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09/30/01 Yet Another Public Service Announcement
There is a Constitutional Amendment being proposed that will ultimately ban homosexual marriages/civil unions and possibly domestic partner benefits in the future. It is being pushed through Congress quickly so as to make as little noise as possible…there’s so much else in the news right now…
Short and […]

Unburdened

09/30/01Unburdened
Part 1:At my reading for APAture this past friday.
I didn’t pee in my shorts.I didn’t barf.I didn’t pass out.I survived.
So, to me, that’s considered a success. Yes, my voice trembled. My body language expressed my nervousness a little. I tripped over a few words, and squished the ending of my story a bit to get […]

Scary

09/28/01Terrifying Things
#1: My reading tonight#2: The GMAT next week#3: Josh threatening to ask me out as I assist him in breaking his “korean girl cherry” thing.
Frankly.I’m going to have nightmares.
FLASHBACK** New Poem inspired during my trip **CambridgeIt’s quiet nowAnd looking out the windowFramed by the feathery leaves of willowsGrey stillnessIlluminated by sallow streetlights And an […]

09/26/01
*GULP*
APATURE Literary and Performance EveningFriday, September 28th Doors open at 7:30 PM, Program 8 � 10 PM
800 � 830 Teri Untalan: Jazz artist with an entourage of musicians830 � 837 Min Jung Kim: Poet837 � 847 Eric Chang: Collection of standup comedy847 � 854 Patricia Wakida: Reading
854� 908 Intermission
908 � 913 Jenie […]

09/25/01
Sometimes…Sometimes I want to be quiet.
And listen to lightning.
watch thunder.
taste rain.
touch fire.
And swallow the night.
Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes…
Sometimes there is nothing else left for me to say.
A Tough Prayer
Lord,It is easy for me to pray for thosein my countrymourning, in pain,to those serving on behalf of libertyin need of healing, strength and courage.
Lord, it is easy […]

Agreement

09/20/01Aggreement
Ze Photographer and I had a bit of foggy day therapy over green tea this afternoon.After much discussion he has expressed the following truisms.
#1. Korean women are difficult.#2. Korean women are hard to date.#3. Korean women have issues.
These sadly enough, I have to concede as truths.
#4. Korean women are phenomenal in bed.
Um… *yeah*.Ok, he […]

09/19/01 - IMPORTANT UPDATE
STOP THE HATE. STOP IT NOW. NOT EVERYONE WITH THE “WRONG” COLOR SKIN OR HAIR IS YOUR ENEMY STOP THE HATE NOW. LET US NOT REACT TO BARBARISM WITH BARBARISM AND BLIND CRUELTY. STOP THE HATE NOW.
WORLD TRADE CENTER AND PENTAGON BOMBINGS: ANTI-ASIAN AMERICAN BACKLASHCompiled by the Asian American Legal Defense […]

Timing

09/19/01Timing.The notion of time, timing, opportunity, and being present within each moment has come to mind a lot over the last few days. Most recently with the week’s events, but always in bits and pieces from time to time as well.
At 10:30 tonight, Potpie & I stepped outside on the patio, lit our respective […]

09/18/01Normalcy
No it’s not a common word that you would attribute to my life. My adventures, my state of mind. My musings, and my interactions with strangers or friends where strange things happen. These things are rarely considered normal to most folks but I suppose they are fairly common occurances for yours trully. […]

09/17/01
I am home.
Thank God.
Min Jung

Ever so ready

09/07/01Ready to Come Home
Hey folks.I’m tired and i’m ready to come home.My trip has been amazing, wonderful, entrancing, culturually uplifting, full of delight, surprising, enchanting and yeah…exhausting too. Two toe blisters to show for it.
I’m in cambridge now, the home of the tattoo princess, a friend of mine from highschool days who is having […]