An overt oddity, I resemble these Korean mascots. If I were to die tomorrow, ‘society’ would leave me with a remarkably depressing, unfulfilling and brutally boring obituary. According to the State of Indiana, at least, I’d just be a formally “medically frail”...
Near Big Almaty Lake in the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan ~14,000ft Both professionally and geographically, I tend to rush into things, and while I’m not risk-averse, I’m certainly risk-adjacent. Steadfastly chill, I never cause a fuss and don’t cause...
Golden Forest, 63 Building, Seoul Navigating life after having a chunk of my brain removed includes continental retreads, career swerves, and spectacular failures on the road back to independence. My first attempt to re-enter society was a fabulous disaster, but it...
Careful.
"School spirit is people worshipping the school or something like that." Quickly and confidently, I scored that student’s written submission a 1/1/2 and moved on to the next. Most aren’t that short, but it’s part of scoring English essays for standardized tests. While...
At the store.
New to the gas station, a customer once took me for $30 on the lottery. I wasn’t even playing, but I got played.
Not Singa-rich, but Singapore!
I’m a fluid gear in a complex factory, dispensing goods for those can’t, won’t, for themselves.
L-A-S-E-R-S!
While playing ball, I put a professional baseball player in the ER. I was 10-years-old. He shouldn’t have soft-tossed me like that.
Resting Bitch Face runs amok in society. My natural, Cheerful Countenance helps me float above the fray.
Smiley faces in headlights. (That cutie over there’s winkin’ atcha!)
There is so much out there to see. As an explorer of the world, I want to share the joy and confusion that comes along with it all. Being lost is finding yourself, and I urge all of you to not be wary in your explorations.
I want to talk to all of you because this is hands-down my favorite community. I work in Korea and I’m on their time and it’s hard to be able to respond because of the time zone differences.
Find the positive. It makes a difference.
Evan checks in.
I want to share this as it’s especially important for me to do so with this crew.
Where things stand now.
