It creeped me out a bit because we put the SIM card in and one contact popped up! I figured out that what must have happened is before I knew that my dumb phone from home was locked I saved a phone # to the SIM card, so it was still there. See, this is why I don't trust technology - I need to know how things work!!! I'm glad to have figured out that my hard drive in my computer is dying, but that also means that all of my pix are now saved on my external hard drive which only worries me a little bit. I mean, if something happens to both hard drives, I'm screwed! So part of me thinks that backing crap up on my google drive isn't a bad idea... then my sis reminds me that we should make it harder for the unseen overlords to know EVERYTHING about us... course now that I have a smart phone, the interwebs will know more about me than they should... but don't they already?!? I mean, privacy is essentially a thing of the past and has been for at least 10 years or more. Call me a cynic if you want too, but we've all thought about something and then had an ad about it pop up in our feeds. My favorite is still my Uncle who had a smart speaker in his home, realized that it really never stops recording, unplugged it, let it die, and now essentially uses it as a paperweight. Hehehe - I loves my family.
I will say that it was nice being connected to wifi and getting a message on hangouts from my grandma. Messages from her always make me smile, so that was really nice. I like that technology keeps us connected, I'm just nervous about how my locations and stuff like that could be used. I might have watched too much James Bond growing up... I don't know. Anyway, the point is that I have a phone. The saga has been finished, I'm not just like everyone else (you should hear the screaming in my head).
So back to yesterday. We found a quiet bar in Itaewon to have a drink, which was nice because I really don't handle crowds well. I'm much less of the 'let's go to the club' chick and more of the 'let's get cheap booze and drink in the park' kind of chick. At least I'm able to recognize when the anxiety is getting to be too much so that I no longer have full-on panic attacks. I'll never forget basically running over a chick to get out of a club in Niagara Falls. They had an AMAZING beer there - Trappiste Rochfort. It was a really good brew from Belgium. I have to tell you, those Belgium monks know how to make some damn good beer!!
So after we had our drinks and he found a hostel, I went to Gangnam to meet up with A. She was there with one of our co-workers, his girlfriend, and some other friends. We then all had a drink and shared a cab back to Dongtan. It wasn't bad with the 4 of us sharing the cost. I got home at about 4am. Slept for quite some time, but also found it interesting that for the first time since I've been here, I heard the sounds of a party outside somewhere. I knew it happened, but this was the first time I heard it!
Speaking of the apt, I have a problem. So I rearranged my place a few weeks ago to make it more homey - and it worked! Somehow having my bed in a different place just made it feel better. Feng shuy I suppose. Well, it's been warm here, so I turned on my A/C. Where my bed is, the A/C hits me right in my face when I try to sleep. This is not conducive to a good sleepy time. So I moved my bed back to where it was originally. Now it's not quite so bad, but still hits in the face. The place is not big enough for a super rearranging, but I need to be able to sleep! So I'm trying to figure out how to arrange my apt so that it still feels homey, but I can also sleep without alternating between freezing with the A/C and sweating to death if I turn it off! I know, I know, first world problems and all that. At the moment, the place is back to how it was and I'm planning on putting my head on the end of the bed that isn't under the A/C. LOL - if this is the worst problem I have this summer, I'm GOOD!
Oh, I also went to Lush yesterday! (I looked for shoes too but DAMN they're expensive!) I figured out why I need to learn Korean - I love chatting with people who I come into contact with in shops! I want to be able to chat with my coffee lady in her language. I want to tell the lady who checks me out at Emart that the fluffy kitty is for me! I spent a good 45 mins (at least) with the sales lady (who did a GREAT job, btw) talking about the products, how to use them, what would be best for summer skin vs winter skin, what my friend might like for her bathtub... it was so nice! It was also funny because some of what she was trying to sell I was just like 'yep, got it!' I should just friggin' work for Lush. Or Vatos. Good, ethically sourced skin care or Mexican food and margaritas. Hmmmm, tough decision! LOL.
On a more personal note, the guy yesterday used a word to describe me which is perfect for how I'm interacting with men these days. He said that I am 'unapologetic.' And that is IT - that is the word! I'm not going to apologize for being who I am. I used to - back in the day if I was uncomfortable with something or if I didn't want what the guy wanted, I would apologize profusely. At some point, I decided to stop apologizing. I am who I am. Some things I'm comfortable with, other things I am not. But I'm not going to apologize for how I feel. My philosophy for friendship has FINALLY spilled over into my philosophy for dating - you either like me or you don't and it's no skin off my ass either way. There's been so many situations over the years that I could have avoided by being a bitch... now I am 100% comfortable with being that bitch. LOL. So yep, this is me - unapologetic. You'll either accept me on my terms, or we can shake hands and part ways. Talk about empowering ;)
So yeah, that's pretty much what's up at the moment. Korea is still all about the good people, good food, good drinks, and good times. I just need to figure out how to get Kakao to work on my phone to be 100% connected in Korea. Also, I have no intention of changing to a data plan - if I have to wait for wifi to do stuff, I'll feel like I can still live in the real world. I just won't have to lug my computer with me everywhere I go ;) LMAO! Little buddy be SAVED! Poor thing is getting a bit weak in the bottom.
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