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Item the First : Anne Craig is going through some surgery for cancer. I join Rageboy in encouraging you to send her a note of support. He says : 'I have personally seen pure concentrated freak power save a life,' and I say if you're reading this weblog, you are a freak of some kind, clearly, and you've got to come to terms with that, damn it! Now let your freak flag fly and go do something constructive with the unholy power with which you've been blessed†.

Item the Second : In lieu of reading any new rantings and ravings (rockings or rollings, babblings or banterings (somewhere between Bantu warrior and post-Bruce Banner hulk-smashology)) from yours truly, I offer you this tale of bitterness and disappointment and the inexorable deterioration of mental health from a new arrival to the ESL Mines Of Korea. It's long, but well worth the read.

Sad and a little horrible to watch it unfold - an old battle-scarred vet like me can predict most of the hammerfalls this poor guy endures - but hilarious nonetheless.

Reminds me in many ways of my first six months here. It is in no way an exaggeration, I should note - if you're thinking of coming to Korea to teach, and this gives you pause, well, good.

Enjoy.

†Well, OK, you don't have to, but it would be a nice thing to do.

Edit : Something's gone goofy with comments on this post. I'm trying to track it down. Please do not adjust your set.

Update : Fixed. Comment away!