I've slept half the day away already and I hate when that happens because it feels like I've wasted the day. But I'm pretty sick at the moment so my sleeping patterns are all out of whack and the worst part is I can't take any time off work this week because one of the other girls has started her vacation.

It's a pretty bad cold that started with a scratchiness in my throat on Thursday and is now a full-blown 'oh-god-please-kill-me' cough that hurts my whole body. On top of that it's that time of the month again which I think is in part to blame for the cold; it brings my immune system right down and combined with changing climates suddenly and god knows what someone on the plane might have had it's suddenly TA-DAAAA~ ILLNESS!

Does anyone know quick-fixes for a sore throat? The internet said a combination of lemon, honey, vinegar and hot water. It surprisingly doesn't taste as vile as it sounds, in fact it's almost pleasant, and it does provide very instant relief, so it's quite nice for me to sip during the day, but I don't want to consume so much vinegar and also I don't think it's helping in the long-term. I've also rubbed Vicks Vapo Rub into my throat and wrapped a scarf over it because apparently this works for some people too.

I JUST... my job is working on the phone and I can't do that with a sore throat/almost no voice! And I won't be able to get any doctor's appointment today... not that I want one because they'll only tell me what I already know.

Help meeee...

We've known for the longest time that this musical was coming to Korea. And for the longest time we had planned to go and see it. So when we finally got the chance to, when the dates were finally released, this is what we build our holiday around.

It's been five days since we saw it and I've finally calmed down enough to do a proper post about it, to put it all into words.

( Way more words than you probably want to read. Also, pictures! )

We were so emotional at finally having seen this musical which we had loved for so long. I'm still getting emotional just thinking about it even now.

Eventually I'll write up about the rest of my time in Korea this year. But this deserved a post on its own.

We didn't go to Everland today because our morning went like so:

1. Wake up on time, but laze around in bed too long
2. Take too long getting ready
3. Decide for peace of mind to book our flights to and from Jeju
4. Website keeps timing out
5. Go get Kim (who manages the hostel) to ring up the airline for us
6. No flights on that airline
7. Google more flights, finally find one, book

By this point it was 11am and the commute to Everland was close to an hour and a half. We didn't really want to get there that late, AND have to travel it again in the evening. So we decided Everland would be our destination tomorrow, and instead went SHOPPING IN MYEONDONG YEAHHH.

( This is a shameless haul post. )

Heya guys. I am currently sitting in the lovely loft area of an apartment that has been remodeled as a guest house in Hongdae, South Korea. What this means, of course, is that I am once again in my second favourite place in the world.

The trip here was rather uneventful; no dramas at the airport, nothing special about the flight (I watched Anonymous, Three Musketeers, In Time and half of Cowboys and Aliens. Aside from that I slept) and when we arrived it was -4'C. Brr!

We had slept a fair bit on the plane and while we still dozed on the bus to Hongdae, by the time we got there and got settled in we were ready to go out and enjoy the bustle of the Saturday night crowds. Hattie did not care much for the cold weather but I held up alright, even though I was breaking in the new heeled boots the girls at work got me for my birthday. We ended up spending significantly more money than we thought we would in the first night, but the majority of it was spent on buying new backpacks for ourselves which were really nifty and really nice quality. Mine already came in handy today so I'm really pleased with it.


We wanted to go to Inkigayo the next day so eventually pottered back to Hongdae guesthouse to go to bed to bed and drifted off around midnight.

The next day was...
...interesting.

( And by interesting, I mean completely unexpected. )

And so, another birthday passes quietly. Over the last couple of years I've gotten less excited about celebrating them and usually don't even tell people it's coming up (yet there's always some stubborn friends who remember :P). Those who do remember I have to plead with to not get me anything--I really prefer it that way, most of the time.

Regardless though, I always end up with gifts!! This year from Slinky I got this amazing book (I had asked for it but that's beside the point):Ever since I'd seen scans of some of the pages up on Tumblr, I've wanted this book. Now I have it, in all its glorious hardcover glory, and I can't wait to begin learning from it. Already I've seen so many places I can improve my technique and this just makes me positively giddy.

Aside from Slinky's visit I went and got my hair cut and dyed it at home with her help, but the remainder of my birthday was pretty ordinary. We watched a few movies, I tidied the place up a little (but NOWHERE near as much as I would have liked to) and I packed my bags for Korea. In about 3 hours the cab is picking us up to take us to the airport and Hattie's gone to nap those last few hours while I muck about and stay awake so I can sleep on the plane.

We're going to try and get into a fansigning for Elisabeth; first 100 people to the ticket booth get a pass to the fansign and Park Euntae is going to be there. I had a whole freakout after g_aria told me about the fansign earlier, and I've had a little time to calm down since then. I wonder if he'll remember me from last year *-* I legitimately have a crush on this man.

God I've missed Seoul. Can't wait to be back.

For those who don't read Homestuck, the author of it created a race of aliens/trolls who have their own idea of what romance is. Rather than our simple 'yes we're in a relationship' and 'no we're just friends', there are actually four different kinds of relationships trolls can have with one another, aside from being friends. It's really quite extensive and I'm not going to get into the specifics of all four aspects of troll romance, but there are a couple of things I'd like to muse on.

( Wibbly feelings post under the cut... )

Is when friends go to other people/mutual friends to inquire about particular things involving me. I mean, I guess as long as I never find out about it, no harm done, right? But when I find out I get hella paranoid and actually incredibly frustrated.

I'm talking about, for example, if a friend is concerned they might have irritated me. Instead of asking me, they'll ask a friend of mine 'Is Ryo mad at me? Did I annoy her?'. While I may not initially be annoyed with the friend in question before, finding that out is bound to do the trick.

Why? Mainly because no one can give as accurate answers as myself, and I'm more worried that whoever is being asked will give answers that are wrong. And I know of several instances where this has actually happened and it just complicates situations that could have been kept perfectly untangled if they has simply asked me instead.

'Does Ryo like/not like _____?' The only person who should be answering these sorts of questions is me. I pride myself on being upfront and explaining how I feel about things, and I very rarely get rattled by questions people ask me; in fact I love it when people are upfront with me too. I may not always like the questions asked, but I will always answer them. When I find out that others have been discussing me in this sort of way I just sit there and freak out about what else has been discussed and whether it's actually accurate or not because despite what people might like to think--

*sigh*