i can't wait...

for our long awaited 首尔 vacay.
to not be glued to my laptop ALL DAY. ( i secretly hate this thing)
to take a REAL break from work.
to meet interesting people from an interesting culture.
to be completely amazed and/or pissed off but never disappointed.
to try out my awesome new camera using the smile detector and quick clicking and sports features.
to see snow hopefully (the whole roadrunner and wiley coyote scenario it seems).
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for our next vacation.

2 more days...
An-yŏng-ha-se-yo. 안녕하세요

year of the lao hu.

chinese new year was cool cuz:
it snowed
free fireworks extravaganza show via taxi tour
really good, sorely missed homecooked meal
really cool family.

happy year of the lao hu everyone.

happy v-day.

happy v-day, world.

v-day is about alot of things. it's also about nothing at all. hallmark was quite the genius to create this holiday. but who can deny loving the gifts and sweet things that often times comes with v-day?

thank you my love
for the "coolpix " i can now take
thank you my love
for the yummy steak and potatoes that you did make.
thank you my love
for the huge usb
thank you my love
for all the "memories" i can now keep of you and me.
thank you my love
for the sweets i don't entirely enjoy
thank you my love
for helping me eat them like a good little boy.
thank you my love
for the single pinkish rose
thank you my love
for being there with me when the snow fell and the fireworks rose.

happy chinese new year.
happy v-day.
happy you + me forever day.

i love you. i am glad to spend 3 v-days with you.

why?

why are people so difficult to deal with around here?
why is there a shortage of helpful, kind people and an excess of hateful, dishonest ones?
why doesn't the CNY spirit instill kindness in people's hearts?
why aren't there enough vacation days in LIFE?
why is there so little time to sleep in, enjoy life and dig my toes into warm sand next to turquoise water?
why is it always so cold and wet in this city? on the bright side, hail was pretty neat. made me miss hawaii shave ice.

one can dream..

sigh...

things i need:
1. a lawyer
2. an accountant
3. a personal assistant
4. a vacation that never ends.

things i don't need:
1. an insane, sociopathic landlord
2. tax headaches
3. scam artists swimming around me like piranhas
4. daily deep sighs because this has been one unlucky year so far, day by day.

god, i need a weekend meditation getaway in big sur right about now...

tax season..on second thought.

i would gladly trade in my miniscule fed and state tax returns to avoid the complicated US and China tax process i am enduring now. now i need to find a chinese accountant to save me from tax fraud. turbotax isn't my best friend right now. :(

tax season.

tax season is cool for one reason. returns.