I need to get the grievances out of the way first:

1) Korea is supposedly the most wired country in the world. It's electronics are far superior and more accesible to the people, but apparently they lack a decent web-designer. If you're looking for a job in web-design, I suggest contacting the Pusan International Film Festival or Korean Airlines and create a webpage that functions, period.

2) Buses. Why are they so goddam on-time. Too on-time. In fact, sometimes I get to the bus-stop 5 minutes early and I am watching it cruise down the road, left there waiting for another 15 minutes when it'll be 3 minutes earlier than schedule. I guess my only other experience with buses was in Italy, and that's a whole new can of worms.

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So it turns out that I CAN'T make it the entire year without paying my phone bill. Although we set it up for a monthly withdrawal from my bank account, somewhere the bureaucracy tripped up(wow. imagine that.) and they are threatening to shut off my service. They sent me a text message telling me to pay my bill, but I specifically gave them my bank account number(and opted to not receive bills) for the purpose of NOT paying and just playing the part of the victim when my money starts disappearing. I just think it's funny that they want me to pay a bill that never even came to me in the first place.

I've been busy trying to establish some travel plans for the winter. I'm basically spending Christmas with one of the greatest people on earth. She slids up into the Top 5 among greats like Rupert Murdoch, Adolf Hitler, Art Garfunkel, Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney... woops, sorry wrong list. Here ya go: Greats like John Cusack, George Washington Carver, Jon Stewart, Martin Luther King, and Matt Groening. That's right kiddos, I'm off to see Kate Sherwood. Plans aren't final yet, but looks like a meandering through Thailand/Malaysia with a half-man, half-salmon cohort... aka Dylan. After we part, I'm headed to Bali(this is an affirmative already) where I'll be swimming in the luxury I'm sure to never have if I keep spending money like this. Word. It feels so good to get plans in the finalizing stages.

Today one of my girls brought in a beat-up guitar and set it at the front of the class. I immediately knew what she was up to, but I'm not a mouse and I don't just grab the cheese and start nibbling. Anyway, I called the class to order and was hounded to play the guitar and sing to them. So I did. I am officially on my way to being a Rock Star in Korea. I know they are already spreading the word. And by my previous encounters with mild fame already on this island, I think I might qualify next month for the Megastar 'Way-Gook' Finals. *Way-Gook=Foreigner

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To Do List:

-Compile a complete list of Jehovah's Witness' numbers. They are too clever, but obviously can't take a hint.
-Buy a winter coat. Californians are unfamiliar with the term layering outside of the cake-making world.
-Make Halloween Costume. I shall be Sojuman. I can't tell you the details, it would seem culturally insensitive to someone outside the situation.
-Find out where that smell is coming from. The roof? The alley? The park?
-Buy a camera. It seems like everywhere I go these days, nature and chance are conspiring for great photos just to tease me.
-Steal that Huskie puppy down the street. **Shameless Plug: www.BreederRetreiver.com
-Make bumper sticker that reads: "Obama's Great in '08, but Obama's The Bomb in '12"
-Wash my feet.