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Monday’s a national holiday in Korea—the last national holiday until Christmas: Hangeul Day. On the assumption that Monday isn’t a national holiday where you are, I hope you’ll take the time to go see your docs and get checked out. The more I think about it, the more I think Rascal’s theory might have some application to your situation. Maybe lead with that when you’re at the docs’ place.
Knee Buckling: 4 Reasons
Knee Buckling: 5 Causes
Weak in the Knees: Causes and Solutions
7 Reasons for Knee BucklingMany of the above sources mention multiple sclerosis as a possibility. You mentioned this, too, so you’ve already done some reading around. Sorry if the above is repetitive.
I’m also starting to think that some of your other commenters were right to take a cynical view of Swan’s intentions: you’re now essentially paying rent on a place where she can continue to reside… and I assume you’re also paying her since she’s now your employee. Sweet deal for her. I’ve tried to see Swan as overall classier than the usual bottom-of-the-barrel chick you go for, but if your more cynical commenters are right, she’s just a different subspecies of the same species. What a shame.
And since I’m writing this sort of comment, I’m glad she doesn’t read your blog (as far as you know).
I never read the book, but I saw the John Malkovich/Glenn Close version of “Dangerous Liaisons” long ago. Glenn Close’s character offers a challenge to Malkovich’s character, and if he succeeds at the challenge, she has to put out for him. He does succeed… but she refuses to put out. I’ve been thinking about that story as I witness the slow evolution of your relationship with Swan. More and more, I feel as if Swan is stringing you along. I predict that, sometime around Christmas or New Year’s, I’m going to be suggesting that you give her the boot as both a resident and an employee.
Which sends us back to square one, and to the old advice: lead a higher-quality life, attract higher-quality women. If your world is nothing but bars-bars-bars, and you can’t imagine anything greater, you may as well stop pining for the substantive relationship you seem to crave. You’re not going to find what you want there.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/October/2023 @ 8:01 pm
Good advice from Rascal. Maybe it’s time to see those doctors.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/October/2023 @ 10:41 pm
He brought his wife and kid along for the ride. Then we ran out of gas about half a kilometer from our destination.
Extra weight = more gas consumption. Maybe don’t bring the wife and kid next time, eh, buddy? (Oh, and: way to look at that fuel gauge!)
Joy messaged that her kids needed medicine[,] and that she was hoping to earn enough commission to buy them some.
The tee I sent is all for naught.
She had queued up a movie called “Morbius.”
I could’ve warned you. I feel bad, though, for Jared Leto. His story is rather complex. He can apparently be a real asshole to work with (as when he played the Joker in “Suicide Squad” and was sending prank gifts to costars—things like a dead hog, a live rat, and sex toys), and he’s been in quite a few movies that turned out to be giant turds, but I watched his performances in “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Blade Runner 2049” and thought he was fantastic. (I’ll soon be watching him in “Requiem for a Dream,” where I again hear he was awesome.) I think the man is truly talented. He just ends up in bad films like “Morbius,” and he’s got his own personal problems (for actors, what’s new, right?).
The rooftop roof is nearly complete.
Gonna host a square dance up there? Or at least a chili party? (You’ll have to buy chairs and folding tables, I suspect. And drag up a beer keg.)
Where I watch TV
Is that viewing angle OK? Seems a bit off kilter. No sun glare?
My darts area and guest CR. No, I haven’t thrown here yet.
For a fraction of a second, I interpreted that to mean, “No, I haven’t thrown any shit into that toilet yet.” You know what would be weird, though? Having a guest go into the bathroom, then you start playing darts while he’s in there. Thunk. Thunk. Thunk. I’d find it hard to take a shit with darts hitting the wall.
They all seem very happy with their accommodations down there.
I’d be weirded out with that sort of arrangement. Put the help in a separate building! Like in the good old days on the plantation!
Dining room
I spy a Lucky. You and he getting along better?
Kitchen
Looks as if you’ve got a bar or a cuisine island. Nice. Good place to put flatware.
The master’s bedroom
I can’t tell if “master’s” is meant as a joke. I assume yes. Or do they really say “master’s bedroom” instead of “master bedroom” where you’re from?
Where I shit and shower.
The key in the doorknob seems to mean you can lock someone in the bathroom. Interesting. And why would you ever need to do that? Then there’s that square toilet. I’ve never seen a square toilet before. But hey—if it works, it works.
My office space
Judging by the stuff still on the floor, I’m guessing you’ll need some bookshelves there to act as shelf space.
There’s also a guest room that, for now at least, is Swan’s space.
You’re not writing about how that’s going, so I surmise it’s either not going at all, and maybe Swan is stalling or something, or it’s going in some funky direction that is difficult or impossible to write about for reasons of privacy or whatever.
Continued good luck as you settle in further and further.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/October/2023 @ 8:46 pm
I’m still Facebook friends with all of my former wives. Also, my high school sweetheart.
I’m pretty sure that, if you lived down the street from any of these gals, instead of way over in the Philippines, there’d be trouble. I mean, look at all the trouble you make for yourself where you are. Yeah, being near your exes would be bad. You can get away with remaining in contact with them because you’re on the other side of the planet. Heh.
In my case, I think both parties would find that idea repugnant.
Yeah, yeah—easy to say. I’m almost positive the repugnancy would be absent had you followed a different life-path. Now, of course, given your general preference for young chickadees, you’d look at these ladies—all close to your age—and be like, Ewwwww. Menopause! They smell funny!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/October/2023 @ 5:13 pm
Normally, I’d recommend walking something like that off, too. I’ve had the occasional knee buckle, and I attribute it to a momentary neurological thing: maybe a particular nerve that’s normally firing suddenly decides to take a break and leave me (almost literally) in the lurch. If you think this is happening too frequently, though, it could be a more acute neurological thing, so you might consider seeing your docs about that. I’d say hold off on the doc visit for a day or two to see whether there’s a pattern. If you think you see one, then by all means visit the docs. From your post, it seems you’re going to do something like that.
Still, it is good to remember your past, no matter how painful, so you don’t repeat the same mistakes.
That may be the best joke you’ve ever told.
Not that that has ever stopped me before. Knowing and doing are two different realms.
It’s always interesting how people can be so self-aware yet still prone to making the same mistakes. I include myself in that, of course, since I’m a people, too.
Will you change your mind?
Will you want me back again or have you found yourself a new lover?Yeah, that’s a typically American sentiment which leads to the pendular bullshit I see all the time when at least one half of the couple is American. “Oh, of course I keep in touch with my exes!”—which leads to getting back together, fighting, then breaking up again, usually in an endless cycle of stupidity. I’ve seen it with my friends in the States on many occasions. From the American point of view, the Asian (maybe specifically East Asian) tendency to just cut people off permanently seems childishly immature: mature people should still be able to talk civilly with their exes, right? But in my experience, an ex represents temptation, an invitation to fall back into the pit one escaped from. And too many Americans, in their rush to show how “mature” they are, end up back with their exes and go through the whole retarded cycle all over again. The irony is that this giving-in to temptation is itself childish, so the American has no moral leg to stand on when criticizing the Asian. Cut the ex off, I say. It’s better for your peace of mind and minimizes drama. Plus, life is far too short to waste on that sort of bullshit. There are other fish in the sea.
(I’ll make an allowance if a person has had a kid with the ex. The kid is a reason to keep in touch.)
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 06/October/2023 @ 5:29 pm
Something great is coming your way
Oh, yeah:
discrete = distinct
discreet = tactful; on the down-low» Posted By Kevin Kim On 06/October/2023 @ 8:00 am
In the event that Lucky’s attack had anything to do with “resource guarding” behavior, I found another cool video link that might be of interest.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 06/October/2023 @ 7:26 am
One last river crossing
I was expecting a pic of Bridge #3. Buildup, but no payoff!
She joined him in his European homeland, and based on her Facebook posts, she seemed to be having a good time.
Is this the chick who hooked up with the snooty Frenchman who refused to visit the PI?
Always glad to help, sweetheart.
Good God—of the two people in that picture, which is more evil-looking?
Or is that the point?
Sometimes, the people who constantly fail at relationships are in the best position to detect the factors that lead to failure. Kinda like how we fatties know a ton about diet and exercise because we read so much about it—we just fail to implement what we read.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/October/2023 @ 6:09 pm
John,
Yeah, slice thinness is a problem, which is something the article mentions. Ideally, your steaks should be thicker. Stop buying them pre-packaged and go to a local butcher to control thickness. If you’re stuck with thin steaks, you could try a traditional searing method: quickly sear the hell out of the steaks to get the surfaces the right color, then place them in an oven-safe pan or tray and gently finish them in the oven. As that linked website recommends, a probe thermometer helps a lot with this process. Ideal internal temp for most beef is around 130F.
“Reverse searing” is exactly the opposite procedure: cook your steaks in the oven first (or sous vide them), then sear at the very end. Ever since I started sous vide-ing, this is the method I use, and it’s idiot-proof for me, which is good since I’m a steak idiot.
Whatever you do, good luck.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/October/2023 @ 3:10 pm
Well, bit by bit, you’re settling in, at least. Food looks good. Keep working on that sear, though. Adding fat (via brushed-on butter, etc.) will give you a more pronounced sear. The heat needs to be aggressive so you cook the outside quickly while leaving the inside rare. Here’s a good article on perfect steaks, and here’s a pic of a nicely done steak from that article (especially the image on the right).
Continued good luck as you figure out what your new normal is.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 04/October/2023 @ 6:18 pm
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I’ll be doing Hashes in La Union and Angeles City later this month, and that’s my nightmare scenario–not knowing where to go or how to get back because of a poorly marked trail.
Have you ever used the real-time navigation feature on Google Maps? I think you can download the Google Maps app and use the navigation feature that way. I use Naver Map (“Map” is singular with this app) in Korea because it’s so much better than Google, probably because it’s locally made, more detailed, and updated way more frequently. Now, there’s no guarantee that the nav app will take you along the Hash trail to reach whatever your destination is, but it’ll get you, by hook or by crook, to your destination. So if your nightmare scenario happens, just flip on the app, type in the destination, set your starting point to “my current location,” and away you go. Might want to practice with it first. Start just outside of town and see if it’ll guide you reliably home, then see if it’ll guide you from home to one of your favorite bars.
I’ve seen worse.
Reminds me of some spots here in Hangukistan.
Cement sidewalks and bridges
I keep expecting Ewoks to pop out of the foliage.
Looks to have been a good, arduous walk. Sorry about the lack of real 69ing, but maybe there’s some in your future. Somewhere. Sometime. And not with Lucky. (Ewww, he went there!)
Good luck as you continue to settle in. Did Swan and/or your other helpers assist with the unpacking?
Oh, and where was Buddy when Lucky was chewing you up? He wasn’t out having a smoke again, was he?
If your lacerations are anything like the ones I got during that ill-fated nighttime walk (frankly, I think yours are worse), it’ll be about a month before you’re close to normal. Some aloe-based ointment/lotion might help to speed the healing slightly. Keep taking those antibiotics, and make sure you’re not experiencing any urge to howl at the full moon.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 03/October/2023 @ 6:40 pm
Why is my dog suddenly aggressive toward me?
There are many, many other videos on this topic. I’m not sure either of the above is satisfactory, but it’s a start.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 03/October/2023 @ 4:25 am
re: muffins
At least the oven works! Nice.
Good to see the dart board up. May there be much practicing. It’ll be therapeutic.
Lucky, being a dog, has no choice but to follow his particular dog-nature. You can get rid of him (which might make Buddy sad but might be safer for Swan), or you can figure out what makes him tick. Tons of dog-whisperer vids on YouTube.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 02/October/2023 @ 7:43 pm
Here’s a chart I came up with to illustrate the likelihood of my giving up the bar life:
I guess you’ve made your choices, then. Hey, if the bar life is what you love, then I’m rooting for you. Hit those beers hard. Drink yourself stupid. They’re your brain cells to kill. But you can’t have the life you’ve led up to now and expect to have a deep, fulfilling, committed relationship. Superficiality and depth don’t mix. So you can save yourself a lot of trouble by dropping one or the other now rather than later.
re: hand/arm
Did you see a doctor? I saw no mention of that.
I admit I’m morbidly curious to see what happens next in your ongoing soap opera. For what it’s worth, good luck.
More seriously, good luck as you continue to settle in. I hope you like the new digs.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 01/October/2023 @ 5:26 pm
Sorry to read about Lucky biting you several times. I hope you’re getting that checked out by a professional.
I wonder whether Lucky is more loyal to locations than to people.
At least your stuff got moved, so there’s that. Putting everything in place while dealing with dog bites, though, is going to be annoying and painful. Here’s hoping that this bit of bad luck shoos away any other potential bad luck as opposed to being the beginning of a landslide of bad luck. Fingers and tentacles crossed.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 30/September/2023 @ 5:29 pm
I reject the premise that visiting bars or judging a dance competition is indicative of a lack of commitment. I’m not doing anything in the bars I wouldn’t do if Swan were there beside me. Moreover, from the beginning, I told Swan about my bargirl “friends” and that I occasionally buy lady drinks for them. I brought her with me to an SOB so she could see for herself that it was a legitimate event. I expect I’ll be spending less time in bars because Swan provides a better option, but I have zero remorse or shame about visiting my favorites in the bars occasionally.
And here’s the heart of it: the basic unwillingness to do what really needs to be done or to see things as they really are. There’s a sort of self-protective self-image dynamic at play, here—a reality-distortion filter. If often seems to me that you spend a lot of time and effort fooling yourself into thinking your actions are nobler than they are.*
As commenter Jimbo put it:
You still go out drinking daily, go walking daily. That’s the same.
During your drinking, you enjoy talking and flirting with bargirls, and buying drinks and food for some of them, at least one of whom you’ve had sexual relations with. Since all these are transactional and largely benefit the girls, I’m certain that they’d prefer that you don’t stop these activities. Even you can see how it’ll be impossible to continue drinking in these places if you bring your lover….how would you take admiring pictures of Joy erotically enjoying the food you buy her? (Yes, this is your cue to claim that it’s all innocent, generous and not that deep)Here is the shape of your samsara:
1. Commenters act as Greek chorus, warning of impending doom, their warnings rooted in experience, common sense, or some combination.
2. John: Oh, this is nothing. Come on, guys. It’s meaningless. The ladies mean nothing to me.
3. Commenters: the fact that these interactions are all with ladies definitely means something. Open your eyes.
4. John: I refuse to open my eyes.
[Disaster happens, as the chorus warned.]
5. John: Oh, well. I guess this is my lot in life.
[No deep self-examination happens, just a superficial intellectual acknowledgment that “the one thing in common in all these situations is me.” Reset to Square One, but with a different woman this time.]This is why Indian traditions see life as a painful, grinding wheel that you need to escape from. Otherwise, it’s a hell that repeats over and over, and it’s your own ignorance and stupidity that chain you to the wheel. Liberation from the wheel requires, shall we say, smarter behavior.
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*I think all of us stand accused on this point because we all want to think of ourselves as the heroes of our own stories. So this isn’t just you, and I’m not saying this from any moral high ground. Facing facts and realizing we’re not always heroic is a painful experience; God only knows how many times I haven’t really lived up to my own self-image. So the instinctive preservation of a noble-seeming ego isn’t irrational; it’s baked into our nature. But the only way for any of us to improve is to pierce through the veil of self-deception and take a good, hard look at why we continue to fail. And it’s right there, at the level of our most basic habits, at the place where we refuse to make fundamental-but-necessary changes, that changes need to be made.James Clear, in Atomic Habits (which I’m reading now), says:
You get what you repeat.
Act the barfly, attract barflies, live a barfly’s life. Maybe it’s time, at age 68, to aim for something higher and better.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 30/September/2023 @ 11:14 pm
I’m not one of the commenters who necessarily thinks you’re headed toward doom. Swan seems to be an improvement over the type of woman you normally go for. Her lack of communication about the important things is problematic, but it’s also not atypical for Asian people to be silent about the things that matter. That said, other commenters have brought up some interesting possibilities about how Swan might be using you as the guy who pays the rent on her property and also pays her as an employee (how is that supposed to work, again?).
I think I’m in tune with the other commenters who see this as an “if-then” type of situation. If you say you’re committed, then it follows you shouldn’t be acting uncommitted by continuing to visit bars, photograph and feed the ladies, attend and judge SOB dance contests, etc. These things are not “innocent,” and they’re not “meaningless.” If you didn’t claim to be committed, I wouldn’t care one bit about how you spend your time, but over and over, you’ve expressed some level of devotion to Swan, and you still can’t seem to bring yourself to realize what a devoted man supposedly worthy of someone’s affection must do to truly be worthy of that affection.
It could be that the other commenters are right, and this might all end in disaster. I’m more hopeful mainly because, despite Swan’s red flags, they’re not the same as the red flags for all the other girls you’ve been with. So Swan could be your escape from samsara, or she could represent a totally new kind of soul-hurt. I think I asked you this once before, but I don’t remember the answer: if things don’t work out with Swan, will you kick her out? Retaining an ex as a housekeeper/helper could be awkward. (Of course, retaining a significant other could also be awkward.)
Good luck with your move. It was good to see Buddy on guard duty.
re: writing your story
I’ve occasionally thought your samsaric life could make for a good tragicomedy. Maybe as a play.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 30/September/2023 @ 12:05 am
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday
Good wisdom from Motorrad.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/September/2023 @ 1:51 am
Swan declined my invitation with a curt “I don’t want to.” Alrighty then. Looks like I’m still at the bottom of her priority list. Honestly, these past couple of months have been my loneliest time since moving to the Philippines. Since I consider myself in a relationship, I can’t be with anyone else, but the one I care about doesn’t seem to want to be with me.
Have you put the matter to her in exactly this way? She might simply lack nunchi, the hard-to-translate Korean word that means something like perceptiveness, the ability to read people. Maybe she has a tin ear and has no idea how this sort of thing affects you. Or maybe this is an opportunity for you to self-examine and ask yourself what exactly it is you want in a woman. It seems that one thing you want is for her to share a liking for the activities you participate in. “She needs to be, not just willing, but eager to do the things that I do.” From the beginning, you’ve mentioned the fact that she doesn’t like group walks. Given the frequency with which you’ve mentioned that fact, I assume it sticks in your craw a bit. So the question is: is this something you can compromise on (assuming you find other ways to connect), or is it a deal-breaker?
The bar manager saw the pic on Facebook and commented that I made the statue look better. I hope that’s worth a free beer!
Was it Rodney Dangerfield who recommended that, if you’re fat, you’re better off hanging around with even fatter people to look thinner?
We discussed changing our scenery, but in the end decided, why bother? I admit my discount coupon may have influenced me.
For an Irishman, you can be a really cheap Scotsman.
re: Bobby McFerrin
I wrote a few years ago about this, which moved me to tears. It was such a human moment, and a little indication of the great things we can potentially do together.
Here’s hoping you find some kind of human connection with Swan.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 27/September/2023 @ 6:51 pm
I don’t know if all of the lyrics below apply to your situation, but the refrain might:
I’ve been phoning night and morning
I heard you say, “Tell him I’m not home”
Now you’re confessing, but I’m still guessing
I’ve been your fool for so so longGirl don’t lie, just to save my feelings
Girl don’t cry, and tell me nothing’s wrong
Girl don’t try to make up phony reasons
I’d rather leave than never believeIf this is it, please let me know
If this ain’t love, you’d better let me go
If this is it, I want to know
If this ain’t love baby, just say soYou’ve been thinking
And I’ve been drinking
We both know that it’s just not right
Now you’re pretending
That it’s not ending
You’ll say anything to avoid a fightGirl don’t lie, and tell me that you need me
Girl don’t cry, and tell me nothing’s wrong
I’ll be alright one way or another
So let me go, or make we want to stayIf this is it, please let me know
If this ain’t love, you’d better let me go
If this is it, I want to know
If this ain’t love baby, just say so
If this is it, please let me know
If this ain’t love, you’d better let me goIf this is it, I want to know
If this ain’t love baby, just say so
If this is it, please let me know (I wanna know)
If this is it, please let me know (I gotta know), ooh
If this is it (you better let me go) please let me know, ooh (just say so)
If this is it, please let me know, ooh
If this is it, please let me know, oohName that tune!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 27/September/2023 @ 1:40 am
re: Trek meme
That’s from Strange New Worlds. The guy with the twerpy mustache is supposed to be Samuel Kirk, brother of James T. That’s Ethan Peck (grandson of Gregory) in the role of Spock.
Once again, RIP to Goldfinger.
Good that you avoided the rain. It looks to have been a nice walk. And a local hospital will definitely be nice.
re: that narrow road shoulder
Yeah, I had stuff like that during my east-coast walk two years ago. Never again.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 26/September/2023 @ 5:28 pm
The gal Goldfinger brought to the Hash with him each week showed up yesterday. Apparently, she hadn’t heard the news. Sad and weird. She just got up and left when she found out Goldfinger wasn’t coming. Ever.
Pretty safe to guess, then, that she wasn’t that close to him. Wow.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 26/September/2023 @ 3:19 pm
Yesterday’s Swan-hosted event at her/our house seemed to go well.
The “her/our” makes me wonder whether there’s gonna be any weird politics about who owns/runs the place.
I arrived at the appointed hour of 1:00 p.m. and was a little surprised to see so many children running about.
Catholic families the world over. Except America, where the Catholics skew liberal and heretically use birth control.
Chips and salsa. The gals at my table drank red wine; I was having beer.
Chips and salsa with red wine! Nice to see people not standing on ceremony.
It is usually some kind of card game, but yesterday it involved a box of these tiles and dice.
That’s looks kinda like mah-jongg.
Thanks for having me, Swan
At last! The great reveal! Gotta love the “Dickies” shirt.
He hadn’t been physically able to do a trail for a couple of years, but he still attended the Hash circle most weeks. Sorry to see him go.
RIP, Goldfinger. May you ddongchim many angels with your golden finger.
Well, it seems to have been a good, lively, happy gathering. If these happen often enough, you can show off your grilling skills by whipping up a ton of steaks.
It could be that one of the great benefits of being with Swan is the network of care that comes with her. Once you’re “part of the family,” so to speak, you know that there’ll be people who have your back, and they’ll be your people. It’s taken a few years, and I still might be saying this prematurely, but Welcome Home.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/September/2023 @ 3:30 pm
Is she close to allowing herself to be photographed?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/September/2023 @ 5:56 am
Good luck with the coming-out event. I think you’ll do fine as long as you don’t arrive drunk or pantomime dry-humping Swan in front of the relatives.
Chili in the crockpot
What a coincidence! I’m making chili, too, for our team’s pre-Chuseok celebration this coming week. (We’re off on Chuseok break starting on Thursday, and we won’t be back in the office until the following Wednesday.)
The bar also has several of these couch seating setups that look quite comfortable.
Interesting clash of motifs in the design. On one wall, you’ve got the Swiss flag. On another wall, you’ve got a local flag saying “Freistaat Bayern,” i.e., Bavaria, which is in Germany. Maybe the interior designer was like, “Meh… it’s all Teutonic, anyway.” Switzerland has (in order of size and population) German-speaking, French-speaking, Italian-speaking, and Romansch-speaking regions, but it’s true that Teutonic culture heavily influences all of the regions.
Let’s hope things go well at my meet-the-family event today.
I’m sure it’ll be fine, but good luck all the same.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/September/2023 @ 2:39 pm
Getting lost can be miserable if you’re trying to stay on a schedule, but if you’re just wandering about with no pressure to be somewhere at a particular time, then it’s not so bad. Getting lost is how I learn a new city’s geography. Sure, there’s the risk that I’ll end up in the wrong part of town, but what part of life is risk-free?
At least neither of you got severely injured or anything.
La Oficina wins! More home-field advantage, I guess. Are some of the judges bribed to always award first place to the home team? Heh.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/September/2023 @ 9:50 pm
Now, I’ve been scammed a few times and been overly generous to undeserving recipients occasionally, but never in the amounts that this guy routinely gave…. So, perhaps there is hope for me after all!
Maybe this is a difference of degree between you and that guy, but it’s not a difference in kind, so you ain’t off the hook, even if that last sentence is meant facetiously. Toward the end of the video, the narrator speculates that Slow Learner was a slow learner because he couldn’t control his lust. This has been a recurrent theme in my comments here as well. Lust and neediness can blind you to the ugly realities of the low-quality women you so often meet, which is once again why I’m happy you’re now focused on Swan, who seems to be in no hurry to put out. Good for her, I say. Swan strikes me as classy. She has her flaws, as we’ve previously discussed, but if she helps to make you a better man by forcing/persuading you not to spread your DNA around the village, all the better.
And that fuck up with the last girlfriend’s niece was something I never would have even thought about trying.
Says the guy who was only recently banging an 18-year-old! Well, at least you don’t have some long, sappy phone-text history that can be used against you.
Or do you?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/September/2023 @ 5:07 pm
re: poor showing at darts
I’m sure you’ll be back to your old, heroic self after some practice.
Joy is back to flashing her teeth, I see.
What is the official tournament height at which a dartboard must be placed? Ah—I just looked it up: 5’8″ or 1.73 m. So that chick in the “It’s been a long time since I participated” photo is really short. Does it feel good to be darting again?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 21/September/2023 @ 5:45 pm
Good to know the traffic’s clearing up. Good luck with darts since you seem to be dipping a toe back into that pond. Here’s hoping you do practice at home. And congratulations on getting most of your lease work done.
I guess payment is the final bit of icing on that cake. Is that money you’ll ever see again, or is it permanently gone? If I want a nice apartment in Korea, I can pay a jeonse/전세 of around a million bucks (yes, a million bucks), which is like a down payment (but it’s often called “key money” here), but when I leave the apartment, I get that million bucks back. Meanwhile, the building owner earns interest off my jeonse.
re: nasal polyps
Glad to see you’re now on track to do something significant about them polyps. Imagine how glorious life will be on the other side of that operation. Any indication as to healing time after the procedure is done? And are you allowed to do simple things like blow your nose once you’re out of surgery? Oh, and here’s a question I know you won’t ask: can the docs plop your polyps in a bottle of formaldehyde to present you as a souvenir? I already know the answer is no: when I had my wisdom tooth pulled years ago, I asked the dentist about whether I could keep the tooth, and she said the tooth, once extracted, was technically medical waste and thus a biohazard. Her institution was quite inflexible on that point.
Happy girl-feeding and have fun enduring your power outages in the tropical heat.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 20/September/2023 @ 3:58 pm
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That sign seems to indicate the outage started today at 6:03 a.m. What am I missing? How do you know the outage starts tomorrow? And the sign says the outage is for an indefinite period, but you’re sure it’s “day-long.” I guess knowing this stuff is less about logic than it is about experience.
Looks to have been a nice walk. Rock on!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 19/September/2023 @ 7:03 pm