Dear Winter

Dear Winter
I really haven't missed you or your friends snow, ice, and cold all that much since I've moved to Korea. I hope you don't consider my impending visit to Sweden about you. When I left Canada I was very clear that it was you and not me. Maybe we could try the friend thing next year, but I would really appreciate it if I didn't see you or your friends while I'm in Stockholm.
Thanks,

a.

My Kimchi Brings All the Boys to the Yard

I feel a little more Korean than I did when I woke up this morning.
Why?
Because I MADE my own kimchi.

For those of you outside of Korea kimchi is more than just spicy pickled cabbage and various other veg - it's a way of life. It cures everything and anything that ails you ... from cancer to impotence, writers block to dull hair .... kimchi does it all while being pretty damn delicious.


It's a pretty fabulous process...
Arm covers? Check.
Double layer of huge plastic gloves? Check.
Little paper apron? Check.
Bandana? Check.

Let's do this.

Look at those little darlings! I'm so proud of them.

Delicious = Messy


... and then I couldn't stop singing this song, which I'm fairly certain is a terrible thing considering I was at a temple.

Ps. This entire day was free. Thank you! Check here for more info.

Passport - or Fortune Teller?

My passport ......



she is a small thing of intense beauty that has been lovingly toted around the world to many wonderful places in her own special red leather case. She is very special. However, she will expire in April, which for those of you not counting is 5 months from now. Many countries require that your passport be valid at least 6 months after your scheduled departure date .... Taiwan is apparently quite strict about such things as I learned when I tried to book a last minute ticket to Taipei a few days ago. However - I think my passport may have had my best interests at heart because look what happened in Taipei last night ...

Then again, nobody was seriously injured and I missed the chance to experience my first earthquake.

I still love you.

Hot Dog Catalogue Launch. GO!

We launched our new little creative hot dog out into the world last night ...



... she made a few new friends.

yummmmmmmm......

Because the best things in life really should give you a heartattack.

Hot Dog Love Dog

What are you doing Saturday night?
Dancing / Drinking / Reading with me?


Hot Dog Catalogue Release Party at Basement in PNU.

Come see what they did with my photos.

My Present To You ....

hugs & kisses
=)

Sunday Dinner

Sometimes the best part about being an adult is being able to do exactly what you would have done when you were a tiny little person - except now there is nobody around to tell you it's getting late, or not to make a mess.


You still play the same old fun games .....






..... float around a few special balloons .....




.... and then out comes the face paint......

... and Sponge Bob ....

Mix in a little dancing ....

... and there you have it.

A perfect Sunday night.

This is why we are friends.

[8:49:24 AM] Rhylon: I had a super weird dream about you last night

[8:49:48 AM] me: mmmmmmmmmmh

[8:52:57 AM] Rhylon : you were in this massive spiderweb in a big grey factory and all the yarns of the spiderwebs were intraveinously connected to you tubes and they were all pumping different kinds of sperm from different nationalities and you were spitting out babies and they were being rolled up in the flags of different countries like so many kimbaps

[8:54:28 AM] me: I am officially terrified for the day

[8:56:39 AM] Rhylon : hahaha

[8:57:02 AM] Rhylon : it's because I'm reading Omnivore's Dilemma right now and it's all about industrial corn-fed cattle farming