Mostly goodness
Still reeling at the Supernatural goodness. Must make an icon for that.
Took Young Yong out for a 'walk' in the park today. It took him a bit to get comfortable enough to do anything but huddle, but once he got behind the flower hedges he felt alright. He even scratched a couple of trees, which made me very happy. An older lady saw the box and wondered what was up, so I waved her over to see him. She said something to him that sounded like "Mariya", mental note to look that up, and was very sweet. Later a little girl nearly made off with the box, so I waved her over too. He was actually more afraid of her than of the ajimma. But he smelled things, wandered around a little, slipped off the collar once (it's a harness, so I still had him by the torso). I intend to socialize and exercise him more, and this is how to do it.
Nice leisurely weekend, courtesy of Skippy. Got directions to where to get new Skechers but lacked the ambition to go after them. Read yesterday's paper today--ATEK irritates me. They made a big production about drug tests and now the Herald is making it sound like they represent most foreign teachers. Not even close, and they certainly don't represent me. atek.or.kr ...I'm sorry, if your logo includes North Korea you've failed basic geography and politics, to start with.
Mental note to organize the expat blogs that I read here. Mental note to keep indexing mine...
But about yesterday--my phone ran out of minutes so I missed my connection with J-----. Not that I'd have been the kind of fun she had in mind, when I can't walk or dance very much. She wants distractions lately, of the loud kind. So, not understanding the voice message that said "You are out of minutes" I took it to a shop where someone could explain that. I asked about buying a newer phone (colleague envy) and the lady told me I couldn't. Native Koreans can buy third generation phones, but as a foreigner I'm only allowed second-generation phones which are hard to get anymore, especially now that some of the phone companies are merging.
WTF I thought--what purpose does it serve to deny me the cool phone? Am I going to be phoning the North with it? Don't want my money ('cos new tech always costs more)? Would someone please explain the logic of this to me?
Still putting off calling Verizon to tell them my KRazor doesn't work anymore, and figure out what to do. Don't know why I'm putting that off, haven't even checked my voice mails. If someone needs to reach me in a hurry, I'm fubar. Granted, I like to unreachable at times, but still...
Bought stickers to decorate my home--monkishness, at least as far as stark environment, is officially a lost cause right now. Full pantry too, and squirreling away money to finish that credential next month. Is this a natural cycle, or am I feeling some deep dissatisfaction that I can't see? Dammit, where's my L?
Speaking of which, I ordered an "L" mug and had it sent to work. I hope I get it soon.