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Drama recap status update

javabeans — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:28:39 +0000

I’ve been reading a lot of comments wondering about recaps lately, so I thought I’d put up a post to let you know where things stand.

You’re Beautiful: Ongoing.
Smile: I hope to keep this going. If things get very busy, I may not be able to keep up in a timely manner, but I hope I will be able to.
Sons of Sol Pharmacy: Ongoing. Main recapper smallfish and I will be switching off for the next few recaps, but this drama will get done.
City Hall: Ongoing. The recapper is about to have his first child (congratulations!) and therefore you can imagine that recapping takes lesser priority! But I am confident this drama will be finished.
Triple: Will be completed. I only have two episodes to go and I will get there, I promise, but it does take lesser priority to dramas that excite me, like You’re Beautiful.
Iris, Hero, Chuno, and any drama that has not yet aired: When a drama hasn’t begun yet, my answer is always “I don’t know.” I won’t commit to something without watching it first, so it all depends on how I like it. Just FYI, I’m more interested in Iris than Hero. I’m keeping an eye out for Angel’s Temptation. I’m intrigued by Chuno, a little less so by Jejoongwon.

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Question: To post or not to post

javabeans — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:25:52 +0000

With the recent death of actress Jang Ja-yeon, we can expect to see a flood of paparazzi photos of celebrities paying their respects to the deceased. Every time a celebrity suicide occurs, I feel conflicted about (1) the press’s intrusion and the media spectacle this inevitably presents, and (2) posting about it.

I’m betting it’ll be particularly frenzied this time, as the cast of Boys Before Flowers attend her wake; I’m already seeing photos. So, I’ll leave it to you: Do you want me to post those pics, or not?

Scripts uploaded; a closer look at Boys Before Flowers

javabeans — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:02:24 +0000

I’ve uploaded a few more scripts on the kdrama scripts page, which is also where you can find instructions on how to read them if you’re new to the whole deal.

Here are the newly added files:

As always, these are in Korean and no, there are no English translations available. I was eager to take a look at the Boys Before Flowers files because, as you know, I’ve found the drama promising but flawed, and I was curious to see how things read on the page.

(The Boys Before Flowers scripts are pretty close to the broadcast version, except they don’t end the episodes at the same points. Also, the fourth script goes long and includes a chunk of what was eventually shown in Episode 5.)

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Site maintenance complete…?

javabeans — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:52:19 +0000

Re: site upgrades/migrations/maintenance: I was hoping for the best but got pretty much what I expected, which was a lot of headaches and calls to tech support.

The site dropped a bunch of comments made today and the latter part of yesterday, but I’ll take that in exchange for a working site. I never want to have ANYTHING to do with Linux, SSH, Apache, MySQL, or server migration AGAIN. Ever. By the way, if any of those words sound familiar and enjoyable to you? I WILL PAY YOU to make my problems go away. (In the future, that is. I’m crossing fingers that there are no more today.)

Btw, Wordpress-ers out there, didja know there’s a plugin that effs with the 2.7 upgrade to DROP VOWELS FROM ALL POSTS? Yeah, that was a fun two hours.

And now back to our regularly scheduled program.

It may be their world, but I’m no longer with it

javabeans — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:15:04 +0000

All right: After the third time trying to get through Episode 6, I think The World We Live In recaps are toast. Sorry, folks! I really thought I’d be able to stick it out, but a combination of not feeling the series, mixed with a general ennui, has convinced me that any recaps forthwith would be half-assed, and if there’s something I loathe, it’s half-assery.

It’s too bad, because I really, really enjoyed the first two episodes. I liked 3 & 4 a little less, but enough to continue. Alas, I liked 5 & 6 even less, and I don’t see this series picking up in a way that would re-engage me at this point. Some scenes are very well-written, but they come interspersed with some real snoozers.

If someone is interested in picking up the rest of the series, I’d be happy to post the recaps. But first, is that something you’d care for in the first place? (Multiple selections are enabled.)

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A note about downloadables (yum!)

javabeans — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:19:26 +0000

Allllllrighty.

I’ve received some emails and concerns about zShare basically turning into a big ol’ bitch and not letting anyone download. What a punk. It makes me glad I decided to switch to mediafire not long ago.

However, since a whole mess of stuff I’ve uploaded is hosted by zShare, this leaves a lot of my old links pointing nowhere. (Or, to be more accurate, back at itself. Which, let’s face it, is pointless and a little bit narcissistic.)

What I’ve done is reuploaded all the kdrama scripts to mediafire links, and added a few new scripts in the mix. Also reupped is the humongo motherlode of Coffee Prince stuff, since it seems to be a popular destination.

HOWEVER, as you may imagine, uploading craploads of media is time-consuming and tedious, especially when you’ve done it once before. Boo. As much as I would like to go back and reupload everything on this site, that idea does not sound like a fun way to spend hours and hours. So what I’d like to do is open this up to REQUESTS. (I can’t pcomise I’ll get everything, but I’ll try.)

Drop a comment, or email me (use the contact form, link at top right), if there’s a particular song with a dead link you’re just dying to get. If you’ve emailed me already, I swear I’ll get to it. And please don’t request every song I’ve got ’cause that doesn’t help me prioritize where to start. Thanks!

Boring blog stuff

javabeans — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:07:03 +0000

Just a few notes about blog format. Many of you may not even notice any changes, but for those who do: Categories and page navigation were getting messy and driving me batty, so I did some sprucing up. The “categories” list on the right sidebar is now streamlined. I’m not quite sure what the official Wordpress distinction is between “categories” and “tags,” but I’m using both: each post will be listed under one category, then tagged with all relevant keywords. For a full list, you can refer to the tag index page (link under “navigation” in left sidebar).

I’ve also decided to try limiting my song posts, to lighten some of the server load. I’ll still be posting songs daily (or almost daily), but they’ll be attached to recap and review posts only. Otherwise I fear doing bad things to my server, and what did it ever do to me? We’ll see how that goes for now.

All right! Now back to your regularly scheduled programming. Sank yoo!