We’re nearly at our 1 month mark, here in Korea, and considering purchasing a wireless router as a reward.  Wouldn’t that be swell!  Anyway, it’s Friday afternoon here, nearly late night Thursday for those in the U.S. und Ahh, and I’m thinking about relaxing over the weekend and the kilograms of fried dough I would like to eat.

This week hasn’t been terribly crowded, but still exhausting.  I continue my meetings with Seeyong and Daniel to edit the five elementary and middle school textbooks I proofed last week.  We have arrived at our the last book and, thusly, our last meeting to take place tomorrow at…some point, somewhere. (This is not on me, I’m waiting to hear from Seeyong.)  With that said, I’ve enjoyed proofing these books.  While I wouldn’t choose this as a career path, it’s nice to be reading, writing, and editing something that is guaranteed to be in print soon.  And it doesn’t sadden me as I thought it would.  Sure, the writer of this textbook doesn’t have a great grasp for the English language, especially nuance, and will still be payed/published for work they’ve done, but that doesn’t hurt my current situation.  In fact, it bolsters my resolve.  If someone that requires that much editing and proofing can be published, even in the world of textbooks, why can’t I?  I mean, I would require, what?, 10% less editing.  That’s bound to count for something…moving on.

The great and powerful Henry Warren and I are frantically attempting to assemble our proposal for the Reading With Pictures Anthology that was mentioned in the last post; earlier in the month.  Sure, it should have been done a long time ago and Thanksgiving has made it nearly impossible for Henry to get much drawing done for the proposal, but I’ve been busy trying to find work and coping homesick pangs and all that.  Yeah, that’s the excuse I’ll use.

Also, Kira has delivered unto me some basic sketches for a book we’ll be working on in the next three weeks.  They are fantastic.  I could not be more excited to be working with her on this project as it is not only right up her alley but…she’s also excited about it and can probably use it for college credit.  Hey, look at that.

Sadly, I’ve neglected the ‘Page of the Month’ and ‘Now?’ sections of the blog as I don’t have a camera and the one on my phone is generally terrible.  Until we either get new phones or a boss camera, that section will begin to whither, only to be resurrected later.  That’s mostly the issue with the ‘Page of the Month’ section as well.  I don’t have a lot of material that’s ready to go, so I don’t know how I feel about posting it up yet.  Maybe that opinion will change, but in the mean time…sorry.  If you’re interested in how things are going out here in Korea you can visit my youtube page as we’ve been able to use our iPod Nanos to shoot some short bits.  As well, if you have anything you’d like to see, leave all requests in the ‘comments’ section and I’ll find the time to shoot and post it.

I’m working on some review-type entries that may or may not see the light-of-blog in the coming days but that’s what you get.  I’m trying to remain busy and stave off my obsession with street foods.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  Please send us pie.

Bye, bye.

• We’ll be moving to South Korea by the end of this or early next month to teach English to children.  We’re both really excited as this means we’ll be able to teach, save some money, and attempt to ride out the “recession” that has prevented us from finding any meaningful jobs.  The problem is that I won’t be able to use my iPhone…which is depressing.
• I’m working on a Features comic strip for SoulPancake.  Although I’ve finished the first script and have had good conversations about the jump and jive of the strip we won’t know for certain what changes are necessary/will occur for another couple weeks.  I’ll keep you posted.
• Be on the look out over the next few months for a new section to be added in ‘Short-reaching tentacles’.  It’s a project I’ve been working on for the last two years and might actually come to being.  We’ll see.
• …that wasn’t as many items as I thought.  Meh.

Take care, folks!

Also, if y’all aren’t already aware of Current.tv, jump on over there.  With tons of facinating things ranging from documentaries to essays, news stories to articles about the world around us.  For someone transfixed on the outside world, sometimes ignoring the world in front of them, this site is perfect.

Off to the races.  Be well, readership!

It’s been a week since my last post(s), and I felt it necessary to, again, remember that I need to write in this thing as often as possible.  Here we go, folks!

As it stands, SoulPancake.com will launch Saturday, February 7th.  That’s right, the site will launch with all it’s glory in 9 days!  9, painstaking days.  For anyone who missed it, Rainn appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote the site and the DVD release of his movie, The Rocker.  A day after his appearance, we had received over 2,000 emails from people signing up.  Yeah, 2,000 people signed up for SoulPancake after a single mention on the Tonight Show.  Just think about the reaction after Oprah’s Soul Series airs on Monday, February 9th.

We’re charged and ready to go.  Also, super excited.  Sign up!

Another quick, rather personal note about SoulPancake: the very brilliant and beautiful Lindsay has joined us, and has begun creating content the likes of which you shan’t forget. GO THERE NOW!  SOULPANCAKE.COM!  BRING YOUR SPATUFIST…or whatever.

Finally, last weekend I had the chance to write a short, short story in preparation for the writing of the Big McLargehuge graphic novel I’ve been developing for over a year.  I mention this because it acts as a prequel of sorts to the novel and I’ll be posting a page of the story in the ‘Page of the Month’ section on Sunday.  Check it out!  I hope you’re as excited about reading it as I am!  Especially since I slaved over it in preparation for the pouring out my soul into a venture that will undoubtedly make or break me.  You, vultures!  I hope you ENJOY IT!

Oh, and there’s something being written about a rather famous author.  That’s all I’ll say.

Another short-reaching tentacle page, Now?, has been a bit buggy as of recently, and we’re trying to figure out what’s going on.  Pictures and places you’ve missed: Mr. McFeely signing autographs at the Field Museum and Wyoming…lest you call it a state.

That’s all for now.  I sleep.

Oh, and Happy New Year, y’all!

Update:
Heather has resolved the problem with the Now? section, and pictures have been posted.  Check ‘em out.