On Saturday, after streaming the Kings vs. Lakers game (which almost made me cry), we explored a bit of Old Downtown & shopped a bit (I was on the hunt for a fabric store but everything I found was super outdated & expensive. Korea is not the most fashionable when it comes to interior design, I've realized). We stumbled upon a cinema and ended up seeing "Warm Bodies", which I would highly recommend. & then successfully made use of Nate's PS3 and got a "work out" by playing Everybody Dance, Table Tennis, Bocce Ball, Archery & Tekken. I mean, we'd go out for a jog if the air wasn't completely polluted and didn't almost kill me a couple weeks ago (there's this thing called Yellow Dust. Google it.)
Some Good Finds:
I got to make my favorite brekkie this weekend with my green obsession:
*1/4 of an avocado - sliced and spread across toast
*1 teaspoon of olive oil - dripped over avo to taste
*1 teaspoon of balsamic vinaigrette - dripped over avo to taste
*1 egg over medium - (or however you like your eggs)
*Fresh ground pepper & a pinch of salt
x2 (I usually have two because they're so delicious)
+ a cup of green tea &/or orange juice
=
the perfect breakfast
cheese, bagels, cream cheese, towels (yes, full-sized! FYI - most Koreans use tiny, tiny towels the size of hand towels. No, I have no idea how this works or why they never thought to upgrade. But anyway, most stores only sell the aforementioned towels so finding large ones was an amazing find), & your usual bulk foods. Cheese is another hot commodity in Korea so Costco is pretty much our savior. Not to mention, the pizza is still excellent, which is a reason in itself to make the trip here.
Recently read Gone Girl & would highly recommend it! This is actually the reason I didn't leave the house 2 weekends ago & got zero accomplished (this & Final Fantasy, in my boyfriend's case). But in all honesty, I literally couldn't put it down. It's one of those books that made me want to read more books. Currently working on a book list that I'll post soon :)
For my fellow lazy-watch-a-TV-series-all-day-couch-dwellers:
This is an excellent app to have on your iPhone if you stream/watch movies/shows from your laptop (which is connected to your TV). This app syncs to your laptop so you can use your phone as a mouse. AKA you don't have to get up to pause/rewind/turn up the volume/switch to the next episode. I realize this has absolutely nothing to do with Korea, teaching English or even being a productive human being at all, but it's awesome, so that's all that matters.