Last of Frisbee. I Promise.

Fall '10 Frisbee season is over. No more frisbee talk - until the Spring '11 season! And... I'm keeping it brief in this post.

The playoffs and finals commenced this past weekend in Daegu. The Busan Heat and Daejon Pandemic made their last trek to Daegu for the season, and I think it's safe to say that everyone enjoyed themselves all weekend. Team Busan was the number 1 seed, and therefore was granted a bye in the first round. After winning our first-round game, we were up against Busan next. We started the game with a 4-1 lead, but somehow, that quickly became something like a 5-12 loss. Defending champs, Busan, went on to lose in the championship game to Daejon by one point in the last few minutes. Everyone was happy to see a different team win. There's hope for a Daegu Team win next season - maybe.

The celebrations continued with drinks and specials starting off at URBAN bar - a big sponsor of DUFL. Daejon made sure to have their golden calf trophy seen at every possible moment - we weren't jealous. Really. It was a super fun night and a nice continuation of partying in Daejon with these people last weekend. Was that just a week ago? Also, for the first time, I stayed out late enough to take the subway home from downtown - maybe never again. And no, McDonald's didn't even give me a free cup of coffee for this ad.

Tune of the week:

James Blake - Limit to Your Love (Feist Cover)

Watch the video below the pics.

DUFL in Daejon

Daegu is lucky enough to have some really cool people that started DUFL - Daegu Ultimate Frisbee League. When I joined this superior league, I had no idea what I was in for. A real, competitive, 150-person league, official jerseys, recorded stats... DUFL is the real deal. It's been a very fun season, and I'm sad to see it come to an end.

This past weekend, we had our final games of the regular season in Daejon. Although DUFL has Daegu in the name, there are 2 teams from other cities - 1 team from Busan and 1 team from Daejon, the other 5 are from Daegu. The games in Busan were actually played on the beach and were a blast! Playing on the sand was so liberating, and everyone was making dives and ambitious attempts.

When we arrived in Daejon, the field was not as glamorous as we had anticipated. Drew, sprawled out on a bench in his Snuggie showing his disappointment. Shortly after the games began, a group of older Korean men posted up a few feet from one of our end zones and started a warm-up routine. Some of the DUFL members joined in looking awesomely ridiculous. The weekend turned out to be full of competitive games and a fun night out with a group that doesn't typically party together.

There also happened to be a free "rock festival" happening on Saturday night, but by the time I got there, there was no sign of live music. It was only around midnight, and apparently the fest had been shut down for hours - some responsible party had not gotten noise permits, and everything had been shut down around 11:00. Still, it became a night of adventures.

After our game against Daejon (the team tied for first place with Busan), they instigated an interesting game. I have no idea what they call this game, but I refer to it as Sword Game. I didn't have a chance to grab my camera earlier, which is sad because this was way funnier when there were about 20 people playing. Still a taste, nonetheless!

Lastly, music choice of the week!

Small Black - Photojournalist

ATV, Rafting, Pension in Daejon

The first weekend of October, Beth was awesome enough to organize a trip for 12 of us to go to a pension outside of Daejon. A handful of her coworkers from last year are just about wrapping up their contracts and heading out of Korea, and this would be a nice last hoorah for all of them.

We took a Moon Kkang school bus - nothing like a public school bus at home... it's decorated with the finest fabrics (see photo) and fully equipped with reclining seats, cup holders and of course, karaoke. And our good pal, Andrew, was ready to get Saturday started with none over than his version of "S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night!" by the Bay City Rollers. It was classic.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by some interesting insects. Another black and yellow spider on a massive web instantly caught our eyes, only this time, the spider was enjoying its prey - a dragonfly that had been captured in the web. Shortly after, an injured praying mantis was crawling about. Also, The mosquitoes at this place really feasted on me and the rest of us throughout the weekend.

The first day, we went out on a bunch of ATVs and drove about the terrain for a bit. After, we soaked up some sun while enjoying the endless draft beer that was included with the place. For dinner, they made us beef curry with various Korean side dishes as well as a mass amount of pork, which is not part of my diet. After some time digesting, the drinks continued flowing and the karaoke machine was brought out. The pension owners set up a huge projector screen outside with surround sound and hooked up the karaoke to it. It was a fun but steady night until the Korean group showed up. They inquired about the karaoke and asked to join, which obviously excited us. They really showed us how to "noraebang" it up with dance moves and the whole nine. It turned into somewhat of a dance-off. The night took off from there and the singing, dancing, drinking games and shots continued for hours.

The next morning we were broken for what we thought was rafting. During the drive, we realized that this rafting trip was not going to consist of any "white water." Fortunately, it turned out to be an insanely hilarious experience despite the lack of the slightest ripple in the water. Let's just say, everyone ended up fully clothed in the freezing water and partook in all orders made by the guides. I had some really hard laughs that definitely contributed to my ab workout.

ALSO - I've been trying my best to stay informed on the music scene while out in Korea, and I'm going to post videos of interest with my blog entries. Enjoy!

Morning Benders - "Promises"