Hi Everyone, I wish there were an easy way to write small posts containing just little thoughts on the blog. There is no single topic that sticks out among the others to write about. However, there are little things worth writing about.  I’ll work on making a tiny post section in case this happens again. For now I will just bullet the things going on recently. Nothing too Exciting, but just some samples of what’s going on in my life right now. Please enjoy. Oh, if you are wondering what the picture on the left is about, I found it while searching for “random” and it came up because its apparently the results of some algorithm for generating random numbers.

Stuff worth Mentioning:

1. Yesterday my Co-teacher and I put on an open lesson for any of the other teachers in the school to audit.  It was initially a surprise to hear about it last week when Ms. Park mentioned that it would happen. I wasn’t sure I would like it. Later, I came to realize that it was a really good thing for teachers to be able to see what goes on in other classes. When I teach 5th and 6th grade I teach with Ms. Park and the homeroom teachers are not present. They don’t usually see what goes on in English class. Ms. Park did an excellent job preparing and the lesson went very smoothly as the class was obviously on their best behavior.
2. Paige and I are planning our vacation to China in January. Yes, that’s right. We plan to hit as much of China as we can see in 2-3 weeks during our vacation. Although we can’t get time off during Christmas (or afford tickets) to go to the USA, we do get from the 29th of December until the 2nd of February off for a paid vacation. Our initial plans were to go visit our friend, Ji-Hyun, in China but now we want to see Shanghai, Beijing, The Terracotta Warriors, and Yangtze River as well as visit Ji-Hyun afterward. Paige has been working very hard the last few days planning as I have been tailoring my schedule toward studying for the LSAT in December which I will cover later on. As for the plans for Bali, that really depends on if we can get a ticket cheap enough to afford. It is looking at the moment a little doubtful because they are expensive. Bali isn’t real close to Korea, so maybe we can find an alternative warm place to visit for the winter.
3. Winter. Yes, winter. I know, maybe it’s only Fall still, but regardless, it totally feels like Winter. The temperature lately has been so cold it’s often difficult to even stand outside for just a few minutes to catch the bus. I went out to visit Dr. Calvin last night and even though where we were going was only two blocks away I still got dressed in three layers of jackets just for the walk. The little guy in the picture is all bundled up as well. You will be able to find my gallery of these recent pictures I took on Wednesday when the sun was shining on the school and you can see the falling leaves.
4. Calvin got a new kitten. What? Another? Yea, the doc only has 6 animals as it is! In order to “Balance out the species” Dr. Calvin decided to get a young Siamese Kitten so the felines can stand up a little better against the Canines in Dr. Calvin’s animal house. Last night I went with him to help pick her out. An adorable adoption to the family. Hopefully Kanji will get a chance to bond more with “Bella” in the future. Kanji really needs friends. We have “home-schooled” him a little too much. Dr. Cal has wanted to get the Siamese for quite a while now and finally he did it. He loves animals and I think the cat will be very happy with him there around all the other animals.
5. LSAT. Well, the test date is approaching. As I continue studying I get a little more nervous and soon I will find myself planning my trip to Seoul on the 5-6th of December to try my luck. I say “try my luck” with a sarcastic tone because the LSAT is pretty much designed to reflect the polar opposite of luck. Many of you as about the studying process. My studying is going well, but could always be better. I realized that I really should have forked out the money to take a real class. Who knows for sure if it would have helped, but at this point it’s really hard to be my own critic and continue going having to look up all the answers myself, stumble upon the right ways to do thing, and just keep on going. Although I won’t have any sort of structured class behind me, I think that what I have done and what I am doing has really helped my understanding of not just the test but what law and Law School is all about. I enjoy argumentation and am still focused on doing the best I can on this test. Wish me luck!
6. Lastly, the blog. I have also been able to spend my not so valuable time here at school continuing to blog and improve the site. Lately you readers have really put up some nice numbers for me. I am quite thrilled with all the unique visitors and returns to the site. I know that when someone comes back to read more that the content is at least worth checking out. I have been tracking the blog for just over a week now and have had literally hundreds of visits! If you have noticed, the Photo Gallery has also gone through vast improvements. I started using “Floatbox” to view images from my Flickr Page and also my site in general. In fact, it’s what is being used to view the pictures on this post when you click on them. I hope to utilize it to its fullest. It’s an extremely powerful photo viewing javascript code that lets all of you view the images on my blog in an easy and aesthetic fashion. I would like to personally thank Byron (the author of Floatbox) in helping me first-hand on my integration of this tool. Cheers Byron!
   Also, I am in the process of getting Paige to help with some of the posts. She will make here debut contribution soon. Also, we are hoping to add a cool page soon about Korea and living here. It would be beneficial not only for those looking to come here, but also people interested in general things about life here as well. Hope to hear from you all!

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