March 2008
8 posts
Kitty's are good for ratings, too
[Bear with me, my “s” key is stuck, I think there’ a bead in there.] Poor Gunner Bunner has been a little sick lately. If the authorities saw what he swallowed yesterday, they’d put him in protective custody. Let’s just say it had to do with jewelry. He’ better today, poor Bunny.
Puppies and Babies
Dear Political Pundits, I know we Americans tend to be simpletons. We like our American Idol and we occasionally TiVo King of the Hill. And sometimes, admittedly, we click on the “Britney Misses Court Appearance” link on the CNN homepage before we click on the link regarding “progress” being made on either of our two war fronts. (Okay, I am NOT the only one who has done...
Explorin'
I will not break the first rule of blogging (which is to apologize for being a delinquent blogger)…I will simply say that I have had a busy week. After a hard-fought battle with notecards, audiotapes, Hirigana charts and my own will, I took my Japanese final and got an “A” and a smiley face from Miyagi-Sensei. Can’t remember the last time I got a smiley face on the top of...
Procrastination
I should be studying for my Japanese final which is TOMORROW. I should be working on conjugating adjectives, which is befuddling to me. What have I spent the greater part of this week’s alloted study hours on? Weaving hundreds of tiny beads together to make an absurd necklace I will probably never have the chutzpah to wear anywhere outside of LA. I can’t help it. I love to be...
Part IV: The Fun!
The whole reason we went to Seoul was to see the LA Galaxy play FC Seoul in the World Cup Stadium. Unfortunately, Donovan was not there, but Becks did play all 90 minutes and he earned every penny of the $250 million that they pay him. Even the South Koreans rooting for FC Seoul went nuts when he touched the ball. FC Seoul won in shootouts, which John says doesn’t count, so he keeps telling...
Part 3: Artful Korea
First of all, Happy Birthday Dad! It is Gunner’s birthday as well, but we will put an extra candle on his cake for you. Before coming to Okie, everyone was saying to me “Oh, this experience is going to be so INSPIRATIONAL for your jewelry line, you’ll be so INSPIRED in Japan, just let the INSPIRATION flow.” One thing that is not helpful to inspiration is the pressure to...
Part Two: The DMZ
The most fascinating part of my time in Korea would have to be the DMZ tour. The Demilitarized Zone is a 4km-wide zone along the entire border between the North Korea and South Korea, the most heavily guarded border in the world. The 3 of us were lucky enough to have our own personal tour guide Youngsan (Angela) who gave us a fascinating history. (On a funny note, she actually picked us up in...
Part One: The Taste of Seoul
What a great trip we had! Thank you to Ellen and Nancy Lee and everyone else who gave us some really great recommendations - we covered a ton of ground for only having been there 6 days. Most prominent in my recent memories of the trip was the COLD. Turns out I am a beach girl, who knew? It ranged from 30-45 degrees the whole time we were there, and actually snowed on the last day. The core...
