Back in Seoul...

Had a lovely time with family in NYC, here are some pics.

Jet lag is making me feel like this puppy.
I've been getting really drowsy in the afternoons, and waking up at ungodly hours.
At 5 in the morning, I happily discovered that the little fox in my Google theme does actually go to sleep. I was a little worried because I thought foxes were nocturnal but he's just as busy as a bee all day what with fishing off the pier, orchard picking, picnics...


Random thoughts & links:

Anthony Bourdain calls natto "an unbelievably foul, rank, slimy, glutenous, and stringy goop of fermented soybeans," and up until last month I tended to agree that natto's texture makes the stuff virtually inedible. But I tried some natto wrapped in a rice/seaweed roll at the Narita Airport enroute to NYC, and the rice wrap kind of mitigated the slimy texture problem, and I discovered that I really like it. It tastes like really strong doen-jang, since it's made out of the same fermented soybean. Having turned one previous "dislike" into a "like" I'm wondering if this is the year that I'll finally try live octopus...

This is the cutest robot I've ever seen. His name is Keepon and he was developed by a PhD student at Carnegie Melon. I think I can learn some dance moves from him.

This is how words are made!