Deeper Shade Of Seoul

Law & Order SVU in the background, falling madly in love with every word of The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, Haagen Dazs Mango Sorbet and chilled white wine slowly filling up my tummy, plus lots of texts from someone I like getting texts from. It's turning out to be a mighty fine night!

Navy Beach/Mono Lake

On our way to Reno we stopped to check out Navy Beach. You can tell by the pictures (taken by Gaylord) that it was made/inhabited by aliens. I tried to find some, but they're sneaky little bastards.

Actually, Navy Beach was used by the U.S. military back in the day for weapons testing, rese

arch, and top secret stuff. They stopped

using it in 1962, mostly due to public safety and environmental concerns, but also because other nearby bases were expanded so it wasn't as useful as it had once been.

Hard to believe all those rocks were under water at some point. I'm actually a fan of global warming, since I hate the cold, but I bet Al Gore would shit himself if he saw it.

Y'all can just go ahead and click HERE
to see some photos of my last few days, including one of a big spider trying to eat me!!!!

Overheard...

The little girl next to me at the diner wants french toast. Her dad said something stupid and adult-ish to her, like telling her she should get something smaller cause she didn't finish her dinner last night. Adult logic is so ridiculous. So the girl yelled, "THAT'S BECAUSE I LOOOVE EATING FRENCH TOAST, BUT I HATE EATING REGULAR STUFF LIKE VEGETABLES!!"

Me too, kid. Me too. :)

Boys are gross.

HAHAHA!!!!

Of course the staff would immediately assign Gaylord to the handicapped room.

My new tattoo. :)

I'm talking to RL right now and it's making me soooooooooooooooooooooo happy!!!

There's only so much 1 person can do.

One of the many destinations on our recent road trip was the south rim of the Grand Canyon. I had never been there before, and I immediately fell madly in love with it. I'm working on going back for a 2 or 3 day backpacking trip. So far the itinerary looks like we'll be taking the South Kaibob Trail to the river and then spending the night camping at the South Angel Campground. I'm thinking about taking the South Angel Trail back to the top. It's a bit longer than just going back on the South Kaibob Trail, but only by a few miles so it should be OK. Gotta get my application for a permit in soon...I've heard the spots go quickly!!

Yesterday GLF and I played tourists and went and walked around the Embarcadero section of town. Actually, since I know next to nothing about this city that may be what they call that section of town or it might just be the name of the subway stop we got off, but anyway...It was awesome!! We had some yummy calamari and sweet potato fries at Pier 23, some Pyramid Apricot Ale (GLF had the more manly Anchor Steam Lager) at some other bar, and did lots and lots of walking and picture taking. We wandered through Pier 39, but we didn't ride the carousel. :( We got some amazing cheese and olives here, some awesome bread from The Acme Bread Company next door, and some unbelievable chocolate from this place. We took the 1940's style muni to Market Street, walked a bit more, and then came home and had a picnic (in our room - cause once the sun went down it got COLD and WINDY) with all our yummy goods.

After the picnic GLF got all hopped up on pain meds, since he had spent all day ignoring his doctor's orders to rest and wear his sling and not use his arm, and I watched The Fifth Element. I know I'm not the first to say it, but Holy Fuck Milla Jovovich (sp?) is FUCKING HOT!!!!

Today I'm going to pretend I'm a big girl and go to Berkeley ALL BY MYSELF!!! :)

:)

Today was a good day.

Stressed = Lists

Pay attention mofos...there'll be a quiz at the end.

01. Do you like blue cheese? I love it.

02. Have you ever smoked heroin? Uh...that would be a no.

03. Do you own a gun? Does a supersoaker count? I don't own a real gun, I have zero desire to own a real gun, but there are guns in my house and I feel like if they're here I should learn how to use/handle them properly. In the meantime I just stay away from that section of the closet. :) Besides, who needs a gun when you have a shank??

04. What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic? I've never been to a Sonic. Not sure what drinks they have or why I would need to add anything to them, but I'm kind of partial to Sprite or club soda with peach flavoring. Is that the kind of drinks they have at Sonic?

05. Do you get nervous before Doctor Appointments? Yes. I have a history of getting bad news at them.

06. What do you think of hot dogs? Yum. But only at the right time and place.

07. Favorite Christmas movie? I love Charlie Brown's Christmas. And, of course, A Christmas Carol.

08. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee. It's not so much a preference as an absolute necessity.

09. Can you do push ups? Yes

10. Age? 31

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? I don't really have one.

12. Favorite hobby? I don't really have one. I need one. Suggestions?

13. Favorite Actor? I like almost everything Johnny Depp has done.

14. Do you have A.D.D.? Nope, but I've been accused of having it. I can't help it - if something isn't interesting, then I'm just not interested. Ya dig?

15. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? Believe it or not, I actually used to be a pretty coordinated/graceful person. Then I had some pretty serious health issues and the coordination just never really came back. It takes me soooo much longer to do things that other people do super fast - like putting clothes on, tying my shoes, showering, getting into/out of vehicles. I walk slower than I used to. I trip and stumble often. I spill things a lot more than most people. Putting things together can be tricky. I usually don't mind so much when I'm alone...I've learned to manage my time differently, sometimes I find it humorous, and it was a nice - though forced - way to slow down my once very hectic pace of life. But it bothers other people, especially people who spend a lot of time with me. They get frustrated and yell at me, snap at me, shake their head, roll their eyes and give me that "Why can't you ever do anything right???" look. You'd think by now I'd be used to it, but it destroys me every time. I cry about their reactions when I'm alone, then tell myself I shouldn't take it personally, I won't get so upset next time...but then next time comes and I'm just as hurt. My second least favorite trait is my unusually high sensitivity level. If I wasn't so fucking sensitive I might not get so down when my friends make me feel like they're disappointed in me. God, that was a long rant. Is anyone still reading??? :)

16. Middle name? Erin

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment :

1. I'm hungry.
2. I'm a little bored.
3. I'm really hungry.

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday Hmmm...I don't think I bought a single thing yesterday. If I did I can't remember. How about today??? Here's 3 things I bought today...

1. garden supplies
2. new pillow
3. razors (yes, it's definitely time for me to shave my legs!!! TMI??)

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
1. Water
2. Coffee
3. Lemonade

20. Current worry? I wouldn't even know where to begin...

21. Current hate right now? Mayonnaise

22 Favorite place to be? In my happy place. :)

23. How did you bring in the New Year? With the kind of friends that everyone should be blessed enough to have, and with phone calls from a (once) very close male friend telling you the kind of things girls don't really like hearing from their close male friends. Sigh. You take the good with the bad, I guess.

24. Where would you like to go? Everywhere!!!!!

25. Name three people who will complete this?
Whoever wants to

26. Do you own slippers? No. I'd like a pair with frogs on them, though.

27. What shirt are you wearing? A black Southside Hash T shirt.

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No.

29. Can you whistle? No

30. Favorite color? Blue

31. Would you be a pirate? I could definitely get down with the boats, rum, fashion, and language. And the looting/pillaging. But not the raping. And I tend to be fiercely loyal, so I'm not sure how I'd handle the whole mutiny thing, should it ever become an issue.

32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Return to Innocence, by Enigma, Catch My Disease, by Ben Lee, and Suddenly I See, by KT Tunstall have been the recent selections.

33. Favorite girl’s name? Don't really have any.

34. Favorite boy’s name? Don't really have any.

35. What is in your pocket right now? Nothing. But now I'm thinking of that Alanis Morrissette song...

36. Last thing that made you laugh? My roommate Josh throwing a pillow at my face while I was sleeping. It scared the shit out of me, so I think I probably screamed before I laughed.

37. Best bed sheets as a child? I can't remember any sheets I had as a child. I had a unicorn blanket that I loved.

38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Broken heart.

39. Do you love where you live? It's growing on me. I'd love it more if I had some friends here.

40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2

41. Who is your loudest friend? RL

42. How many dogs do you have? None. But Josh has one.

43. Does someone have a crush on you? I doubt it. None that I know of, anyway.

44. What is your favorite book? A Prayer For Owen Meany and The Physics of Superheroes. And Vernon God Little. And just about any travel book. And almost every issue of Outside magazine. I love to read.

45. Where were you born? In Pennsylvania.

46. What is your favorite candy? Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate

47. Favorite Sports Team? Which sport???

48. What song do you want played at your funeral? Who cares?!? I'll be dead!

49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Watching Batman Begins.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I need to get laid/Where's the coffee?? (Again, TMI??)

Miss Me?

Tons upon tons of updates coming. Just been so super busy. Soon, I promise!!!!

I'm in Colorado Springs. :)

Bedrock

:)

Back to San Fran today.

What Day Is It???

We're in Reno, after a loooong drive and many stops including Roswell, Socorro, Vegas, and a zillion mining towns. I'd still be gambling if Gaylord hadn't forced me to "GET IN THE FUCKING TRUCK!!!" :)

The Grand Canyon has replaced Alaska as my favorite place in America.

We'll be in Reno for the next few days, and then back to SF. Tons of pics are coming, and many, many postcards are on the way.

Jes shops around for the perfect specimen with which to learn how to properly "shank" someone! I wasn't about to let her practice on me. She would "accidentally" sever an artery or something. Sheesh!

The victim: Hello Kitty! The ploy is to first act really friendly and cuddly. Note Jes is very cuddly and friendly.

The pounce, or "attack!" is unexpected and swift.....major organs and lungs along with arterial locations is a preferred spot. (Of course, never try this at home..and these instructions are from a gen-U-wine ex-con who will remain nameless!

The finish: extra pain. Note the big toe is now in big pain. Poor Hello Kitty.

Jes shows her what's up! Then practiced her knife throwing abilities.

(We are now at the Grand Canyon, taking a breather from the long day of driving and photography) We're off to dinner in a few and gonna hit an early hike into the Canyon tomorrow morning to try and get some good photos at sunrise.

I'm sure you guys have noticed from the pictures that I'm not exactly starving on this trip. Somewhere I have more pics of all the yummy food that has been going directly from my mouth to my ass (seriously, it's getting HUGE), but these were all I could find right now. The carcass looking thingy on the top is called cabrito and it was DELICIOUS. Even though I did tell Gaylord that the way they had it hanging up reminded me of Jesus, and I wasn't sure if that made me feel bad about eating it or if that made me want to eat more of it, and then I begged him not to translate that to his dad and the other guests at lunch. Anyway, if you ever have the chance to try cabrito, you definitely should.

After eating the carcass thingy, and all the organs that were once inside the carcass thingy, we went for a walk around part of Reynosa and I bought a cool bracelet which I may or may not decide to give to Stephanie.

I have tons of postcards but no addresses, so if you want one send me an address.

These are from the evening when GLF's goddaughter insisted on reading me EVERY book she owned. She was awesome. I figured we'd look at a few pictures and she'd get bored but she totally knew all her letters and could sound out a bunch of the words, even with her younger sister distracting us by yelling, "DORA! DORA!" over and over. :) All that bookworm stuff helped us work up quite an appetite so we scarfed down some yummy food provided by her parents and then the grown ups talked about serious matters while she and I watched Casino Royale and dreamt about being James Bonds' girlfriend.

I LOVE SHOES!!!!

A few days ago Gaylord had some "grown up" errands to do and didn't want me bugging him the whole time, so he disguised his desire to get rid of me for a few hours by suggesting a shopping trip and dropping me off at the nearest mall. Fine with me. I sniffed out Macy's and within minutes bought 10 pairs of shoes that he needs to make room in his closet for. SUCKER!!! Here's pics of some of them...

Wasting Time...

I like lists. I make lists of everything, especially when I'm stressed or unable to sleep. I stole this one from my cousin.

The catch is that all the answers must only be ONE word.

1.Where is your mobile phone? charging
2.Your significant other? errands
3.Your hair? bedhead
4.Your mother? mom
5.Your father? dad
6.Your favourite thing? fun
7.Your dream last night? nightmare :(
8.Your favorite drink? limeade
9.Your dream/goal? love
10.The room you’re in? kitchen
11.Your ex? which?
12.Your fear? unlovable.
13.Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
14.Where were you last night? Victor's
15.What you’re not? hippie
16.Muffins? bleh
17.One of your wish list items? bike
18.Where you grew up? Sunbury
19.The last thing you did? coffee
20.What are you wearing? pajamas
21.Your TV? none
22.Your pets? Jaws :)
23.Your computer? none
24.Your life? awesome
25.Your mood? content
26.Missing someone? enormously
27.Your car? none
28.Something you’re not wearing? underwear
29.Favorite Store? Macy’s
30.Your summer? anticipation
31.Like someone? totally
32.Your favorite color? blue
33.When is the last time you laughed? today
34.Last time you cried? yesterday
35.Who will/would re-post this? unknown

How To Make A Shank

First, you have to go to a shitty border town. The kind where nobody asks any questions when a white girl shows up in a machine shop and asks the boss to make her a shank. We chose Reynosa, Mexico, where GLF's dad just happens to have a machine shop.

It is very important to choose the perfect piece of scrap metal for your shank. I went with this rusty old saw blade, figuring if my prison shanking abilities were less than stellar I could at least hope my victim hadn't had a recent tetanus shot.

Next step: filing the piece of metal into a shank-like shape. I went with a double edge shank, being totally unaware there were different styles to choose from until GLF's dad politely explained them to me. :) I'm all about proper safety equipment, but Gaylord, being hecho en Mexico, was too cool for protective eye wear.

After playing in the shop for awhile, and one desperate escape attempt by yours truly (I only made it 3 blocks on my own before I was picked up, brought back, and very sternly told to NOT GO OUTSIDE BY MYSELF - it was like that time I got grounded for setting off my crazy neighbors car alarm so often that he finally called the police) we decided to leave the shank-making to the Mexicans and go get drunk. :)

After some margaritas and visits to a few of GLF's uncles - one of them, apparently the smarter one, refused to allow me to enter his bar. My reputation as a master shanker must have preceeded me!!! - we went back to pick up the finished product. As the first picture clearly demonstrates, proper shanking technique requires you to hold your shank in one hand, and your margarita in the other.

The finished product:

Then we had a fantastic BBQ at GLF's dad's house. Check out GLF's HOT sisters!!! I thought Brownie was the only hasher with a hot sister. :)

GLF got a little mouthy so I had to teach him what happens to Mexicans who can't keep their mouth shut.

Just kidding. I didn't do that.

Late last night, after drinking my own weight in vodka, we smuggled my shank across the border and now we're back in McAllen, Texas. Sadly, I have lost custody of my shank and GLF says I can only use it under direct supervision. :(

So...we skipped Corpus and drove straight to McAllen, TX. This is the town where little Gaylord grew up. I saw little Gaylord's school, and the house where little Gaylord lived, and the fields little Gaylord used to play in. And many, many pictures of little Gaylord (hahahahahaha!!). I got my ass kicked by a 5 year old at Go Fish, and I watched most of Horton Hears A Who, which is an awesome movie.

Today we will head to Mexico, where I will shank anyone who looks at me wrong, because (1) that's how you roll in Mexico, and (2) I don't want to lose my expert shanking skills after spending so much time at TXIH practicing them!

Thanks to Gaylord for updating my blog and posting all those pictures (your mom posts pictures). We finished recovering from TXIH by heading to The Woodlands for some awesome food (liquid crack, anyone?) and many, many margaritas. And Ass Gagger, E.S.P.N. and I got in some sneaky, ninja style red-headed slut shots. :)

We all crashed at Donnie the Retard and E.S.P.N.'s place, and like true hashers once we were invited we never left. :) The plan was breakfast and then hit the road but instead we've been lounging on the couch watching Team America and Old School.

Next up: Corpus Christi.

I've never been able to pack my sleeping bag in the super tiny bag that comes with it, without a) taking a break b) spraining a wrist c) making a complete spectacle of myself. Gaylord made me do it, and wouldn't help. :(

till the very end of course, when I was out of breath and couldn't do it anymore.

Gaylord was my hero, and finished it up. Then we got to drinking again. and I went to the Knuckledraggers circle.

Gaylord and I doing shots off of the Shot Luge! Wild Cherry vodka for me, Hot Damn (!!!!) for GLF!

Learning the ever useful, double down down. :D

Dicksmiths compound, complete with white picket fence and castles. We weren't allowed to dig on the property due to the livestock that come through here, so he couldn't put the moat in place. :(

Donnie the Retard, in what might be the world's smallest camping chair. Cause he broke the other one, when he sat down during the Friday nights activities. hahahaha

Donnie the Retard

Me and Gaylord...drinking...yet again.

Donnie got loaded. FUCK YEAH!!

Gaylord had the tour de chug shirt for a long time. Not a good idea. All challenges MUST be accepted!! Death by Dildo totally annihilated him by challenging him, and then not drinking. HA! She got him 6 times with that! Tour de chug, shot luge, and a few rounds of asshole...it was the drunkest I've ever seen him.

KBS and me doing shots.

Some more photos of Friday night. The band canceled at the last minute, despite having spent weeks prior bugging everyone on hashspace and with email to buy their crappy T-shirts. So there was no show or event on Friday night, but the Knuckledraggers had set up a very large structure, with a cover, and had a beer pong table, a 3-man table and also a Flip Cup table going, with music, sound system and disco lights. Everyone came here and they saved the night. Knuckledraggers are my heroes!!!!

During the evening, Donnie and Gaylord began what they like to call their "black ops missions"
As they put it, how could the organizer put a can of gel shaving cream into every gimme bag and not expect someone to come up with the idea of spraying people with it. Shheeeriously.

I like to call this picture "Gaylord's demise" I think he had the "Tour de Chug" shirt on for a few hours, and then he kept saddling up to the Shot Luge and doing all kinds of shots. Eventually he passed out, not without going down kicking and screaming. "Why are you making me take a nap?!? I could keep going!!" Hahahahahaha!! A few hours later he fell out of his tent (literally) and was right back at it.

Me. Aren't I cute?

(MASSIVE) Slut Slinger, who finally acknowledged that he knew me. But I think it was just the fact he'd had the TdeC shirt on for a while. Maybe now he'll add me on hashspace, instead of declining my friend request! Moron! He redeemed himself by following my orders to hang his head in shame every time he saw me.

Donnie and Gaylord regulating at Beirut. They had it down, and kept winning and destroying the competition. Even the annoying guys that thought they'd win. Donnie and Gaylord were playing psy ops games on them and totally screwed their mental game.

Gay-Ho and Kit Kat!

KBS, after getting over his fear of germs during Beirut. He did manage to wash ALL the balls between throws. It was funny to watch.

KBS, moments before he felt the wrath of my shank. hahahaha not really.

It was a long night of missions for all of us, and more than one time, I had to go "ninja" on people. Gaylord was the instigator, and apparently during the road trip to Texas had brainwashed my mind, so that when my activation word was mentioned, I would instantly go into "ninja" mode. I managed to take 3 mugs and a few other "souvenirs." :D

Well, not only did I survive nearly 36 straight hours in the truck with GAYLORD (THE COOLEST HASHER IN THE WORLD) , we finally arrived to Austin, Tx late Thursday night and immediately began partying at Knaves' house. What started out as a few Knuckledraggers crashing there before the ride to TXIH turned into a pretty decent sized group of hashers, and before we knew it, we were drunk. :) I take ZERO responsibility for that, as Death By Dildo met me at the door with Jaeger shots.

Here are some photos. TXIH went off without much problems. Lots of mud the first day, and I've become quite adept at driving. For not having driven in the last 2 years, I put more miles under me in 36 hours than in 2 years in Korea. I even experienced that wonderful feeling of road rage!

oh yes....PHOTOS:

Gaylord yelling at me to "Get in the fucking truck now!!!!" Cause my ADD took over, and I wouldn't get in the truck and wasted like 3. 6 minutes at this gas station somewhere in central California. Shhhhheeeshhhhh! I also got yelled at for having the audacity to ask for some beef jerky. "Now you're just buying shit!!! Get in the truck!!" Retardo!

All Shaft, No Head. He said I got the looks in the family. I would have to agree.

Donnie the Retard and Gaylord Focker, waiting at the bar for some of the bad weather to pass. Donnie's 1st time riding with the Knuckledraggers, and he did a better job keeping his bike upright than some of the "hardcore" members. Slut dropped his bike not once...not twice...but 3 (!!!!!!) times!

Wet Spot and (MASSIVE) Slut Slinger. I wish SS was my hash space friend, but he won't add me. :(

These are a few photos from our beer/soda stop with the Knuckledraggers H3 M.C. and their 7th year of riding to TXIH. It was very wet. Luckily I was dry in the truck, and able to listen to my New Kids on The Block music!!!!...and the Humpty Dance....

Kit Kat and I at the campsite, Friday night. My shank was in my sleeve, and this is moments before I shanked her prison style...I also took out a couple other douchebags that deserved it. Kit Kat didn't deserve it, I was just showing her how to do it.

Thursday night at Knaves house, playing Beirut in the garage on the flimsiest table ever. That's Butter Bling in the middle, who was the reigning "Mr. Texas Interhash"

Friday morning, and the KDH3 hash is ready to roll. It's wet, we're hungover, little to no sleep, but they're going to ride. We go to breakfast and get some coffee, and waited for the weather to pass by. It was moving fast and already in Louisiana when we left breakfast.

Gagger, showing us why she gags sooo easily. Have you ever seen a tongue that huge? She is very popular in some circles. :)

Donnie the Retard, Gaylord Focker and All shaft, No Head. at the beer stop in Navasota, Tx.

Are We There Yet???

19 hours and 20 minutes driving time so far. It's been awesome.
We're in Arizona.
ON ON to Knave's!!

Interesting...

GLF knows every word to Private Dancer by Tina Turner.

DAMN!!

In the BATTLE OF WHO COULD FIT MORE PRINGLES IN THEIR MOUTH AT ONCE, I lost to Gaylord by one. One stupid pringle! It was a crushing defeat. I could've had him if he didn't spend so much time exercising his jaw...

Glen Onoko

One of my favorite places in the world happens to be Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, a mere 45 or so minute drive from my house in Allentown. When I lived there I took many, many sick days from my job to go hiking, biking, rafting, beer drinking, and hanging out there. It's also the town where my good buddy Charlie lives, and where the most fabulous Chris Cassidy grew up. Chris and I have hiked the Glen Onoko Falls Trail so many times I couldn't imagine doing it with anyone else. My favorite time to go there is in the winter, cause all the waterfalls are frozen and it just looks awesome and there are no other people around. It was the last thing Chris and I did together before I left for Korea. It was the first thing we did together when I finally made it back to PA, but this time he took the sick day. :)

After the hike we headed to Molly Maguire's Pub for some wings and beer. Yum. It was a good day.

I'm STILL An Idiot...

I turned on the TV just now and was like, "Whoa! Superman Returns is on!! What a coincidence! I just watched that movie earlier today!"

Yeah.

Then I realized the DVD was still playing...

:)

Nice...

Hmmm...Thanks to Andy for the little gift. Charming. I would say it's meant as a joke, but shortly before opening the email I realized that, starting early this morning when I woke up, tried to roll over, but instead bashed my head on the shelf next to the bed, and including just now, when I went down to the basement to do some laundry and bashed my forehead into the low ceiling, I have somehow managed to hit my head 17 (!!!) times today. That makes me special, indeed. :)

Otherwise, everything is good.

ON ON to TXIH!! We're gonna leave Wednesday morning, driving from San Fran to Austin. We'll spend Thursday night in Austin, and I guess we'll make it to wherever the hash is sometime Friday. KBS, Kit-Kat, and Gay Ho are gonna be in attendance as well, so there'll be a good showing of former S2H3ers!! We'll see if everyone who starts out on the road trip is gonna finish the road trip...After 2 years in Seoul with no license, I'm not sure if my driving or my navigating skills will be worse. Either way, I'm sure to be receiving lots of eye rolls. Hopefully GLF's stylish sunglasses we picked up in Bakersfield will help hide them from my view, since I tend to be a bit sensitive about that stuff. :)

Got my ticket from Portland (Chris) to Colorado Springs (Brownie). Can't wait. After Colorado Springs I'll be back in Texas. I'm looking forward to some girl time (ladies), some Heidi time (Heidi) and some decent live music (Ass Gagger)!!

I'm having a great time, but I miss Korea. I miss Joel. I miss always having things to do. I miss having friends around to do things with. I miss 3 a.m. phone calls and texts (never thought I'd say that!!!), Air Supply serenades, and bedtime stories. Not that I'm complaining, because I really am having a great time. It's just different and parts of it are a huge adjustment. I don't think I'll ever be able to cut my food with a knife again. :) Too bad there's no way to combine the best of both worlds, eh?

In case you guys miss pictures of me and Joel as much as I do, here's one of us that was taken on the night I left Seoul for the Americas...

Me and my cousin Jen/DNA/pittchick. We had lots of amazing times growing up together, but before this photo I hadn't seen her in years. It was awesome to catch up, and to finally meet her husband.

I'm a Bad Influence

I think I have to stop playing with Josh. He's been late for work every morning since I got here...

Dear Miss Manners...

Is it poor freeloading etiquette to eat all of your hosts' Fritos Scoops? Or are such things expected of freeloading bums?

Yeah, I know. I have lots and lots of updating to do! I'll get to it soon, I promise! I have tons of pictures to post, so hopefully I can get to that as well.

I'm in San Francisco now...I got here last night. I'll be here for the next 2 weeks or so until GLF and I take off for TXIH and other adventures. In case you guys were wondering, GLF's house is exactly like him...dark and a little creepy, yet somehow inviting. :) And thanks to yours truly, it now has a coffee maker and clean dishes! I woke up this morning, stumbled out of bed and went to make coffee and was like, WTF?!?!? NO COFFEE?!?! Seriously, how do people live without coffee in the mornings??? I felt like I was back in Korea!

No coffee might explain why he's so grumpy, though...

I'm being paged...I'll be back soon, with pictures!

3 DAYS!!!

My time in PA is almost up. What a shame, I have had a great time catching up with you guys and reminding myself why I travel the world. hahaha Soon it's time to continue the USA tour.

All is well, I'm no where near packed and ready to go, but it always works out and I'll be done by Wednesday when I fly out to California. Yes, sunny California, 'cause I'm done with the rain! :(
...and then...and then...and then....2 weeks to TXIH and seeing so many more people.

BTW: GAYLORD FOCKER IS THE COOLEST DUDE, EVAR!!!!!!

I don't know if I'm going to send Kirby to California, while on the one hand he would help me to get around the city, it will cost some money to ship him, and I'm concerned with the crazy traffic out there. It might scare Kirby into the garage, and then I'll never be able to get him out.

Besides, they have a pretty good mass transit system, so they can't keep me locked up and down.

Thursday was dull, I wish I had spent it with Joel! :(

I'm going to go to my first Motorcycle Races in California this coming weekend, and I'm sooooooo excited to be a pit monkey, although the irony doesn't escape me. hahahaha I hate monkeys!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!

You guys better be there! Only Kristy is excused, as no one wants to hash around some chick giving birth on trail. Although afterbirth would be an interesting form of shiggy...

Hash crash available for out of towners, or townies too drunk to get home. :)

Deeper Shade Of Seoul

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Navy Beach/Mono Lake

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Overheard...

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04 5월 2008

Stressed = Lists

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Miss Me?

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Bedrock

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What Day Is It???

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I LOVE SHOES!!!!

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Wasting Time...

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How To Make A Shank

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Are We There Yet???

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I'm a Bad Influence

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3 DAYS!!!

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