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1. Pooping and not covering said poop with litter.

2. Staring at the shower curtain while Sarah is showering, waiting for her to get out, then wandering over to rub up against her wet legs and leave large clumps of fur there.

3. Gnawing on/eating Bryan’s chives which are growing in a pot on the windowsill. 

4. Staring at Bryan and Sarah.

5. Drinking human water, which usually involves sticking his furry head all the way in a glass to reach it. I’m sure the human water is much tastier than the water in his kitty cat dish.

6. More staring at Bryan and Sarah.

7. Being on high alert whilst in the poo parlor, and dashing away from his enemies before he is even finished pooping. That last turd definitely doesn’t get covered with litter and was most recently found by the door.

8. Waiting until Bryan and Sarah are settled in totally for the night, each on their respective sides of the bed and closing their eyes, and this is the moment he will begin purring so loud it is pretty much like a chainsaw.

9. Then darting about the room making lots of noise when Sarah and Bry are finally asleep.

10. Gazing out the window at all the birdies.

11. THE CUTEST THING IT GIVES HIS BALDY MAMA AND PAPA HEART EXPLOSIONS: when he is napping with someone (Sarah), Toulouse always uses his little paws to pull the human arm near where he can rest his head upon it soooooo cuuuuuute whattheheck he loves me and then he FOR REAL falls asleep with his head resting on the arm ZOMG. 

I LUFF HIM.

Ronald Searle gives Lautrec the treatment.

Although his drawings appear spontaneous, he plans each of them carefully, doing multiple roughs and making corrections all the way through.

It’s nice to know that even the giants struggle with it.

Jazz for a night By Dexter Wang (From Obangsaek) on 24 May 2011

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Jogyesa Buddhist Temple | Seoul, South Korea

February 2008

((I don’t even. ))

sattelite image of the korean peninsula by night.

seoul / south korea

These ancient stones were initially used by Joseon dynasty labourers to build embankments on either sides of the Cheonggyecheo stream (also known as Gaecheon, prior to the Japanese colonization), in an attempt to control its erratic nature. In 1760 King Yeongjo ordered the embankment of the stream by dredging and building walls of etched stones taken from a “disgraced queen’s tomb”. The dredging was done by around 200,000 labourers, and the displacement of the sand of the stream bed raised the levels of the surrounding streets by about two meters.

My co-teachers went for a seminar so I came back to an empty office. I was chilling, making a lesson plan and browsing the interwebs when I heard footsteps. 

I straightened my back and looked like I was working SUPER hard. 

Guess who? 

My friggin principal.

I instantly stood straight up like a badass soldier and gave him the most cutest, respectful bow. I threw in a sweet, “Annyeong-haseyo” and flashed him an innocent smile. 

He motioned me to sit down, so I did. I began to furiously type out my lesson plan.

He walks over and watches me work for a bittie.

Then, he walks over to the random piano that’s in our office and starts playing me a song. He turns around to make sure that I was paying attention (my chair was already turned towards him) and then played more.

He then sang me a song and then left.

My school… rocks.

Finding Jazz in Korea is surprisingly unchallenging, but you might want to get a good first impression and not just go anywhere. In that case, Club Evans could be a place to stop by as it is conveniently located in the famous strip along Hongik University and well known for the last several years. If you have time at 9pm.

The atmosphere is lively and there is not a whole lot of room to gather a huge party together, unless you head there early. The start of the performance came with a relaxing piano intro, not too overbearing to distract anyone but also takes your focus. The drummer, guitarist, and pianist all play seamlessly together and you can tell they’ve done it a million times but the passion still looks like the first. When the music heats up you realize they play for the audience, but they play more because they absolutely enjoy it.

The intermissions were entertaining. The musicians pop a few jokes here and there, and the pianist even dared to wear some rather tall high heels during the entire performance. Maybe if you can play piano like that you are given the right to do whatever crazy stuff you feel like. In the end, it’s a good way to toss up a basically music-driven atmosphere.

The last half was mainly about the singers. The singers stand on the right edge near the audience and move on stage. They perform various jazz vocals and more modern mainstream music like Alicia Keys. I was sitting near the exit door (presumably where the musicians take breaks) and they constantly weave in and weave out. It’s kind of a great way to see the artists as people and not as performers completely separated from the audience. Wherever you sit, the powerful performances are sure to capture your attention.

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