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About Me

I've been in Cheongju, Korea since January, '07 and I'm here to meet interesting people who like to try new things. And its great to keep in touch with old friends, so drop me a line, would ya!I am a: -Unitarian, Utilitarian, Vegitarian, Humanitarian, Humanist, several other things, depending on who you ask

My Interests

Music, philosophy, religion, politics, alcohol, economic development, travel, languages, language, world religions, flash cartoons, mathematics

I'd like to meet:

Jeffrey Sachs, Craig Kilburger, Joe Satriani, Marlyn Vos Savant, Rael, Cardinal Turcotte, Jean Luc Picard, Joe Stiglitz, Homestar Runner, John Hagelin, The Guy Who Invented "0", people who aren't bored

Music:

Me, Brad Mehldau, James Phillips, Catherine MacLellan, La Botine Souriante, Pearl Jam, Tod Machover, John Adams, Frederic Chopin, Ludwig Van Beethoven, U2, etc.

Movies:

The Maltese Falcon, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Spirited Away, North by Northwest, The Philidelphia Story, Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Rainman, Little Monsters, What the Bleep Do We Know, Labyrinth, Trogdore

Television:

Little Britain, The IT Crew, Star Trek TNG, American Idol (No wait, I think it's awful), Arrested Development, South Park, Crank Yankers

Books:

Utilitarianism, Fear and Trembling, Nasea, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Tao Te Ching, The New Industrial State, The Affluent Society, Hero With a Thousand Faces

Heroes:

Issac Newton, John Stuart Mill, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Soren Kierkegaard, Mohandas K. Ghandi, Joseph Campbell, John Kenneth Galbraith, Jeffrey Sachs, Craig Kilburger, Homestarrunner

My Blog

Sorry for my absence!

I haven't written in a while. Sorry. But then again, all you needed to do was ask how I am. But now I feel like telling you even if you weren't curious. I'm fine. Althou...
Posted by George Marshall on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:23:00 PST

Everything seems to be coming together

-intensive classes are coming to an end. I can sleep in until 1:00 again! -relationship is clarifying, but still not crystalized. In any case, I'm content with where we're at. -poker sucks...
Posted by George Marshall on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:12:00 PST

And now I am doing well.

Usually, one just needs to wait for the wind to blow in a different direction. Many things are going well. In no particular order: -I had a great month at the poker tables. I don't w...
Posted by George Marshall on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:30:00 PST

I continue to prefer thinking about other people...

Not that my life is so bad. But I can think about myself too much.One of my buddies is having a hard time deciding on how much he can give in a relationship. I hung out with him for a few ...
Posted by George Marshall on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:42:00 PST

Other people are doing well...

A co-worker is seeing a dude she likes. A friend won a poker tournament. Other friends are on vacation. My buddy has a hot date tonight. My friend is travelling across Canada.&...
Posted by George Marshall on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:47:00 PST

Negotiating a balance

It is difficult to summerize what has happened since I last wrote. I've been swinging back and forth violently between satisfied and dissatisfied, energetic and lethargic, busy and lazy, well-re...
Posted by George Marshall on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:56:00 PST

Coke and Pepsi...

Have stopped funding animal testing for their products. This is tremendously good news, as many of their previous practices put a stain on the human race. They did this in response to PETA...
Posted by George Marshall on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:19:00 PST

New Free UN Data Set

For those of my friends who look at quantitative economic and social indicators for academic research, or--like me--just for fun, you should go back to the UN Statistics Division here:http://unstats.u...
Posted by George Marshall on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:52:00 PST

What's George Bush up to now?

Combatting Aids! On Thursday, he spoke to congress, urging an additional $30 for Aids treatments, which would be aimed at doubling the current number of ARV recipients around the world to ...
Posted by George Marshall on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:53:00 PST

I have stopped wasting time

I've been getting to bed at reasonable times. I've been studying, reading and composing. And I have been making plans to spend time with people I like. Balance-1: Random chaotic life...
Posted by George Marshall on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:24:00 PST