So, today we're back to regularly scheduled programming, beginning work at 12:45 and working until 8:30ish. So, I got up at 9 and went to the gym, came home, turned on the hot water, took off my clothes, entered the shower/toilet (shoilet) ...
And there is nothing but freezing water.
Apparently they chose the moment I got naked to turn off all the heat and water to do repairs.
Currently I'm cooking breakfast in a towel and hoping that it will come back on in time for a shower before work.
Speaking of being in the buff, yesterday I went to a jimjilbang (a sauna room) for the first time. I've been wanting to go for months, but finally, FINALLY I got up yesterday and new that there was no time like the present. Koreans go all the time. With their friends, with their moms and grandmas, sometimes by themselves. Basically, a public bath. They give your some loose clothes to wear in the main room if you feel like it, but mostly everyone is just naked. I've never been in proximity to so much bare skin in my life. Little kids and old ladies, relaxing and exfoliating, themselves and each other. Picking at blemishes, massaging their fat.
About $7 for a really hot bath, a medium hot bath, a mineral bath, a cold pool, a really cold pool, whirlpools, a high-pressure stream, a wet sauna, a dry sauna, personal washing stations, and regular showers. I enjoyed some time hopping back and forth between the cold and the hot baths, and scrubbed away my dried skin for about an hour ... It made me happy that it's just part of what you do with your friends and family in Korea. I've never felt more comfortable being naked in my life, regardless of being the one tall, pink lady in there. It was a delight to be somewhere where modesty wasn't a consideration.
I want to go at least once a week for the rest of my life.
Well, they're not done fixing the water, but I do have some fried potatoes to eat, so I wish you all a good day.
31 January 2010
26 January 2010
Hey, remember that time we went to thailand?
9 Things About My Trip to Thailand + A Smattering of Photos
1. I ate incredible food at the very least once a day for 10 days.
2. I stayed in a totally legit (and good) hostel, and then a place that called itself a hostel but really would have been a hotel if it hadn't been for 1. no refills on soap and 2. all of the bees I killed nightly. I slept like a log every night in a beautiful big bed, had a private balcony, a small fridge stocked with not-outrageously-priced beverages, and I ate green curry (and eggs shaped like stars and rice shaped like koalas and sausage shaped like octopus) and drank the best pina coladas of my life at their outdoor restaurant seating. The owner was beautiful and gracious and helpful and I would live there with her if she would hire me.
3. Medical conditions abounded amongst, well, two of us. Luckily, health services were helpful and affordable. Thanks, Thailand!
4. I got to spend time with my best friend since forever, reading books, drinking sake. If I could have more of that right now, sign me up.
5. I went skinny dipping. For the first time ever. In the ocean. On the full moon. It was, in fact, TOTALLY MAGICAL.
6. We let lanterns go, holding our hopes and dreams for the coming year. I am hopeful. I am full of dreams. I tried to keep things simple.
7. Lanta was so beautiful we stayed several extra days instead of heading to Bangkok, thanks to the skillful and gracious maneuvering of my travel agent.
8. I took a lot of pictures of drinks, because they were awesome.
9. Go to the Elephant to escape the sun and eat green curry. Go to Bambi's to listen to music and enjoy the most charming atmosphere on the beach.
Thank you, Ko Lanta, for being even more than we'd hoped for.
1. I ate incredible food at the very least once a day for 10 days.
2. I stayed in a totally legit (and good) hostel, and then a place that called itself a hostel but really would have been a hotel if it hadn't been for 1. no refills on soap and 2. all of the bees I killed nightly. I slept like a log every night in a beautiful big bed, had a private balcony, a small fridge stocked with not-outrageously-priced beverages, and I ate green curry (and eggs shaped like stars and rice shaped like koalas and sausage shaped like octopus) and drank the best pina coladas of my life at their outdoor restaurant seating. The owner was beautiful and gracious and helpful and I would live there with her if she would hire me.
3. Medical conditions abounded amongst, well, two of us. Luckily, health services were helpful and affordable. Thanks, Thailand!
4. I got to spend time with my best friend since forever, reading books, drinking sake. If I could have more of that right now, sign me up.
5. I went skinny dipping. For the first time ever. In the ocean. On the full moon. It was, in fact, TOTALLY MAGICAL.
6. We let lanterns go, holding our hopes and dreams for the coming year. I am hopeful. I am full of dreams. I tried to keep things simple.
7. Lanta was so beautiful we stayed several extra days instead of heading to Bangkok, thanks to the skillful and gracious maneuvering of my travel agent.
8. I took a lot of pictures of drinks, because they were awesome.
9. Go to the Elephant to escape the sun and eat green curry. Go to Bambi's to listen to music and enjoy the most charming atmosphere on the beach.
Thank you, Ko Lanta, for being even more than we'd hoped for.
20 January 2010
Monthly Test
Andy, Level K Grade 1
I wake 6 o'clock
I wash face
I wash hands
I clean the theethes
I wear clothes
and go to school
I learns to much
and I am
not happy
end
This about sums up the way I felt in college.
Also, Andy wrote more than one line on his essay! Hooray, Andy! Sorry about life sucking.
I wake 6 o'clock
I wash face
I wash hands
I clean the theethes
I wear clothes
and go to school
I learns to much
and I am
not happy
end
This about sums up the way I felt in college.
Also, Andy wrote more than one line on his essay! Hooray, Andy! Sorry about life sucking.
10 January 2010
Happy New
So, I have some lovely pictures of my amazing vacation in Thailand. They are mostly of drinks and food, as you might guess. However, before I go about posting an assortment, I want to steal some photos from others on the adventure to add to the mix. Then I'll probably set 'em to some music and make it a total experience.
Deadline on that particular project is the end of the week, after I reread Hamlet and Macbeth, organize the mailing list for Savage Umbrella, send pictures to Jeremy, and hang up the clothes that are in a pile on the floor. End of the week, I should dare to hope.
Until then, please know that on Friday I got a haircut from a Korean guy named Kevin, who was awesome. At some point while cutting he made reference to the dye in my hair, and I told him I knew I should take care of it soon.
"Sad color," Kevin said, pointing to my roots. "This is ... sad color."
Yeah, I'm right there with ya, buddy.
So, I got him to dye my hair on Saturday morning when they opened the shop. I read Korean fashion magazines and drank coffee while he got this mane under control, and got the best head massage, complete with Kelp Treatment, that I've ever had in my whole life.
He told me to come back in 2 months, but I may be back there sooner for the sheer joy of the experience. Anyone else needing their hairs done in Korea, I'll give you Kevin's number. Completely worth the totally reasonable price.
Happy 2010. Things are shaping up.
(P.S. I thought Sherlock Holmes was going to be good, and then it was AWESOME. Best solo date I've been on in AGES. I think I saw Snatch for the first time on a solo date, back in 2000. Meant to be.)
Deadline on that particular project is the end of the week, after I reread Hamlet and Macbeth, organize the mailing list for Savage Umbrella, send pictures to Jeremy, and hang up the clothes that are in a pile on the floor. End of the week, I should dare to hope.
Until then, please know that on Friday I got a haircut from a Korean guy named Kevin, who was awesome. At some point while cutting he made reference to the dye in my hair, and I told him I knew I should take care of it soon.
"Sad color," Kevin said, pointing to my roots. "This is ... sad color."
Yeah, I'm right there with ya, buddy.
So, I got him to dye my hair on Saturday morning when they opened the shop. I read Korean fashion magazines and drank coffee while he got this mane under control, and got the best head massage, complete with Kelp Treatment, that I've ever had in my whole life.
He told me to come back in 2 months, but I may be back there sooner for the sheer joy of the experience. Anyone else needing their hairs done in Korea, I'll give you Kevin's number. Completely worth the totally reasonable price.
Happy 2010. Things are shaping up.
(P.S. I thought Sherlock Holmes was going to be good, and then it was AWESOME. Best solo date I've been on in AGES. I think I saw Snatch for the first time on a solo date, back in 2000. Meant to be.)
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