lunalil @ 2008-12-04T22:34:00

Man what a crazy week.

I recorded a story for my friend Dan's new radio show on the new foriegner radio station. I was emailed by Smile! (Cebu aairlines magazine) and sumbmitted a short blurb for them about what to do in Seoul - WHICH MEANS I"LL BE PUBLISHED IN AN ACTUAL PRINTED MEDIUM OMG (i know it's tiny, and unpaid but it's a step up the ladder for me).  Then after submitting the email to her she asked if i had writing experince and if I would consider doing regular articles on what to do in Seoul.

*jumps around like a nut* 

wooo.

so many exciting things are happening. and I'll be leaving soon. :( 
I'm scared of repatriating and losing the ways I've changed that I really really like about myself.  I'm scared from going to complete oversaturation and being almost incapable of processing EVERYTHING to not having to process anything...

i also had four cups of coffee today. and still can't concentrate.

garble garble. =P

Man....

Book hangovers are the worst.

Not in order happy election post

I went out last night searching for a place to celebrate Obama's victory. Met up with my friend Dan, who runs SeoulEats. We checked out the expat bars that were supposed to have parties but all the action was in Itaewon (which is too far from me).

I couldn't go to the live election watching parties because I was working (I've got a day job!). I feel a little sad about not being able to celebrate live, but it was nice to meet my friend - especially since I couldn't hang out with any local Americans. Since my neighbors are basically ignoring me over the whole my-neighbor-has-owed-me-money-and-flaked-for > six months-thing.

I did get to find my other friends who teach public school in the area and share the news of the outcome with them. My friend Mykian, and my Kiwi friend Kaiya (who was the only one who hugged me and jumped up and down which is totally what I wanted to do and awesome. I heart her).

I also had bunches of people tell me OBAMA! GOOD GOOD! Which is touching because black people are highly discriminated against in Korea (except for celebrities and rappers who are cool) among the older Korean population, and even some of the younger generation. The Korean words for black, African, and African-American have pretty insensitive translations in the Korean-English dictionary....

So having an older Korean man tell me he's happy about America electing it's first black president, in what minimal English he can, is really moving.

So I met my friend last night, even though I was exhausted from the English Festival yesterday (standing up all day and talking to literally hundreds of people) I decided I would be dammned if I would stay home and be sad about not having anyone to celebrate with near me and go out and find or make a celebration of my own.

So. That's what I did, that's what we did. We went to Mike's Tavern (but no one was there) so we had dalk galbi and caught up and went back later when there were more people (but the party was over). 

I've heard there will be weekend parties to celebrate. I'd like to go to one of those. :)
Oh - and I bought a bottle of champagne aned toasted Obama before going to bed last night.

Oh America. I'm so proud of you (except for the prop. 8 thing >:( ) . I'm so happy to have seen this day, and I know change won't be immediate or fast or even guaranteed, but I feel redeemed somehow. My Korean friends would say something like "Now the world can see the true heart of America".

And I think they can.

lunalil @ 2008-07-09T10:49:00

Did anyone go to the Pixar Art exhibits shown in America? It's in Seoul now and I was wondering if you all had any reviews to give me. I'd really like to go.

Wall-E hasn't come out here yet and I'm sad about that. :(

also this ...

Oh Adrenaline...

 Man I wish I'd bought a bike sooner. 

I rode 10 km today, in an hour. I'm not sure about my exact speed because i didn't click my odometer in properly on the first part of the trip. 

I found the bike path that leads to the Han River, I didn't get anywhere near it - but I did figure out how to get there. 

The path is lovely, even though it's packed with people. There is a bike shop for spart parts and lights and stuff, loads of benches, water fountains, bathrooms, a track for roller bladers (dancing to bad 80s music and speed skating! ) and tons of fitness areas. All of which is awesome. 

My butt doesn't hurt as much this time, but I still think I need a new seat, and probably biking shorts. Also, I need a helmet. It makes me nervous biking without one. I think I might wear a mask next time too, I ate three bugs. Yuck.

I wish the bike wasn't so darn bouncy though. When I stand up to pedal (which isn't that often) I can't really get going because of the bouncy-ness. I guess that's what I get for a cheap bike. I should have bought that sleek sexy non-folding one I saw and tried to convince a taxi to take me home. Owwel. Live and learn. 

It is nice to be able to go up and down curbs with no problem, and if I ever do go mountain biking I'll have no problems so that's cool too. Oh - and my bike won't slip in the mud, also nice. 

I'm just happy to bike again really. I didn't want to come back home tonight, but I had been out for half an hour with a half hour ride back, so I kind of had to. 

Man that was so much fun. Next time I'm lazy I have to remember just how much fun that was. 

Momentum. My life is all about gaining momentum. Keep it going Lily.

lunalil @ 2008-06-25T11:22:00

Good times good times.

Yesterday at work, while chatting I typed...

WANT!

R2D2 Projector, and wireless web cam. 

The projector wouldn't fit in my house but the webcam would! 

lunalil @ 2008-06-11T15:54:00

I was being unproductive when I came across this article about how workers who have ADHD can be less productive. Um. Duh?

what it doesnt' say is that if the worker gets into a state of hyperconcentration they might be more productive. Maybe it evens out then?

lunalil @ 2008-06-04T22:55:00

 remember my korea blog? 

I just posted the cute quotient for May. Go look. :)

lunalil @ 2008-05-14T19:21:00

argh. my stupid bank card never works at my local grocery store. it's only that store though. i wonder if i can get the bank to give me a new one just because of one little teeny store. 

poop. 
i had to go withdraw money from an atm and lost 1.000 won (which is like one dollar) but I shouldn't have to do that. it's a bank card - it should be useable...

Condescending spam

Caught in my lunalil.com spam filter

Good post. You make some great points that most people do not fully understand.

“I maintain a delicate balance of western refrigerated ingredients and things like milk, orange juice, eggs, and produce in my refrigerator. The thought process after trial and error is now something like,
“I can buy these olives now, sure, but when I open the jar and it has to be refrigerated will I have to choose between olives or milk?””

I like how you explained that. Very helpful. Thanks.

Take a random bit of my post, quote it and praise. This is the second time I've seen this particular pattern. It's pretty funny though. Especially since the entry that the comment was for, about Sesame Leaf Pesto was pretty long and there were all kinds of things that could have been chosen to quote.

lunalil @ 2008-05-13T23:53:00

also - i'm not sure if i'm not drinking enough water chronically (probably true) or I'm getting old (def. true) but i am getting wrinkles around my eyes. little teeny tiny ones. 

i'm old peeps. 
old!

lunalil @ 2008-04-28T16:06:00

I really miss my girlfriends in Atlanta.

I love Patrick and Viet (my closest friends and neighbors here) and I have a new crew of girlfriends, but I miss my  Atlanta girls.

I miss my guys too. I miss having geeky conversations with the guys and then moaning about it with the girls. Haha.

(I've been slacking at work today. I'm out of ADD meds, they're in the mail, and not doing anything at all. So I decided to read all my archived LJ entries. So that's where that is coming from.)

Withdrawal

i really want to finish playing Portal. I wish that it would run on my laptop. *sniffles*

I'd like to buy some time please. Thnx

Heading to  New Orleans tommorrow for a weekend trip with Sung. Haven't been able to spend much quality time with him because of work and such.

Time has been flying. Lots of last minute scrambling. I got to see some of my girls this week and that was great. Adriana, Minh, Cara and even Lucien and Jillian. Visited my professors as well and got my vision sorted out.

I still have other people who I just won't be able to see who I really need to email and let them know. 

next week is family family family. with maybe some time for friends if i can get my stuff together before i leave. 

This I believe

Sometimes I forget what is important to me - and i read a "This a believe essay" and I am reminded.

I didn't want to forget this one - because in many ways I've experienced these things this year.

The Universe Is Conspiring to Help Us

lunalil @ 2007-11-13T15:40:00

Dear Korea,

mind your own business. kthnx.

i'm tired of everyone commenting on every single new blemish on my skin. i'm already going to a skin doctor which is no one's business but mine. i'm fully aware that my skin gets worse and better each month. it's called a hormonal cycle. bite me.

lunalil @ 2007-10-05T10:37:00

Happy Birthday to me,

It's an amazing day today. The weather is perfect. Cool and sunny, and the leaves are just starting to fall down from some trees. I had breakfast with my best friend at the school - a really sweet teacher who works in the room next to mine. We walked down to dunkin' donuts and had caramel iced lattes and I had the frilliest creme donut ever. I also had a blueberry bagel with cream cheese.

She put my coffee straw next to my donut (wedged in the wrapping) and sang happy birthday to me. I had to pretend it was a candle and blow. It was so cute!  I miss everyone but I'm ok.

I left my phone at home today - usually that would upset me. I'd feel stupid or something. But that's pointless. Today is a day for enjoying life. Maybe i should try to do that more often. Focus on the positive. Maybe I can learn to do that this year. :)

lunalil @ 2007-10-01T14:51:00

I'm seriously considering becoming a ravrr again. There is a lot of good music coming through Seoul soon. I need the exercise, and I need the catharsis.


Not to mention that Koreans aren't jaded/picky/embittered about the whole "scene" yet. Or maybe they are - but I don't know because of the language barrier. =D

Of course I'm also getting old - and I have all these responsibilities to deal with... *sigh*

lunalil @ 2007-08-30T12:41:00

Way to go Dad!

:)

New hundred dollar bills are upgraded with security threads.

Four eared bunny

Four-eared rabbit. I can't embed this video for some reason =/

lunalil @ 2007-08-27T08:49:00

Sometimes Korean weather (or insects lots of cicadas) remind me of home. But it's not quite the same. it's 8:50 in the morning today and feels like a summer afternoon. There is even a thunderstorm booming on the horizon.

omfg

i sped read 648 pages of  potter today.

it was marvelous. now maybe i can put aside my addiction and get shit done. like i was supposed to.

My ipod mini died

I need a new mp3 player. Should I buy an IPOD mini? Is there a cheaper alternative that I should know about? I need music.

Walking around and hearing people talk about me but not being able to understand what they're saying gets old fast.

Aunt Lily

I'm an Aunt!

Congratulations to my sister Lydia, and her husband Silvio on the new addition to their family, a beautiful girl named Stella Elizabeth!

I'm so happy for them :).