Sorry

I'm sorry for not posting more often. I'm super busy and extremely stressed out with class right now, so I barely have time to relax to save my sanity, let alone get anything other than homework. Everything's sort of okay right now. I mean, I'm pissed off for various reasons, and I'm listening to Kamalot, which is my "I'm in a bad mood" music, but I'll be okay. I'm going to get homework done as fast as is humanly possible, get MTT over with, and go to bed early. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Anyway, just a few quick notes before I sign off for another long while. I had the best weekened ever last weekend; I went to Stanford with my singles ward and had a blast with the Stanford wards in a Iron Chef activity. The week before that I had my first date in a really long time with a guy in my ward, and this Sunday another guy from the ward took me to the beach because I mentioned in passing that I hadn't been. Both are amazing guys, and I'm really looking forward to seeing where things go from here.

This coming Monday is my first semester two test, and I really hope I do well, so I'm going to be studying all weekend. Because I did really bad on my last test.

That's all. Until next time, 끝. (End)

Seasons, and how they became backwards

So here in little pretty city by the sea, a strange phenomena has happened. At least, it's strange to me. First, we had a nice bit of summer. It was hot in the afternoon, enough that I managed to break a sweat at pt, and it was beautiful and sunny, and the sea was a pretty color. Then, it was spring like, with warmish weather during the day, cold at night, and yellow pollen dust attacking everying with a vengence. Today was the start of winter, with strong, freezing cold winds, rain, and a stormy sea. (Perfect day to be without a jacket... Stupid me...)

So, as you can see, time runs backwards here in little pretty city by the sea.

Payday!

My mom on her blog talks about her payday as a mother, and tells stories all the time about when she gets her payday. I got my first payday today as a writer.

At this very moment, one of my roommates is reading my very first novel, the one I wrote in 2008 for NaNoWriMo and got one copy published. She's reading it, and she says that she is completely hooked on the story. Which is awesome, because I know she's not much of a fiction reader.

So, cha-ching! When she started talking about how much she was enjoying reading it, it made my heart flutter and my chest swell with pride. This is what I want to do, this is what I want to feel. I want people to read my books and enjoy themselves. I want people to love reading my books as much as I love reading my favorite authors' books. I want to write my stories to make other people happy.

And I have taken another step forward towards that goal, even if the goal has been put off for the moment while I get my mandatory training done.

Hallyu Holla

Well, I've been waiting to tell everyone about this fabulous endeavor I've started, but I've had to be patient and wait until it was ready and open before saying anything. And as of yesterday night, Hallyu Holla, Noble Rabbit's Korean Wave website, is officially open!

For all of you who have been lurking and wondering what all the fuss about Korean stuff, Hallyu Holla is the place to go. As I work on it, adding regularly scheduled posts and spontaneous posts, you will be able to find everything about the Korean Wave there, from dramas, to music videos, from singers and actors profiles to posts about the Korean language.

So come dive in and discover the wonders of Korea!

Hallyu Holla

Immersion

Today was my class's first day of immersion. We spent all day in our school house's auditorium, only speaking Korean. I was really worried about it beforehand, because I didn't know  what to expect, but once I was there, I didn't worry anymore and just had fun. It was a real blast, and I got a very small taste of what it would be like to be in a place where only Korean is spoken. It wasn't exactly the same, because I have a harder time understanding my fellow classmates than I do my teachers when they speak, but that's probably as a result of me watching dramas a lot.