#daegu days

Reference Date: 22 May 2014

Headache Day*. It began last night (Wednesday night) around 5 PM. I woke up this morning pretty much unable to do anything at all. Spent the entire day in bed watching movies...lame...gross...horrifying. The Mister had to go through the Street Market for us all by himself. I hate when he has to do that, but he did a great job!

19 May 2014

I am currently trying to figure out what to do with this online journal, how to change it. I feel slightly bored of the mundane questionnaire, even as I understand its importance to developing my own work habits/consistent creation. No matter, the laconic nature of the entries is nice, albeit dull. The aspects I enjoy most are "Word of the Day," "Life as...," and "thoughts/concerns/anecdotes etc.". Despite this enjoyment I am disenchanted by the idea of writing in-depth thoughts everyday, especially since I feel that my readership read this blog for its very mundane nature. 

Feeling grown out of this format, I currently mull over what I want this blog to now be. Thus, I request the patience of my readers as I figure out what I would like to do. In the meantime, feel free to enjoy my photography and quotes blog at FiniteInk! 

Word of the Day:

lor-do-sis

n. [MEDICINE] excessive inward curvature of the spine. Compare with KYPHOSIS.

<SPECIAL USAGE> a posture assumed by some female mammals during mating, in which the back is arched downward.

<DERIVATIVES> lor-dot-ic adj.

<ORIGIN> early 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek lordōsis, from lordos 'bent backward'.

Reference Date: 13 May 2014

City of Residence: Same

Occupation: Unchanged

Weather: Sunny, windy, very very warm

Last night’s bedtime: 0030

Wake time: 1100

Glasses or Contacts: Both

Food/Beverage/Supplements ingested:

Water, iced coffee, fried egg on rice, boiled and sweetened mini-potatoes, pork lettuce wraps, rice, kimchi jigae, sauteed Japanese eggplant and zucchini, Powerade, wine

Amount of water drunk: 1.5 liters

Exercise: 

Ran about town with The Mister (~ 3 mi)

Things bought:

Groceries

Book(s) being read:

Finishing up LOTR before I begin the two new books I checked out yesterday.

Music listened to:

Mozart Piano Concertos mix

TV/Movies/Videos watched:

The Colbert Report, Modern Family, NBA Game 4 Clippers v Thunder

Cleaning: None

Headaches: None

Personal grooming: Showered

Socks worn: Love Kitty

Places traveled to: 

Street Market, Theresa Market

Modes of transportation/distance traveled:

Running and walking, about 3.5 miles

How'd you sleep last night?

Well enough. It's getting hotter here, fast. I think I slept more comfortably though last night. I woke up around 0600, though, and it's becoming a habit.

What was the first thing you remember upon waking?

I'm hot.

How do you feel physically?

I felt fine throughout the day. After our run though I feel tired. My legs are sore and I feel really worn out. It's awesome!

What the most frustrating thing that happened today?

No frustrations.

And the most uplifting/exciting/in the realm of happiness?

Seeing the Kimchi Lady.

How's your overall demeanor?

I feel proud of myself today for the run that we went on because I ran hard and gave my full effort the whole time. I also read for the whole day, so in general, I am very content.

Did you learn anything today?

As far as the mental strengthening is concerned, I feel like I learned something today. I usually set out for a run in a really optimistic way (which is NOT me by any means), in that I say to myself, "Yes, this is going to be a great run, my time will be faster, I will feel strong and great, and everything will be awesome." As any runner knows, running isn't all that awesome; it's very difficult. So, how I came to that sort of mental habit when setting off on a run is beyond me. Nevertheless, today, I decided that I would accept that I know that our run today is going to be very difficult (The Mister had informed me yesterday that we would be running today, hence my thinking about the run all day today). Thus, I said to myself during the day things like this: "Ugh, the run is totally going to suck. You're not going to be any faster, it's going to be hard, it's going to be hot, you're going to be dripping with sweat, breathing hard the whole uncomfortable time, and yea, it's just going to suck." With a little Stoic mentality, I actually found that the run wasn't as bad as I had been planning for. In fact, it was almost quite nice. I ran hard, fast and with a lot of effort. I was really proud of myself. 

Complete this thought: Life as…

struggling for growth or caving to the complacency. 

Any other thoughts/concerns/anecdotes/words to live by:

Word of the Day:

laz-a-rette

n. 

a small compartment below the deck in the after end of a vessel, used for stores.

a lazaretto.

<ORIGIN> early 17th cent. (denoting an isolation hospital): from French lazaret, from Italian lazaretto (see LAZARETTO).

Reference Date: 12 May 2014

City of Residence: Same

Occupation: Unchanged

Weather: Sunny, getting warmer

Last night’s bedtime: 0045

Wake time: 1000

Glasses or Contacts: Glasses

Food/Beverage/Supplements ingested:

Water, morning iced coffee, iced coffee, duk bok gi with one twigim  pepper, more iced coffee, jchole myun, some of The Mister's mandu from his jchole mandu, peanut snack poppers, pear, rice with kimchi

Amount of water drunk: 2 liters

Exercise: 50 push-ups

Things bought:

Groceries

Book(s) being read:

Lord of the Rings, The God Delusion

I finished The God Delusion today and checked out two new books, Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer and Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy. I'm excited for both new books, but I have to finish the rest of  LOTR in about six days before I can start into the new books. I don't think I'll be unable to start them since I'm so excited for them. We will see. I can't decide what book of fiction I should read next once I finish LOTR. I'm on a hold list for a few, but I don't think I'll be next in line within this week. 

Music listened to:

A Mozart piano concerto mix

TV/Movies/Videos watched:

NBA Game 3 Miami v Brooklyn, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Cleaning: None

Headaches: None

Personal grooming: Body shower

Socks worn: Love kitty

Places traveled to: 

McDonald's to pick up iced coffee for The Mister, Street Market for lunch, Cafeteria for dinner, EMart for groceries

Modes of transportation/distance traveled:

Walking 3.5 miles

How'd you sleep last night?

Not well. I was looking forward to sleep since it started to pour down rain as the night grew dark, but it ended up being a really hot, humid and sticky night. I couldn't sleep well because the air was too cold to sleep without a blanket but the blanket was too hot to be under. What frustration.

What was the first thing you remember upon waking?

I didn't sleep!

How do you feel physically?

Fine. My arms are sore, and it's nice.

What the most frustrating thing that happened today?

Not sleeping

And the most uplifting/exciting/in the realm of happiness?

I called my mother this morning for her Mother's Day (since she's roughly sixteen hours behind my timezone) afternoon. 

How's your overall demeanor?

Whatever

Complete this thought: Life as…

determining what is "proper" socialization versus "damaging" socialization, when considering children.

Any other thoughts/concerns/anecdotes/words to live by:

Reference Date: 11 May 2014

City of Residence: Same

Occupation: Unchanged

Weather: Sunny, warmer

Last night’s bedtime: 0045ish

Wake time: 1215ish

Glasses or Contacts: Contacts

Food/Beverage/Supplements ingested:

Water, morning coffee, tuna fish sandwich, chocolate and whipped cream Belgian waffle, corn chips, maegkolli, wine, carrot sticks with saam jaang, zucchini curry rice bowl with grilled chicken breast, soy marinated Japanese eggplant, cheese cake ice cream sandwich, Excedrin

Amount of water drunk: 1.5 liters

Exercise: 50 push-ups (throughout the day, as will always be the case)

Things bought: Groceries (only for the day)

Book(s) being read:

Same, read LOTR today, The Mister finished off a chapter for me since I started to get nauseous

Music listened to: None

TV/Movies/Videos watched:

An NBA Playoffs game (not sure, I was still asleep), Modern Family, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (only about half because it's not a good movie nor is it nearly as good as the book), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (while playing Scrabble)

Cleaning: None

Headaches: Still dealing with the neck tension, but it seems to be going away. Took more Excedrin this morning after eating food.

Personal grooming: Shower

Socks worn: turquoise pink nosed mouse ones, and the green frog ones

Places traveled to:

Theresa Market

Modes of transportation/distance traveled:

Walking, a few blocks

How'd you sleep last night?

Well enough. I woke up at 6 am almost exactly and then I couldn't fall back asleep. I've decided that when this happens, I'm just going to start getting up and starting my day. Sounds crazy that I haven't done this already, but no one seems to understand my affinity for sleep. Even if it's just laying in bed trying to sleep, I am perfectly happy. Well, unless I actually want to sleep and cannot.

What was the first thing you remember upon waking?

I'm awake

How do you feel physically?

My arms are sore

What the most frustrating thing that happened today?

I didn't allow myself to eat a waffle, cookies and two ice cream sandwiches. Obviously I ate the waffle and one ice cream sandwich, but we were on a budget at the store to spend the last of our cash and so I could not buy two ice cream sandwiches and the waffle and cookies. Ugh. 

And the most uplifting/exciting/in the realm of happiness?

The Mister knows. Snuggling and cuddling randomly throughout the day.

How's your overall demeanor?

Better than the past two cranky days. I was pretty much sauced up after 3 PM so life was good.

Complete this thought: Life as…

realizing that ants are more significant to us in our lives than we are to planet Earth.

Any other thoughts/concerns/anecdotes/words to live by:

Reference Date: 10 May 2014

City of Residence: Same

Occupation: Unchanged

Weather: Sunny, cool breeze

Last night’s bedtime: Unsure

Wake time: 1145

Glasses or Contacts: Glasses

Food/Beverage/Supplements ingested:

Water, brown rice and green tea tea, potato sausage hash with a poached egg, bibimbap, zucchini spaghetti, mandu lettuce wraps, Excedrin, Advil, maegkolli

Amount of water drunk:

1 liter

Exercise: 42 push-ups (throughout the day)

Things bought: Nothing

Book(s) being read:

Same but did not read today

Music listened to: Nothing

TV/Movies/Videos watched:

Hannibal, Modern Family, the movie Her

Cleaning: None

Headaches: Woke up with a slight neck pain, took two Excedrin upon waking and three Advil later in the day

Personal grooming: body shower

Socks worn: turquoise with pink nose mouse ones

Places traveled to: Nowhere

Modes of transportation/distance traveled:

We did not leave the apartment today!

How'd you sleep last night?

Fine I suppose, I don't really remember...I've been having weird vivid dreams lately.

What was the first thing you remember upon waking?

I can be mean.

How do you feel physically?

My right butt cheek feels like it was clenched all night while I was sleeping or something, it's so sore. The Mister rubbed it for me a bit today.

What the most frustrating thing that happened today?

The Mister and I got in a little argument about a very specific thing. No big deal, but it's still frustrating.

And the most uplifting/exciting/in the realm of happiness?

Giggles

How's your overall demeanor?

Cranky

Complete this thought: Life as…

Word of the Day:

ou-bli-ette

n. a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling. 

<ORIGIN> late 18th cent.: from French, from oublier 'forget'. 

Reference Date: 09 May 2014

City of Residence: Same

Occupation: Unchanged

Weather: Sunny, hot, windy

Last night’s bedtime: 0030

Wake time: 1130

Glasses or Contacts: Glasses

Food/Beverage/Supplements ingested:

Water, brown rice and green tea tea, leftover kimchi jigae, rice, marinated quail eggs, spaghetti with meat sauce, mandu lettuce wraps, sauteed Japanese eggplant and zucchini, chocolate, maegkolli

Amount of water drunk:

2 liters

Exercise:  None

Things bought:

Iced coffees, gardening soil, pot for The Mister's new cactus

Book(s) being read:

Same, read from both today

Music listened to:

Mozart piano mixes

TV/Movies/Videos watched:

Modern Family, NBA game 2 Miami v Brooklyn

Cleaning: None

Headaches: None

Personal grooming:

Half showered after my sweaty running of errands

Socks worn:

Blue Penguins and white with green Frog

Places traveled to:

Daiso, McDonald's, The Mister's school

Modes of transportation/distance traveled:

Walking, 2 miles

How'd you sleep last night?

Not well. I've been having a hard time falling asleep. Once I do, though, I seem to stay asleep, but getting to sleep has been tough lately. I'm tired at night and I'm not tossing or uncomfortable. It's odd, mildly frustrating.

What was the first thing you remember upon waking?

That was a weird dream

How do you feel physically?

Good

What the most frustrating thing that happened today?

Reading The God Delusion is making me very angry, not at the writer, but rather about the truths that he is making so plain and how I absolutely agree with them. Religion is a force more dangerous than terrorism. 

And the most uplifting/exciting/in the realm of happiness?

Eating chocolate

How's your overall demeanor?

Cranky

Complete this thought: Life as…

eating more means exercising more.

Any other thoughts/concerns/anecdotes/words to live by:

"If there were a strong correlation between Christian conservatism and societal health, we might expect to see some sign of it in red-state America. We don't. Of the twenty-five cities with the lowest rates of violent crime, 62 percent are in 'blue' [Democrat] states, and 38 percent are in 'red' [Republican] states. Of the twenty-five most dangerous cities, 76 percent are in red states, and 24 percent are in blue states. In fact, three of the five most dangerous cities in the U.S. are in the pious state of Texas."