Taking the advice from a few wise friends,

I’ve decided to look at my current state of stagnation as a fiscal test.   With all certainty, I am going to save as much money as I can in this country and see as much of the world with it as possible.  Of course, this is easier said than done, especially when considering that, as it appears to me, almost all the foreigners and local Koreans require alcohol to have any measure of fun in this country, and alcohol is surprisingly expensive in this East Asian peninsula.  Having said that, maybe inebriation is seasonal, and winter in Korea is just more bleak than that of which I’m accustomed.  It is gray and uninviting, with few outdoor activities to break the monotony of its damp and penetrating cold.  Maybe everyone gets drunk to warm their bones, and hopefully, once spring fully spreads it’s wings and the mercury rises, my possibilities will also expand.  Time will tell.

I’m currently/finally reading, Ernesto Guevara’s memoirs, “The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey,” after watching the movie adaptation time and time again.  I’ve heard former acquaintances in classes criticize the book, but to be honest, I’m absolutely spellbound by Guevara’s abilities as a writer to capture the natural spirit of traveling headlong into the unknown.  He’s adding to my landlocked blues, but it’s inspiring at the same time.  He illustrates the fear, the hunger, the excitement, the curiosity, the loneliness and the freedom that inhabits the mind of someone exploring an distant land, and at the same time, gives some pretty useful tips on ways to get out of limbo, advice I might need to use during my future exploits.

I read this on the train from Seoul and I had to close the book for a few minutes…

I now know, by an almost fatalistic conformity with the facts, that my destiny is to travel…Still, there are moments when I think with profound longing of those wonderful areas in our south.  Perhaps one day, tired of circling the world, I’ll return to Argentina and settle in the Andean lakes, if not indefinitely then at least for a pause while I shift from one understanding of the world to another.  – Ernesto Guevara – The Motorcycle Diaries

There are few words or people who could explain this better.

If you haven’t watched this movie yet, do yourself the pleasure;

I’m going to keep on keeping on.  At least time is flying by, and before I know it my year’s contract will be up.  It won’t be long before I can walk the openroad again, answer my mistress’s wayward calls, whose whispers tease my half-sleeping ears.  I can float to her somewhere humid, feel her curves beneath me and breathe in her sweet scent.  We both know we will see eachother again, when the time is right, when I can yank my roots out and shake away the soil.

I just stumbled upon some new gems…give em a listen…trust me.

TV on the Radio – Dancing Choose

TV on the Radio – Shout Me Out

Erykah Badu- Soldier

High Places – Namer

Frightened Rabbit – The Twist

Frightened Rabbit – Poke

Holly Miranda – Slow Burn Treason – Ft. Kyp Malone

Check out more Holly Miranda and The Jealous Girlfriends.

Also!

My sister sent me this trailer. Maybe its because I’m still all too infatuated with Japan, or maybe it’s my film-snobbery, but whatever the reason, this trailer gave me chills…