Wash and Wear

Yesterday I spent over 250 bucks to ship my books back to the states–and those weren’t even all of them. Today I put down 175 to send back random knickknacks, ranging from USB cords to half-finished scarves to paper fans from Kyoto. They should arrive in mid-January.
After much deliberation, I’m giving most of my cardigans [...]

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Dinner’s On Me

For the first time, I wired money to the U.S.
Bonnie Conquest said it would take only 40 minutes, but I sat at the manager’s desk twiddling my thumbs for an hour. Next time should be faster . . . but I’m closing my account on Friday, so maybe not. Anyway, I sent transferred 8 million [...]

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A Little Older Now

I had a soft spot for my supposed replacement, Jo, ever since I heard of her. Not only did she have the same name as one of my sisters, but she was the same age too and just out of college. And a vegetarian.
A part of me wanted to hate her, because she was going [...]

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An Itch

As if my month couldn’t get crappier, I forgot to call my baby sister on her birthday (December 6th). I’m such a shitty sister, and all I want to do is kick myself in the teeth.
So sorry, Marbs–you know I love you, and I will totally make up for it.
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Two hours of yoga, and all I [...]

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Wish Me Good Luck

I have an interview on Saturday. Lordy I’m a bit nervous.
Cali in fifteen days. Besides seeing my family I don’t know what I’ll do in the orchards. Catching up on favorite television shows and comic books, maybe a trip down south (or east). It’s going to be anti-climatic.
When my trip to Thailand was cut off, [...]

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Only 29 Hours To Go

I am drained. And I haven’t even packed my stuff yet.
And after some deep thinking (and deprivation of sleep), I decided to come out of hiding. No, I’m not giving up the anonymity thing–although I have really grown to hate it–because I have a job and family to protect. But if you will be Seoul [...]

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Dilemma

“I have a new favorite British word!” I told my roommate last night.
“Oh no.”
“I’ve been thinking about how we have this huuuuuge communication problem, and how it affects our relationship in and out of the office.”
“What are you talking about?”
“So I figured that if we took some time to learn about our different languages and cultures, [...]

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So . . . is it December yet?

I almost have all my travel stuff sorted, except that the hotels want to know when I’ll be arriving. I only have my flight to Bangkok confirmed, and I’m still trying to decide whether or not I’ll take the bus or fly to Chiang Mai. Yeah, flying is faster, and I might get motion sickness [...]

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I’m going to Thailand!

After considering my interests in Buddhism and yoga, I’ve decided to spend two weeks in Thailand.
I originally wanted to spend a month, but D is saving money this month and staying in Korea; I really don’t want to spend another Christmas on my own. I know I preach about being independent and all, but I’m [...]

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Three Countries. Where To Go?

One day to plan the entire month of December. I have to make a decision by Monday.
I was really hell-bent on India, but I have to get a visa before entering the country, and I don’t have any time to go to the Indian embassy in Seoul. I guess I’ll have to do that next [...]

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