As everything is tinged with sadness, here is a pictoral representation of my weekend so far... Sunday is the big goodbye... Tuesday is the small one... Wednesday is the hard goodbye. This goodbye is so much more meaningful - I mean, every goodbye carries with it the implied 'I may never see you again' but goodbyes in a country that is not home to either of us feels even more 'I might never see you again.' I'm trying to not think about that so much now because the Wed post will be all about it, so here's my Riddick weekend.
Friday after classes. I like my necklace in this pic. This is also pre-haircut on Saturday.
I got a cute wine to pair with my leftover pizza.
Started the Riddick weekend with Pitch Black. So much fun... not pictured is the leftover pizza, which was Papa Johns from Tuesday.
On Saturday I ventured to Seoul to get my hair cut. This was outside of Lotte Department Store... which I did not go in, but I was waiting for a bus outside of.
Then I was early for my appointment so I went to Coffee Nine to see what the fuss was all about. I got an Americano there, and took some fun pix like this one of a coffee bean vending machine. That's right - it's for the actual beans and goodies. Their big thing is not drinking bad coffee. After trying it, I can tell you for sure... THIS IS AWESOME COFFEE - no bitterness, I actually could taste the 'dark chocolate' and other notes of it. For real, I can't say enough good things about this coffee... it's not quite Death Wish, but it is tasty.
After my haircut I went to try to find a comfy sweater for some retail therapy. I found this one, which looked ok until...
Aren't sweaters supposed to cover EVERYTHING even if you raise your arms?! I mean, it was cute, I liked the color, but I'm not quite at the 'showing my tummy in winter' part of my life, you know?! The other one was also cute, but not at all practical... and so full of STATIC!!!
So then I came home to take a pic of the haircut in my comfort zone and without the mask. I didn't have lunch out in Seoul because I was slightly... trepidatious... about taking off the mask in a restaurant. Cases here are almost over 1000 for one day, so I figured maybe not being part of the problem would be good.
So I was home and continued my Riddick fest. I watched Dark Fury before heading to Seoul, so here is dinner and Chronicles. Dinner was a sammich and cream bread from Paris Baguette, BBQ tuna and crackers, and honey mustard trail mix from Costco. I enjoyed it. After dinner and the movie I had...
Another movie. Hehe - so the Riddick fest was finished.
Sunday J and I are going to Mass, then to lunch, then will exchange Christmas gifts. We may watch a movie or something but mostly we're going to be emotional wrecks. She is not working on Monday or Tuesday next week, so I'll see her when I see her. She insists she's just 'popping to the shops and will be back any minute.' I am getting some comfort out of the lies we are telling ourselves, but also getting real comfort out of the fact that I have her on FB, messenger, and WhatsApp. She's only going to be an hour behind me for as long as I'm in Korea, and... well, you know how you can TELL someone will be in your life in whatever way they can for as long as they can? That's us. I think that's the mark of a 'lifetime' friend - one who won't let things like time zones, distance, or time passed get between the love that each carries for the other. I'm blessed to have a few of those in my life, and I'm so happy to know that she feels the same way for me as I do for her. We've been through a lot together, and we will be sure to keep in touch.
So that was my low-key weekend. I've decided to let my hair grow out a bit, so that's why it doesn't look as dramatically different as it has in the past. I'm coming home where it's cold... I need extra insulation! Hehe. I don't think I'll ever let it get as long as it was in college, but I'm sure I can find a good mix of short/sassy and long/sexy that I can live with. On the other hand, when live music is a thing again I'm gonna want it long enough for a respectable headbanging. Meh... life is a series of interesting haircuts, right?! At least I've never had a mullet.
Anyways... that's all the update from Korea. We are online for the rest of the month, I'm going to be super bummed/depressed next week, S is going to try to help me thru it (bless 'im), and I have a secret Santa to shop for. Social distancing may get even more crazy, so I need to figure out what I'm going to be cooking for the foreseeable future since going out for anything may become impossible... time to make some beans on toast... maybe with an egg... and cheese. No fried tomato tho... just cuz I don't know how to fry the slice right... raw tomato with salt, that's the ticket. I also may just end up doing more long fasts... gotta make that last 7-ish lbs leave before I go home. No real reason other than my vanity... I promise, I've still got the fat stores to lose... I could live for a week on what is stored in each thigh. Not that the body would go for those first... darn it all. I'm digressing... and spiraling... much love to all... MUAH! :*
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