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 Saturday January 20 2007

5 things you didn’t know about me

I’ve been tagged by TEFLlogue in an internet meme tell your readers five things they didn’t know about you.

  1. Just like Katie, I have no sense of direction. I completely rely on landmarks to navigate. In Seoul this is not particularly useful since the average lifespan of a building is about 3 years and major businesses either close or move every 1-12 months. I am in stubborn denial of the need for a gps system for my car, but will probably break down eventually and get one.
  2. I hated school as a child and couldn’t understand why anyone would be a teacher, but yet I enjoy my job and have been teaching for almost 10 years now.
  3. I don’t watch broadcast TV, but I do download shows (which are not available on broadcast in Korea as far as I know) like Smallville and Heroes.
  4. In highschool and through university I was big into roleplaying games such as AD&D, Toon, Warhammer, and Magic: The Gathering
  5. Most readers probably are aware that I enjoy a good cup of coffee and if you aren’t aware of that you should read my about page. What you probably don’t know is that about twice a year I quit drinking coffee, for one to two weeks, in order to prove to myself that I can control the addiction. The headaches are brutal and last for 3 days.

So the theory is that I am now supposed to tag five other bloggers. Here goes - David (TEFLsmiler), Polyglot Conspiracy, Tensor, Aaron, & Kangmi.



Sean. inscribed these words of wisdom on Saturday Jan 20, 2007 at 06:21 AM
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fencerider wrote 81 words  on  Monday Jan 22, 2007  at  12:26 AM Korea (South)

Where do you download Heros?  I only got through Episode 11 here. http://www.tv-links.co.uk/
I’d like to see more:)
as for coffee…I’m allergic to caffiene (gasps echo throughout bloggerland from those who cannot live without the joe)...yes…it’s true…what happens to you when you dont is a bit like what happens to me if I do (coke and green tea are no-nos too)...two cups of coffee and i get blinding migranes that sometimes require sedation.  bummer eh…thing is…I love the taste of coffe:(

Sean.

Sean. wrote 51 words  on  Monday Jan 22, 2007  at  06:23 AM Korea (South)

I get Heros via torrent - yeah episode 11 is the last one. I believe there are no more until sometime in February.

That really bites about your allergy. I honestly don’t know what I would do without coffee. Much of my social life revolves around meeting friends at coffee shops.

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