James Somaeck

I write. I occasionally podcast. Fuelled by 🥃 and 🎶. Opinions are my own. Tweets in EN, FR & and sometimes half-decent 한국어. Speechwriter; LL.B.

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No visit to Toronto with hockey jerseys for @Rolling_Quartz could have been complete without a visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

A Rolling Quartz jersey has touched the grandest, greatest and sexiest trophy in all of sports: Lord Stanley’s Cup.

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A pass to the Round of 32 would be a stroke of fortune, albeit an undeserved one. It is clear that the talent is being mismanaged and they appear rudderless with their current coaching staff.

On the bright side, I will not have to betray Canada come Sunday.

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Well I didn’t think that a 6-game parlay would go down in flames on Korea Republic vs South Africa, but...

As disappointed as I am, Korea played like shit. Uninspired, no sense of urgency and completely underestimated how hungry SA would be for a win.

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I do see a lot of shenanigans from delivery companies like Intelcom, FedEx and DHL but no one has actually signed a package for me and not delivered it quite like @gls_canada.

Whoever this driver was committed fraud, and a poor one at that. It’s Somaeck… not Somaek.

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Crazy #NHL stat I discovered tonight:

The @Avalanche have more points in their Home record than either the @canucks or @NHLJets have in the entire regular season so far.

As a Canucks fan, I now truly understand what is meant by “comedic tragedy”. 😢

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스물다섯 번째 생일 17주년을 축하합니다! 🎉

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여전히 새해는 아니지만, 떡국은 언제 먹어도 이르지 않죠.

It may not be New Years yet, but it’s never too early (or too late) for rice cake soup. 🤤

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24/7/365 - XMAS Eve included: Catch me outside. 🔥

Merry Christmas!
Joyeux Noël 🎄
메리 크리스마스!

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He was my gateway to Korean television and film back in 2005-06 when I started with Highkick.

#LeeSoonJae is arguably the greatest of all time in his craft. He certainly is one of the all-time greats anywhere in the world.

Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

[Hallyu FORUMS @hallyuforums]

Veteran Actor #LeeSoonJae PASSES AWAY early on the 25th at the age of 90!!

According to his family, Lee Soon-jae passed away in the early morning of the 25th. The eldest active actor and a veteran of the entertainment industry who had been active nonstop, has passed away.

#HallyuForums #Hallyu

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@BarackObama This was the coolest thing I’ve seen on social media in a long time that didn’t involve cats or dogs.

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”매니 매니 레드 스티커“ (“Many many red sticker”) is quite possibly the greatest line in television.

Also, 김영광 is the best TV villain I’ve seen since 손석구 in Mother.

What a fantastic fucken’ show!!! #트리거

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#DanDaDan is a horrible intro to amine… BUT the PERFECT STONER SHOW.

Ep. 1 has me so lost. Ghosts, spaceships, an intro that feels 4 minutes long and a cock gobbler-granny with an unhealthy “weenie” obsession.

Am I supposed to feel this lost? Or am I just high AF RN? 🤣🤣🤣

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Sometimes I look up at night and take decent pictures.

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토요일 밤 샬레에서 🔥
Saturday night at the chalet 🤘🎵🔥🥃

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Good morning and Happy Saturday.

Early morning drive to Montreal.
Ottawa in a few days.
Kingston in a week.

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많은 분들이 왜 제가 한국을 자주 생각하는지 궁금해하십니다. 이해되는 질문이지만, 답을 말로 설명하긴 어렵다. 아래 글에서 조금 담았듯, 한국에서의 시간은 제 깊은 변화를 시작한 출발점이었고, 그 변화는 21년 전 오늘, 제가 처음 한국에 발을 디딘 날 시작되었습니다.

https://t.co/FZwtNoEvRa

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This weekend’s objective:

Listen to some heavy metal and chill the fuck out!

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For my parents’ generation, it was Princess Diana.

For mine, the Prince of Darkness.

I’ve never seen such outpouring of grief on social media. A champion of the misfit and the broken soul, he inspired millions to be true to who they were.

Ozzy playlist all FKN weekend! 🙏🦇

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#OzzyForever

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@parkdaler109 That’s a good point.

One can only hope they all come back at some point.