September 23, 2009

Back to the Scotia (Too Tired to Make Sense)

Just a quick post to let everyone (you know who you are) know that I'm still alive and well. The flight back to Nova Scotia was just as brutal as expected, but I survived. I imagine I'll still have jet lag in November.

Anyway, I still don't have a steady Internet source, but I will update the site when possible. Here's a pic I drew with my shiny new phone. Over and out.

September 16, 2009

Mitch & Roland: #59 Eats

Enjoy! I got a plane to catch.

September 15, 2009

Robo Davy Jones' Lunar Locker

Well, this is it. I am less than two days from my departure from Korea, and before I know it I'll be drinking syrup straight from the tree.

It's been a hell of a ride, and I feel like another chapter of my life is beginning. I hope it's a chapter about me fighting robot pirates on the moon. I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of Long Bolt Silver and his mechanical crew sailing the Sea of Tranquility in their Jolly Rover plundering craters for coolant. There will be a goodly amount of pain delivered, I assure ye.

Anyway, this is just a quick post to let it be known that I will be dropping off the radar for a bit while I'm between Internet sources. Don't worry, though, I will continue to bring the funny and random goodness you crave as soon as I'm back online.

September 6, 2009

The Mouthful

Check out this restaurant.


Okay, there are so many things to say about that. For one, I hear they serve a terrific spotted dick. I know it's immature of me, but hey, this is nearly as hilarious as finding a submarine sandwich shop called "Peter Johnson and Harry Dong's Home of the Famous Footlong!"

But seriously you gotta have balls to call your restaurant that. Though cocky as it is, with a name like that, it likely wont last schlong.

Okay. I'm finished.

September 1, 2009

Dancin' in the Street

On Saturday Sept 29th I was lucky enough to witness a strange and interesting event. As a tribute to Michael Jackson on what would have been his 51st birthday, people gathered at various parts of northern Seoul to suddenly break into synchronized dance.

If you view the video I've put up - video I took myself - then you'll see two of the flash-mobs that occurred at two different locations around GwangHwaMun. It all starts with one man dancing to the song Beat It, and then people joining in to become a massive coordinated spectacle usually reserved for the realities of musicals. Simply put, I thought it was cool as hell.



If you look carefully in the video you should be able to see various people dressed in ways that pay homage to Michael. As well, you can spot the odd person dressed like an animal ... for the hell of it I guess.

While I was on my way to the first dance mob I ran into a gentleman who was obviously a big Michael Jackson fan. He wore a hat and single shimmering glove. He seemed truly pleased to see me, though we'd never met before. He shook my hand and greeted me.

"Michael Jackson - king of pop!" He shouted.

"Yeah," I replied and smiled.

"Fucking Bush!" he shouted louder, "Obama, good! ... Fucking Bush!!"

I'm not sure what the connection was between his first comment and the next, but he was certainly passionate about both. All in all it was a day about people doing something they were very passionate about. The world needs more of that.