today proved to be another exciting addition to the amazingly interesting outings i've had since returning stateside. i went to the dentist! where i learned that apparently, i am an exceptional flosser.

the end.

it snowed last night!

i thought i woke up to the rumble of a snow plow this morning, but by the time i actually rolled out of bed, i thought maybe i had just been dreaming.

hopefully it'll last... i love me a white christmas.

so i've been back in america for exactly one week now. and, as sad as this sounds, i'm just getting used to the whole time change. i have no idea why it's taken me so long to adjust back to central standard time... it was difficult when i first arrived in korea, but not this difficult. it's definately better though. pretty soon, i hope to be a perfectly normal, fully functioning adult.

i finally had the opportunity to go back up to madison for a bit (it's a little difficult when you're suddenly without a car or cell phone), which was much needed. it was so great to be back and see friends that i missed so much while i was gone. i loved being able to go through campus and finally have a sense of direction again, and going down state street and seeing that nothing has changed... (even the construction... what the hell? wasn't taht supposed to be done in october or something?).

so now i've only got about 2 weeks left here in the states before i head back to seoul. i'm trying to make the most of it, but it's a little difficult when all of your friends are going home for the holidays or working all day. hopefully, i'll have a chance to hang out with most of of them before i go, but if not, it was nice being on the same continent as you guys! i'll see ya in june 2005!

i flew into o'hare this morning and have been in america for maybe 20 hours now.

it feels so strange to be back in my parents home. it's so quiet here and everything seems to move a lot slower than it did in seoul. and maybe it's delirium from lack of sleep setting in, but i'm already anxious to go back to korea. i know i just got back and i'm tired and i just need to give myself more time to get used to things again. but, somehow things just feel different here now.

i am happy to be back though and i've had a lovely day so far though. i got to see my folks and my puppy, eat some great food, take a nap in my own bed. and i can't wait to see jason and amy and some friends in madison. i'm sure i'll readjust to life in wisco in no time... and then i won't want to go back to korea in january... oh, it's a cruel cruel cycle!

and now, because of jet lag, i've been up all night, completely awake and bored out of my head. and they really don't show anything interesting on tv at night anymore. what happened to all the infomercials i used to watch when i couldn't sleep? i've been rotating between m2, mtv, and vh1 and i'm pretty sure i've seen the same green day video 5 or 6 times already. gah.

k, more later... i'm so antsy, i need to go run around or something to burn off some energy...

i'm leaving korea on sunday, but i have to move out of the dorms by wednesday. so i'm moving into a friend's apartment. unfortunately, that means that i get to pack twice... sweet.

who knew packing could be so stressful? i've somehow accumulated twice as much stuff since i've gotten here, and i swear that i haven't bought anything other than food product. so my question is, WHERE DID IT ALL COME FROM? and why can't i fit it all into the two bags i brought? and i'm only bringing my huge hiking bag home (which doesn't seem so huge anymore) and leaving my suitcase and some other things at another friend's apartment, so i'm trying to squeeze everything i'll need for my month at home into one bag... AND i just remembered that i still need to go christmas shopping and somehow fit gifts into my bag along with everything else... oh. my. GOD.

soooo, right now i'm just kind of freaking out. this is totally ridic. i don't even know what to do with myself right now.