unidentified flying savior

I don't believe in a literal resurrection, but I can absolutely see how resurrection narratives form. Start with denialism (No! He can't be dead!), then create legends confirming the denialism. Look at the stories and legends surrounding Elvis, who died while on the damn toilet. Men in Black has Tommy Lee Jones saying Elvis was an alien who "just went home." The movie Bubba Ho-tep contends that Elvis is alive in a nursing home, having switched himself out with an impersonator named Sebastian Haff, and it was Haff who ended up dying on the toilet. Dozens of people today claim, "I saw Elvis when I was in..."—and they'll be doing that for centuries to come. By those standards, Boomerang Jesus isn't so far-fetched.

nearly 40K

I'll add captions, commentary, and explanations later, but for now, please find below the ambitious photo essay (with some YouTube Shorts) of the overnight walk that went longer than expected when I went looking for a 24-hour convenience store in Bundang. The walk started at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday night and finished at about 7:25 a.m. today. That's 11 hours and 15 minutes to go maybe 39 or 40 km. But we have to factor in a ton of rest stops, about 130 minutes' worth total, or 2 hours and 10 minutes. That puts my walking time at 9:40 to go 39.5 km, or just under 4.1 kph, which sounds about right given how cool the night was.

More soon. I need to sleep. Use AI to figure out all of the Korean signs.

18K one way = 36K total, plus an hour spent being lost in Bundang (about 4K more)

Monday's steps, up to midnight

Tuesday's steps, past midnight

That's 57,912 steps total. Ignore the listed distances; the pedometer exaggerates.

Walker 1

Walker 2

Walker 3

Walker 4

Walker 5