On recent activity and thought

My computer is a better heater than the boiler that is trying desperately to heat my floor. This thing is on fire!!

Tomrrow it's going to be 74 degrees... fahrenheit of course. A nice day, but I'm desperately worried about my clothing situation. Dear lord. In the year and two months I've been in Korea, I've never worried this much about style/fashion. It's almost as if appearance matters more than teaching (what a revelation!!). Recently I've had this strange discomfort with clothing 'reruns,' although I'm pretty sure no one else gives a shit. Perhaps it's time for trip #35094820394823 to Myeong Dong, my most hated place on earth.

But hey... the last time I went to Migliore, the big mall over thar, the shop worker actually gave me her business card. We seemed to have some employee/shopper chemistry going on. Perhaps that's why. I came in, tried on some jeans, she complimented me on how thin I was, I bought the pants... the best case shopping scenario. I could barely breathe in them, but she said it's how they were supposed to be. I'm inclined to believe her, since either way, she was going to sell some jeans. Relatively expensive, but that's what I get for pants that are "made in Korea" and not that cheap "Chinese stuff."

I have a problem, which is that I have an addictive personality. Part of the reason I hate clothes shopping is not because I hate clothes in and of themselves, but that once I start buying shit, I can't stop. This leads to a severe depletion in my already swooning bank account. My brother made a dangerous precedent by purchasing nearly 100,000 won (approximately $90?) worth of clothes including one pair of jeans, a leather belt, a dress shirt, and a t-shirt. When you put it all together like that it doesn't seem like much, but the belt alone was $28. Coincidentally, the jean shop owner had the exact same voice as Hwayobi, an old pop singer now featured on "We Got Married," a Korean reality tv show. This may mean nothing to you, but it was a little hilarious at the time as her voice and way of speaking is very unusual and induces laughter whenever heard.

Well, the point of all this is that spring has sprung in Korea. It's time for a change not only in wardrobe but attitude. In the end, everyone's searching for their own happiness. For now, seeing green on the trees is enough. A car to take midnight drives in would be nice but... gotta take baby steps into adulthood...