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2012

2.5 - I knew I'd have porn on this site eventually

1.3 - It's a small world: a Korean pulls a Nigerian

2011

12.12 - Easy to follow: a reindeer alight at COEX, Seoul

12.7 - Final concert of international Masterclass, German School of Music Weimar

10.23 - Creating a symphony of horror (Nosferatu film concert at Platoon Kunsthalle Seoul)

10.1 - The world's largest democracy should not deny entry to a journalist

6.18 - Oh, those fancy-pants Scutelleridae!

6.3 - I wonder why Pixar never called back

5.27 - Dinner with Aunt Bee

5.19 - Gyeongbok Palace (°æº¹±Ã) at night

5.13 - Korea's yellow river

5.5 - Children's Day and Cinco de Mayo in Seoul

3.6 - Around Korea (a panoramic view of Lake Park in Dongbaek Dong, Yongin City)

2010

2009

12.7 - Tongue twisters for Korean ESL students

8.20 - What the fuck is wrong with Americans?

2008

10.21 - Carpe Diem!

10.5 - On my way to becoming a one-man band

9.20 - Charles, could you please sing with your mouth closed?

8.21 - Redefining "take out"

8.8 - The Statue takes a holiday

7.1 - Another intro page animation (reading)

6.20 - End-of-the-semester faculty potluck

6.14 - I don't know who they are, but I want their autograph!

6.13 - Around Young-tong (¿µÅë)

6.7 - Art exhibit at the Hanok Folk Village

6.6 - Games and a physics eggsperiment at Olympic Park

6.5 - Kangnam University Orchestra at the Seongnam Art Center

6.4 - Sheri and Dan's birthday

6.3 - Studying the classics

3.7 - The Baker Street Club is born!

2.28 - Musicians I know (in the Biblical sense)

2.27 - Visa and passport advice for foreign English teachers in Korea

2.7 - There were some hardcore partiers on Lunar New Year's Eve.

2.1 - Even worse than a world with Waterworld is a world without water.

1.23 - Bugs

1.22 - Intro page animation (coffeeshop)

1.18 - Time off is bittersweet

1.2 - Odinga won!  Isn't that amazing?  Isn't that amazing?

2007

12.13 - "Perhaps one day America will follow your example."

12.1 - A review of Sherlock Holmes for the Kangnam Hakbo

11.29 - Boy, I can be really dense! (Don McLean and "Vincent")

11.15 - Intro page animation (sunset)

11.21 - Intro page animation (winter)

10.5 - Recording session: Kangnam University quartet

7.27 - Finally, my own fake page!

7.25 - Monied candidates

7.13 - Japanese Innovation

6.22 - About Bad Religion live

6.6 - A poem about students and summertime that will facilitate the recognition and comprehension of rhyme (but not necessarily meter

5.17 - Kicking the habit, whatever it is

4.27 - Hate crime or anti-terrorist operation?

4.13 - I admit it: I'm intolerant

4.13 - Getting a little shuteye

4.3 - Korean customs

1.12 - Fear and ignorance win out again!

2006

10.12 - George should learn from his intellectual superiors

10.12 - . . . ham and jam and spam a lot

10.12 - My e-mail to Karina Garcia (re: the Minutemen)

10.6 - The plot to Batman Forever doesn't seem very much like fantasy

9.22 - Evo Morales on Democracy Now!

9.14 - Subway bebop

6.2 - A glimpse at white Christian America . . .

6.2 - Baseball, cricket, subjectivity, kickboxing, squashing testicles, the anthropic principle, and . . . what the FUCK am I talking about?!

5.21 - I know I shouldn't let it bother "I," but . . .

4.16 - Goodbye, sweet Prince

4.7 - Either people really love bullshit or I'm just an obnoxious nit-picker

3.30 - Who says I'm not erudite?

3.29 - Put on something good

3.29 - Despite the money I save . . .

3.11 - No, I've never authored any self-help books.

3.11 - Have you no decency?

2.17 - Impeachment for blowjobs, re-election and impunity for war crimes

2.15 - This must be some kind of Orwellian double-think

1.28 - Perhaps people don't hate America, but simply hate double standards

1.25 - The dollar weakens while the American human life exchange rate stays strong

2005

12.24 - Pure bliss and the speed of light

12.24 - The movie is actually better

11.25 - Great teachers and great teaching: Frederick D. Drake

11.17 - Liberals talk; conservatives act

5.7 - How do I interpret this dream?

4.20 - Motion-sensor lights

4.13 - Could English be his second language?

1.28 - Need to cut the Rice out of my diet

1.2 - Memories and money

2004

12.7 - A Christmas Carol for kindergarteners

12.4 - At the Korea Association of Hakwon and the Foreign Language Educational Association

10.3 - I'm a tennis fan!

The left-wing, the right-wing, and the majority

Minimum wage

Greed and corporations

2003

8.8 - Teaching American History Summer Institute

3.29 - No, I'm not presenting a paper in a bathroom

2.8 - "The Scholar" wins 2nd match, knocked out in semi-final

2.27 - Phi Alpha Theta presents The Bitter Tea of General Yen (with special lecturer Silvana Siddali)

2.24 - (Letter to the Editor - The Pantagraph) Legislative ban is needed on those "canned hunts"

2.7 - Charles "The Scholar" Chun wins his first match

2.1 - I've signed up for the Toughman contest!

2002

Alice Cooper

The media: Left-wing or right-wing bias?

Clarity of explanation and thought and its relationship to actual knowledge and understanding

Dissent and freedom of speech

I dreamt of Bad Religion and Taco Bell

Being a unique victim

The pressure of being thin

Rage Against the Machine

Television

Elected officals and accountability

Public service

McDonald's and being put to death

The value of the golden shower

Fashion magazines

9.6 - I'm a black belt.

6.30 - The National History Project

6.22 - I could kick myself!

6.12 - Training with Peter Grimes

6.1 - In the ISU History Department newsletter

2.9 - I'm in The Pantagraph

1.3 - Biennial Phi Alpha Theta Conference in San Antonio, Texas

2001


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@CharlesIanChun

There are Republican voters who are okay with Newt Gingrich's past philandering? I thought they wanted to be LESS like the French.
20 Jan 2012

For me, 2012 will be all about efficiency. I've already started by copying & pasting my resolutions from last year.
1 Jan 2012

Ever try putting your coat on before your pants? Feels weird.
20 Dec 2011

Kim Jong-il is dead. My condolences to Hennessy.
19 Dec 2011

No central heat! Our office feels like a cryogenic chamber. Wake me up when we have flying cars.
15 Dec 2011

Eating Doritos at the keyboard and honing my thumb/index finger-free typing skills.
8 Dec 2011

Pres. Assad doesn't think the UN is "a credible institution". Who does he think he is, John Bolton? http://abcn.ws/rSX0YZ
8 Dec 2011

Having a hard time grading writing assignments. What's a pedagogical way to say "Meh"?
7 Dec 2011

I want to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth as I see it.
7 Dec 2011

I'm experiencing snacker's remorse.
28 Nov 2011

Yoghurt with an "h" just tastes better.
25 Nov 2011

I'm reading an e-book in a library. I should probably be kicked out on principle.
22 Nov 2011

America's enthusiastic preparation for Black Friday proves you really can squeeze blood from a turnip.
21 Nov 2011

Those who live on the wrong side of history can simply rewrite it in their memoirs.
17 Nov 2011

My god, it was the Night of the Rotten Teenagers! I blame rotten adults. Let's do better!
14 Nov 2011

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13 Nov 2011

A lot of us may be anti-war, but everyone I know is pro-veteran. Thank you for serving our country. Happy Veterans Day!
11 Nov 2011

Fox News is influential and only too happy to show the ass end of the Occupy movement. I hope the movement stays strong and peaceful.
11 Nov 2011

Need to remember when lecturing in class: "But he had not that supreme gift of the artist, the knowledge of when to stop." - Sherlock Holmes
10 Nov 2011

The contemptuous of the 1% should remember the wise words of Spider-Man's Uncle Ben Parker, "With great power comes great responsibility."
5 Nov 2011

About to eat a gigantic, fatty lunch. I'll be teaching my next class in sweatpants.
3 Nov 2011

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31 Oct 2011

Pancake mix is dirt cheap while the price of maple syrup is outrageous. I think the two are in cahoots.
29 Oct 2011

Drama aside, we're just choosing between Coke and Pepsi again in 2012. I'll have water, thanks . . . My water's bottled by Coke and Pepsi? Damn!
27 Oct 2011

My wife and I finally got smartphones since we're so busy now -- busy playing with our smartphones.
10 Oct 2011

It's not an iPod anymore. It's a Horcrux.
6 Oct 2011

Is it me or is everyone these days doing their math on the backs of envelopes?
5 Oct 2011

The world's better without bin Laden and now al-Awlaki. But is this really how Americans want their government to get ride of bad guys?
1 Oct 2011

Banks who want to make more money off of customers already struggling to make ends meet simply charge more for services. That's innovation!
30 Sep 2011

Now that Troy Davis has been executed, right-wing justice seekers will have quite a time cleaning up after their nationwide circle jerk.
22 Sep 2011

I just can't get into K-Pop. I'd much rather watch a rock band fake their playing.
20 Sep 2011

I know which student got me sick today. That's one grade I won't have to bother calculating this December.
16 Sep 2011

Hoishik (ȸ½Ä) is the dining and drinking Koreans (particularly the men) do after work late into the night to avoid being with their families.
16 Sep 2011

What's with all the pounding on my door? Don't people know I'm in my underwear when I'm not teaching?
14 Sep 2011

If it weren't for my wife, I don't think people would be able to stand me at all. Thank you, honey.
11 Sep 2011

Second semester at Kangnam University starts tomorrow! Anyone want to play my World of Warcraft character for the next four months?
31 Aug 2011

Isn't there something funny about Megyn Kelly arguing gainst discrimination protection for the ugly? http://bit.ly/pbPddV
31 Aug 2011

If I weren't married, I would definitely sign up to get voted off of beautifulpeople.com.
22 Jun 2011

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