Hello again. I'm in Korea now and wishing I was back in New Orleans. No jobs going on in the States, so I took one out here in Asia. I love Korea. It's a wonderful, interesting, honorable country. I am not so good on the teaching children thing. I think I might come into my own on this teaching thing if I give it some more time, but wow, I have 10 classes and 4 of them are almost beyond my control. Screaming kids, climbing on desks, speaking insults in Korean to each other and here I am trying to do the right thing and actually keep on teaching them. I think I'm way over my head sometimes. I have many students that make it almost worth while, but there are some that just leave me thinking this whole effort is pointless. I'm on my 3rd month and I think I will make it past this negative feeling. I am told that months 3-5 are insanity for most western teachers here. That gives me some comfort, at least knowing that this is probably the hardest point in this latest journey. I'm sure it's not all the kids. I'm sure it's part of being somewhere where you don't know what's up or down as well. I have great support from my fellow employees. (English speaking natives and Korean teachers) I hope it all works out because the money is good without living expenses and even though I am down emotionally, I feel like I'm growing somehow. I am going into Seoul tomorrow to buy an acoustic guitar. I hope it will give me some peace of mind and allow me to release some of the things I wish to express. I think this experience is good for me and maybe good for others, but if you have any attachments, like kids or a loved one, I think you would be hurting a whole lot more than I am now. Just a thought, but to clarify, it would be a good experience for someone like me. (Alone without attachments) I have good friends here now that play D&D and video games and sometimes drink, so I do have some lucky familiarities to home.

http://www.scifimoviepage.com/upcoming/upcoming.html

A list of possible upcoming fantasy/sci-fi movies.

Most notable to me:
Peter Jackson producing (not directing) - District 9, and two movies covering The Hobbit.

James Cameron directing Avatar.

Dreamworks' Monster vs. Aliens

Also:
Outlander - Spaceman teams up with Vikings to kill an alien monster, just looks like fun to me.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett - Old theme of man ages backward, but I'm still curious.

Several good Sci-Fi books to be made into movies (but what will Hollywood do with them?) -
Robert Charles Wilson's - Spin
Phillip K. Dick's - Ubek
Dan Simmon's - Hyperion Cantos (combined screenplay of first two books in this series)
William Gibson's - Neuromancer
Orson Scott Card's - Ender's Game
Aldous Huxley's - Brave New World (possibly directed by Ridley Scott)

There has been lots of talk about the Avenger movies coming up in the next few years -
Iron Man 2
Thor (going to be a hard sell if you ask me)
Captain America (Do we fight Nazi's? Communists? Is Red Skull gonna turn into a Terrorist now?)
Ant-man (directed by same director as Shaun of the Dead) I look forward to this one most.
I don't hear anything about a Wasp movie in the works.

Obama/Biden 2008!!!

I wanted Richardson as VP, but Biden is a good choice too.

Good luck Phoenix!
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5:30 Central on Nasa TV (link above)

It has been over a month since I broke up with Donna and it is still hard to let go. She has moved on with her life and is doing well for herself. I am glad to see that. It just wasn't meant to be between us and we both knew that, but we still held on for awhile before the breakup anyway. Since then, I have turned 40 yrs old, I am about to let in a new roommate, and I am on the hunt to find things to do with my spare time now. I've started writing music again and have acquired a drummer to jam out with on the weekends. Things are looking better and I hope I will be up to the task of getting on with my life sans girlfriend. Oh yeah, and... OBAMA/RICHARDSON 2008!

Obama/Richardson 2008!!!

Hey all,

I haven't blogged in some time now. Things are going pretty well for me. I'm working for a mental health care center that just promoted me to Executive Director. They really need someone with a background in mental health though, so I've resigned and I am going to work for a Psychiatirist that will put me back in school and provide benefits and whatnot. Doesn't pay a whole lot, but it's enough to get me by and I'm learning a whole new field which is where I like to be most. (Learning something new) Donna and I are still in love and still living together in New Orleans with Donna's dog, "Agi". (Jack Russell Terrier wishing Merry Christmas above) Donna will be going back to school also in the upcoming months, so we should be a very busy couple juggling work and school. Anyway, Merry Christmas all from Donna and Benjamin and Agi! I hope everybody's new year will be filled with interesting events that are metiocrally pleasant to overwhelmingly joyous.

Estate Tax indorsement. Bill Gates / Chuck Collins

Impressive New Honda Inspires John Mellencamp To Write Song About Japan