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Vocabulary Monday · 3 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 6: 삼척
WordHanjaDefinition
반송장 a half-dead person, a person who is as good ad dead (from age and infirmity)
위독 危篤 critical condition of illness
Characters Monday · 3 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 5: 단서
  • 최무석 Choe Mu-seok Choi Moo-seok
    Journalist for the 월간 오컬트 but not a member of the association.
Vocabulary Monday · 3 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 5: 단서
WordHanjaDefinition
객기 客氣 bravado, ill-advised bravery, blind daring
수소문 搜所聞 asking around, inquire here and there
Post Sunday · 2 August
Genshin Impact
Version: Luna VIII · 映夏！归乡？千灵节！

I don’t really follow anything about Genshin now, but my husband does and he told me that I’ll need to build crit on Mizuki. She is currently on a triple EM build with 44.7 CR and 115.3 CD, which I think is not bad for a start. I also found a CR circlet in VV with CD, ER and EM substats, so it’s simply perfect. Didn’t roll well, so I reshaped it which turned out to be a worse. I’ll probably reshape it later.

If it turns out she needs the new stellar swirl set, then I’ll farm it for her, but if it’s near equivalent, I’ll keep her on VV because it’s more versatile (I’ll still be playing a lot of Mizuki Lunar-charged I’m sure).

With the free constellation and the free standard character, she’ll be C5 soon! :sparkle:

Characters Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 4: 지옥도
  • 윤기준 Yun Gi-jun Yoon Ki-jun
    Police officer, used to be Seung-u’s partner and junior when he was still in the police.
  • 김종렬 Gim Jong-ryeol Kim Jong-ryeol
    Literary critic, member of the occult association and first of the six to commit suicide.
  • 혜윤 Hye-yun Hye-yoon
    Monk in a temple in Paju, popular on YouTube with his channel 혜윤TV. Dharma name of 윤갑성
  • 이준성 I Jun-seong Lee Joon-sung
    Member of the occult association who publishes the magazine.
Vocabulary Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 3: 저주
WordHanjaDefinition
발작 發作 seizure
조현병 調絃病 schizophrenia
관점 觀點 perspective; viewpoint
장엄 구마 莊嚴驅魔 solemn exorcism (Catholic)
수치스럽다 羞恥스럽다 disgraceful; ignoble; shameful; dishonorable

I feel like it’s the 10th time I’ve looked up schizophrenia… why can’t I remember this word?

Characters Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 3: 저주
  • 김국남 Gim Guk-nam Kim Gook-nam
    President of the 대한오컬트협회 since its foundation, good looking man in his 40s at the time.
  • 윤갑성 Yun Gap-seong Yoon Gap-sung
    Film director who documented the members of the association who listened to the tape.
Vocabulary Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 2: 검은 테이프
WordHanjaDefinition
월척 越尺 big fish (massive discovery, huge scoop, jackpot)
카더라 hearsay, unfounded rumour
창간호 創刊號 first issue

카더라 comes from the pattern “…가 ~라고 하더라” when you’re passing on unverified rumours: “they say that…” “word is that…”.

Characters Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 2: 검은 테이프
  • 이동경 I Dong-gyeong Lee Dong-kyung
    Works in the news department of a broadcasting network. In charge of radio news, hosts a podcast about mysteries, unsolved cases, spiritualist phenomenon, etc. as hobby.
Update Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
7%

Started 믹스테이프, and wow the book really pulls you in immediately! I just finished chapter 1 (or rather track 1). I really like the chapter arrangement and display in the book too, I like when publishers are creative like that.

Vocabulary Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 1: 의뢰인
WordHanjaDefinition
사격장 射擊場 shooting range
착수금 着手金 deposit, front money
Characters Sunday · 2 August
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
전건우
436 pages
〈A-Side〉Track 1: 의뢰인
  • 천부국 Cheon Bu-guk Cheon Boo-gook
    Chairman of the Bugook Group (부국그룹), one of the biggest chaebols of the country. Born in 1939. Occult mania. Keeps private and avoids media, often called “the hermit of the business world” 재계의 은둔자 or the hikikomori of the business world 재계의 히키코모리
  • 나승우 Na Seung-u Na Seung-woo
    Private investigator, quit the police 5 years ago and specialises in finding objects and missing persons. He never failed once.
  • 지미소 Ji Mi-so Ji Mi-so
    Only employee and assistant of Seung-u. Computer expert and good at gathering information. Aspired to be a drama screenwriter, but gave up on this dream to become a private investigator.
Exploration Saturday · 1 August
Genshin Impact
Version: Luna VIII · 映夏！归乡？千灵节！
Luna VIII
映夏！归乡？千灵节！
Region 月荡海 (yuè dàng hǎi)
World Quest 望月 (wàng yuè)
Current chapter: 天外来客
A landscape in Genshin Impact features glowing, butterfly-like creatures flying in streams of yellow and blue light across a dark, snow-covered terrain.
25%

Continued the WQ a bit, I should not stay so long without playing it, because I kind of forgot what we were even doing. And the boss fight of this part was a bit confusing (probably just me though).
I finished chapter 2 and am at 28% of global exploration progress.

My goal is to finish the WQ tomorrow, and do exploration until the new version.

Story Saturday · 1 August
Genshin Impact
Version: Luna VIII · 映夏！归乡？千灵节！
Luna VIII
映夏！归乡？千灵节！
Event 悠悠律动舞力聚会

Finally did the event! What a missed opportunity to feature Barbara in her beach outfit…

I found the mini-game quite fun, like last time, especially because it’s co-op!

Post Saturday · 1 August

Next Korean novel

I feel like I’m in a bit of a reading slump since I finished 百年の時効. It was one of these books that was so intense and so engrossing, that it’s hard to feel any kind of motivation after finishing it.

I was wondering which book or author could help me find motivation again, and the answer was obvious: 전건우! And his most recent novel, 믹스테이프, looks so great too!!
I think I need to switch genres a little, because any police procedural I read right now will feel worse than 百年の時効, so horror seems the right place to be. And Jeon Gun-woo is simply the best author of horror fiction I know.

Books by Jeon Gunwoo read so far
죽은 집에 관한 기록
죽은 집에 관한 기록
Jugeun jibe gwanhan girok
믹스테이프
믹스테이프
migseuteipeu
괴담수집가
괴담수집가
흉담
흉담
듀얼
듀얼
불귀도 살인사건
불귀도 살인사건
Update Saturday · 1 August
千禧黑夜
千禧黑夜
冒業
400 pages
18%

I finished chapter 1, loved it very much! I also just started chapter 2 out of curiosity, I still don’t understand if this book is a novel or short stories… Chapter 2 starts on a brand new setting, but I think it might be linked still. It’s quite intriguing.

I’m not in a really good reading mood at the moment, so it’s just going to be these few pages for today.

Update Friday · 31 July
千禧黑夜
千禧黑夜
冒業
400 pages
13%

Progressing slowly, but I love the book! I like how the plot seems to be linked to real criminal cases.

Characters Friday · 31 July
千禧黑夜
千禧黑夜
冒業
400 pages
千禧前夜第六章：過程（四）
  • 何永臣 Case hé yǒng chén Ho Wing-sun
    • Sham Shui Po Golden Computer Centre Place 深水埗高登電腦中心Shēnshuǐbù Gāodēng Diànnǎo ZhōngxīnSham Shui Po Golden Computer CentreSham Shui Po is a neighbourhood in Kowloon famous for its electronic street shopping. The Golden Computer Centre is shopping complex for anything tech culture, custom computer building, etc.
    Manager of the computer store 賽博電腦 “Cyber Computer”
  • 曹 Police cáo Cho
    總警司zǒng jǐng sīChief Superintendent
    • Criminal Intelligence Bureau Organisation 刑事情報科xíng shì qíng bào kēCriminal Intelligence BureauThe CIB is a specialised unit whose mission is to gather intelligence to dismantle organised crime, triadic syndicates and criminal networks
  • 關 sir Police guān sir Kwan Sir
    • Criminal Intelligence Bureau Organisation 刑事情報科xíng shì qíng bào kēCriminal Intelligence BureauThe CIB is a specialised unit whose mission is to gather intelligence to dismantle organised crime, triadic syndicates and criminal networks
    Special consultant for the CIB, ex Senior Superintendent and a legendary detective, now retired but working as a consultant.
  • 李卓凱 Case lǐ zhuó kǎi Lee Cheuk-hoi
    35. One of the persons who bought a computer at Cyber Computer