Closing Walls and Ticking Clocks

Thank god for the weekend! I finally got my tiny apartment clean. You wouldn't beleive the amount of dust and hair that gathers in it.. Am I really losing that much hair? Anyways, it's nice to have a clean floor and an organized space. Did all the grocery shopping too.. Can't wait to make my famous Kimchijiggae. Man I've been eating well lately. The other day I had Sapporo Ramen and it was AWESOME. I could eat miso ramen forever and not get sick of it..

On another note, having Theresa over for dinner is going to be fun! My apartment is so tiny though, we have to sit on the floor and eat on my computer table. It's nice and cozy here.. The fall weather is getting brisker. I can't wait until I can wear my coats. I love coats. Man I need to stop buying clothes.. And scarves.. and hats.. Ugh but I can't help it. My winter accesories are spilling out of my closet. Jeeze.. I need a bigger apartment.

On another note, it's decided! I am taking a three month vacation to the states starting February! I'll probably have to quit my job, but I am tired of Korea. I'm going to the states for good, unless I can't find a decent job, then I guess I'll have to drag my ass back here.. Oh well. I miss America.

It's been a year and a half since I've been in Korea! Now I'm working as a media researcher/content developer for an English Academy, and I feel so bored. I wish there was a way I could get a job in the states that pays as well as this job, but as a lowly English major with little job experience inside the states, things look grim...

My boyfriend went back to Chicago, and I feel like life here isn't as cool as it used to be. My boss is an asshole. I love my friends, but they are all preoccupied with their jobs which make it hard for them to make time to hang out. I know alone time is a good thing, it gives you time to think, but when I think I tend to worry about the future.

What the fuck am I doing with my life?? I came to Korea with the dream of starting a book of some sort and I haven't even written one sentence of a story. Oh I miss America. Seoul is awesome for about a year.. Then it just gets old. :(

Is anyone still active on this thing? Haha.. It's been three years.. LJ is like my diary into my past. Any updates? How is everyone doing? :)

Has anyone seen the movie Lovely By Surprise? The trailer intrigued me.. But I haven't read a good review on it so I'm debating on whether or not I should see it. hrm..

ELF

You are an elf. An elf is like a
human but much fairer and pure. Elves are
usually tall, with pointed ears, and resemble
humans very closely, but elves are usually much
more beautiful. Elves are a distant race. They
prefer to keep to themselves, because often,
many of them feel that their race is superior
to humans. Elves symbolize wisdom, prudence,
love, and hope. They are very merry and happy.
They are forever young and delight in music.
They are natural artists as well.


Which mythical creature resides in your soul? (11 Results + Pictures)
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Megz2141: i found the whitman rather arduous
AquaShade71: OMG
AquaShade71: me too
AquaShade71: it was a jumble of Words
Megz2141: yeah
AquaShade71: I liked Abrams the best out of the essays
Megz2141: he needs to stick to prose
AquaShade71: and.. Thoreau
Megz2141: yeah, i agree
Megz2141: ha, i liked sappho at the very beginning
AquaShade71: me too!~
AquaShade71: see, the poetry is intriguing..
AquaShade71: but.. i feel like the essayists just have to make reading so tedious and boring
AquaShade71: books are meant for THIS
Megz2141: yeah
AquaShade71: or THAT.. they have to do this and that.. etc..
Megz2141: i feel like most of them are just pretentious
AquaShade71: i feel like we should read books to take pleasure out of them. haha
Megz2141: yeah
AquaShade71: and learn from them.. which is a pleasure
Megz2141: since knowledge is pleasure! go wordsworth!
AquaShade71: but.. not to like rip it apart with our brains
AquaShade71: seriously. they go beyond the point of pleasureable knowledge..
AquaShade71: they have to disect it until you can't even recognize what it is

Oh man this is really scary, stare at this picture for 50 seconds.. I swear you can see a ghost!

http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/cyber_ghost.htm

I have to admitt, learning to live again with two new family members was a tough thing. Sometimes I felt like I was going to go ballistic.. That I just wanted to run away from it all.

But something makes up for all the sharing, caring, and extra stress and personality conflicts that sometimes get to me. It's the feeling of life and activity all around me. The sound of the piano being played, laughter, voices, smells of cooking, the little messes around the house announcing life...

I'm not alone. Silly, but it's quite a warm and comforting feeling. I finally feel like I understand why people get married and have kids.

It's been awhile since I wrote anything. But everythings been hectic and I've just got internet today..

Well the good news is I've moved in and am almost done "settling". It's funny how every time I move into a new place (every two years for the past five moves) I wake up in the morning with complete amnesia. I have nooo idea where I am, until it hits me duh we moved. Yea..

Grandfather passed away on the 1st of August. I'll always miss him, and I did mourn him. But I don't really want to talk about that..

Still adjusting to living with other siblings in the house. But the truth is, I can't wait to go back to school. I miss school. Pretty sad, eh?

Change of plans! Moving out August 1st.. AWESOME. Also bought some new bed stuff which was fun.. But Summer still pretty much is at a stand still.. Ahahah I envy those people who went somewhere fun for summer. grrr

Living with siblings is so different. I forgot what it was to share a bathroom, get irritated over annoying habits, and fight over using the computer first. Well.. things will get better when we move eventually (August 8th) but it still takes a lot of getting used to. and believe me, I am not the patient kind....


Summer is pretty lame this year.

I know this is a petty childish way to react.. But I am SO jealous of all the HOTT girls at my school..

I was just riffling through my facebook when I keep seeing all these GORGEOUS perfect people. It makes me feel pretty dang ugly. And I usually don't have such low self esteem. It makes me feel like being gorgeous is a requirement for all women..

LAME!! I wish everyone was just blind. Then the world would be a much happier place.

My Grandpa's getting better hopefully.. We're looking for a new house, my cousins are coming to live with us.. An extra dog is coming into the family.. Wow things are seriously changing so fast. I can't believe how your life can just be flipped upside down in the course of a single days events.

Oh... And see the SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS. It's really cute and almost corny.. But I love it. It makes me cry with joy. ehehehe.

Ahhhh.. I've had such a hectic week I've blown things completely out of the water. All the crap I've not been doing ahs caught up with me. I am so fucking stressed. I hate school. ARRRGGHH..

I went to the optomitrist(sp?) this morning and my fears were confirmed. I do have a corneal ulcer, and it is very serious. Luckily, I won't go blind since the ulcer was between my pupil and my iris, not smack dab in the middle of my pupil. Plus, my vision hasn't been affected, my eye only hurts under bright lights. So, I was prescribed some very very strong eye-drops to put in my eye every fifteen minutes for two hours, and then every hour of the day. It burns, but I'm hoping it will get rid of that little white dot.

My goodness, I am SO LUCKY that the ulcer wasn't directly in front of my pupil. I would be PERMANTENLY blind from what my Doctor said. She said the problem is really serious, and she'd like to see me as soon as possible, which is monday.. Since she isn't in on Sundays. Man.. THese ulcers are apparently rare. I guess this week just isn't my week to be healthy! BUT hey, I'M NOT BLIND! HURRAAAH..

Me, Mary and Melissa (whoaaa alliteration!) went to see the Amityville Horror today. IT'S FREAKING SCARY... Yea, not sleeping much tonight. It's not a original plot.. but it's freaking freaking scary. I was screaming "Oh my god" all throughout the movie, Melissa was hiding in her hood, and Mary was grabbing my arm till the circulation was cut off. Watching Whose Line Is it Anyway hoping those horrible images are wiped from my mind.

today was actually sunny! (HURRAH) but too bad i was wearing gray-black clothing so i'd match my glasses. I hate wearing my emo looking nerdy black glasses, but my right-eye has a little white dot in it. Symptoms sound suspiciously like a corneal ulcer. eee.. going to see my eye-doctor tomorrow, but crossing my fingers hoping it's not. I can't wait to get into some COLORFUL clothing. :) Oh yea it's FRIDAY.. Ahhhh.. to catch up on BUTTLOADS of work.. or to spend laze around with the buddies.. eeeehhh...

I am slipping into laziness yet AGAIN. i need to pull myself together.. Lets see..

English.. working had.. but too early to decide if i'm doing well in it..
Society and the Oceans .. ditto.. I'm doing the reading etc, but.. not much else. We've only had one quiz so far..
Arcaeology of Egypt shit. Readings are as dry as shit. And I'm pretty far behind.. oh nuts. This one could prove to be my downfall..

Why can't I just be a good little girl and study five hours a day like all the rest of them? What in the world is wrong with me??

People are so keen on sending scam emails to my account these days. those bastards... beware of this ridiculous letter. whoever falls for this one is a complete idiot.

ATTN: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Emma C. Ikem
a private financial consultant /Account portfolio
manager.

I happen to have managed a particular account for a Resident Foreigner,here in
Nigeria, who accidentally died Interstate, leaving in our care a reasonable
amount in a Domiciliary United States Dollars Account.

The Highly confidential nature of our client and our Business Confidential
disposition on Client to client Basis did not warrant us to have an easily
identifiable next of Kin to this particular Client. I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my client's relatives immediate and extended,this has
proved unsuccessful.

Hence, I am contacting you. I need you to assist in securing the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance House here in Nigeria where his deposits were
lodged. The Finance House has issued a Government Mandatory Formality, notice to
provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated within the next one
month.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives for over two
years and convinced that no one is coming up and having satisfied the mandatory
legal requirement of Beneficiary /next of kin
Notification, I now make Bold to seek a Reliable and Trustworthy person with
your consent and perfect understanding, to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at Twenty One Million,
Three Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollars, interest Inclusive, can
be paid into an account to be provided by you( preferably outside the country
Financial Institutions or its Isles), as the perceived Next Of Kin Legally
and Otherwise.

I have all necessary documents to back up these claims as Next of Kin on your
behalf. All I require is your honest cooperation and confidence in me, which I
believe that it is not easy as we have not done similar transaction before and
not by reference. Hence the reasons I choose to call this a Deal,as it will be
based on trust to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. I would advise that you give this a
positive consideration and get back to me via this e-mail
address:(chisomikemm@yahoo.fr ) as I would be very flexible as well as
considerate in percentage share that will be given to you for
your assistance. Upon receipt of your response l will send to you my private
number so that you can reach me for further discussion regarding this project.

Best regards,

Mr. Emma C. Ikem