more then i can chew

this is my obligatory end of the year post. in supposed reference to all the experiences 2007 had to offer, i should be able to muster up a few lines of insight or at least a catchy phrase that sums it all up. i cant think very clearly right now because of this cold and that flu. additionally, i am slowly losing the ability to communicate in English; i guess i can blame the fact that im trying to learn spanish in korea - yea, that clearly doesnt make sense. anyway, as most of you all know, i love to eat, and against all reason and lessons in manners, i tend to eat via the stuff mouth + chew little + swallow technique. unfortunately, that technique has taken over the way i live. ive taken on as much as i possibly can fit into a schedule and have succumbed to the fact i cant swallow. end result - im tired and sick. while i feel that we should all try to live by that cheesy but thoughtful quote that goes something like "dream like you'll live forever, but live like you'll die today", i clearly have to refine my methods. cheers for having made it through 2007, onwards into 2008. ^^ happy new years! / 새해 복 많이 받으세요! / Ein glückliches Neues Jahr! / ¡Próspero Año Nuevo!

a box of chocolates

"life is like a..." is probably overused. I'm one of the worst offenders and as my commitment to my offence, I offer up the classic:
My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get."
I know what his momma was trying to tell him, but now I'm really understanding how that applies. But 'cause I'd rather ride a rollercoaster then eat a box of chocolates, I figure life is like a rollercoaster. You roughly begin and end at the same place, i.e. from dust to dust. However, you're blind folded for the whole ride. There are places and stretches of track where you think you know what's gonna happen next, prepare for it, and it happens as you figure. But mostly, you know you're going from point A to point B and even though you imagine and plan it one way, the loops and turns that get you there are unexpected and ... if you can manage to .. enjoy and get a thrill out of it. Needless to say there are places you turn blue, vomit, and cry for your momma. If you try fighting the ride it's gonna hurt more then it has to.. and well you can ascertain more metaphors if you'd like. Anyway in short, realizing I'm on such a rollercoaster has made the last year that much more enjoyable. This next stretch is another that I'll remember forever.

paid practice

In short, I've been hired as an expensive babysitter. However, I've come to realize that this is really just practice for the real deal... i.e. raising my own children someday. I know, it's a scary and overwhelming thought considering I'm not even dating right now.
In other news, there are no swimming pools (that I could find) in 강남구 where you can do early morning laps.
I'm still sick, so nights are miserable. 'Sleep' is a collection of 1hr naps interrupted by coughing and a re-dosage-ing of Tylenol cold & flu / the only thing I brought that has dextromethorphan hbr. By the time I recover from the flu I'm worried my liver will have been poisoned beyond repair by acetaminophen - such is life without health insurance. (Also damned by my miserlyness, that I didn't bring along a few bottles of Delsym)

busy with nothing

So now I'm in Seoul. I have no work, no commitments -- nothing, but I find myself rather busy. I havn't found the time to make it to the nearest PC방 to upload pictures I took during the flight. Finding stable work will be a multiple week process and having caught the flu from a cute but sneezing, oozing Vietnamese baby on my flight here, I just want to eat and sleep until I feel better. Without health insurance I can't risk a bacterial infection... its pathetic how in these times I think more often about my relationship with Jesus.

first snow