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Hai-Kuul – June 15, 2005

Posted on June 15, 2005 by Jorge

Sideways (Requested by Christine)
An age-old story
Wino and womanizer
A bachelor’s trip


Roxie (Requested by Christine)
One of Christine’s cats
She has two of those felines
The other one’s Max


Toe Ring (Requested by Christine)
Wouldn’t it be odd
If Hercules’ power ring
Wasn’t for fingers?


Obsession With the Little White Envelope (Requested by Christine)
In the status bar
This insidious bastard
Shouts out check your mail!


Office Linebacker (Requested by Christine)
Terrible Terry
Cleaning up the workplace with
Extreme prejudice


Speaker Phone Sux (Requested by Christine)
Nothing is worse than
Having your own privacy
So violated


Don’t Talk to Me (Requested by princess_castle)
I can’t believe you
Why say that out in public?
You’re in the dog house


The Biiiggg…Bang (Requested by princess_castle)
Is it chemical?
Or is it mechanical?
Innuendo rules!


U Drive Me Nuts (Requested by princess_castle)
Squirrels everywhere
Patiently wait for this guy
Delivery man


Awww…I Am So Sorry (Requested by princess_castle)
Where’s your sandcastle?
And why is the beach higher
Where I am standing?


Dandelions (Requested by Drea)
Yellow and vibrant
Mysteriously turns to
Ethereal white


Wobbly Knees (Requested by Drea)
I can barely stand
Why did I drop the soap, now?
I so hate prison


From the Cradle (Requested by Drea)
Music is my life
As a babe I would cry notes
Sing myself to sleep


Capricorn (Requested by Drea)
Good side: Practical
Bad side: Miserly, grudging
Looks like: A tough goat


Starlight (Requested by Drea)
Beaming from heaven
Serves to inspire some of us
To close eyes and wish


Drea already requested Nottingham in a previous entry. There is no need to repeat it.


Aurora (Requested by Drea)
Treasure of the sky
Ever changing and endless
Like rainbow angels


Darlin’ (Requested by Drea)
My one and only
This nickname for you is cute
And mildly rural


Tom Sawyer (Requested by Drea)
A story of youth
Mark Twain himself calls this tale
A hymn to boyhood


Dawn (Requested by Drea)
You don’t need a lot
Why, even a single drop
Can wash all these plates!


Sunny Side Up (Requested by Drea)
A yellow circle
Liquid yolk contained within
Go ahead. Dig in!


Mercy Me (Requested by Drea)
One of the best songs
Nostalgic and touches you
Marvin Gaye’s finest


Scented Candles (Requested by Drea)
A great idea
For those who live in houses
With stinky bathrooms


Kodak (Requested by Drea)
Capture emotion
Preserve all your memories
With silver halide




*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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What’s the Art of Camping Updated With Shouts?

Posted on June 15, 2005 by Jorge

What’s In a Name Again?

I believe I mentioned how not to pronounce my name in a previous entry. Said entry also has a guide on the acceptable way to pronounce my name. Clara, I hope this helps you. Why it is pronounced “George” is due to what my parents called me.



The Art of Balance

The way things have been lately, this blog might as well be called Hai-Kuul Space or something along those lines. I have been under a constant barrage of requests since the contests started a little while ago.

Indeed, the curve that represents the requests versus time is so steep that I wondered at some points if it was going to curl back upon itself and cause some sort of webspace anomaly, but as of yet this has not occurred.

Now this is not to say that I don’t like these requests. I do enjoy them, and those of you who put lots of work into thinking up the requests should be happy to know this.

However, as stated in a previous entry, all the haiku leave less time for other things (like the Fig-tionary, and the everyday life of me which is very interesting, really).

I suppose the key to doing this is all about balance. This is something I am still learning on the blogopshere (whatever the hell that means).

In all honesty, I can probably churn out about a hundred haiku an hour if the mood takes me. As impressive as this may sound, it leaves little time for anything else during my lunch break, or the time at night after I finish playing online games with friends or checking my e-mail.

When blogging becomes too much work, then something is wrong.

And so I am going to throttle down a little, and answer a fixed number per day. Not only will this give me some breathing room, but it will also allow me to not have to worry about printing up prizes for the nth request practically every week. Oh, there will still be contests, but we must all be patient.



Camping Trip

This weekend will be an interesting one. I am going camping with a group of my friends from K-rot. It should be a great experience.

A variety of folks are going with different ways of thinking and attitude, but it should be a good time.

I’m looking forward to shooting some more sunrises and sunsets, and also taking some photographs for a friend’s kobudo package.



Photography Update

I will be doing a show at Salvador Darling in July. It should be great. I will be teaming up with my buddy Mark Furman for this venture.

The theme has not been determined yet, but rest assured that we will dazzle you with our work. Or at least you can have some free munchies during the open house.



Shout Outs

Shout outs to Courtney and her clan for graduating and rising from the status as students to the much more glorious title of unemployed. Shout outs to Mugen for the same thing.

Also a tip of the hat to T&M Rhee who tied the knot this weekend. M is a triple threat this year, gaining her PhD, Goju Black Belt, and a Korean man-servant all within the space of half a year. Way to go!

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Hai-Kuul – June 14, 2005

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Jorge

Creamy Potatoes (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Boiled and then sliced up
Cooked with chives and some cheddar
They melt in your mouth


Weddin In Jeans (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
See the good ol’ boys
Convention thrown far away
Or are they just roont?


My Secondary Workstation Can Suck My Ass if It Crashes One More Time Today (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Crashing all the time
My workstation drives me nuts
I want to kick it


Just Eat It (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Your peas just sit there
Like dejected green eyeballs
No dessert for you


Summer? (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
This onslaught of heat
Is an answer to all the
Ungrateful people


Fatty Liver (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Piled high on my plate
Sits my giant nemesis
I must eat this thing


Sacre Coeur (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Protected from all
But shown to a chosen few
A precious rhythm


Trigger Finger (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
I have you in sight
And I feel the famous itch
My finger pulls back…


Shiny (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Both eyes grow so wide
At the sight of such riches
You are a magpie


Catch it Quickly (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
It’s getting away
Don’t you dare let it escape
Last one of its kind!


But… (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
A very small word
Which can bring a screeching halt
To big ideas


Let Me Clip That For You (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
There is a small hair
Waving in an unseen breeze
Sticking out your nose


Singing In the Rain (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Glorious feeling
Very refreshing and new
Too bad you’re alone


Are You There? (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Been thinking of you
You’ve disappeared from the Earth
Or so it does seem


Ok, Ok, Ok (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Please try to calm down
Your words are all jumbled up
Like a tornado


Sometimes You’ve Got To Let Go (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Holding on too tight
Will not help someone to grow
They need no bondage


Sometimes You’ve Got To Jump (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
It’s hard to take risks
You stand to lose so much, but
Stillness breeds boredom


Twinkly Toes (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Both your feet stand out
An application of stars
Does wonders for them


This one was requested by Eric, who had very stringent requirements for the haiku he requested. I definitely spent more time on his than on any other. I do, however, feel stung by the hint of a suggestion that the rest of them contain no real craftsmanship.


Haircut (Requested by EricLippert)
Clipped hair falls like leaves
From bittersweet Autumns past
Lost from memory


I think I’m going to call it quits at haiku for today. Tuesdays are the toughest, as my lunch is shorter (I leave work early to help out with the kid’s class at my dojo, so I don’t have a lot of time). There are still many more requests to get to, but I’ve been neglecting the other aspects of this space. I still have three Fig-tionary entries I need to write. Also, the more time I spend on my space, the less time I have to read everyone elses.

This is not intended to discourage entries, by any stretch of the imagination. Keep your requests coming. I’m just letting you know that production of the haiku you all seem to love will be slowing a little, as things are getting busy, requiring me to take shorter lunches (which is my blogging time).

I’ll get to the outstanding requests either tonight or tomorrow at lunch.




*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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Hai-Kuul – June 13, 2005

Posted on June 13, 2005 by Jorge

No One (Requested by princess_castle)
I ring the doorbell
I hear a voice behind the
Door: “Dave’s not here, man.”


Numb (Requested by princess_castle)
Both my legs tingle
I should have taken a walk
Between my classes


Soo Close Yet So…Far Away!! (Requested by princess_castle)
I tossed the horseshoe
End over end it flew, but
I missed by an inch


Tit For Tat (Requested by Drea)
Don’t you touch me, punk
You’ll regret it if you do
I’ll give you one back


Pinky Toes (Requested by Drea)
Unfortunate parts
Which always seem to stand out
During stubbing time


Apollo (Requested by Drea)
A god, son of Zeus
Killed the Python of Delphe
Plays tunes on his lyre


Red Rose Tea (Requested by Drea)
What’s in a brand name?
Lots of power, to be sure
Herbal tea’s better


Peter Pumpkinhead (Requested by Drea)
Peter, what’s wrong now?
Halloween is over and
Your head is rotting!


Stupid Ex (Requested by Drea)
A common feeling
You want to know that your ex
is sad. But they’re not


Men Vs Women (Requested by Drea)
Who’s the better sex?
I don’t give a friggin’ shit
They’re both pretty great


Yellow Brick Road (Requested by Drea)
If you follow this
You will find the Wizard, or
Maybe Elton John


Cornerstone (Requested by Drea)
The best furniture
Can be found in this great place
They have friendly staff


The Majestic (Requested by Drea)
Kings, queens and their kin
They feel so high and mighty
Stupid hats kill brains


Paddy Murphy (Requested by Drea)
Poor Paddy Murphy
No one really liked this guy
I didn’t know him


Dad (Requested by Drea)
All people have one
In vitro or otherwise
Contributes some genes


Lump O Cole (Requested by Drea)
Good old Cole Porter
Swinging this way and that way
Playing his heart out


Bruise Easily (Requested by Drea)
Your skin is like fruit
Like an apple or a pear
You’ve marks everywhere!


Timmy Ho’s (Requested by Drea)
A Canuck Staple
They used to bake their doughnuts
Now they reheat them


Vanilla Latte (Requested by Drea)
Perk up your morning
With this tasty, frothy treat
Your brain will explode


Nottingham (Requested by Drea)
Where the Sheriff lives
Robin Hood was a weirdo
That place was a dump


Takin’ the Piss (Requested by Drea)
An alternate name
For letting fly too early
Called Breakin’ the Seal


Orange (Requested by Drea)
Quite a clever name
A fruit that’s it’s own colour
Damned elitist fruit


Bellybutton (Requested by Drea)
When I was a kid
I thought that this little thing
Kept all the air in




*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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Guest Fig-tionary – June 08, 2005

Posted on June 10, 2005 by Jorge

ditr (Requested by princess_castle)

  1. Function: transitive verb – to prevent or curb the undesirable behaviour of a German – Usage: Try as I might, I could not ditr the good Dr. Ruth from demonstrating the ‘cunning tigress’ upon my father. The vision in his right eye was never the same.


reaspond (Requested by princess_castle)

  1. Function: verb – to answer a question posed by the actor Stephen Rea – Usage: “Don’t feel bad—anyone could have made that mistake,” I reasponded. “That dude totally looked like a chick.”


Special thanks to Dave for his Fig-tionary entries!




*Remember, you can submit a request for a crazy definition for a typo by clicking here. You can read about the Fig-tionary here.

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