I've been reading.

The past few days I've been laying in bed just reading, not comic books or some of the random shit I usually read, but actual books.  Of course, I'm not reading any deep and meaningful literature, but fantasy novels.  I'm already on book five of the Wheel of Time saga by Robert Jordan and I forgot how good it was.  It's been nice just reading and I forgot how good it was to just sit down with a book.  Of course, it helps that Borders is going out of business and all the books are on sale.  I'm not surprised that the company is going under, but it is a little sad.  Hopefully Barnes and Noble can stay afloat.

My days in America are numbered.

I've signed my contract and my job is secured. The only thing left to do is wait until I get the documents back so I can get my visa. Then book the ticket there. These next few weeks are probably going to go by real quick, but I'll be glad to get out of bed and start working again. I'm not entirely sure what the training is going to be like and how soon I'll get into the work routine, but I really am looking forward to it. I'm thinking about going up a few days early to just spend some time hanging out. It should just be nice to just spend a few days in Korea without anything to worry about. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a few more details by the end of the week so I can start figuring all this out.

Bucheon is a go.

I officially accepted the offer and signed the contract. I was told to wait for my recruiter before buying tickets, but I was told by the hagwon that I had to be in Korea on March 13th for training. I have a few reservations about the job because there are a few negative reviews online, but I'm sure those are exceptions. From what I was told, the Bucheon Chungdahm branch is a big location. The rep said there are close to thirty native English teachers already there, so that will be a little different than I'm used to. It should be good though. I'm just happy that I'll be back in Korea soon sharing a drink with familiar faces. Especially Ryan, who has doubted that I'll be even going back to Korea since the day I left.

Also, as a side note, is there anything that anybody needs from America that I can bring? I left a lot of stuff in Seoul with a friend so I should have a lot of luggage room still. If anything, just let me know and you can get stuff sent to my house here in California and I can bring it over when I leave.

It's on in Bucheon!?

Looks like my recruiter came through and there's a spot open in Bucheon for me. I'll be accepting the offer and everything should work out fine. Seems like everything did work out after all. Actually, there's even another position in Incheon that was worth considering, but but Bucheon is a sure bet. If all goes according to plan, then I will be in Korea by March 13th. Good job me.

Hopefully, this is temporary.

Since my contract fell through and I'm currently unemployed, my life has lost all semblances of normality.  I am now going to bed at 4:00AM and waking up at 2:00PM.  I can't remember for sure, but I think the only time that I have left home the past two days is to go out and buy cigarettes.  I've been filling up all my free time with reading comics and applying for jobs.  I've even been too lazy to go out and play Magic the Gathering.  I'm hoping this will pass.  I mean, life won't let me do nothing forever.

I'm a balloon sculptor.

I don't get the chance to bring this up very often, but it's true. I'm pretty good at it too. I don't really remember what drove me to get started, but I'm going to get back into it. I think it's going to be really funny when my mom walks in the door and finds fifty balloon animals on the floor.

I got a contract for Korea but...

I'm turning it down.  It's in Cheongju.  I'm not going to knock on it since I haven't been there, but I'm really intent on this whole Seoul thing.  I'm sort of flexible on it though.  I'm alright with Incheon again or anywhere else in the Seoul metropolitan area, but Cheongju is just too far.  I just e-mailed my recruiter that I won't take that contract, so I'll have to wait and see what she says.  It seems like all I ever do is wait and see what happens.

Tila Tequila made a sex tape.

I guess this isn't really news, since it's not really surprising or anything.  I'm not even really shocked that it's a lesbian video either.  The only reason that I think this is relevant, is I sort of look up to her in a way and it's because she got popular solely through the fucking Internet.  I bet you'll remember logging into myspace a few years ago and asking yourself, "Who the fuck is this little Asian girl and why is everyone friends with her?"

Lesson learned: I need to a better job at whoring myself out.

Another update on the whole Korea thing.

I just got my FBI criminal background check in the mail today. This document was seriously a bitch to get. Anyway, I'm getting it apostilled tomorrow and mailing that shit to my recruiter, so I'm one step closer to getting back to the land of the morning calm. Since there was such a big delay with my papers, it's not definite that I'll be going back this month. My recruiter said either at the end of February or in March. I'm really hoping it's going to all work out. In a month's time, I'm really hoping to be getting settled into Seoul with a bottle of soju in my hand. Either way, since I got the documents, even if this recruiter falls through, I should be able to pick up a job on the fly. Anyway, for the rest of the time that I have left here in California, I'll be spending it mostly on eating burritos and drinking the finest American beers.

I'm just glad that both teams had fun.

I'm not a huge sports fan, but it isn't like the biggest sporting event of the year goes by and I don't notice. I have to say that it was a pretty good game. I'm sure that Big Ben is never going to hear the end of this, since he's a rapist and all that. I'm from LA though, and we have Kobe, so it's not like I can say much. At least he wins though.

I thought that the Black Eyed Peas was a weird choice for the half-time show, but their performance was alright. Usher was a pretty sweet touch. The commercials were just okay. I'm not sure about godaddy using Danica Patrick, but I don't like godaddy anyway. I'm excited for Captain America though.

I've lost my way.

A little over a year ago, I bought my domain and decided that I would become an Internet superstar.  At the time, I had no real idea what that really meant.  Now I have a better understanding what is that I'm trying to accomplish, but it seems that I've lost sight of that goal.  With my posts becoming more and more infrequent and my readership down [yes, I keep track of these things], I realized that I'm doing something wrong.  Part of the reason is that I've been caught up with work, but more importantly, it's that my life has been so boring lately.  I'm sure that many of you have noticed that all my posts have been about how great I am at Magic the Gathering.

So dear readers, I am going to make a better effort to post more interesting things, probably tomorrow.

I'll get first place one of these days.

So it's Tuesday afternoon and I'm getting ready to go to another Magic the Gathering tournament.  For the past two weeks, I've pretty much gone to every Magic event that I've had time to go to.  I'm doing pretty well for myself now.  Not only do I win more often than I lose, but for the past two weeks I've finished 2nd or 3rd in every event.  However, I've never finished first and it just gets me so angry.  I know what I'm having issues with (U/W control and the Mirror, for those who know what I'm talking about), but since I don't know anyone that runs those decks personally, I'm having issues practicing for them.  I just want to take first in an event before I leave for Korea.  How else can I make my momma proud?

The sweet joys of being unemployed again.

My last day of work was Thursday and since then I've been taking advantage of all my extra time. However, there's only so many hours I can sleep a day. In truth, there's probably more that I could be doing, but a lot of it hinges on getting the okay for Korea. I'm still really worried about it since I still don't have my background check or my contract, but I'm sure it will turn out okay. If anything, I'll have all my documents and just go with a different agency. This will all work out in the end, hopefully.