Oakland Temple

I went to see the Oakland temple this weekend with a friend of mine. I'm too tired and swamped with homework to talk about it, but I figured I should post the pictures I took, since they are so pretty.

The best part

The best part of learning Korean here is reading a random tweet from one of my favorite Korean singers AND UNDERSTANDING EVERYTHING HE SAID IN KOREAN. It just makes me so happy and reminds me of why I'm here. ^-^

PT Test

Just so that everyone knows, I passed my first official Air Force pt test this morning. I ran a 14:10 1 1/2 mile, did 24 push ups and 41 sit ups. Hurray for me!

Two things; A note on TV and how I write

I wrote this last night before going to bed, using my phone. It was long and tedious trying to type it all out on my dinky little phone.

Today was a lazy day. I wasn't feeling good, so I just chilled in the dorm. The first half of the day was boring, just watching random videos on YouTube, trying to write something, and generally just wasting time.

I guess it's time to let the rabbit (cat) out of the bag

So, I cut my hair the second week of December. It was kind of spur of the moment, but it turned out really good. I'm still shocking people who haven't seen me in a while, too. And I love doing that, it's so much fun. My ward's Elders Quorum President approached me on Sunday, and I hadn't seen him since before I got my hair cut, and kindly introduced himself and asked if I was new. I commented that I had been before, but that I had cut my hair, and a shocked look crossed his face, and he apologized for not recognizing me. I love doing that.

Now that you can know a little but about how drastic this haircut was, here's a picture I finally got around to taking so that my dear friends/readers could finally see how much I have changed.

That's my bunk behind me; I'm on the top, and my roommate is on the bottom.

I hope you like my new hair.

It's War

For a couple of weeks now, I have been anticipating the release of the new music video from one of my favorite bands. This band in particular is special to me because some of their songs has helped me get through some hard times in the past. So, I've seen the teasers for the MV, searched the web for the planned release date, added it to my calender, and set out to wait 'patiently'.

When I logged on to my computer today after class and before heading up the gym (that's another story) I was ecstatically surprised to find the music video waiting for me, having been released on the correct day in Korea, but a day earlier in the US because of the time difference. I was so happy. However, I had to be a good girl, so I put it on hold until I got back from the gym. I have to do the hard things first before I can play.

So when I got back, tired and sweaty from running back from the gym (uphill both ways), I sat at my computer and set it up to play. Then I watched it while undressing to take my shower. The music video was so epically awesome, words can't describe how I felt while watching it, how I felt about the fact that I was watching it at all, etc.

The MV is a little over 5 1/2 minutes long, so by the time it got to the end, I was down to my underwear and ready to head to the bathroom. Which I was planning on doing with a happy heart once the music video was over. I really should have known better, since the song is called 'It's War' and the teasers have all talked about how it's about two friends who get into a fight over a girl.

I'm not going to reveal anything, because that would ruin it for others. And you all should know how much I hate doing that. I'll just say, as soon as the MV was over, I burst in to unexpected tears, completely overwhelmed by what had happened in the ending. I was not expecting it at all, and with the way the video was put together and shown, I had no choice in the matter.

Now, let me admit to you all. I have cried while watcing MVs before. Usually, it's because I want to cry, or because it feels like the right thing to do. Which means, usually, I have complete control over my tears and my crying and my emotions. I mean, there are some sad music videos out there. Like Bang Yong Gook's I Remember, a lot of F.T. Island's long MVs, etc. To me, it's perfectly normal to cry over a sad music video.

This one, though, was different. This one, I had zero control over my emotions. The MV ended, and I lost it. You'll have to watch it to find out why, but it was a strange phenomenan, and one that I was grateful neither of my roommates were around to see.

So, without futher ado, I reveal It's War, by MBLAQ. The one that shook my world.

I'm pretty sure it won't have the same effect on my dear readership. But it's a good MV anyway.

Rabbit

I was told today that my nickname is now Rabbit. I've never had a nickname just handed to me like that. My longtime nickname, Noble, stemmed from something I made up myself, and it kind of just stuck. This one, though, snuck up on me and attacked with a vengence.

I have a guy friend who is like my best friend around here, other than my amazing roommates. He's two weeks behind me in Korean, and he's really a great guy. (Giggle. Uh, not like that.) Anyway, he caught me during lunch to give me an update on his back (he hurt it a while back) and called me Rabbit. The two people across from me (who are in my class) couldn't figure out why, and for a moment I couldn't either. I knew it must have had something to do with my last name, and Korean, so as I watched the two across me try to work it out, my mind was spinning at a mile a minute.

Then it dawned on me, not a moment too soon. The Korean word for rabbit sounds very similar to my last name, which everyone calls me by around here. It was so clever, and I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before, (and the guy friend gave it to me) that I have now decided that it shall forever be part of my nickname. I'll never not be Noble, of course, but I'm now Noble Rabbit.

Just so everyone doesn't get confused by a few changes around here. ^-^