Category Archives: Updates

A rare update

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Young

When I woke up yesterday, I was feeling slightly depressed, which was an unfamiliar feeling because I’m generally satisfied with my life. There are other contributing factors, but the problem is that I haven’t been writing much. I haven’t written … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged borderlands the pre sequel is pretty fun but also pretty frustrating, distractions, do people still read this blog, got a second generation honda magna, losing motivation, why | 2 Comments

20 Reviews

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Young

I finally got my 20th review on Amazon. It’s actually not many at all, but it was something nice to discover since the 10th review was written almost two years ago, in August 2015. 4.6 out of 5 is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged 20 reviews is enough, actually i'm not sure, i don't know how to math anymore, without those five reviews the score would be 4 point 466 | Leave a comment

My Korean Language Journey

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Young

For a unit on language acquisition this past week, I asked my students to share their English language learning journeys. Because the class was for our near-fluent students, there was a greater variety of answers in comparison to answers given … Continue reading →

Posted in Additional Material, Updates | Tagged i still suck at korean, i was called a banana and twinkie when i was young for good reason, i'm not a real korean because my sat math score was not as good as my english score, korean is not an easy language to learn, silver linings are bullshit, what are they thinking, who would say such a thing | 6 Comments

Lesson for the new year

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Young

I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but for those of you who do, here’s a lesson I re-learned since my last post: If you want to accomplish anything, keep that shit to yourself. Here’s a short TED video that explains why. … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates, writing | Tagged besides i have a lot of room for improvement and i need more than one day a year to make resolutions, drinking in japan is great, happy new year anyway, i don't like making new year's resolutions because of a lot of reasons but mostly because everybody does it and it's stupid but i don't like doing what everyone else is doing, i'm writing this post to procrastinate in working on the book | 4 Comments

An Expensive Lesson

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Young

How much is an idea worth? How much are the words that I write worth? How much is an hour of my time worth? As with many people, I greatly overestimate the value of my time and ability. It’s one … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates, writing | Tagged bad luck isn't bad luck if you're just being stupid, cheap computers i buy a lot of them, my time is worth pennies per hour, oh well, set back several months for my next book, stupid mistakes i make a lot of them | 2 Comments

Summertime Busy

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Young

It’s been a while since my last blog post, and a long absence means either that I’ve been doing a lot of writing or relatively none at all. More often than not, it’s the latter. Not that I haven’t been … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged i hate being busy, i have no idea why people visit korea in the summer, if i stay at my job most of the future diplomats in korea will have been my students, just need to get through this month, one day i hope writing will be my day job, too hot humid rainy and too many mosquitoes | Leave a comment

How the hell did I survive in the Army?

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Young

I just finished my first translation of the memoir into Korean, and I’ve come to realize just how awful my Korean is, even after living in Korea for 10 more years. The translation is pretty embarrassing as it is, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged at least it didn't take long, good thing i had the foresight to steal some stuff, korean translation, or did she, still can't speak korean, that's not what she said, the accidental citizen-soldier, two months for three hundred pages | Leave a comment

One year recap

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Young

It’s been a year since the memoir was published. 1,527 books were sold or downloaded, which surpassed my expectations, but it was mostly possible because of large amounts of downloads during free promotions. In fact, 85 percent of my “sales” … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged first anniversary, fuck you cohaagen, last free promotion, over 1500 people reading the book, the book is available at Kyobo, today's post is brought to you by the letter t for translation, why are people so reluctant to spend 3 dollars | 4 Comments

January recap

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Young

Another late recap and another busy month. While teaching a full class load during our winter intensives and a week of travel planning at the beginning of this month, I managed to finish two rounds of editing with the English … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged i can't write in korean, need to get off my ass, slowly making progress, too many projects, whisky and cigarettes make me happy | Leave a comment

December Recap and Update

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Young

Last month wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, considering that I haven’t been able to give the memoir any attention. E-book sales have dropped, but paperback sales were surprisingly steady. I also just found out that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged first draft of the textbook is done, hny, i do have dangerously high cholesterol but i don't know why, i survived another year-end with my liver intact, looking for translators who will work for free or a percentage, the book is back on the shelves at Kyobo | 4 Comments

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An Expensive Lesson

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How the hell did I survive in the Army?

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