Journal

Rent or Buy?

Mon, May 1, 2023 - 200 Words

This is just a short post I’m leaving here for posterity. I’m once again in the process of moving house, and still renting. I’ve lived in dublin for around 8 years out of the past 15 or so, and it had always been a struggle finding somewhere to live, and it keeps getting worse.
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Everyday Games

Mon, Jan 16, 2023 - 1100 Words

It’s the beginning of a new year and I’ve dusted off an old smartwatch to help me with my new year’s goal of exercising and staying active more. I started to feel a bit guilty, relying on Samsung and Google’s proprietary systems to help me track things like heart-rate, time spent exercising, etc.
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Journal - Melancholy

Sun, Aug 22, 2021 - 900 Words

I’ve been experiencing moments of melancholy and nostalgia over the past months. Nothing too intense, just notable. It’s an old, familiar feeling, but one I hadn’t felt in a long time.
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Journal - Smart Kids

Wed, Aug 11, 2021 - 1700 Words

Prior to teaching kids English, I had zero experience working with children. I was so surprised and relived to find that the kids I teach here are very smart and well-behaved for the most part.
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Journal - Fake Plastic Trees

Sun, Jun 13, 2021 - 1300 Words

I currently live in what you could maybe call a ‘suburb’ of Seoul. I guess when you think of suburbs you think of sprawling streets with houses and lawns. So, in that sense, my town is not a suburb.
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Journal - Korean Books

Wed, Jun 2, 2021 - 600 Words

Wed 2 Jun 23:18:06 KST 2021 Dear Gopherspace, I still haven’t gotten the hang of journaling. Perhaps my life isn’t eventful enough. I imagine journals to be writings you look back over later in life to trigger memories of places, times, people, feelings, thoughts, etc.
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Journal - Christina's Five Questions

Thu, May 6, 2021 - 700 Words

Christina’s Five Questions for May 2020 This is my first time participating in this. I think it’s a great idea and I love reading other people’s answers. Home of the Five Questions
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Journal - Centralised Learning

Tue, May 4, 2021 - 1300 Words

I’m fairly apolitical by nature. I’m not sure where this comes from. It’s probably form my father. I grew up in a rural area of Ireland, near the Northern Irish border.
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Journal - Lovely message and Lonergan movies

Sun, Apr 18, 2021 - 500 Words

Dear Gopherspace, It’s been a while since my last update. I’ve been busy at work. I received a lovely email from gopher user f6k about how my phlogs about teaching in Korea reminded them of their own time teaching abroad.
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Journal - Staying Longer in Korea

Wed, Mar 24, 2021 - 700 Words

Wed Mar 24 19:58:04 KST 2021 I mentioned in my first post here that I am currently living in Korea, but that I would soon be returning to my home country, Ireland.
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Journal - Covid Test

Sat, Mar 20, 2021 - 900 Words

Sat Mar 20 14:11:33 KST 2021 I had my first covid test this morning. I wasn’t symptomatic, nor had I been in contact with anyone who had tested positive. Nevertheless the test was mandated.
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Journal - Technologies of the Self

Wed, Mar 17, 2021 - 700 Words

Wed Mar 17 22:35:27 KST 2021 I used to study philosophy. Specifically, the philosophy of technology and hermeneutics. In the philosophy of technology, there has recently (recently in academic terms at least) been an increase in interest in Michel Foucault’s late lectures.
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Journal - First

Sun, Mar 14, 2021 - 300 Words

Sun Mar 14 16:28:16 KST 2021 I’m not really sure what to put in this gopherhole. I have a Gemini capsule now, and a regular old http site, and I don’t really see the point of repeating the same content over and over again.
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