Disgust (Reprise)

Is he gone? Can you imagine? He asked me to marry him.
Me, the wife of that boorish, brainless . . .

“Madame Gaston!” Can’t you just see it?
“Madame Gaston!” His “little wife.”

No sir! Not me! I guarantee it.

I want much more than this provincial life.

I want adventure in the great wide somewhere.
I want it more [...]

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Shit, shit, shit. Motherfucking piece of shit!

Really, that’s the only thought running through my head right now.
I have fourteen tests to write in two days, 50 report cards, two plays to push on kindergarten students, my period, an apartment that’s been consumed by one giant dust cloud and a Taekwondo instructor who is now completely infatuated with me.
Oh, and I lost [...]

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Down With It

They might have rejected me the first time around, but The Korean Blog List has taken me under their wing:
http://korea.banoffeepie.com/
If you are seriously considering South Korea as your new home, I strongly recommend reading a few blogs first. Most foreign teachers I’ve met did little or no research before coming here.
“I hate the food.” “I [...]

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Our Twisted Heroine

It occured to me the other day that those who have randomly come across this site might wonder why I have not listed the name of the temple I visited during my winter break. All I can say is that I am extremely paranoid when it comes to my little blog–a feeling that I’m sure [...]

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Meat, Men and Meditation

The day before winter vacation, our employer took us out to dinner. I was strung out from another eleven-hour work day, but socializing with the director is mandatory. I sat in the corner of the all-beef buffet, smiling and nodding along as a dozen plates of pink meat were presented to us like an offering [...]

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