Ace in the Hole, Shot in the Ass

Here I am with my advanced kindergarten class.

Today I went to the doctor's office because my knee was bothering me. Apparently I'd been pole dancing (or something) and twisted it while under the influence of alcohol. The doctor didn't have a lot of conversational English, but I guess he'd learned from English textbooks because he had the technical language down. So yeah, some kind of strained ligament in my right knee part. There I was, gingerly favoring my good leg, and then one of the nurses tugs down my pants and gives me an anti-inflammatory injection in the left buttock. My left leg begins tightening. I can't put weight on my right. I am trapped, leaning against an examination table, unable to stand on either of my legs, unable to describe my situation to the four nurses it apparently takes to administer a simple shot. Not my proudest moment, but within a few moments I was gracefully hobbling to the physical therapy room. Heat, electric impulses, and a laser pointer helped significantly. I am on the mend, for sure.

Walker Hill Casino on Saturday was a brilliant time. Although I ultimately lost the money I brought to play with, I won the Texas Hold'em tournament, earning me a free seat at the $10,000 tournament at the end of the month. Game highlights included four of a kind Kings and a royal flush with pocket Aces. Damn that was cool. So now I have an excuse to go back and talk to the drink girls (Little Bo Peep costumes had been replaced by French Maid uniforms) using my kindergarten Korean. Speaking of speaking, I've noticed that my English is already being affected by spending my days with ESL students. I am make a sentence forming very weird and when I make a drink I go TALK but is it not the same it is with a DIFFERENCE! I'll try and upload an audio recording, if that's even possible, to help illustrate the way my seven year olds talk.

So, winning me, wounded knee. Stay tuned for more hobbling around Anyang and a detailed report on my Sunday at Sauna World, the more glamorous place I've ever been naked.