Highlights of my Day... Tuesday, July 31

1. Well most of my day consisted of me playing with Mi Nam in the courtyard, cleaning my house, and studying Korean. I've been majorly slacking on my studies and so it felt good to get in a good couple hours of studying done.

2. Am seriously getting frustrated with the Yanky being under my skin. Today I found myself walking around downtown, contemplating whether or not I should go see him... no, I shouldn't. I shouldn't be chasing some dude. Mind ya, he's a really sweet guy who's sparked my curiosity. I think about him more than I'll ever admit to and I'm sure I would have gone had I not run into a friend of mine, Panty Boy... he's a Korean underwear model who I'm sure Hannah would instantly fall in love with. She seems to like these skinny dudes. I'm convinced though that Panty Boy will never love anyone remotely as much as he loves himself and his panties... ugly panties too!!! Hehehe.

3. Got dragged out shopping by Panty Boy who claimed I just "had to see how awesome he looked in these new pants"... ya, ok. He came strutting out of the change room with these super skinny tapered black pants that looked like they were painted on. Obviously this guy doesn't do rear shots... he has absolutely NO butt! I don't even know how that's physically possibly but there he was, standing right in front of me... yup, no butt! I'm really not into skinny guys and truth be known, I prefer a pudgy guy who's got some extra meat on him. I know, I know... my ex Byung Ryang (Ryan) was really skinny when I first started dating him but well, we all know what became of that situation. I quickly learned how to cook and cooked up a feast for him every night like clockwork. Dinner was at 9:45pm and so after a couple months of my late night cooking for him, he plumped up, filled out, and became the most handsome Korean man I've ever seen. Mind ya, the fact that I was absolutely in love with by this point definitely played a part in that.

4. After about an hour of dealing with Panty Boy's "does my butt look good?" questions, I finally snapped. I told him that maybe if he grew a butt I'd have some kind of answer for him, and then I left him.

5. Met up with Hannah for coffee. She had told me she had a problem and so she was desperately seeking advice. I find it kind of ironic that my friends ask for relationship advice from me, the very person who's relationships, if you'd even call them that, can't even outlast my hairstyles. Now, anyone who knows me knows I change my hair alot... cuts, styles, colour, perms,... you name it, I do it to my hair. I guess the true test of any guy in my life is whether or not he's been around long enough to see me change my hair. Brutal, I know but surprisingly enough, it's true! Agreed to think about a possibility of an "us" with Drama Boy, back in the day, but dropped the subject, dropped him and lost all interest when the new Clariol hair colour line hit the shelves. I ended things with Pretty Boy the very same day I cut my hair, and Yoon Jae, he lasted just long enough to see me perm my hair but then that was it. I am beginning to think that I am having much more interesting relationships at the hair salon and with my hair than I am with the guys I date... yikes!

6. Hannah's problem: she kissed the Drunk Punk from a few weekends ago and doesn't know if she really likes him. Personally, I think he's a punk, hence the nickname I gave him. She argued with me and said that he's actually a really nice guy. Oh, I'm sorry... I guess I should be thankful for him taking my life so carelessly in his hands by attempting to drive me home when he was drunk out of his mind.

7. One simple text message to Cute Boy, telling him that I was out downtown, sent him in a downtown search for me.... hehehe. He ended up finding me and convincing me to meet up with him later, for a late night dinner.

8. A little over an hour later, I met up with Cute Boy. He had brought along a chaperon, a kind of wing-man to help him ease his nerves. He's really sweet to me but wow, he's so nervous with me. The three of us went out to a local bar where we ended up being spotted by three of his friends who were all curious as to who this foreign girl (me) was with him. So, what was initially dinner for two turned into a party of 6... and I never did really get to eat dinner, instead, I nibbled on fruit and various side dishes.

9. Turns out two of Cute Boy's friends studied English abroad and so they were eager to speak English with me... well, Konglish actually. Cute Boy was glad I was having fun but I felt a bit bad for him, his English isn't as good as theirs. The two of us parted from the group and walked around for a bit. He escorted me home and then there was the whole awkward goodbye at the elevator. He's really shy and super cute with his pudgy cheeks but apparently he had a surge of bravery and so he leaned in towards me. Instantly I put my hand in front of my face and acted like I was just brushing the hair out of my face. My fast thinking "brush-of-the-hair" move resulted in me hitting him accidentally in the nose. We both blushed, I gave him a quick hug, and then jumped into the elevator.

10. Damn that Yanky. I mean, here I have this great Korean guy chasing me and showing me the kind of attention I like and yet there I was, brushing him off and feeling like I was doing something wrong. I had agreed to meet up with him tonight, hoping that he'd take my mind off the Yanky but it didn't work. Hannah is super shocked that I like some Western guy considering, but is convinced that this is a good thing. I guess so... yes, and no. I mean it's great in that I don't have to translate things for him or worry that things will be lost in translation, and it's awesome we can relate to each other but, like most foreigners, they come and go. He's only here till November and so I seem so consumed with this fact. Great... a time limit, as if dating in Korea wasn't retardedly hard enough. I never did like November. It's always the depressing month in between my much loved autumn and the lousy cold winter. Great idea there Amy... fall for some guy who obviously can be no more than a temporary boyfriend. Now I'll be the first to admit that sometimes I really out do myself but I think I just took it to the next level.

QUESTION OF THE DAY...
How can I control my life if I can't control my hair?

QUOTE OF THE DAY...
Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right.
-- Henry Ford