http://www.timbertank.com/blog The interweb blog of Kim Te-Ching Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:07:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 1998, I remember walking into Foot Locker and shopping for new shoes. I saw a pair of blue/yellow and yellow/blue Adidas shoes. They were low cut, basic style, flat soles, and suede body. I didn't know it at the time, but they were durable tanks. The yellow/blue pair looked ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/07/03/of-country-iis/ At the end of last week, I went to a couple of my usual dorrent sites. (You know how it goes. I need my weekly download of "So you think You Can Dance".) However, I was greeted by an error message. It was a lot of undecipherable garble. I thought ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/06/29/so-you-wanna-play-rough/ You know that scene in Kill Bill 2. Michael Madsen's character is a bouncer for the strip club. He shows up late for work, and gets called in the boss's office. Madsen's reasoning for being late is based on the logic, "I'm a bouncer, but there ain't no one here ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/06/25/yes-right-youre-the-vp-right-dick/ This week I attend an Introduction to Korea for GEPIC teachers. Now, looking at my teaching history, one would assume that I need no introduction to Korea nor the classroom. Nonetheless, I went. Throughout the orientation, I carried the pregidace that these classes weren't for me. My goal for this orientation ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/06/20/im-not-an-introvert-i-just-dont-want-to-talk-to-you/ Long story short, I met a guy this week who said that he majored in Sign Language. *head explode* It was surprising for me. I suppose Sign Language has it's own right to be a University major. After all, I need not go into the many *bulgogi* majors out there. But I ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/06/19/i-saw-the-sign/ E3 is currently going on. It makes me wish I had a gaming console, but at the same time, I'd never play it...maybe. I haven't picked up my DS in about a month. When I bought my XBOX, the selling point was the ability to mod it and Star Wars: ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/06/03/7th-gen-lament-e3-hype/ These images are sweet. It captures everything in a 360 panoramic and squeezes it into a planet size photo. Amazing. Last week, I bought a Korean anime. I'm trying to convert the DVD to MKV files, which I can store on my computer. I want them to be MKV, so I ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/05/29/photo-planet/ Interesting. The camera won't be released until July. That will give me some time to think about it, and wait for more hands on reviews. Yeah, it's a commitment to have one of these cameras, Melissa. They're big and bulky, but I'm sure you've noticed the quality of lighting and focus ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/05/21/pentax-k-7/ I've been keeping up with American Idol. The Finale is coming up. I think Adam is going to win. He's good, but he shows off a little too much. Yes, you've got some pipes, but we don't need to hear them in every song. However, my favorite singer never got ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/05/15/carnation-less/ I should know soon whether I'm going to buy a new Pentax or start looking at Canon models. :wink: I'm liking Windows 7. While upgrading I found the stats for my laptop. - Intel Core 2 Duo processor, T8400/T8600 (2.26/2.4GHz) - 12.1 inch WXGA (1280×800) Display - NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9300M GS high-performance 3D ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/04/27/pentax-rumors/ Recently, I've been getting lucky sleeping with FAZ. If you don't know, FAZ is an Ultra ETF which is traded like a stock. It is extremely high risk/ high reward. Direxion Financial Bear 3X Shares (the Fund) seeks daily investment results of 300% of the inverse (or opposite) of the price ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/04/21/sleeping-with-faz/ X-men Origins. Terrible. There's a lot of controversy surrounding the movie, because it leaked to the net. Now, we're going to have to wait to see the box office numbers to see the damage. But honestly, it's a bad movie. Token "black man", lame jokes, swiss cheese plot, obligatory cursing, conventional one ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/04/17/a-warm-steamy-turd-is/ Fine! I'll use Facebook, share my photos, and join your little clubs. :roll: yeesh. http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/03/23/peer-pressure/ One of my fav magazine issues is coming out. Consumer Reports 2009 Car Buying Guide. Luckily, its online. The Hyundai Elantra SE made the top pick of small cars. Good to know in case I ever need to buy a Korean car. The Korean won has hit its lowest level in ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/02/27/where-do-they-buy-their-uniforms/ It's been awhile, since I posted anything. I've been writing stuff, but most of them are sitting in text files on my desktop. Here is some quick stuff. 12 hours into Dragon Quest IV on the NDS, and the game is finally picking up. All this time, I've been playing through ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/02/18/i-need-a-jelly-bar/ First, I've been listening to Zechs Marquise and Bodies of Water. If you like The Mars Volta, you may like these. I watched a Nat Geo called 'Journey to the Edge of the Universe'. It served it's purpose in making me feel extremely insignificant. On the web, many dorks will not stop ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/02/07/its-cold-in-the-library-foyer/ It's sunny outside. I was just about to adjust my blinds, and I looked outside. Holy Cow! It snowed again. It's funny how that sneaks up on ya. One day it's there; The next day it's not. Some guy is sweeping the sidewalks. On the playground, there are some old ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/01/14/snippits-on-a-wednesday/ I want to get out more. Really, I do! I want to see new places, take photos, eat some culinary cuisines, and keep up my exercise schedule. But when I see this in the morning, I'm gonna slink back into bed, sip on some mate, and play Nintendo DS all ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/01/11/go-back-to-bed/ Here's a photo of my beauties. Two days and none of them have exploded. I was a little worried they might, and here's why. Perhaps I'm taking these gravity reading wrong, but when I took my original reading it was 1.026. For this type of beer, that's low from what I've ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/01/05/no-beer-bombs/ Ok, these are my thoughts for the New Year. - drink more tea - drink more beer - make an awesome beer recipe - read more books - play more games - educate myself - take more photos - take my photography to a new level - buy a new camera lens - get my photo gallery on the web - ... http://www.timbertank.com/blog/2009/01/01/resolutions-09/