Category Archives: memoria
black mass
to see:
black mass > whitey bulger
documentary:
seoul, pizza, missiles, thai rice and breakdance
we take the mugunghwa to seoul.
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itaewon.
i buy 6 books at the what the book bookstore including scary stories to tell in the dark with the original stephen gammell illustration.
i read outliers with some trevi pizza and wine for lunch. pepperoni. quattro formaggi. still the best pizza this or that side of the dmz.
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i walk down itaewon-ro in the heart of the american military presence in korea.
i meet some friends on my way to the war memorial museum.
politicians can’t afford to lose face.
turns out they’re having a little protest outside the walls of the yongsan garrison.
turns out not everybody is into gringos or thaads.
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the war memorial of korea.
some of the sculptures may inspire you to kick some ass.
missiles. lots.
young children climbing heavy artillery. lots.
ships.
turtle ships.
fighting monks retaking pyongyang castle from the japanese.
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sweetie, bear, IU, her boyfriend and i meet up for my thai in itaewon.
across from the restaurant somebody convinced somebody putting a kidnapper-van/bar on top of a building would be a good idea.
we go dancing.
the dance floor is well-stocked with koreans, nigerians, and american gis.
as the clock strikes midnight, a breakdance fight breaks out.
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sunday we take the mugunghwa out of seoul. 5 hours later night falls and we’re back in busan.
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1800s american presence in korea
the rose moon over the pacific
cartographic and hand made maps
Suttree
Went to seoul. Bought books. Spent the day at the war museum in dragon hill. Spent the night eating, drinking and dancing in itaewon.
May 21, 2013
Honey curry chicken and wine in gohyeon
banyeo at dusk
march 27
photo essay on masks:
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/05/the-masks-we-wear/394121/
to read:
via wikipedia
Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America by David Hackett Fischer (1989)
four different migrations from england that shaped america:
+puritans to new england
+southern english to virginia
+quakers to the delaware
+anglo-scottish bordeland inhabitants to the american backgrountry and appalachia.
three temples
buddha’s birthay.
we travel to three temples as it is tradition:
we start in 백연화사 baekyeonhwasa,
we eat bibimbap and watermelon.
under the serene stare of a thousand golden buddhas.
we walk under the shadows of a thousand rainbow lanterns
we travel south to gaya-dong. we hike up to 선암사 seonamgsa.
guardian pets
we sit down to makeoli, tofu and kimchi on an industrial wire spool table.
we drive towards mandeok. up dusty roads. we reach 석불사 sokbulsa hidden up in the hills that divide western and eastern busan.
we play throw-the-coin at the pagoda.
carvings of two heavenly kings and buddhas.
a guardian 獅 .
we ride east. from the road we see western busan, mandeok, deokcheon, the nakdonggang and the floodplains.
we cross the pass into the east of the white city. we find a view of sajik and the yeonsan neighborhood, baesan hill and the distant towers of marine city.
happy birthday buddha,
happy blated bday bob.
girl from the north country fair