Year lookback, and wrap up

It has been an amazing year.

In the new year, I will be moving on here in an attempt to make my life simpler.

Please join me if you'd like!

이상하다

언제 부턴가

왼쪽 눈에서만 눈물이 흐르고

왼쪽 코에서만 콧물이 흐른다

이해 할수가 없다

어떤 날은 이런 내 모습이 웃겨서 웃을 수 밖에 없지만

오늘 같은 날은 왠지 슬프다

나도 모르게, 눈물이 흐른다는게,

울고 싶지도 않은데, 아프고 싶지도 않은데

내 눈에선 눈물이 흐른다는게

오늘 나를 슬프게 만든다

Tumblr fail

Tumblr has been quite the epic fail as of late. Blogspot ftw, haha. Perhaps it's just a testament to how many more people are using tumblr over blogspot nowadays. It's all the college students procrastinating on their finals and turning to tumblr I tell ya. Wait, myself included....

I forgot what it was like to receive a gift. I love them no doubt, because who doesn't, but I have developed a tendency to get myself whatever it is that I want/need at the time without waiting. Partially because I am impatient, but partially because I just see it easier that way. None of that hinting, waiting, anticipating. But last week our church had a secret santa gift exchange and I was pleasantly surprised by what I received. I asked for a water bottle (8 cups a day people), and I got such a practical, light, functional water bottle it makes me so happy. It's been especially nice since it's one of the few things they'll let us sneak into the library, muhehe. I forgot that when you receive something as a gift it has the added layer of appreciation because someone chose it for you, someone took the time to get it and bring it to you. I forgot that it's not just a waterbottle but a reminder of their thought for you -- even if it was a secret santa gift exchange.

And then I remember, that You thought I was worth it to come down to this earth for. And then I remember about Your ultimate gift for me, and I'm floored once again. Thank You!

My waterbottle and I are off to the library now...

YOU are the strength of my heart

El Ateneo

El Ateneo in Buenos Aires, Argentina

An opera house-turned bookstore--the idea is quite splendid (not to mention grand). I hope I can spend an entire day in here someday...

Powering Off

It's recently occurred to me, just how much I don't turn things off, ever. Including myself. After a 15 minute battle with my computer in all of its slowness, I finally gave in and restarted it. I tend to not turn it off before I go to sleep because, well, it takes those extra 2 minutes to restart it the next day. I also almost forgot how to turn my ipod off because...I never do. Don't even get me started on how many times we need to restart our internet router, that thing just doesn't work period. And who remembers the last time they turned off their phone before they went to sleep? I think it was 2006 for me. Why I know that? I don't know. And it reflects back to how I use these gadgets too, I'm constantly there and never log out of anything because I know I'll be back soon and very soon. And unfortunately, even as I'm sitting here (trying to be) studying for finals, one foot is in facebook and the other on gchat as I so adeptly avoid the tab with my Astronomy webcast. Nothing ever gets completely turned off, but when we don't, as we learn from our computers, phones and ipods...you run into trouble. There comes a point where you can't take it anymore, you freeze, make whirring helicopter noises (hi shwang! haha), or just stop functioning altogether. Note to self: turn everything off now and then. Before the helicopter starts.