"Land is really the best art" ~Andy Warhol

On Saturday, I met with the Texans (finally pictured, below) in Seoul. First though, I met with my Korean Brother (Mrs. Lim's son) to take my computer to the doctor. Wait for it. She might be finished.

I remember when I took my car to the mechanic for what turned out to be the last time. I told him, "Oh, just fix it. I have to drive this car until she dies."

"Alexis," the mechanic said, empathetically. "She's dead."

A similar story happened on Saturday. The Toshiba service station, located between City Hall and Gangnam, on the 26th floor of the Seoul Financial Centre, was a pretty dauntingly cool place. When the employees and techs couldn't even turn 'er on, they were sure of a few things:

a) they don't trust people like me, who don't know what a "giga-bite" is, to tell them that in fact all that needs to be done is a little welding;

b) my Toshiba model is only sold in Canada;

c) if they took the computer apart, they would have to replace the battery and fix the power cord thingy;

d) this would all cost in excess of $500, for which I could buy a replacement machine. Le sigh. I mourned the loss of the old clunker (that's not to say it can't be fixed: I'm pretty sure it can be...they just weren't willing to do it) as the rain fell down. It was pretty damn depressing. I'm kidding...it was just crappy.

The rain stopped as I got to City Hall and popped into Spannew, my favourite Italian restaurant in Seoul. While waiting for the Texans, I read more of The Shipping News (getting even better), had some pasta, and drank some wine. Pretty nice afternoon. Then I got a call that the rest of the crew was at a nearby St. Paddy's Day outdoor concert. We didn't last too long outside because it was so cold out, but it was a riot to be around all those foreigners.

Eventually, we made it to the Seoul Museum of Art to see the Andy Warhol exhibit. Though it was smaller than I expected, it was great to see some modern art and so nice to share it with Kara (left) and Michelle.

The main man's sign (I almost got thrown out for taking this)...

Here's the view from the third floor. It's a great building. And that soup can? So iconic, isn't it?



Here's yours truly. By the banana. Could we get a less appropriate picture? I didn't think so.

And here's the big Warhol banner hanging by the gift shoppe. Brillo? How did he think of these things?