2010 Winter Olympics 10:43 PM

WOMEN'S FIGURE SKATING

GOLD MEDALIST

KIM YU-NA

Who Are You? 12:57 AM

I thought this was interesting:

I checked my Google Analytics recently, and noticed a strange anomaly amongst the 23-something absolute unique visitors I get daily to this blog(yeah that's right I know you're all peeking-but-not-commenting). According to the map overlay report, I have returning readers not only from the US and Korea, but from Islamabad, Pakistan. Well, 'reader' singular form to be nit-picky.

Interesting, eh? Now reveal yourself!!

Fun in the Sun with a Bun on the Run... 11:35 PM

와~!! 여름이다~!!



Click on the slideshow above to see pictures from paddle boarding to Huntington Beach to Nathan's house! Don't forget to check out Paul and Dennis' ninja video, or of Sharon getting pushed into the water!

Funny Sights 1:19 PM

가차 Miniature Collectibles

At least they're honest.

Song of the Week 1:12 PM

윤하 (Younha) - Say Something

I love rock ballads. I feel like they're the perfect mix of bittersweet; strength and sorrow in one breath. The song above is the newest addition to my favorite rock ballads. Some others include:

임재범 - 비상
윤도현 - 사랑2
김동률 - 거위의 꿈
버즈 - 사랑은 가슴이 시킨다  Part 2
..and my all-time favorite
버즈 - 사랑은 가슴이 시킨다

(Sorry, some of these videos are of bad quality or live versions.)

Meet CORE 1:26 PM

Long time no see(not really).

I'm now posting from my new desktop PC! It's fast. And fast. I didn't have a lot of time to take photos. I'll upload a picture of the tower later!

Eugene's Song of the Week 3:34 PM

지선 - Roller Coaster Love




Nothing like good ol' Korean pop rock. The song's right up there with the likes of 윤하 and 아유! Like good fruit taffy.

Haven't been keeping up with the entries, but don't give up on me now! Today will most likely be my last post... UNTIL I BUILD MY NEW COMPUTER THIS WEEKEND!! Yeah, that's right. No more 5-year-old MacBook. We've had a good run, but it's time to move on. Next time I post it'll be with a brand-spankin'-new desktop.

Be excited, because I'm planning to post more interesting stuff. I'll be doing lots of photoshopping, video-editing, and the likes. So expect more media, more often!

Until then, signing off. See ya'll soon.

BY THE WAY: Does anyone know a good way to incorporate music into a post(not the whole blog itself) other than YouTube clips? Like a simple music player or something?

Not-So-Fun Run Bites My Face Off 5:05 PM

In preparation to become a warrior, I decided to do a little trail running a couple days a week...

...and today was the first. This is the exact round-trip route I took from my house:

It's exactly 5.9 miles(C is the starting point). I plotted the course on Google Maps, strapped on my running gear, picked up my MP3 player, and headed out. It seemed easy enough. Back in my cross-country days, we would do something similar for practice nearly five times a week.

Hah yeah. Those days are over.

I hate hate hate HATE-FREAKING-DIE this route. If you know anything about Palos Verdes, there are a lot of hills. And SOMEHOW(I don't even know how this is possible), this route mostly takes me uphill. I was panting, I was sweating, I was swearing(good-word swearing), and I was thirsty. It took me an hour and a half when it should have taken me fifty minutes.

AND if you've ever driven to my house you might know about the street Via Valmonte... which is a 0.9 mile 25 degree-ish uphill climb. I virtually crawled up that.

Anyway, I'm gonna keep at it, but I'm gonna shorten my route next time until I can do better.

5.9 mile run biting my face off FTW!

Warrior Dash 2:06 AM

If you are like me, you will do this.

Because this is awesome. It's a 3.08 mile obstacle-course race through tires, forests, trucks, mud, and more. Free beer served all day, and.... and what? I don't know. That's all I needed to hear.

Sign up now.

Yes! You Can Has! 3:30 PM

This entry is a response to Andy's recent post.

(Didn't post this in his comments sections because I wanted to open with that hilarious cat picture haha... The article can be found here)

This subject is simple to me. To me, a mature person is one and the same as a spiritual person. We were created by Jehovah, and to reach the full extent of our "growth" we need to align ourselves with what he purposed us to be: His servants, made in his image. This is in accord with what we know about spirituality in that a spiritual person is one who looks at things from Jehovah's point of view; is a God-orientated thinker.

Experience is often a fickle factor in one's pressing on to maturity; more integral to doing so is training. Just as you pointed out, people can come to completely different conclusions from one experience. But continual training, namely spiritual training, will in itself help us to reach maturity and also help us to glean the right lessons from experience. We all know what such training entails, so I won't get into that.

I'm already getting lazy so I'm going to stop now. How in the world did you write all that, Andy?