aoki

Break has been really good so far! I got home on Wednesday and have been active every day. Usually during breaks I end up not leaving my house for days haha. On Friday I went to a Steve Aoki/DJ Dan show in SF and it was sooo fun. The parking lot we parked at closed at 2am though so we had to spend the night in a tiny ass hotel room with a bunch of people until the next morning to get the car. SF is so freaaaaking cold and I was walking around everywhere with a tshirt T___T Oh well, I made it home around 2pm the next day and all is well. EPIC!

Got close enough for a couple pictures and he even signed my phone! But it rubbed off by the end of the night

Puts on a good show.

paper woes

My screen for the past 3 hours. Due tomorrow. UGGGHHHH.

wonderland

I’m soooo juiced for this movie. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are two of my favorite books. The released movie posters and photos are exquisite. Loving the colors, costumes, make-up, all-over feel. I can’t wait for this movie uggghhhh.

Other things to look forward to that are sooner:

• The end of finals (I should be studying right now haha). Since my finals don’t start until Wednesday I’m kind of slacking while two of my roommates have finals tomorrow so they’re super focused. I’m about to watch the documentary Super High Me, which is a spoof of Supersize Me.
• Hanoolim MT. Planning is stressful, but I think it’s gonna pay off. We’re about to shred up Snow Summit and get our draaank on. And of course, learn to love Hanoolim as much as I do heehee.
• NORCAL. Thanksgiving was such a tease.
• Skydiving. Tengo los cajones. I’m gonna jump!

Errrr yeah I better get my study on.

laid to rest

A guy from Esther (my roommate)’s high school, Charles, went missing on Monday earlier this week. His body was found at Madonna Mountain in SLO this morning. I’d been following the story really closely (rechecking news updates/facebook every hour or so) for the past few days. (You can catch up here)

I’m really shaken up by all of this, because it was straight out of a movie. Guy is last seen in class, misses the next class, roommates start to worry because he’s not picking up his phone, file a missing person report, search and rescue teams scatter and scour the city, bike found at the foot of a mountain, body found after tremendous efforts of hundreds of people.

Just goes to show how fragile life is. The COD is still unknown, and I’ll be waiting until something is announced. I can’t imagine what his family, friends, roommates, classmates are feeling right now. I didn’t even know him and I feel terrible.

cristina / sofía

Damn. Pulled an all nighter. Been a while since I’ve subjected my body to this, but strangely it doesn’t feel like torture today. Enjoyed the sunrise while watching this movie, Cautiva, for class. If you’re unaware about what happened during the last military dictatorship in Argentina during the 70s, I suggest you do some wiki research right now. In a nutshell, an estimated 30,000 people were kidnapped (for various reasons, usually for speaking out against the government) and their whereabouts are still unknown. The mothers and grandmothers of los desaparecidos (the disappeared) are still searching for answers (Madres de Plaza De Mayo). I did a presentation on this topic about a month ago, and it’s so fucking sad.

oh baby

Meet baby cousin Elisa (she’s actually my mom’s cousin’s baby). She came over for Thanksgiving, and it’s been a loooong time since I’ve interacted with babies. After I got used to such a small human being around, it was fun playing with her. She has a funny personality (doesn’t talk yet), likes throwing shit, and eats a lot.

It was actually pretty hard to get a picture of her because she moved around so much. These pictures are of crap quality because they’re from my phone, but you can get the gist of her cuteness.

Hehehehehe I’m awkward with babies.

Boiling Crab the next day with my family. The wait was 2 hours, but the food was good. I recommend getting the shrimp and clams because the crawdads don’t have enough meat to justify the energy and time that go into claiming your prize. My parents with bibs are quite precious, no?

All my Spanish homework for the entire quarter is due tomorrow so I have hella catching up to do. DAMMIT why do I always do this to myself? Equating cramming to eating shit still hasn’t worked. This “plan” that I came up with during summer session fails. FAILS. I’m le tired. Le sigh.

SKYDIVING!!!!! It’s gonna happen. It’s gotta happen.

jump

I want to go skydiving so badly. I think about it everyday. Literally. Have been thinking about it everyday for over 2 months. I already have some cash stowed away specifically for this adventure. By winter break, it should be no problem to gift myself with this. Just gotta find some people with cajones that will jump with me.

Seba Jun (aka Nujabes) has been producing beats for over 6 years, and every track feels like an extension of my soul (corny, I know). He does what he does so well. SO WELL. I remember first hearing Aruarian Dance on somebody’s myspace when I was still in high school. Over 4 years later, and I’m still praising Nujabes.

I bought Pineapple Express today after searching like a maniac at Best Buy (cuz they said they were out of stock, but I didn’t want to believe such madness so I combed through EVERY shelf and found it after 35 minutes mixed in with a bunch of copies of Four Christmases. What. the. fuck?). Definitely worth the time and money. I watched it for the first time sometime last year in a theater with like 15 other people (its run was almost over) and I was clapping my hands, stomping my feet, gasping for air, because I was laughing so hard. It shall now be added to my highlarious collection…

spain revisited

Been home in NorCal for a few days, and it has been splendid. Saw a few old friends, hung out with a new friend, and had (still having) quality time with my family. My uncle, aunt, and new baby cousin (I will post pictures when I get unlazy enough to take the pictures off my phone) came over for our quiet Thanksgiving dinner.

The grown-ups were talking about how the holiday doesn’t exist in Korea, and I wanted to blurt out, “uhh it’s because white conquerors never went to Korea to wipe out thousands of indigenous people and then make a holiday to celebrate it.” Thanksgiving is definitely a controversial holiday to me because of the history, but I like turkey and mashed potatoes and stuffing so I’m not going to try to eliminate it or anything…

All right, just wanted to get some pictures from Spain posted for future-me since I know it’ll make me happy when I look back at old entries, which I will. I’m rewatching Drag Me To Hell (which btw is pretty damn scary, especially that part during the seance thing where the assistant guy starts dancing) right now with my sister and mom (who hasn’t seen it), so I thought I’d double-task here since it’s not something I exactly want to give all my attention to … again haha.

Biggest vending machine I’ve ever seen in Barcelona.

They love jamón (cured ham) over there. It’s everywhere in huge quantities and I really can’t wrap my mind around how much jamón and olives Spaniards consume. I’m not a huge fan of jamón so when I saw a little boy eating a huge plate of it to himself at this bodega (in Granada), you can imagine my surprise. Also, I didn’t like olives before, but Spain taught me to like the green ones! I guess palettes do change over time.

Look at all the fishies (at The Alhambra in Granada). The tour guide said that people believe some of these fish are over 50 years old. Anyways, seeing them flop around like crazies made me want some 추어탕 haha.

This was on one of our first adventures (Esther, me, Anthony, April). We charaded with some French lady to get her to take this picture for us. I can’t remember now if this is Barcelona or Madrid, but I think it’s Barcelona.

I don’t even know what those used to be. Goats, maybe? It was at this big market in Barcelona, which I can’t remember right now woooops, but it’s on Las Ramblas and really big. In the back corner was a tiny little booth with some Korean food, but I think it was closed.

Bull fight in Granada. It was pretty gruesome, but by the end (and after seeing 5 bulls slaughtered out there), I was more desensitized and just wanted to go home. Bullfighting is vicious, yo. The matadors get props though, respect. You gotta have some big cajones to do this (regardless of how much they torture the bulls beforehand, which they do… very sad stuff).

At our favorite place, Mae West!!! Clubbing in Spain is fun

I know this picture is soooo cheesy, but the girl who took it recommended I pose like this. Anyway, as a reflection, I loved my time in Spain and even though it was my second time there, it felt like a very new adventure. I miss it so muchhh.

pensamientos

A veces espero ser otra persona

Me veo mi vida y quiero algun más

Pero… no sé que más

En este momento soy Haesue

Y nada más

Nostalgia

Echo de menos las cosas que solía ser

Todo está cambiando

cansada

Just watched this movie today for class. Having to watch depressing films by yourself in the library makes it so much more depressing. In a nutshell, it’s about family, prostitution, transvestites, and moving beyond your personal tragedies. I enjoyed the movie and didn’t even feel like I was watching it because I had to.

Engine oil change time. Gotta get my car prepped for the long drive home tomorrow.

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