Another Day, Another Dalla'

I woke this morning in a really great mood, ready for a fantastic day. And then I logged in to my work email. Ugh. I've been frustrated with many of our business practices for a long time, but you don't realize how bad things are until you try to explain it to someone else. I feel that we've hired these bright young PAs to help us out but have thrown them in to a broken system & are expecting them to fix it. If we don't rethink the way we currently operate we are going to be in a world of hurt. Anyway, I don't want to go into a lot of detail on the world wide web, but it's been a long week and I'm looking forward to Friday.

I'm so deep in football illustrations and red tape that by the time I come home I just want to crash. Last night I managed to go out and explore some new areas but chickened out when it came to trying a restaurant. It's not so much that I'm afraid of the food, but that I don't know how to order when a menu consists of listings like this: 밥 사발. I don't want to point at something and end up with the Raw Eel Delight. So, I bought some premaid meals at the 7-11 and ate in front of the TV. Hopefully after I'm here a little longer I'll grow some cajones and spend more weeknights out on the town.

Tomorrow night I'm going to see The Other Boleyn Girl with Jinju and Danny. I really have no interest in this particular movie because, well, it looks pretty bad. But, I thought it was so nice of them to invite me. I had mentioned that I really like the movies but that I didn't know how to read the schedules and buy a ticket. I think they feel sorry for me - but who cares! I have Korean friends!

I bought a subway pass the other day so I'm ready to test out some new areas. I'm thinking of going either to Insadong, which is the more traditional area of temples & markets, or to Hangik, the local artsy neighborhood near a major university. We'll see how I feel - I reserve the right to change my mind at the last minute and go to E-Mart.

Finally, I've been looking into tours of the de-militarized zone (DMZ). You can only go with one of the guides and you must wear appropriate dress (no jeans, no tee shirts, etc), which means I have to buy some new clothes. I'd like to find some nicer things anyway so I can keep up with the cute girls at the office. So, keep your fingers crossed that I can find some XXXXXL dress pants this weekend. Cause I *Love* shopping so much.

Oh, and that little jingle that the washing machine plays? It has gone from charming to evil.